- Air Liquide will invest over €70 million in an Air Separation Unit.
- The unit will produce 1,500 tonnes of oxygen per day for KGHM's Głogów site.
- The project will be completed by early 2015.
- The unit will be designed and manufactured by teams in Poland and France.
Investment and Agreement
Air Liquide and KGHM Polska Miedź have signed a long-term agreement to supply gases to the copper production site in Głogów, located 100 km from Wrocław. Air Liquide will invest more than €70 million in an Air Separation Unit (ASU) with a production capacity of 1,500 tonnes of oxygen per day.
Project Details
The ASU will be designed and manufactured by Air Liquide Engineering & Construction teams based in Poland and France. The unit will be commissioned early 2015 and will incorporate the Group’s latest technologies, offering high levels of energy efficiency and reliability.
Company Background
Created in 1961, KGHM Polska Miedź is a leading copper industry player in Europe, the 10th-largest producer of copper globally, and the world's leading producer of silver. Air Liquide’s existing Air Separation Units in Dąbrowa Górnicza, Kraków, and Puławy already represent the largest production capacity of industrial gases in Poland. This new investment in Głogów further strengthens Air Liquide’s network of plants in the country.
