Sharing such news today (7th Oct), the industrial gas giant said the new facility draws its hydrogen to be liquefied from the existing Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline network which will then be delivered to end-users in trailers.
Customers in industries such as electronics, chemical and petrochemical, metals, material handling, float glass, edible fats and oils, and utilities are set to benefit from the new hydrogen source.
On the new plant, Francesco Maione, President of the Americas at Air Products, said, “We invested in this new liquid hydrogen production facility in Texas to show our commitment to our customers and to help meet current and future demand.”
“The addition of this new capacity also will allow us to target the increased growth we anticipate from several markets, namely the hydrogen for mobility market. The La Porte facility’s location and operational benefits provide us with numerous supply options from this plant.”
“We look forward to providing this new reliable source of liquid hydrogen, which is very important to manufacturing and other operations in several states.”
The new plant at La Porte will join Air Products’ existing hydrogen and syngas production operations, as well as an air separation unit at the site.
Air Products’ next liquid hydrogen plant, planned for the Southwest, is expected to serve the hydrogen mobility market in California and other surrounding locations requiring zero-carbon hydrogen fuel.