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Air Products
Air Products Strikes Gold with Equipment Sale to Lihir
March 13th, 2009
Air Products (NYSE: APD) announced that it signed a contract to build an air separation unit (ASU) for Lihir Gold Ltd, in Papua New Guinea. The plant is situated over 500 miles from Port Moresby, capital of Papua New Guinea and will produce over 1,800 tons per day of oxygen, almost doubling the total oxygen production on the island. The oxygen is used to oxidize the ore extracted from the mine, converting sulphide minerals to sulphates to improve the recovery of gold in downstream processing. "We are very proud to have been selected for this project. Lihir Gold Ltd required a highly efficient plant, as it's in a remote place, making all transport of fuel very...
Source: Health Business Week (2009-03-13)
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