Air Liquide cooperates with Samsung Engineering to build a methanol plant in Malaysia

Sinochem News reported on June 7 that after the successful completion of the FEED study in 2019, Air Liquide Engineering and Construction will continue to cooperate with Samsung Engineering to build a methanol production plant for Sarawak Petchem
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Sarawak Petchem is a state-owned oil and gas company established and owned by the Sarawak State Government of Malaysia

The methanol plant will be located in Bintulu, Sarawak, eastern Malaysia, and will produce 5,000 tons of methanol per day.
The plant uses Air Liquide’s proprietary process technology, Lurgi MegaMethanol™, to convert natural gas into methanol
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As part of the agreement, Air Liquide Engineering and Construction Company will become a technology licensor, while providing engineering and related equipment, as well as an air separation plant with a daily output of 2,200 tons of oxygen
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Air Liquide Engineering and Construction is the world's leading methanol licensor, with more than 50 years of plant design, engineering, procurement and construction experience, providing customers with safe, reliable and energy-saving technical solutions
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David Maloney, vice president and chairman of Air Liquide Engineering and Construction, said: "We are proud to continue to cooperate with Samsung Engineering, which further strengthens our position as a leading technology provider for methanol plants
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Cheonhong Park, Vice President of Samsung Engineering, said: “Samsung Engineering and Air Liquide have jointly developed this project from the pre-feasibility study stage through the implementation of outstanding engineering capabilities and outstanding commitment to the project
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Through this cooperation, we It will successfully deliver the world-scale methanol plant in Sarawak and hope to cooperate with Air Liquide in future cooperation projects