Praxair Expands Carbon Dioxide Capacity in Western U.S.
21 September 2016 - 10:30PM
Business Wire
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) announced today that it has acquired and
will operate a 300-ton-per-day carbon dioxide (CO2) purification
and liquefaction plant from PureCO2, LP. Owned by Ferus, LP,
PureCO2 is a producer and distributor of liquefied food- and
beverage-quality CO2, located in Price, Utah. Financial terms of
the transaction were not disclosed.
The acquired plant will serve customers throughout the region in
a variety of end-markets, including food and beverage, metal
fabrication and water treatment.
“The addition of this facility to Praxair’s network of carbon
dioxide plants will further enable us to serve a growing customer
base within the greater Salt Lake region, particularly in the food
and beverage segment,” said Armando Botello, vice president, west
region for Praxair’s U.S. industrial gases business. “This plant
will expand our supply network west of the Rockies, adding to our
already diverse portfolio of carbon dioxide sources along the West
Coast of the U.S.”
“PureCO2 customers will continue to receive the innovative
technology and world-class customer service from Praxair that they
have come to expect,” said Tyler Dahlseide, vice president, Ferus
LP. “We are pleased that Praxair will continue to deliver a stable
and reliable supply of carbon dioxide to customers and build on
PureCO2’s rich history of service.”
About Praxair
Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 300 company with 2015 sales of $11
billion, is a leading industrial gas company in North and South
America and one of the largest worldwide. The company produces,
sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and
high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and
technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing
efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of
industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage,
electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, primary metals and
many others. More information about Praxair, Inc. is available at
www.praxair.com.
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