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Oxea and Air Liquide extend syngas and hydrogen supply contract at Oberhausen industrial park

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Summary

OXEA GmbH and Air Liquide have renewed their long-standing agreement for the supply of synthesis gas and hydrogen at the Ruhrchemie Oberhausen Industrial Park in Germany, securing reliable feedstock for OXEA’s oxo intermediates and performance chemicals production and bolstering supply reliability for its global customers.

What benefits do you think long-term syngas and hydrogen supply deals bring to chemical producers—greater reliability, cost stability, or room for process improvements?

OXEA GmbH (Monheim, Germany), a global manufacturer of Oxo Intermediates and Oxo Performance Chemicals, and Air Liquide S.A. (Paris) are extending their long-standing partnership by renewing their contract for the supply of synthesis gas and hydrogen at the OXEA Industrial Park Ruhrchemie Oberhausen. For OXEA, the contract renewal bolsters supply reliability for its global customers […]

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Jun 22 at 6:00 AM

Supply reliability sounds great until a reformer trip or pipeline maintenance day; what’s the actual redundancy at Oberhausen - dual feeds, looped header, or a single tie-in? Also curious how OXEA manages H2/CO ratio and purity swings for the oxo catalysts during switchover - on-site buffer storage or PSA polishing?

Oxea and Air Liquide extend syngas and hydrogen supply contract at Oberhausen industrial park

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