The ASU with a capacity of 2150 TPD would supply Oxygen, Nitrogen and Argon to SAIL Bokaro
This is INOXAP’s largest–ever investment in a Greenfield Oxygen Plant
This is also the largest-ever ASU installed at any of the SAIL’s facilities
Mumbai, 15th January 2025: INOX Air Products (INOXAP), India’s largest manufacturers of Industrial Gases, has successfully commissioned its largest-ever Air Separation Unit, with an installed capacity of 2150 Tons Per Day (TPD), at the Steel Authority of India’s (SAIL) Bokaro Plant. With an investment of INR 750 crore, the project is a result of INOXAP’s largest-ever investment in a Greenfield Oxygen Plant in India. This is also the largest-ever ASU installed at any of the SAIL’s facilities across the country.
The state-of-the-art ASU will generate 2150 TPD of Industrial Gases, including 2000 TPD of Gaseous Oxygen, 150 TPD of Liquid Oxygen, 1200 TPD of Gaseous Nitrogen & 100 TPD of Argon. INOXAP already operates an ASU with a capacity of 1250 TPD at SAIL’s Bokaro Plant. With this commissioning, INOXAP’s combined production capacity at SAIL’s Bokaro Plant is now more than 6300 TPD for all gases.
Sharing his views on the commissioning, Siddharth Jain, Managing Director – INOX Air Products said, “The commissioning of our largest-ever ASU, at SAIL’s iconic Bokaro Plant is a massive milestone in our Company’s journey. Considering that this is SAIL’s largest ASU at any of its facilities brings us immense pride and stands testimony to our capabilities and reliability. We firmly believe that our association of nearly 2 decades with SAIL, has enabled us to play an impactful part in the nation’s growth story. We are committed to exceed expectations of every stakeholder in the value-chain, while consolidating our leadership position.”
INOXAP’s long term onsite gas supply partnership with SAIL in year 2008 with the setting up of its 1st cryogenic ASU on BOO basis at Bokaro Steel Plant, followed by another ASU at SAIL’s Salem Plant with a capacity of 108 TPD in 2011.