Air Products announced plans to expand its industrial gas production at both its Ashland, Ky., and Reidsville, N.C., facilities.

Air Products to Expand Production Capacity at Two Facilities
Air Products announced plans to expand its industrial gas production at both its Ashland, Ky., and Reidsville, N.C., facilities. The Ashland facility, in operation since 1963, will expand production by approximately 450 tons per day and will be onstream during the third quarter of 2008. The Reidsville facility, operating since 1967, will expand production capacity by nearly 400 tons per day and will be onstream in the second quarter of 2008.

The expansions are being undertaken to meet market demand from industrial gas customers in the following markets: metals manufacturing, heat treating, oilfield services, electronics and food processing. The Ashland and Reidsville facilities serve customers across Kentucky, North Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.