Praxair, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde, recently has announced it will expand production capacity at its Neosho, Missouri ASU plant.

The expansion is in response to the growing demand from customers in southwestern Missouri and neighboring parts of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Kansas in the food, aerospace, electronics, refining, chemicals and other industries. The project is expected to be completed in 2020 and will double capacity at the company’s Neosho facility.

“This investment will strengthen supply reliability and help us meet the future demands of our liquid oxygen and nitrogen customers,” said Andy Sarantapoulas, Vice President of Praxair’s U.S. industrial gas business.