Air Liquide (AL) and EZZ Steel, one of the leading steel producers in the Middle East and Africa, recently have signed a new long term agreement for the supply of industrial gases to EZZ’s new plant in Ain Sokhna, East of Cairo, Egypt.

Air Liquide Egypt will invest around 80 million dollars in building an ASU to supply EZZ needs throughout the duration of the contract, as well as other customer needs in the basin.

With an oxygen production capacity of 770 tons per day, this ASU will notably allow AL to support the development of the Ain Sokhna area as one of the country’s major basins for heavy industries within the Suez Canal Economic Zone.

Air Liquide will also expand its existing pipeline network in Ain Sokhna to connect the new plant with Air Liquide’s 4 other Air Separation Units already in operation, increasing the reliability of supply.