Air Liquide partners with Samsung Engineering for a Methanol plant in Sarawak, Malaysia

Following a successful Front-End Engineering and Design (FEED) study in 2019, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will continue its partnership with Samsung Engineering to build a methanol production plant for Sarawak Petchem, a state-owned oil and gas firm established and owned by the State Government of Sarawak, Malaysia. The new facility is planned to come into operation in 2023.

The methanol plant, which will be located in Bintulu, Sarawak State, Eastern Malaysia, will produce 5,000 tons of methanol per day based on Air Liquide Engineering & Construction proprietary process technology, Lurgi MegaMethanol™, which converts natural gas into methanol.

As part of the agreement, Air Liquide Engineering & Construction will be the technology licensor, also providing engineering, related equipment as well as an Air Separation Unit with a production capacity of 2,200 tons per day of oxygen.

Air Liquide Engineering & Construction is a world leading methanol licensor, with over 50 years of experience in plant design, engineering, procurement and construction offering customers safe, reliable and energy efficient technology solutions.

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