Air Products和Arabian Power and Water Development（ACWA Holding）今天宣布，他们已签署了一项合资协议，以成立一家新公司ACWA AIR PRODUCTS ARABIA，该公司将位于沙特阿拉伯Al-Khobar City。
该合作伙伴关系将集中于在沙特阿拉伯王国内成功追求大规模的工业天然气机会。
Mohammed A. Abunayyan, ACWA Holding Chairman said: "Partnering with Air Products which is one of the world’s largest owners and developers of industrial gases, is a strategic move for ACWA Holding to broaden its economic contribution as a major private sector developer for the Kingdom and GCC (Gulf Cooperation Council). Furthermore, ACWA Holding’s track record as a leading regional owner and developer of facilities in power generation, water desalination/treatment, sewage water treatment, district cooling and solar/waste management will enable the new joint venture to provide effective and competitive quality industrial gas facilities to serve the region’s hydrocarbon and industrial markets."
Howard Castle-Smith, Air Products’ regional vice president-Tonnage Gases Europe and Middle East said: “Our new venture with ACWA Holding complements Air Products’ existing presence in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the GCC, providing a strong platform to further grow our business there by partnering with prime Saudi industrial investors and developers, such as ACWA Holding.”
“By leveraging our mutual capabilities – Air Products’ knowledge and proven track record in large industrial gas plants and ACWA Holding’s strong infrastructure position - we will be able to pursue large-scale industrial gas opportunities within the Kingdom and provide customers with secure quality, manufacture and distribution,” Castle-Smith said.
新公司ACWA AIR PRODUCT ARABIA ARABIA，补充了Air Products在Abdullah Hashim工业气体和设备有限公司（AHG）的25％股份，该公司是位于沙特阿拉伯王国的私人拥有的Abdullah Hashim Gapp亚博体育roup的公司。Air Products已为中东的客户提供服务已有50多年了，并且已经经营着氦气和气缸气体填充和配电设施，以及Jebel Ali自由区的特种气体中心。Air Products在多哈，卡塔尔和迪拜设有办事处，并与该地区的石化，气化和炼油行业紧密合作。它在整个中东建造了，拥有和操作的空气分离单元（ASU）和氢生产工厂。
资源：http://www.airproducts.com