The Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu, M K Stalin, inaugurated a new Ultra-High Purity Cryogenic Medical Oxygen and Industrial Gases Plant at SIPCOT Phase II in Hosur, Tamil Nadu. The plant has a manufacturing capacity of 200 Tons Per Day and was commissioned by INOX Air Products (INOXAP), India’s largest manufacturer of Industrial & Medical Gases.
The Air Separation Plant will produce ultra-high purity cryogenic medical oxygen and industrial gases, including Liquid Nitrogen & Liquid Argon, with the potential to produce 150 Metric Tonnes of Liquid Oxygen per day. The new plant will help to fulfil the oxygen demand of more than 100 hospitals in Tamil Nadu and cater to the industrial gases needs of various industries, generating 150 direct and indirect employment opportunities in the state.
INOXAP presently operates four gas plants in Tamil Nadu. With the addition of the fifth plant in Hosur, INOXAP’s partnership with the state of Tamil Nadu will be further enhanced.