Praxair Starts Up Gas Supply to New World-Scale Yara Freeport LLC Ammonia Plant

April 12, 2018

DANBURY, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) has started to supply hydrogen and nitrogen to
Yara Freeport LLC, a world-scale ammonia plant in Freeport, Texas. The
plant, which is a joint venture between Yara International and BASF, has
a capacity of 750,000 metric tons per year.

Under the long-term agreement, Praxair supplies approximately 170
million standard cubic feet per day of hydrogen and 2,000 tons per day
of nitrogen to the plant. Praxair invested more than $400 million to add
hydrogen and nitrogen production capacity and extend its Gulf Coast
pipeline systems nearly 50 miles from Texas City to the Freeport area to
support this project.

“Praxair, Yara and BASF have worked diligently over the past three years
to bring this important project to fruition,” said Dan Yankowski,
president for Praxair’s Global Hydrogen operations. “This project,
supported by our extensive network of supply systems and pipelines in
conjunction with our innovative technologies, provides Yara Freeport
with the supply reliability they require to run this world-class ammonia
plant efficiently.”

Praxair operates over 50 hydrogen production facilities and seven
hydrogen pipeline systems worldwide. Refinery and chemical customers
globally benefit from Praxair’s complete portfolio of large-volume
industrial gases, cylinder gases and specialized technologies and
services.

About Praxair

Praxair, Inc. is a leading industrial gas company in North and South
America and one of the largest worldwide.
With market capitalization of approximately $40 billion and 2017 sales
of $11 billion, the company employs over 26,000 people globally and has
been named to the Dow Jones® World Sustainability Index for 15
consecutive years. Praxair produces, sells and distributes atmospheric,
process and specialty gases,
and high-performance surface
coatings. Our products, services
and technologies are making our planet more productive by
bringing efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries,
including aerospace,
chemicals,
food
and beverage, electronics,
energy,
healthcare,
manufacturing, primary metals
and many others. For more information about the company, please visit
our website at www.praxair.com.