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Selangor, Malaysia, 18 February 2021 – Linde (NYSE: LIN; FWB: LIN) today announced that it has completed and started up a new RM 28 million plant in Muar to supply high purity gaseous nitrogen. The plant has been designed and built to primarily support the increased demand from STMicroelectronics, a leading global semiconductor manufacturer, which has a back-end (test and packaging) plant in Muar, Malaysia.
Built with state-of-the-art technology, the ECOGAN5 is a highly energy efficient, cost-effective and reliable plant that delivers a continuous stream of gaseous nitrogen.
Binod Patwari, President ASEAN, Linde, said, “Linde has long-standing associations with STMicroelectronics for over 30 years, and I am proud to see our cooperation grow from strength to strength with this latest start-up. This investment is a testament of our commitment towards not only the electronics industry in Malaysia, but also the country’s overall economic growth.”
Since 1960, Linde has invested in building numerous world-class facilities in Malaysia, including Air Separation Units in Pengerang and Shah Alam, large capacity nitrogen plants in Pasir Gudang, pipeline networks for oxygen and nitrogen in Pasir Gudang, and a state-of-art cylinder filling facility in Banting. Linde also established its Remote Operating Centre (ROC) in Hicom, which allows for the remote monitoring, operation and control of more than 100 Linde plants across the ASEAN, South Asia and South Pacific regions.
About Linde
Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2019 sales of $28 billion (€25 billion). We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet.
The company serves a variety of end markets including chemicals & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing and primary metals. Linde's industrial gases are used in countless applications, from life-saving oxygen for hospitals to high-purity & specialty gases for electronics manufacturing, hydrogen for clean fuels and much more. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.
For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com
About Linde Malaysia
Linde Malaysia is the specialist in the provision of total gas solutions to a variety of industries. It manufactures and distributes industrial, specialty and medical gases and provides a range of related services including installation of gas equipment, pipelines and associated engineering services. In addition, it supplies packaged chemicals, welding and consumables products.
For more information, visit www.linde.com.my.
Contact:
Valerine Lee
Head of Communications, ASEAN
Phone: +60 12 226 9600
Email: valerine.lee@linde.com