Linde has started up the supply of industrial gases to PT Freeport Indonesia, a leading mining company in Indonesia and subsidiary of Freeport-McMoRan.

Linde has invested US$ 120 million to build, own and operate a new on-site air separation unit (ASU), the largest in Indonesia and Linde’s largest ASU in Southeast Asia. Linde’s new plant is now supplying oxygen and nitrogen to PT Freeport Indonesia’s new copper smelter and refining facility in Manyar, one of the largest copper processing sites in the world. Linde’s new ASU will also supply liquefied industrial gases to new and existing bulk customers in East Java, increasing the company’s network density.

“As demand for copper continues to increase globally, we are proud to support PT Freeport Indonesia’s expansion,” said Moloy Banerjee, President, ASEAN & South Asia, Linde. “Industrial gases help improve the efficiency of copper smelting by increasing production capacity while lowering fuel consumption and emissions. Linde’s new on-site facility uses our advanced technology to supply essential industrial gases safely and reliably to all our customers in an important industrial market.”