News from the air separation industry, 20160709: Quzhou Hangyang aims to expand its platform and enter the high-end gas market

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Entering the high-end gas industry should not be just a slogan, but something that is put into action~~ Hehe~~ Hangzhou Hangyang: Striving to expand its platform and enter the high-end gas market. Hangyang Co., Ltd. is the largest company in China for the development, design, and manufacturing of air separation equipment and petrochemical equipment; it serves as a base for the localization of key technical equipment in China. It is the leading domestic brand in the air separation industry in China, as well as the largest base in Asia for the design and manufacture of air separation equipment. The company has also become one of the top five international players in this field, ranking first in the world in terms of production and sales volume of air separation equipment for five consecutive years. Quzhou Hangyang Gas Co., Ltd. is a wholly-owned subsidiary invested by the state-owned listed company Hangzhou Hangyang Co., Ltd.; it was brought into the high-tech park in 2010 as part of Quzhou’s efforts to attract investment. Recently, the equipment for the rare gas project, with a total investment of 200 million yuan, has begun to be installed, and testing is expected to start by the end of August this year. The new project is located right next to the existing facility, and the storage tanks, distillation, purification, catalysis and other equipment designed and manufactured by Hangzhou Hangyang Co., Ltd. are already in place. Dr. He Hui, Executive Deputy Dean of the Special Gases Research Institute at Hangyang Co., Ltd. and Director of the Quzhou Hangyang Special Gases Research Center, explained that \"in the past, rare gas production equipment had to be imported; after we designed and manufactured it ourselves, the prices dropped significantly. Currently, such facilities have been set up in 3 branches across the country, with Quzhou Hangyang being the largest facility. In the future, the crude rare gases produced by other plants will be sent to Quzhou for further purification.\" ” Rare gases include krypton, neon, xenon, helium, etc., but conventional air separation units can only produce rare gases of low purity (with a purity level of n parts per million). After purification, these low-purity rare gases become crude rare gases. Quzhou Hangyang succeeded in commissioning such production facilities last October; in January of this year, the first batch of 4,000 cubic meters of crude neon and helium gas was delivered, marking Quzhou Hangyang’s entry into the high-end gas market. Dr. He Hui said, “Refined rare gases are obtained by further purifying crude rare gases. For example, xenon, which is well known for use in car headlights, can be purified into refined xenon that can then be used in medical applications; it is a higher-grade medical specialty gas compared to nitrous oxide.” ” The market is even broader; depending on various fields and different requirements, rare gases are mixed with ordinary gases, resulting in a substantial market for specialty gases. In the future, Hangyang Co., Ltd. will be able to produce more than 100 new types of gases, which will be used as shielding gases, welding gases, medical gases, and in various fields such as military applications. “Guided by Hangyang’s headquarters’ gas development strategy and technical support, we will strive to become a platform-based enterprise on top of completing the rare gas project as scheduled, while also contributing to the development of similar platform-based enterprises in Quzhou City. ”Platform-based enterprises possess unique advantages; by leveraging industrial chains, customer networks, and industrial cluster support systems, they can attract or collaborate with a number of related enterprises, thereby further helping these enterprises to grow and strengthen, as well as fostering the development of competitive enterprises in the regional industry. Over the past 5 years since its establishment, Quzhou Hangyang Company has supplied its products to more than 10 enterprises of various sizes in the surrounding area, meeting the needs of users at different premium and mid-tier levels and thereby enhancing the competitive advantages of the industrial cluster in terms of supporting services for business attraction. “Next, we will work closely with companies such as Juhua, Yuanli, Quzhou Huayou, and Quzhou Xiaoxing to better support the accelerated development of platform-based enterprises. ” Ma Lingling, general manager of Quzhou Hangyang Company, said. Xu Jianjun, deputy general manager of Hangyang Group, said that during the 12th Five-Year Plan period, the gas industry of Hangyang Co., Ltd. accounted for half of the company’s total output value, and this industry will continue to grow further during the 13th Five-Year Plan period. “Quzhou Hangyang will serve as the incubator for our entry into the high-end gas market. ”