Linde India Ltd. inaugurated the mechanical construction work at its new, upcoming Air Separation unit at Ludhiana, Punjab. The event took place at the Hi-Tech Cycle Valley venue of the site in presence of InvestPunjab officials, representatives of Linde's key industrial and healthcare customers, Moloy Banerjee, Head - South Asia and ASEAN, Linde, Abhijit Banerjee, Managing Director - Linde India Limited and other Linde officials. This will be Linde's second plant in northern region of India, the other one being at Selaqui, Uttarakhand.

This 250 TPD new ASU is expected to start up towards the end of 2023. The additional supply will support the expansion of Linde's footprint in the northern India. This plant would also significantly enhance the capacity of Liquid Medical Oxygen production in Punjab state.