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The construction on location at the Air Products' new air separation unit in Zone 3 of the Coega Industrial Development Zone is four weeks ahead of schedule, despite delays caused by the recent construction strike.
Air Products South Africa Managing Director, Mike Hellyar, who paid a visit to the site on Wednesday, said he was pleased with the progress and impressed with the efforts made by the contractors to gain ground on the time lost.
"The progress on site is impressive, and we are moving along swiftly to prepare the site for the arrival of some of the major components in quarter one 2014.
We are confident that we will see the first molecule roll off the plant at the Coega Industrial Development Zone as scheduled during the fourth quarter of 2014," said Hellyar.
Air Products is making history as the first industrial gas company to erect an air separation unit in the Eastern Cape, ensuring that the region's industry will have secure and reliable supply of specialised and industrial gases to ensure that the market receives the service difference it's been waiting for. Showing their satisfaction with the progress on site was Air Products Managing Director, Mike Hellyar, and Air Products Area Sales Manager of the Eastern Cape, Pierre Fourie.
