Air Products supplies gas to HP in Penang

Air Products, the industrial gases company, has announced that its pipeline in Batu Kawan Industrial Park, Penang, Malaysia for HP has come onstream.

As the Park's first gases pipeline, extending from Air Products' existing network in Prai, this infrastructural investment represents the HP's further commitment to the social and economic development of northern Malaysia and the rest of the country. 

Said Alex Tan, Southeast Asia President, Industrial Gases, Air Products, "Air Products has been serving Malaysia for over 40 years with a strong position established in northern Malaysia. Providing a more reliable and cost-effective gases supply, this new pipeline will strengthen our support to HP's innovation and help fuel the growth of other manufacturers in the Park."

Batu Kawan Industrial Park is one of Penang's major industrial hubs. Strategically located, it offers excellent accessibility and high-standard infrastructure facilities. HP's facility in the Park serves as the company's global consumer ink business headquarters and manufactures ink supplies.

"Air Products' new supply system in the Batu Kawan Industrial Park improves the reliability, quality and cost-effectiveness of HP's operations while helping us reduce our carbon footprint," said Sunil Chandiramani, GM/VP, Consumer Ink Business (WW IPH Operations), Inkjet Supplies Operations/IPS at HP. "As part of the Park's common infrastructure that benefits all manufacturers here, it marks the beginning of sustainable industrial growth in Batu Kawan." 

Air Products has eight production facilities and depots located throughout the country, and produces high-purity and high-quality industrial gases. In Penang, its two air separation units in the Prai Industrial Park, together with an extensive supply network that extends into the Bukit Minyak Industrial Park and the Batu Kawan Industrial Park, provide a reliable gas supply to customers. In Central and Eastern Malaysia, Air Products' hydrogen plants in Banting, West Port and Kuantan position the company as one of Malaysia's largest hydrogen suppliers.

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