BOC has announced that it will today commence work on a new CO2 plant at Refining NZ’s Marsden Point refinery located near Whangarei.
The plant is designed to purify CO2 which is produced as a byproduct of Refining NZ’s oil refining operations, which supplies to customers in the food and beverage, dairy, wine and meat industries.
BOC South Pacific Managing Director, Colin Isaac, said the plant will further enhance BOC’s delivery of industrial gas to its growing New Zealand customer base.
“BOC has been proudly doing business in New Zealand for over 100 years and today’s announcement of our new CO2 plant at Refining NZ is yet another strong signal of our confidence in our New Zealand business well into the future,’’ said Isaac.
“We are very pleased to be continuing our long standing relationship with Refining NZ which shares our passion for innovation, safety and success.’’
According to Isaac, both companies had agreed to a long term contract in excess of 15 years for the production of purified CO2 from the refinery which will purify more than 50,000 tonnes of CO2 per year.