Airgas Signs Contract to Build Air Separation Plant in Clarksville, TN
Airgas, Inc. announced that it has signed a long-term supply contract to build an air separation unit (ASU) in Clarksville, TN, to supply Hemlock Semiconductor, L.L.C. and to meet increasing demand for merchant gases in the region. Hemlock Semiconductor, a leading provider of polycrystalline silicon used in manufacturing semiconductors and solar cells, is majority owned by Dow Corning Corporation.
Airgas has signed a contract to supply nitrogen to Hemlock Semiconductor’s $1.2 billion polysilicon manufacturing facility when completed in 2012. Airgas will build the ASU on Hemlock Semiconductor’s Clarksville property located in Northeast Montgomery County. The ASU will produce nitrogen and other atmospheric gases for Hemlock and the merchant market in the region.
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