Linde to Build New Air Separation Plant in Eastern Tennessee

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linde announced today that it will build, own and operate a new facility for the supply of industrial gases along the interstate 75 corridor near Charleston, TN.

The new air separation unit (ASU) will produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon, serving customers in Knoxville, Chattanooga, and Nashville areas of eastern Tennessee, as well as in northern Alabama and Georgia. Permitting of the new site has already begun and the plant is expected to start up in the second half of 2025.

“Eastern Tennessee’s I-75 corridor is experiencing incredible growth across multiple end markets,” said Todd Lawson, Vice President East Region, Linde. “This investment will add to our already robust production and supply network, to meet the rapidly growing industrial gas needs of customers in the area.”

About Linde

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2022 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.lindeus.com.