Samref, one of the Middle East’s leading refineries and a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and Mobil Yanbu Refining Company (a wholly owned subsidiary of Exxon Mobil Corporation) is the 16-km pipeline network’s first customer to be supplied.

 

Alar will also start supplying to three other major industrial companies in Yanbu Industrial City in the coming months.

 

The event is a key milestone for Alar’s global-scale hydrogen production plant located on the premises of Yasref refinery, a joint venture between Saudi Aramco and China Petrochemical Corporation (Sinopec).

 

Commenting on the significant milestone, Francois-Xavier Haulle, General Manager at Air Liquide Arabia, says: “Alar keeps executing its plan in Saudi Arabia and is delivering value daily to its customers. I am grateful to Yasref and Samref for their trust and to the Royal Commission for its continuous support. Alar is committed to expand further its investments and deliver further synergies around the circular economy created by its hydrogen pipeline infrastructure.”

 

This landmark event comes as Alar continues to demonstrate its commitment to the kingdom and Vision 2030.

 

With its market-leading hydrogen infrastructure on both coasts of Saudi Arabia, in Yanbu and Jubail, Alar is not only bringing infrastructure and expertise in gas supply solutions and technology, but also driving local investments, talent opportunities and the development of the local supply chain.

 

Alar is a hydrogen leader in Saudi Arabia and delivers industrial gas solutions (hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and argon) to customers in the refining, petrochemical, and chemical industries on both coasts of the kingdom.

 

The company was formed in 2007 as a joint venture between Air Liquide and Taqa. It has operations in Yanbu, Jubail, and Qurrayah.

 

Since its inception, Alar has invested in industrial projects in Saudi Arabia and continues to demonstrate its commitment to the kingdom. With a high IKTVA score of 62 per cent, Alar not only offers an important platform for the development of local talent but is also an important actor for Saudi Arabia’s local content initiatives, driving the growth of new industries and helping to promote the local supply chain in line with the kingdom’s Vision 2030.

 

Thanks to integration and operational excellence, the company helps optimise the Kingdom’s natural resources, reduce the CO2 footprint, deliver value and energy efficiencies for customers. The Hydrogen infrastructure significantly contributes to Saudi Arabia’s downstream investments and localisation drive.

 

Alar is part of Air Liquide, a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health. Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 66,000 employees and serves more than 3.6 million customers and patients.

 

Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to €21 billion ($23.1 billion) in 2018. -TradeArabia News Service