Under the contract, Praxair will supply 140 tons of oxygen per day to enable Johnson Controls to recover lead from 12.5 million lead-acid batteries per year. With this plant, Johnson Controls will have the capacity to recycle 100% of the batteries it produces in Mexico. Operations are scheduled to begin during the fourth quarter of 2010. Praxair currently supplies five Johnson Controls sites in Mexico.
Rodrigo Pavon, strategic projects director of Johnson Controls, said: “We chose Praxair for this project because we have been pleased with their service and reliability over a period of several years.”
Murilo Melo, president and general director of Praxair Mexico, said: “We are pleased to put our world-class supply systems network to work for Johnson Controls, contributing to their growth in Mexico.”
Praxair Mexico is an industrial gas provider in Mexico. It operates approximately 300 production, distribution and sales sites.
