Pakistan Steel has it's own Oxygen Plant, manufactured by L'Air Liquide of France. The plant is designed and operated to a capacity to fulfill all our production needs. The plant comprises two identical air separation units in which oxygen and nitrogen are distilled from the atmosphere. The main consumer of oxygen is the Steel Making Plant where oxygen is blown into the convertors in order to convert molten iron into steel. Oxygen is also supplied to the Central Maintenance department where it used in welding and cutting processes.

The gaseous Nitrogen produced is mainly used as a shielding & purging gas at the Cold Rolling Mill in the annealing & galvanizing units. Nitrogen is also used in the hydraulic systems of the Cold Rolling and Hot Strip Mills and as an inert gas at the Coke Dry Quenching Plant. In addition both gases are also supplied in cylinders to facilitate the work where pipeline network is not available.

In addition both gases are also supplied in cylinders to facilitate the work where pipeline network is not available and liquid oxygen is also made for external sales, subject to availabilty.