Company:Inox Air Products

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INOX Air Products
TypePrivate
ISININE321A01012
IndustryIndustrial gases
PredecessorIndustrial Oxygen Company Private Limited
Founded1963 (1963)
FounderDevendra Kumar Jain
Headquarters
Mumbai
,
India
Area served
India
Key people
Pavan Jain, Siddharth Jain
Products
RevenueIncrease₹1,558 crore (US$220 million)[1] (2020)
Increase₹1,783 crore (US$250 million)[2] (2021)
Increase₹859 crore (US$120 million)[2] (2021)
OwnerJain family
Air Products & Chemicals.
ParentInox Leasing and Finance Limited (49.74%)
Air Products & Chemicals (49.74%)
Websiteinoxairproducts.com

INOX Air Products, also known as INOX AP, is the India -based industrial gas company. It is a joint venture between Inox Leasing and Finance Limited and Air Products & Chemicals.[3][4] The company is engaged in the manufacturing, trading, and supply of industrial and medical gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen,[5] helium, nitrous oxide, acetylene, and specialty gas mixtures.[6]

History

The company was established by the Jain family in the year 1963, as Industrial Oxygen Company Private Limited in Pune, India. In 1999, Air Products & Chemicals Inc., acquired a 50 percent equity stake in the company, and a new entity was incorporated; INOX Air Products.[7]

The company is headquartered in Mumbai and it operates 44 plants across the country for supplying medical and industrial gases.[8] During the COVID-19 pandemic, the company became one of the largest producers of medical oxygen by supplying it to hospitals across India.[9]

Operations

In West Bengal, INOX AP has the largest storage capacity of 1,000 tonnes and the pan-India distribution infrastructure. The company has been supplying medical Oxygen to hospitals in the state using its fleet of 54 specialized cryogenic tankers with a total trunking capacity of 380,000 liters of Oxygen.[10]

It also operates an Ultra-High Purity Cryogenic Oxygen Plant in Modinagar in Ghaziabad district of Uttar Pradesh,[11] a 1,250-tonnes per day (TPD) Air Separation Unit at Bokaro Steel Plant,[12] a three air separation unit of combined 1700 TPD capacity at Hazira in partnership with ArcelorMittal[13] and a 180 TPD Sriperumbudur plant in Tamil Nadu.[14]

As of 2021, the company has a combined capacity to manufacture more than 3,300 tonnes per day (TPD) of liquid gases.[15] The future expansions will push total liquid gases production to 4,800 TPD by 2024.[16]

Mergers and acquisitions

Belloxy was a joint venture between Linde plc and INOX Air Products. Later as per the directives given by Competition Commission of India, Linde had to divest its shareholding in the JV to address anti-competitive issues which arose due to its proposed merger with Praxair.[17][18] In 2020, Linde's board approve the sale of Belloxy and the latter became a 100% subsidiary of INOX AP.[17]

Controversies

In the aftermath of the 2017 Gorakhpur hospital deaths,[19][20] the company started selling medical oxygen directly to Baba Raghav Das Medical College Hospital but at a 17.5% higher than the previous price, which raised doubts on the new deal.[21][22]

In 2022, an Appellate Authority for Advance Ruling of Tamil Nadu state ruled against the company and denied input tax credit under the Goods and Services Tax on leasehold rights acquired for the construction of air separation unit in the state.[23]

References

  1. ↑ "Rating Rationale March 05, 2021: Inox Air Products Private Ltd". https://www.crisil.com/mnt/winshare/Ratings/RatingList/RatingDocs/InoxAirProductsPrivateLtd_March%2005,%202021_RR_265999.html. 
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "CARE Ratings Inox Air Products Private Limited December 06, 2021". https://www.careratings.com/upload/CompanyFiles/PR/06122021064651_Inox_Air_Products_Private_Limited.pdf. 
  3. ↑ "Forbes India - Inox: The Wind Beneath Its Wings" (in en). https://www.forbesindia.com/article/boardroom/inox-the-wind-beneath-its-wings/40065/1. 
  4. ↑ kondratieva&, ksenia (8 May 2018). "Industrial gases maker Air Products to invest $100 m to set up 6 units" (in en). https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/industrial-gases-maker-air-products-to-invest-100-m/article23815980.ece. 
  5. ↑ Sharma, Pratibha; Rajalakshmi, N.; Muthukumar, P. (2020). Bajpai, Sanjay. ed (in English). India Country Status Report on Hydrogen and Fuel Cells. New Delhi: Department of Science and Technology (India). pp. 17. https://www.ese.iitb.ac.in/~pratibha/docs/India_Country_Status_Report_on_Hydrogen_and_Fuel_Cells.pdf. 
  6. ↑ Roy, Arti; Shreenivas, Sudarshan (21 January 2021). "CARE Ratings Inox Air Products Private Limited January 21, 2021". https://www.careratings.com/upload/CompanyFiles/PR/21012021033835_Inox_Air_Products_Private_Limited.pdf. 
  7. ↑ Mukul, Jyoti (2021-02-19). "INOX Air Products announces Rs 2,000 cr investment in industrial gases". Business Standard India. https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/inox-air-products-announces-rs-2-000-cr-investment-in-industrial-gases-121021900512_1.html. 
  8. ↑ "Inox Air to invest ₹2,000 crore to set up 8 medical oxygen plants" (in en). 2021-02-19. https://www.livemint.com/news/india/inox-air-to-invest-2-000-crore-to-set-up-8-medical-oxygen-plants-11613732979179.html. 
  9. ↑ Chatterjee, Dev (2021-11-11). "Inox Group reaches settlement over division of business; stocks rise". Business Standard India. https://www.business-standard.com/article/markets/inox-group-reaches-settlement-over-division-of-business-stocks-rise-121111100011_1.html. 
  10. ↑ Sampson, Joanna (24 September 2020). "INOX Air Products to supply oxygen to 3 Bengal Covid-19 hospitals" (in en). https://www.gasworld.com/inox-air-products-to-supply-oxygen-to-3-bengal-covid-19-hospitals/2019852.article. 
  11. ↑ "UP CM inaugurates UP's biggest oxygen plant to aid medical supplies". Business Standard India. Press Trust of India. 2020-10-08. https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/up-cm-inaugurates-up-s-biggest-oxygen-plant-to-aid-medical-supplies-120100800646_1.html. 
  12. ↑ "INOX Air Products inaugurates new ASU for SAIL Bokaro in India - 아이가스저널" (in ko). http://www.igasnet.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=4223. 
  13. ↑ Maulik Pathak (27 April 2021). "ArcelorMittal to set up 1k bed Covid facility at Hazira | Ahmedabad News - Times of India" (in en). https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/arcelormittal-to-set-up-1k-bed-covid-facility-at-hazira/articleshow/82264425.cms. 
  14. ↑ Kandavel, Sangeetha (2021-06-14). "Inox Air Products says its Hosur plant will get operational in 2022" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/inox-air-products-says-its-hosur-plant-will-go-live-in-2022/article34808543.ece. 
  15. ↑ Prasad, Rachita. "Inox Group plans Rs 2,000 crore capex to increase medical, industrial gas production". The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/indl-goods/svs/chem-/-fertilisers/inox-group-plans-rs-2000-crore-capex-to-increase-medical-industrial-gas-production/articleshow/81090788.cms?from=mdr. 
  16. ↑ Kandavel, Sangeetha (2021-06-14). "Inox Air Products says its Hosur plant will get operational in 2022" (in en-IN). The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/inox-air-products-says-its-hosur-plant-will-go-live-in-2022/article34808543.ece. 
  17. ↑ 17.0 17.1 "Linde India board approves sale of Belloxy Divestment biz to Inox Air Products" (in en). https://www.indiainfoline.com/article/news-top-story/linde-india-board-approves-sale-of-belloxy-divestment-biz-to-inox-air-products-120011400308_1.html. 
  18. ↑ Mittal, Sudhir; Peter, Augustine; Nahta, U.C. (6 September 2018). "Notice under Section 6(2) of the Competition Act, 2002 given by Linde Aktiengesellschaft and Praxair, Inc.". https://www.cci.gov.in/sites/default/files/Notice_order_document/C-2018-01-545.pdf. 
  19. ↑ Press, Delhi (2017-12-18) (in en). The Caravan: December 2017. Delhi Press. https://books.google.com/books?id=eV1DDwAAQBAJ&dq=Inox+Air+Products&pg=PA22. 
  20. ↑ Khan, Kafeel (2021-12-17) (in en). The Gorakhpur Hospital Tragedy: A Doctor's Memoir of a Deadly Medical Crisis. Pan Macmillan. ISBN 978-93-90742-72-1. https://books.google.com/books?id=JapVEAAAQBAJ&dq=%22Inox+Air+Products%22&pg=PT82. 
  21. ↑ "New Contract for Liquid Oxygen With Increased Price, Corruption Scam at BRD Medical College?" (in en). 2018-08-04. https://www.newsclick.in/new-contract-liquid-oxygen-increased-price-corruption-scam-brd-medical-college. 
  22. ↑ Bagchi, Poorbita (2018-08-10). "One Year Of BRD Hospital Tragedy: What Has Changed In The Hospital's Functioning?" (in en). https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/awareness/one-year-brd-hospital/. 
  23. ↑ Dave, Sachin. "No input tax credit for 99-year lease: AAAR". The Economic Times. https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/no-input-tax-credit-for-99-year-lease-aaar/articleshow/89018902.cms. 

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