Praxair China has signed a contract to supply liquid nitrogen to Chery Automobile, one of the largest exporters of Chinese cars. Chery will use the liquid nitrogen during the heat treatment process of the manufacture of automobile parts at its plant in Wuhu, Anhui province.

Prior to this contract, Praxair China supplied industrial gases to Wuhu Bonaire Automotive Electrical Systems, an affiliate of Chery, and to Tower Automotive (Wuhu), a joint venture between Tower and Chery in China.

Praxair is one of the world’s largest industry gas suppliers. In China, it has 17 wholly owned companies, 10 joint ventures and more than 1,200 employees.