Linde will invest USD 1 billion to expand its existing on-site industrial gases complex in Phoenix, making the site one of Linde’s largest investments for an electronics customer globally, Linde said in a media release. Under the agreement, Linde will build, own and operate two new SPECTRA air separation units (ASUs) and associated infrastructure. The expansion will increase Linde’s supply of ultra-high-purity nitrogen, oxygen and argon to support two new semiconductor fabrication facilities. Separately, Linde LienHwa, Linde’s joint venture partner in Taiwan, has been selected by the same customer to supply industrial gases to new semiconductor manufacturing and advanced packaging facilities at multiple sites in Taiwan. Linde LienHwa plans to invest approximately USD 800 million to build, own and operate several ASUs and hydrogen production units.