BOC opens new merchant carbon dioxide facility in Victoria

BOC has announced it has begun supplying carbon dioxide to the market from its new merchant carbon dioxide processing facility in Longford, Victoria.

Construction of the new facility was completed in late 2024, with the commissioning phase continuing throughout January and February. The facility, which can produce more than 60,000 tonnes of beverage-grade liquid CO₂ annually, will now support Australian industries including medical, food processing, beverage, hospitality and manufacturing.

Theo Martin, Managing Director of Linde South Pacific and Head of BOC, said CO₂ from the new facility would make an immediate positive impact on Australia’s CO₂ production capacity and has the ability to back up the New Zealand market.

“We are excited by the opportunity our new CO₂ processing facility in Longford presents for both our business and our customers,” he said. “Capable of producing such a large amount of beverage-grade CO₂ annually, this plant significantly increases BOC’s national CO₂ production capacity and will improve reliability of supply to our customers, particularly those on the east coast of Australia and beyond.”

The company says the Longford CO₂ processing facility features the latest Linde technologies and quality control processes to provide the highest standard of CO₂.

The new facility is underpinned by a long-term supply agreement with the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture (GBJV), a 50:50 joint venture between Esso Australia Resources Pty Ltd (Esso) and Woodside Energy Pty Ltd. Under the agreement, GBJV will capture and send CO₂ from its Longford Gas Conditioning Plant directly to BOC’s new facility.

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