Messer is investing in a new air separation unit in Bryan, Texas, expanding its industrial-gas production network across one of the largest manufacturing and energy markets in the United States.
The facility will produce essential gases for food and beverage, healthcare, metals, chemicals, aerospace and manufacturing customers and is scheduled for completion during the second half of 2027.
Bryan ASU Expands Central Texas Supply
The new plant will strengthen Messer’s supply network across Central Texas and the wider Texas Triangle.
Air separation units separate atmospheric air into products such as oxygen, nitrogen and argon, providing core feedstocks for industries ranging from healthcare and metal processing to food manufacturing.
“This ASU will provide a reliable supply of industrial gases to meet the requirements of local industries which include food and beverage, healthcare, metals, manufacturing…” said Elena Skvortsova, President and CEO of Messer Americas.
Completion Targeted for 2027
Messer expects the new Bryan facility to be completed in the second half of 2027.
Local officials have also positioned the project as an economic-development investment expected to create jobs and diversify the city’s industrial base.
Earlier local development reporting placed the proposed investment above US$60 million, although Messer’s latest official announcement describes it as a major investment without publishing a specific current capital value.
Messer Continues Global Capacity Expansion
The Texas ASU forms part of a wider capital programme.
Gasworld reports Messer invested approximately €747 million, or US$857 million, during 2025, largely in new production facilities and modernisation of existing plants, including air-separation capacity in the US, China and Vietnam.
Messer Americas already accounts for more than half of the group’s global sales, which exceed US$5 billion annually.
Industrial Gas Infrastructure Remains Critical
The Bryan project highlights the less visible infrastructure supporting industrial growth.
Semiconductor manufacturing, healthcare, aerospace, chemicals, metals and advanced manufacturing all depend on reliable supplies of high-purity industrial gases.
Building production closer to demand reduces logistics exposure while strengthening regional supply resilience.
For Messer, Central Texas provides access to a rapidly expanding industrial corridor with a diverse customer base.
The new ASU therefore represents more than additional gas-production capacity: it is physical industrial infrastructure designed to support multiple high-growth sectors simultaneously.
With commissioning targeted for 2027, the project adds another major production asset to Messer’s expanding North American network.
