Groundbreaking for Air Products Membrane Solutions’ 75,000-square-foot expansion took place today at their Maryland Heights facility. Mobilization is underway with completion is expected in 2025. Major subcontracting partners include icon Mechanical and PayneCrest Electric.
From left to right:
- Jacob Surratt, Director of Credits and Incentives, Steadfast City Economic and Community Partners
- Taylor Mazdra, Regional Manager, Missouri Department of Economic Development
- Larry Davis, Community Engagement Manager for St. Louis County
- Mike Picker, Vice President PARIC Corporation
- Rob Smegner, Air Products Membrane Solutions, Plant Manager
- Mike Moeller, Mayor – Maryland Heights, Missouri
- Dr. Erin Sorensen, Air Products Membrane Solutions, General Manager
After a detailed and competitive review, Air Products Membrane Solutions selected PARIC for this major expansion which will increase production capacity and will allow the addition of 30 full-time employees.
The Air Products expansion is driven by an increasing customer demand in biogas and hydrogen recovery applications, as well as customer needs for the use of nitrogen for the aerospace industry and cleaner fuels for the marine industry. Air Products is a global leader in the production of gas separation and purification membranes.
Rendering: M+H Architects
PARIC focuses on building excellence while also building answers to the special challenges impacting their customers’ operations. The PARIC team of industrial and manufacturing specialists offers a combined 100-plus years of experience with complex production challenges and mission-critical facilities. The company’s growing reputation of consistently living its core values of exceeding expectations and relentlessly improving has led to becoming one of the largest and fastest growing privately owned businesses in the Midwest.