Construction costs overshadow CBAM risk for Air Products’ Louisiana hydrogen plans

Air Products is more concerned about rising construction costs than uncertainty around Europe’s carbon border levy as it moves toward a final decision on the fate of its Louisiana blue hydrogen project later this year.

CEO Eduardo Menezes told the firm’s Q1 investor call that it had a “high bar” for taking final investment decision (FID) on the 1,700-tonne project, which has had its future under question since last May.

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