05:18 PM EDT, 06/25/2024 (MT Newswires) -- Air Products and Chemicals ( APD ) said late Tuesday it started construction at the site of a $70 million expansion of its Missouri Manufacturing and Logistics Center in Maryland Heights.

The expansion follows a $10 million investment made last year to boost production capacity at the facility. The investment is driven by growing 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, the firm said.

Air Products said the new facility is expected to be in production by the end of 2025.