Apex African Gas plant in Satellite Town, Lagos

About

About Apex

An independent Nigerian industrial gas manufacturer, established in Lagos in 2004.

Who we are

An industrial gas supplier built for continuous operation.

Apex African Gas Nigeria Limited was founded in 2004 and has since grown a clientele that spans local operators and multinationals. Our product range and selection have broadened alongside that growth, and we now serve the petroleum, industrial, construction, food processing and healthcare markets across Nigeria.

Reliable delivery of gases is at the centre of what we do. It helps our customers improve productivity, decrease energy consumption, yield higher quality products, and meet environmental and safety standards.

We are recognised in the market for uninterrupted supply, responsiveness, a strong safety focus, applications technology and customer service.

Sectors served

Seven industries, one continuous supply chain.

We manufacture and deliver gases across the industries that keep Nigeria's economy moving — from oil services and steel through to healthcare and water treatment.

  • Offshore oil production platform at sunset

    Oil services

    Nitrogen for well purging, pipeline testing and inerting. Oxygen and acetylene for on-site cutting and fabrication. Reliable supply to upstream service companies and terminals across the Niger Delta.

  • Blast furnace and steel plant structure

    Metal and steel production

    Oxygen enrichment for melting and refining, argon for ladle stirring and inert atmospheres, and industrial cutting gases. Bulk and cylinder supply to rolling mills, foundries and steelworks.

  • Molten metal being poured in a foundry

    Manufacturing

    Cutting, welding, brazing and heat-treatment gases for general fabrication and machine shops. Consistent purity and cylinder availability supporting continuous production.

  • Close-up of carbonated beverage in a glass

    Food and beverages

    Food-grade CO₂ for carbonation, nitrogen for MAP packaging and freezing applications. Manufactured under ISO 22000 and FSSC 22000 food safety systems.

  • Hospital ward with beds and medical gas outlets

    Healthcare and medical

    Medical-grade oxygen, nitrous oxide and specialty medical mixtures. Supplied to hospitals, clinics and diagnostic centres with cylinder traceability and delivery discipline.

  • Paper roll on a mill production line

    Pulp and paper

    Oxygen for delignification and bleaching, nitrogen for chemical processing support, and industrial gases for on-site maintenance operations at paper mills.

  • Water treatment plant aeration channel at sunset

    Water and waste

    Oxygen for aeration in wastewater treatment and ozonation processes. Reliable, high-purity supply to municipal and industrial treatment operators.

Plant Provenance

Engineered by Air Products and Atlas Copco.

The Apex plant in Satellite Town, Lagos was commissioned by two of the world's leading industrial gas and compressor equipment manufacturers, with additional technical assistance from Chehab Industrial and Medical Gases, Lebanon.

Air Products

Air separation unit design, cryogenic process engineering and commissioning support for high-purity liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen production.

Atlas Copco

Compressor and gas equipment for the front end of the process — reliable, service-proven machinery underpinning uptime.

Chehab Industrial & Medical Gases

Additional technical assistance during commissioning and on best-practice gas handling drawn from decades of regional operating experience.

ISO 9001 Quality Management

Certification scope covers production and sale of industrial, medical and specialty gases across food and beverage, oil and gas, healthcare and manufacturing.

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