Axima Refrigeration

INDUSTRIAL COOLING FOR THE CHEMICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES

Turnkey process and storage refrigeration solutions to maximize your performance

Axima Refrigeration

INDUSTRIAL COOLING FOR THE CHEMICAL, PHARMACEUTICAL, AND GAS INDUSTRIES

Turnkey process and storage refrigeration solutions to maximize your performance

At Axima Réfrigération, we put our expertise to work for the chemical, pharmaceutical, and gas industries. We offer customized solutions for process refrigeration and storage down to -110°C, as well as gas processing (gas compression and liquefaction, CO₂ production, recovery, and purification).

We support you throughout the entire lifecycle of your projects: analysis, design, installation, commissioning, remote monitoring, and maintenance.

Our reliable systems, equipped with redundant systems and real-time monitoring, guarantee the safety of your critical processes and ensure production continuity. By using low-carbon refrigerants, our solutions comply with regulatory standards while optimizing your operating costs and your energy and environmental performance.

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Optimize Your Industrial Refrigeration Systems

Regulatory Compliance

Comply with all regulations (F-Gas, DESP, ICPE) and meet the standards for your industry (ATEX, GMP).

Availability and Reliability of Refrigeration Systems

Ensure continuous cooling capacity through redundant systems, preventive maintenance, and real-time monitoring.

Product Quality and Precise Temperature Control

Ensure an optimal environment for your manufacturing processes and protect your products through precise temperature control.

Energy Savings

Optimize your energy consumption with high-performance equipment, precise control management, and heat recovery systems.

Investment Optimization and Cost Control

Balance your initial investments (CAPEX) with control over your daily operating costs (OPEX) using sustainable refrigeration solutions.

Staff and Equipment Safety

Prevent potential incidents with quality and safety management systems (MASE, ISO 9001, ISO 14001) and regular training.

Decarbonization and CCUS

Accelerate your green transition by integrating CO₂ purification and liquefaction solutions for a variety of applications.

Custom solutions for process refrigeration and storage (down to -110°C) and gas processing

Refrigerated Storage Solutions

We design and build custom storage areas and cold rooms to meet the specific needs of your temperature-sensitive products (chemical reagents, medications, biological samples, etc.). Our solutions cover the full range of temperatures: positive temperature, negative temperature, and ultra-low temperature.

Our expertise ensures an uninterrupted cold chain, with real-time monitoring and redundant refrigeration systems for maximum safety. This allows you to optimize the storage of your products in a stable and perfectly controlled environment.

Process Refrigeration Solutions

Optimize your production processes with our high-performance low-temperature cooling units. We design and build refrigeration systems tailored to the requirements of your various processes (polymerization, crystallization, freeze-drying, fermentation, etc.). Thanks to our expertise in industrial refrigeration and our mastery of low-carbon refrigerants (CO₂, ammonia, propane), we guarantee optimal product quality, increased productivity, a reduced carbon footprint, and compliance with regulatory standards.

Gas Compression and Liquefaction

We address your quality and energy optimization challenges in gas compression (hydrocarbons, helium, etc.) and gas liquefaction (SO₂, Cl₂, HCl, etc.). We develop customized solutions that seamlessly integrate with your production constraints while optimizing the performance of your processes.

CO₂ Emissions

Reduce or even eliminate your reliance on external CO₂ supply sources—which may be located far from your production site—with our CO₂ generators. We offer solutions tailored to volumes ranging from a few kilograms to several metric tons per hour, ensuring complete self-sufficiency and uninterrupted supply.

CO₂ Recovery and Purification

Turn your impure raw gas into food-grade liquefied CO₂ with our CO₂ gas recovery and purification units. We guarantee pure CO₂ that complies with the most stringent standards (EIGA, ISBT, etc.). Thanks to our expertise, we can achieve purity levels exceeding food-grade standards if necessary and remove specific compounds to meet your quality and safety requirements.

Some of our achievements in chemistry and pharmaceuticals

Rhenus Logistics (67)

Increased demand for refrigerated storage at pharmaceutical sites

2 propane condensing units to power the positive-temperature cold room (+2/+8°C)
2 CO₂ refrigeration units for the freezer (-20°C)
4 rooftop units for air handling in the temperate hall (+15/+25°C).
Energy savings achieved through pressure optimization (floating high- and low-pressure settings), variable speed control on the pump skid, and IE3 motors on the pumps
Cold chain security ensured through equipment redundancy, automation, and control

Sanofi (04)

Centralized refrigeration system (NH₃/CO₂) for glycol water at -20°C

6 CO₂ heat exchanger substations / MEG to meet the glycol requirements of 6 production buildings; distribution via racks over more than 1.3 km of piping (40 bar), without CO₂ pumping
Capacity: 2.4 MW, expandable to 3.2 MW in the future
Less than 1.5 metric tons of NH₃ (1.2 metric tons) and 7 metric tons of CO₂
Reduction in electricity consumption
Production reliability
10-year maintenance contract

INEOS (13)

New ATEX unit for cooling a PIB polymerization process

2 skids with a Howden 321/195 compressor and an ABB MT 1100 kW motor
Horizontal oil separator with oil pump and dual oil filter
1 skid with removable plate-type condenser, low-pressure storage tank, and two distribution pumps (1 as a backup)
Propylene pump flow rate: 400 m³/h
Natural refrigerant: hydrocarbon (propylene, GWP=2)
Cooling capacity: 5,500 kW · 100% custom-built unit

Our expertise in industrial refrigeration to help you achieve your goals

CO₂ Expertise

With over 50 years of global experience in the field of CO₂ (refrigerant, production, recovery, and purification), Axima Réfrigération France offers energy-efficient solutions. We optimize the ratio of electricity consumed to CO₂ produced to reduce your costs and your environmental footprint. Thanks to our diverse expertise, we design custom systems tailored to all sources and qualities of CO₂, regardless of the size of your facility.

Turnkey solutions:
design, installation, commissioning, maintenance

We support you throughout the entire lifecycle of your projects: planning, design, installation, commissioning, remote monitoring, and maintenance. In France, our customized maintenance contracts (5 years, 10 years, and longer) are tailored to your needs (with or without on-call service, etc.) to ensure the longevity and optimal performance of your equipment.

For our international clients, we train your local operators to operate the facilities and provide assistance in the event of major maintenance. We have an after-sales service that ships replacement parts worldwide.

Improved reliability of your refrigeration systems

We ensure the continuity of the cold chain through the installation of redundant refrigeration systems. These systems include backup generators and advanced monitoring systems, enabling a rapid response in the event of a failure.

Reducing Your Carbon Footprint

We can conduct energy audits to identify the main sources of energy consumption and opportunities for energy savings. Our refrigeration systems use low-carbon refrigerants such as ammonia, CO₂, and HFOs, as well as advanced compression technologies to reduce your energy consumption.

Energy Recovery Through Heat Recovery

We maximize the energy efficiency of your facilities by recovering the heat generated by cooling systems for other uses, such as producing industrial or domestic hot water.