Engineering group Chart Industries plans to bolster its manufacturing capacity for LNG equipment to accommodate a spurt in infrastructure demand in North America.

The group’s distribution and storage unit will kick off in the fourth quarter of this year with a first phase investment of around $4 million in a site in the Upper Midwest region of the US.

A site for a leased facility is close to being selected and should be ready to fulfill orders before the end of the year, according to Chart.

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