BOC AND SPC TO FORM INDUSTRIAL GASES JOINT VENTURE IN SHANGHAI, CHINA

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BOC AND SPC TO FORM INDUSTRIAL GASES JOINT VENTURE IN SHANGHAI, CHINA
13 September 2006 - BOC Gases

BOC and Shanghai Petrochemical Co. Ltd. (SPC), a subsidiary of Sinopec Group, have signed an agreement to form a 50/50 industrial gases joint venture (JV) and entered into a contract to supply industrial gases to SPC (HKSE:0338 and SHSE:600688) and nearby users in Shanghai, China.

The JV, BOC-SPC Gases Company Ltd., will invest more than US$80 million in acquiring four air separation units from SPC and building a new large ASU capable of producing 1,400 tonnes a day of oxygen. The JV will supply SPC and third party markets a total of more than 5,000 tonnes per day of oxygen, nitrogen and argon.

“We are very honored that SPC has selected BOC as its partner. We believe the joint venture will become a major industrial gas supplier in the region, supporting SPC’s growing business,” said Steven Fang, business unit head responsible for managing BOC’s large tonnage schemes in China.

Ben Van Den Hooven, president of BOC Process Systems, added, “We are very pleased that BOC can continue the co-operation and enhance the relationship with Sinopec after the successful establishment of the joint venture with Yangtze Petrochemical Cooperation, another Sinopec subsidiary in Nanjing. BOC has long been committed to China and we will continue to strive to deliver tailored solutions to our key customer, Sinopec.”

“In order to focus on our core business and improve the specialized management system, we selected BOC as our partner through a rigid selection process. BOC is an international industrial gas company with a very good track record in China. We expect a continuous, reliable supply of gases to meet our business needs. The economic benefits for both parties from this joint venture will also serve as the foundation for this win-win relationship,” commented Rong Guangdao, Chairman, SPC.

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About: BOC Gases
Through its PGS line of business, BOC supplies gas and related solutions to the chemicals, petroleum, glass, water services, electronic packaging, fibre optics, hydrogen energy, metals and food industries. BOC helps meet customer needs in a variety of ways, from the supply of a single gas or application through to designing, constructing and operating fully integrated gas and utilities schemes.

The BOC Group, which serves two million customers in more than 50 countries, is one of the largest and most global of the world's leading gases companies. It employs some 44,500 people worldwide and had annual sales of over £4.3 billion in 2003. Further information about The BOC Group may be obtained on the Internet at www.boc.com

The BOC Group has an international portfolio of companies grouped for management control and reporting into three lines of business: Process Gas Solutions, Industrial and Special Products, and BOC Edwards. It also has a specialist logistics business, Gist.

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