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News by Category: Gases BOC plant first to supply Pakistani beverage industry with ISBT-compliant CO2 04 November 2006 - BOC Gases BOC has installed a state-of-the-art liquid carbon dioxide plant in Multan, northern Pakistan. The 60 ton-per-day plant, which began operations earlier this year, is capable of producing International Society of Beverage Technology-compliant CO2. The plant is the first of its kind in Pakistan to serve the country’s expanding core of local and international beverage producers. Sheffield secures BOC chemical engineer hat-trick honour 30 September 2006 - BOC Gases A North Wales student has helped the University of Sheffield complete a hat-trick of wins of the BOC Award for the Best Chemical Engineering Student at a gala awards evening in London. BOC Edwards and AUECC move forward with China Wet Chemical Production Plan 29 September 2006 - BOC Gases Following announcement of its equity position in Asia Union Electronic Chemical Corporation, BOC Edwards announced today that AUECC is moving forward with plans to supply wet process chemicals to the growing electronics manufacturing industry in China, and has formed an equity joint venture with Shanghai Huayi (Group) Company. The new venture is called Shanghai Huayi Microelectronic Material Co. Ltd. Akrion's Goldfinger Technologies selects BOC Edwards Chemical Blending Systems 28 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Edwards announced today that it has received an order from Akrion for 19 additional chemical blend and delivery modules to support Goldfinger Mach2HP megasonic wafer cleaning tools at a major Asian fab. Successful qualification program indicates F80 good complement to TELFORMULA platform 27 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Edwards, a global supplier of materials and subsystems for electronics manufacturing, announced today it has successfully completed a two-year fluorine qualification program with Tokyo Electron Limited, Japan, a major manufacturer of semiconductor production equipment. The BOC Edwards' Generation-F80 prototype fluorine generator has supplied up to 80 l/hr to multiple TELFORMULA 300 mm LPCVD tools at TEL/AT's Tohoku, Japan facility. BOC increases focus on independent distributor channel 26 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC plans to increase its focus on its independent distributor channel and has identified opportunities for improvement following a Distributor Advisory Council meeting in Saratoga, N.Y. BOC and Cellex Power to supply hydrogen and fuel cell products for forklift trucks 25 September 2006 - BOC Gases Forklift trucks will soon be the latest vehicles powered by clean and efficient hydrogen energy, thanks to an agreement between BOC, one of the world’s largest industrial gases companies, and Cellex Power Products Inc., the leader in fuel cell power solutions for industrial vehicles. BOC offers bakers a perfect recipe, time after time 24 September 2006 - BOC Gases Murray Hill, New Jersey, U.S., July 21, 2004, BOC (NYSE:BOX) will show bakers how they can achieve a perfect recipe, time after time, with the company’s range of technology-based, value-added solutions on display at the International Baking Industry Exposition in Las Vegas, Nevada. 1500-Pump monitoring system is BOC Edwards’ largest networked facility in the world 24 September 2006 - BOC Gases Managing an entire system of over 1500 vacuum pumps as well as multiple exhaust management systems in a manufacturing environment where downtime can rise above tens of thousands of dollars per hour is a challenge that has been successfully met by monitoring and reporting specialists at BOC Edwards. BOC's dolphin-shaped car makes a splash 24 September 2006 - BOC Gases The BOC Gh2ost, being tested on the remote island of Shetland, off the north coast of Scotland, is expected to be able to travel around the world on less than the equivalent of two gallons of petrol; using 25 watts, a fraction of the power a light bulb uses. Intervent offers anti-microbial technologies for food and beverage 24 September 2006 - BOC Gases Intervent, the new food safety technology and consulting arm of BOC, is providing food and beverage manufacturers with a single source for addressing their plants food safety needs. BOC joint venture to supply oxygen to new mono ethylene glycol plant in Map Ta Phut, Thailand 24 September 2006 - BOC Gases MIG Production Co. Ltd, a joint venture between Thai Industrial Gases PCL and Bangkok Industrial Gas Company Ltd has been awarded a long-term contract to supply 800 tonnes a day of oxygen to a new mono ethylene glycol project operated by TOC Glycol Co. Ltd. in Map Ta Phut, Thailand. BOC opens largest commercial helium facility in China 24 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC, one of the world's leading helium suppliers, has recently opened the largest commercial helium facility in China, a distribution center located in Suzhou. BOC resuscitators essential for dental 24 September 2006 - BOC Gases With the ability to deliver oxygen up to six times better than the mouth to mouth technique, LifeLine and LifeLine-PRO, the resuscitator kits from oxygen specialist BOC Medical are essential lifesaving tools for the dental practitioner. BOC powered hydrogen bus supports Guildford's Ambient Picnic 23 September 2006 - BOC Gases The UK's first ever zero emission bus will give Surrey residents an alternative view of public transport at the Ambient Picnic 2005, Guildford's annual music art and environment festival. South Korea facility is the world’s first Generation 7 TFT LCD fab 23 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Edwards, an integrated supplier of gas, chemical, vacuum and exhaust management solutions to the flat panel and semiconductor industries, has received a major vacuum systems order from Samsung Electronics. Over 60 vacuum systems will be supplied for Samsung’s Generation 7 thin film transistor-liquid crystal display manufacturing facility in Taenjong, South Korea. BOC Edwards announces construction of China Silane Transfill Facility 23 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Edwards, a global supplier of materials, equipment and services to the microelectronics manufacturing industry, announced today it will construct a 60-tonnes per year high-purity silane transfill facility in Kunshan, Suzhou, China. Local distribution facilities, known as transfills, compress bulk gas into cylinders for shipment to customer sites. HKO to build new air separation plant to support GIS expansion 23 September 2006 - BOC Gases Hong Kong Oxygen, a joint venture between BOC and Air Liquide, will construct a new air separation unit to supply Guangzhou Iron & Steel’s steel making operations in the Pearl River region of southern China. BOC Balloon Gas on the up and now on-line 23 September 2006 - BOC Gases Balloons are not just kids’ play. They are serious business, and whatever your business a new website from BOC’s Balloon Gas team has the answer to all your balloon needs. BOC Edwards Sets new standard with iGX Drypump Platform 23 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Edwards, a leader in the supply of vacuum systems and services, has announced the launch of its new iGX platform, responding to an industry need for a versatile, low utility cost, high-reliability, high-performance drypump for semiconductor processes. Research project set to uncover the future of helium 23 September 2006 - BOC Gases The UK's biggest provider of helium is joining forces with a major user and Cambridge academics to sponsor a three year research project, the results of which are expected to reveal how much longer industry can rely on this increasingly scare resource. BOC Edwards begins second phase of pipeline network in Taiwan's Hsinchu Science Park 22 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Edwards, in conjunction with its Taiwan joint venture partner, BOC Lien Hwa, has begun work on the next phase of expansion of its nitrogen production and pipeline distribution network, at a cost of more than US $30 million, in the Hsinchu Science Park in northern Taiwan. BOC cryogenic impingement freezer boosts production, reduces cost for King & Prince Seafood 22 September 2006 - BOC Gases King & Prince Seafood Company has replaced two freezers with a single, BOC cryogenic impingement freezer at its Brunswick, Georgia processing plant, enabling it to increase production while lowering costs and reducing yield loss. BOC Medical to deliver key messages to the UK medical sector 22 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Medical will use three major medical conferences to promote its range of services and reinforce its position as a health care partner to the UK health sector. The benefits of heliox in treating patients with airway obstructions, such as acute asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, will be the key message at the Intensive Care Society’s spring conference in Torquay. Indura oxygen plant enables start-up of environmentally sustainable copper production in Chile 22 September 2006 - BOC Gases Indura, one of Latin America’s leading suppliers of industrial gases, has constructed Chile’s first on-site oxygen plant dedicated to clean, environmentally sustainable copper production. The high-purity oxygen is a vital part of Alliance Copper Ltd.’s landmark copper bioleaching prototype production facility in Calama, Chile. CuNoSS liquid abatement technology eliminates hazardous copper ions without requiring solids pre-filtration 22 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Edwards, a major supplier of materials, equipment and services to the semiconductor industry, has successfully completed a wastewater treatment evaluation program with STMicroelectronics, one of the world’s leading semiconductor manufacturers. BOC expands its ISO 17025 accredited network 22 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC has received accreditation for the international standard ISO/IEC 17025 for EPA Protocol gases and NIST traceable gas mixtures at its Riverton, New Jersey facility. This is the second such accredited BOC facility in the U.S., accreditation of the company’s Royal Oak, Michigan facility was announced in May 2003. At least one additional BOC production facility is scheduled for ISO 17025 accreditation. BOC Sureflow's new filling operation receives the Theakston seal of approval 22 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Sureflow’s new dispense gas cylinder filling operation in Salford has been officially opened by one of the most famous names in the UK brewing industry. Edward Theakston, a member of the Theakston family* whose original brewery was founded in 1827, unveiled a plaque to commemorate the opening of the state-of-the-art Suremix filling operation which will produce carbon dioxide and nitrogen mixtures for beer, lager and stout dispense. New Generation-F designed to lower chamber cleaning cost of ownership 22 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Edwards, a leading supplier of materials, equipment and services to the flat panel display manufacturing industry, announced today the launch of the Generation-F 1600, a new addition to its family of on-site fluorine generators. The Generation-F 1600 will be introduced at FPD TAIWAN 2005. The green car will deliver on performance and looks as well as emission reduction 21 September 2006 - BOC Gases A wholly British partnership today unveiled plans to develop the world’s first environmentally clean sports car, powered by a fuel cell which converts hydrogen into electricity. BOC introduces on-site chlorine purification for optical fiber manufacture 21 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC has developed a patent-pending on-site chlorine purification technology that reduces optical fiber manufacturing costs by converting cheaper industrial grade chlorine into high-purity, lower moisture chlorine gas suitable for making optical fibers. BOC expands leadership position in China 21 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC, the number one industrial gases company in Asia, has further expanded its leadership position in China by signing a major contract for the supply of oxygen to the Taiyuan Iron and Steel Corporation, located in the Shanxi province of north-central China. BOC technology validated for controlling Listeria on ready-to-eat meat and poultry products 21 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC technology aimed at making food safer for consumers by controlling Listeria (L. monocytogenes) has been validated by Kansas State University and accepted by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service. BOC Sureflow promotes cellar space solution at Pub & Bar show 21 September 2006 - BOC Gases The licensed trade can now offer customers a wider range of beers without a cellar full of different mixed gases cylinders thanks to BOC Sureflow’s SureBlend range. The public’s demand for an increasing number of beers had meant the need to stock several different mixtures, which means more cylinders in the cellar and more frequent cylinder changes. BOC urges car drivers to be ready for summer 21 September 2006 - BOC Gases For many car drivers, the need to ensure the air conditioning system is ready for the summer comes well down the list of maintenance checks behind the oil, filters, tyres and brakes, but now is the right time to test for leaks, says BOC. BOC and MORE expand energy injection system product offering to steel recycling industry 21 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC, a major supplier to the global steel industry, and MORE S.r.l., a worldwide leader in supplying chemical energy and injection systems to electric arc furnace steelmaking, announce the next step in their five-year partnership, the MORE Hi_JET. Superconducting system provides three to five times more power capacity 20 September 2006 - BOC Gases This summer, when the demand for electricity to run pool pumps, fans and air conditioners is at its peak, power customers in Albany, N.Y., will get some extra capacity thanks to new technology. A system that eliminates the resistance that causes power losses in traditional copper cables has begun operating, providing enough power for more than 70,000 area households. New foam blowing agent will help sector meet emissions targets 20 September 2006 - BOC Gases Industrial and special gases company BOC is set to help cut the rate of ozone depleting emissions across the building sector with the introduction of EcomateR an environmentally friendly foam blowing agent. BOC helps Macy’s pump-up Thanksgiving 20 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC, the world's largest helium supplier, and Macy's are again teaming up to celebrate Thanksgiving and to make children of all ages smile at the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade(R). Cylinder safety boosted by autumn colour change 20 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC the industrial and special gases company is changing the identification colours of its gas cylinders as part of a European move to make gases and their associated hazards easy to identify. BOC hardy annual holds answer to every welding query 20 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Industrial is issuing its popular welding and cutting manual, BOC Tradefile, in a new hardbound catalogue and for the first time in the UK is to make it available to retail teams and over the counter at selected BOC Industrial trade outlets. BOC Foundation supports hydrogen fuel cell urban concept car 20 September 2006 - BOC Gases The BOC Foundation has awarded OSCar Automotive a grant to develop a powertrain for a two-seat urban vehicle powered by a hydrogen fuel cell. The grant will help fund the two year Hyrban project which aims to prove that practical hydrogen fuel cell urban vehicles are readily engineered using existing fuel cell technology. Helping industry ensure a safe working environment 20 September 2006 - BOC Gases The bocsafety.net site provides solutions to health and safety related challenges across a range of UK sectors including the automotive and marine industries, heavy industry, light engineering, general welding and metal cutting, and research and development. Says Martin Passingham, BOC Industrial market manager, “The bocsafety.net site aims to be a trusted source of advice and information, helping industrial operators work to legal compliance and to ensure a safer working environment”. LG.Philips LCD Selects BOC Edwards Vacuum Pump Systems for New LCD Plant 7 19 September 2006 - BOC Gases Global materials, equipment, and services provider, BOC Edwards, announced today it has been selected to supply a majority of the vacuum pump systems for LG.Philips LCD Plant 7, currently under construction in Paju, Korea. LG.Philips LCD, Seoul, is a leading manufacturer of TFT-LCD (thin film transistor-liquid crystal display) panels. The order includes iHxK and diFxK vacuum systems specifically designed by BOC Edwards to support LCD process applications. BOC and Dabbrook combine alternative technologies to help Environment Agency in East Anglia 19 September 2006 - BOC Gases An automated system, powered by solar energy and hydrogen fuel cells is bringing a much needed solution to the Environment Agency's water management on the river Deben in Suffolk. Shock technology boosts British food hygiene 19 September 2006 - BOC Gases Sonic shockwaves that boost food hygiene by dramatically reducing cooking and cleaning time are at the core of a revolutionary process, PDX Sonic25, winner of the BOC sponsored technological development of the year at the Food Processing magazine awards held at the Copthorne Effingham Park Hotel, Gatwick. BOC’s Think Gates helps food processors improve process monitoring capabilities 19 September 2006 - BOC Gases Food processors looking for ways to address plant production issues like fluctuating yield, poor efficiency and product inconsistency can get help from Think Gates(R), a BOC process optimization and service technology business. Toledo family gets new home through BOC and Habitat for Humanity 19 September 2006 - BOC Gases Toledo, Ohio, mother who hoped for a safer neighborhood for her two children is going to get her wish, thanks to Habitat for Humanity and BOC. Crystal Casida will move with her son, Nicholas, 8 and daughter, Jayceona, 5, to a house in Holland, Ohio. BOC, one of the world’s largest industrial gases suppliers, sponsored the house through the Maumee Valley Habitat for Humanity. Construction begins this month; the house should be finished in 2006. BOC carbon fibre cylinder makes oxygen lighter and safer to use 19 September 2006 - BOC Gases The latest addition to a new generation of medical gas cylinders is helping hospitals and emergency services deliver life-saving oxygen more efficiently, easily and safely. BOC Edwards announces new liquid abatement system for metal electroplating waste 19 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Edwards, a leading supplier of vacuum and abatement equipment to the world’s 300 mm semiconductor fabs, announced today the release of its new electroplated metals abatement system product, which offers simplified liquid waste treatment and lower cost of ownership than conventional approaches. BOC to build only carbon dioxide plant in U.S. Northeast 18 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC, one of the world's largest industrial gases companies, is expanding its carbon dioxide capacity with a new plant in Volney, New York. The plant will be the first CO2 plant built in the Northeast in nearly two decades and will be the only CO2 plant in the region. SOXAL extends collaboration with chartered for nitrogen gas supply To 300mm Fab 18 September 2006 - BOC Gases Singapore Oxygen Air Liquide Pte Ltd, a joint venture between The BOC Group and Air Liquide, has signed a bulk gas contract with Chartered Semiconductor Manufacturing, one of the world's top semiconductor foundries, for the supply of nitrogen to Chartered's 300 mm facility, Fab 7. New dry semiconductor wafer cleaning process 18 September 2006 - BOC Gases Eco-Snow Systems, a member of The BOC Group, and the leading supplier of dry carbon dioxide snow-based wafer cleaning tools, has introduced a new process for semiconductor wafer cleaning that eliminates the negative side effects of traditional plasma cleaning. New British hydrogen vehicle will attempt the world efficiency record using a driver aged just 13 18 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC's dolphin-shaped eco-marathon vehicle, the BOC Ech2o is ready to attempt the world fuel efficiency record. The BOC Ech2o has been designed with a simple goal to demonstrate fuel efficiency. BOC’s extended range of patio equipment set to boost pub sales from outdoor dining 18 September 2006 - BOC Gases Exploiting the trend for outdoor dining on cooler evenings could increase pub and restaurant sales by as much as 25 per cent says BOC Sureflow, the specialist gas supplier to the pub and licensed trade as it launches an extended range of patio heaters and barbecues. Wolf-tec, Inc. to market Intervent technology for safer food products 18 September 2006 - BOC Gases Intervent(tm), a food safety business of BOC, has signed an exclusive marketing agreement with Wolf-tec, Inc. of Kingston, N.Y. Under the agreement, Wolf-tec will market the Intervent(tm) UltraV Fluid Sterilizer to animal protein processors across North America for use with injection systems that tenderize and inject marinades into meats during processing. CGM, advanced melting technology, improves quality and production for glass makers 18 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC's advanced melting technology, CGM(TM), which has been confirmed in independent tests to boost production and quality in glass furnaces, will be the topic of a presentation at a global glass industry conference. BOC helps optical fiber manufacturers reduce helium consumption 17 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC’s new helium conservation system can help single-mode fiber producers improve operational efficiency by reducing the amount of helium used in the fiber draw process, without affecting fiber quality or throughput. The system is an alternative for fiber manufacturers who do not use enough helium to warrant a full helium recovery and recycle system. Anchor Glass turns to BOC CGM technology to increase product quality CGM technology 17 September 2006 - BOC Gases Anchor Glass Company has licensed the BOC CGM(TM) technology for glass processing in Anchor's Warner Robins, Georgia, glass container manufacturing plant. BOC to supply hydrogen to Premcor refinery in Lima, Ohio 17 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC, a leading supplier of hydrogen and other gases to the global refining industry, has signed a letter of intent to supply hydrogen to The Premcor Refining Group Inc., (NYSE: PCO)'s oil refinery in Lima, Ohio. Driver has driven safely for nearly 50 years 17 September 2006 - BOC Gases A BOC truck driver who has driven safely for nearly 50 years, accumulating over five million miles, has become the seventh BOC driver inducted into the National Private Truck Council's Driver Hall of Fame. Major ozone research project launched thanks to BOC Foundation and EU support 17 September 2006 - BOC Gases A new Anglo/French project to study ozone pollution in the Channel region has begun, thanks to grants from The BOC Foundation, the European Regional Development Fund and the Environment Agency. BOC Edwards & AIXTRON Enter into Supply Arrangement for Integrated Vacuum Pump & Abatement System 16 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Edwards announced today that it has entered into an agreement with AIXTRON AG, a leading manufacturer of metal-organic chemical vapor deposition process tools, to supply its Zenith III-V integrated pump and abatement system to compound semiconductor customers for arsenide and phosphide MOCVD applications. Stolt Sea Farm NA selects Intervent ozone technology as cornerstone of its pathogen control program 16 September 2006 - BOC Gases The Stolt Sea Farm group, a global USD1+ billion aquaculture company, has installed ozone-based pathogen control technology from Intervent(TM), the food safety technology and consulting arm of BOC at two of its North American processing facilities. BOC improves CO2 availability for natural gas producers 16 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC a leading supplier of gases and technology solutions to the global oil and gas industries, is increasing the amount of liquid carbon dioxide available to natural gas producers by adding a new plant in west Texas. USDA/FSIS acknowledges Intervent UV light belt sanitizer as a validated technology 16 September 2006 - BOC Gases Intervent(TM) ultraviolet light technology that makes food safer for consumers by inactivating Listeria on food contact surfaces has been acknowledged as a control treatment of Listeria monocytogenes by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety Inspection Service. The technology’s effectiveness has been validated by independent research conducted by Iowa State University. Intervent is a food safety business of BOC. BOC Sureflow patio heaters set to bring warmth to UK pub trade 15 September 2006 - BOC Gases Patio heaters from BOC Sureflow and Calor could be good news for both smokers and non-smokers following the government's announcement of a smoking ban. BOC is supplying a limited range of commercial patio heaters and barbecues to help the licensed trade cope better with the changeable British weather and the possible effects of the forthcoming smoking ban. BOC and CryoCath launch new technology to fight heart disease in Europe 15 September 2006 - BOC Gases A partnership between BOC and a Canadian company will see groundbreaking medical technology used to cure cardiovascular disease being made available throughout Europe. BOC showcases a range of products and services for poultry processors 15 September 2006 - BOC Gases Poultry processors who need world class technologies for pathogen control and destruction, freezing and chilling, process monitoring and water management services for their ready-to-eat food processing operations can look to BOC for assistance. BOC helps poultry industry produce better food for consumers 15 September 2006 - BOC Gases Families all over the world are eating fresher and tastier chicken, turkey and duck thanks to BOC’s work with some of the world’s largest poultry processors. New BOC service will help electricity companies meet environment targets 14 September 2006 - BOC Gases Industrial and special gases company BOC has launched a new service to help electricity companies meet stringent European rules on recovering sulphur hexafluoride, a fluorine compound widely used in electrical substations and transformers. BOC Industrial launches welding and cutting product and services packages 14 September 2006 - BOC Gases Two new packages combining key welding, metal cutting, shielding, inerting and other industrial gases products and services have been launched by market expert BOC Industrial to give comprehensive support to UK industry. BOCs focus on customer service highlighted in new brand name 14 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Sureflow, the UK and Ireland’s leading supplier of carbon dioxide and carbon dioxide/nitrogen mixtures for the hospitality sector is to get a new look, will trade as part of BOC's new global hospitality brand, BOC Sureserve. Secret of perfect pint is in the Sureserve cellar 14 September 2006 - BOC Gases Over 8000 visitors to Northern Restaurant and Bar will get the chance to taste the 'perfect' pint and at the same time see how it was 'engineered' - courtesy of a BOC Sureserve* working cellar which will be on view and powering the main bar at GMEX. Utility draws on BOC expertise to keep Birmingham watered 13 September 2006 - BOC Gases Industrial gases company supports Severn Trent Waters continued drive for quality drinking water. A major contract for the supply of CO2 will see the industrial and special gases company BOC help Severn Trent Water sustain the supply of good quality drinking water to the city of Birmingham. 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. BOC strengthens helium network with new Illinois distribution center 13 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC, the world's largest helium supplier, is strengthening its U.S. helium supply capability with a new distribution center opening in Montgomery, Illinois. From this location, BOC will ship gaseous and liquid helium to customers throughout the central Midwest. BOC cellar technology to power main bars at Pub & Bar 13 September 2006 - BOC Gases Leading hospitality specialist, BOC Sureserve will single-handedly power two bars at the Pub and Bar exhibition while offering 7000 show visitors an exclusive view of their state-of-the-art cellar in operation. Launch of BOC Sureserve balloon packs at Pub & Bar a timely reminder in run-up to World Cup 2006 12 September 2006 - BOC Gases Pumped for the big match and guaranteed to stay firm under pressure BOC Sureserve's floating footballer, created specially for the launch of the hospitality specialist’s World Cup 2006 balloon packs, could prove a winner for licensees when time is called on the greatest festival of football in the world. Installation of BOC firebreak will save patients from threat of an oxygen stoked fire in home 12 September 2006 - BOC Gases A small respiratory device invented by BOC Medical is set to save thousands of oxygen-dependent patients across England and Wales from the threat of house fire. Each year there are instances of patients accidentally igniting their homecare oxygen systems by, for example, smoking while using oxygen masks and cannulas or catching their plastic tubing on household cookers or other appliances. Automated data capture and delivery now available for first and further poultry processors 12 September 2006 - BOC Gases Poultry processors looking for ways to improve yield and consistency and to better manage their entire production process can get help from ThinkGates, a BOC process optimization and service technology business. Gas and gear deal gives automotive apprentices head start 12 September 2006 - BOC Gases The crème of the UK's aspiring motor technicians will have state-of-the-art welding gas and equipment to train with thanks to a two year agreement between BOC Industrial and Thatcham, the UK's authority on all things motor repair. New look BOC Cryospeed complements BOC’s range of solutions for the laser industry 11 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC Industrial will unveil an expanded package of products and services for the laser industry when it launches a new look for its dedicated cryogenic service, BOC Cryospeed at the MACH2006 exhibition in Birmingham. BOC, Tongji University & Shell Hydrogen to build 1st hydrogen refuelling station in Shanghai 11 September 2006 - BOC Gases The BOC Group plc and Tongji University have signed a Letter of Intent to build the first hydrogen refuelling station in Shanghai. This project is part of the Ministry of Science and Technology’s national programme to commercialise fuel cell vehicles in China. The station is due to be completed by the end of 2006 and will refuel three buses and 20 cars. 35th CGM advanced melting system installed on glass furnaces worldwide 11 September 2006 - BOC Gases BOC, one of the world's largest industrial gases companies and a leader in developing advanced solutions for the world's glass manufacturers, is helping Saint-Gobain Glass boost productivity at one of its European furnaces. Afrox helps Xstrata Alloys to reduce emissions and increase productivity at its Lydenburg 11 September 2006 - BOC Gases Xstrata Alloys, a major ferrochrome alloy producer, has awarded a multimillion dollar contract to African Oxygen Limited, a subsidiary of BOC, one of the world's largest industrial gases companies for the supply of gaseous oxygen. The oxygen will help Xstrata increase production efficiencies at its ferrochrome plant at Lydenburg, Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, in order to meet its long-term growth projections. Thinkage to commercialize Georgia Tech`s `machine-vision` poultry screening technology 02 January 2006 - BOC Gases Georgia Tech Research Institute has agreed to allow Thinkage to commercialize the university’s novel machine-vision poultry screening system. The agreement will allow Thinkage to incorporate the machine-vision system into its proprietary Think Gates service and technology offering from BOC. Yale to reduce greenhouse gas emissions 11 October 2005 - Yale University Yale will reduce its greenhouse gas emissions by 10% below 1990 levels through investment in energy conservation and alternate energy sources, University officials have announced. BOC-led joint venture to expand facilities used to boost Mexican oil fields production 20 December 2004 - BOC Gases Mexico's ambitious and highly successful oil field pressurisation project will soon grow considerably larger thanks to additional supply from the world’s largest nitrogen production facility. BOC retains ten-year supply deal with Corus in South Wales 21 November 2004 - BOC Gases BOC has announced the renewal of its multi-million pound contract to supply Corus' Trostre plant, near Llanelli in South Wales. BOC Edwards announces major bulk gas investments in Taiwan Electronics Sector 09 November 2004 - BOC Gases Building on established relationships in the Asian electronic manufacturing arena, BOC Edwards announced today it is expanding its leadership position in Taiwan by investing in seven gas plant facilities to ensure bulk gas supply to nine new semiconductor and flat panel display manufacturing fabs currently under construction. BOC offers solutions to reduce low-water-peak fiber manufacturing costs 25 October 2004 - BOC Gases A scientist from BOC will describe ways to reduce raw materials costs in the manufacture of low-water-peak fiber at the upcoming 53rd International Wire and Cable Symposium/Focus event in Philadelphia next month. World scale hydrogen and utilities complex to supply BP and Sunoco 13 October 2004 - BOC Gases BOC, a leading supplier of hydrogen and other gases to the global refining industry, will build a world scale hydrogen and utilities complex to supply BP and Sunoco oil refineries in Toledo, Ohio. BOC launches Scientific brand 11 December 2003 - BOC Gases BOC has unveiled a new business brand to meet the needs of the global scientific community in a market worth more than £700 million. BOC Scientific brings together an existing product range of certified calibration gas mixtures, instrumentation gases and gas control equipment for analytical applications. Thinkage and Georgia Tech developing non-contact core temperature sensor for ready-to-eat food 09 December 2003 - BOC Gases Thinkage and the Georgia Tech Research Institute are working together to develop a non-contact, core temperature sensor for use in preparing and processing ready-to-eat food products. BOC launches new web-based customer service initiative in the UK 26 November 2003 - BOC Gases BOC’s one-stop online service that contains all the support and information needed by all UK industrial gas users was unveiled at this month’s Weldex 2003. The UK’s largest international exhibition for welding, joining, cutting and fabrication technologies was the showcase for the launch of www.bocindustrial.co.uk, which gives access to the four service offerings included under the BOC Industrial brand, Response, Tradequip, Leengate Welding Group and local agents. BOC to double production capacity at Birmingham helium transfill 29 October 2003 - BOC Gases BOC will double the production capacity of its helium transfill facility in Bessemer, Alabama, a Birmingham suburb. A new compressor will be added that will double the production capacity from 12,000 standard cubic feet per hour (scfh) to 24,000 scfh effective early next year. BOC licenses LoTOx technology exclusively to BELCO 15 October 2003 - BOC Gases BOC has granted Belco Technologies Corporation an exclusive license to use its patented, award winning LoTOx nitrogen oxide control technology to help reduce smog-forming emissions at petroleum refineries. BOC's ozone technology centerpiece of Fresh Mark's pathogen reduction program 01 October 2003 - BOC Gases Fresh Mark of Ohio has selected BOC's ozone technology as a centerpiece for the pathogen reduction program at its Canton, Ohio meat processing plant. To reduce bacteria and control listeria and other pathogens, Fresh Mark, a family-owned business known for its Superiors Brand and Sugardale wieners, hams, bacon, smoked sausage and deli meats, installed two BOC ozone systems. BOC supplies helium for successful trans-Atlantic balloon challenge 29 September 2003 - BOC Gases British explorer, David Hempleman-Adams today became the first person to cross the Atlantic in a balloon equipped with a wicker basket, with BOC supplying the helium for the balloon. BOC rolls-out new safety workshops to meet refrigeration industry demands 24 September 2003 - BOC Gases Industry demand has led BOC to roll-out a second wave of customer safety workshops to raise awareness in the refrigeration industry of the hazards of working with industrial gases and refrigerants . Dorset brewery to introduce BOC’s cellar safety service 15 September 2003 - BOC Gases A leading Dorset-based brewery has signed up for BOC Sureflow’s safety service package to help its tenants carry out a confined space risk assessment in their cellars. BOC to double its Thai carbon dioxide capacity 20 August 2003 - BOC Gases BOC is doubling its carbon dioxide capacity in Thailand with a second plant in Rayong. The plant, which will go online in the fourth quarter of 2003, will be able to produce 300 tonnes a day of CO2, most of which will be used to support Thailand’s poultry and prawn processing industries. BOC opens new retail and distribution facility in Baltimore 19 August 2003 - BOC Gases BOC will open a new welding supply and gases retail store and distribution facility in Baltimore, Maryland on August 25, 2003. According to Charles Quillen, regional stores manager, BOC, the new facility, which is located at 6963 Golden Ring Road, is both convenient and customer-friendly. BOC celebrates first delivery of bulk liquid oxygen to the Isle of Man 30 June 2003 - BOC Gases The first–ever delivery of bulk liquid oxygen to the Isle of Man has been made to the island’s newly-built hospital by BOC. The delivery was made to two liquid medical oxygen vessels recently installed by BOC at the 252-bed Noble’s Hospital in the capital, Douglas. BOC and Hudson Technologies announce exclusive global technology alliance 26 June 2003 - BOC Gases BOC and Hudson Technologies, a leading player in the US refrigerants market, have today announced the signing of a global alliance to promote a technology that ‘cleans’ refrigerants. The technology will improve plant efficiency leading to greater energy savings for customers and environmental benefits from reduced carbon dioxide emissions. BOC begins major fuel cell trials programme in the UK 24 June 2003 - BOC Gases As part of its developing hydrogen energy programme, BOC has started two hydrogen fuel cell trials at internal sites in the UK. The BOC Gh2ost to attempt world record in August 23 June 2003 - BOC Gases BOC is to sponsor a world record attempt later this year to travel a distance equal to London to Vancouver on the equivalent of one gallon of petrol by using a hydrogen fuel cell powered vehicle. BOC launches next-day delivery service at its Reading distribution center 18 June 2003 - BOC Gases BOC has enhanced its capabilities and instituted new ordering and fulfillment procedures at its Reading, Pennsylvania distribution center. The center serves welding equipment customers and company-owned retail outlets within a 75-mile radius of Reading. BOC launches cylinder to aid asthma sufferers 12 June 2003 - BOC Gases BOC has today announced the launch of a new Heliox cylinder in the UK to aid the treatment of patients with airway obstructions, such as acute asthma. BOC to build new medical gas facility in the UK 19 May 2003 - BOC Gases BOC Medical has announced plans to build a major gas production facility near Manchester, which will give hospitals around the country greater access to high quality medical gases. BOC is first gases company in U.S. to achieve ISO 17025 accreditation 05 May 2003 - BOC Gases BOC has received accreditation for the international standard ISO 17025 for environmental and NIST traceable gas mixtures at its Royal Oak, Michigan facility. The accreditation from The American Association for Laboratory Accreditation is the first for any special gases company in the U.S. It formally recognizes BOC’s quality system for testing activities, as well as its technical competence in the determination of valid analytical test results. BOC targets the UK double glazing industry 07 April 2003 - BOC Gases BOC is at the forefront of the UK double glazing industry’s drive to combat global warming through the use of gases. The move is in response to new UK building regulations for the double glazing of windows, which aims to cut carbon dioxide emissions, half of which come from heating and lighting buildings. Seymour breaks ground on wastewater treatment improvements 07 April 2003 - BOC Gases Officials from Seymour and EMC will break ground on Monday, April 7, at 10:30 a.m., on $17 million worth of improvements to the Seymour wastewater treatment plant at 5716 East County Road 525 North. EMC`s Havana, Illinois, drinking water facility wins taste test; heads for nationals 25 March 2003 - BOC Gases How good does your tap water taste? Residents of Havana, Ill., are hoping their water, which just won in a state-wide taste-test, will be able to hold its own in a national competition on April 8. BOC launches new gas to end misery of leaky air conditioning systems 24 March 2003 - BOC Gases Leaks in the air conditioning system of cars in the UK, previously undetectable by the human eye, are now a thing of the past thanks to BOC. BOC, together with US company Honeywell, have launched a new refrigerant gas in the UK, Honeywell R-134aUV. The gas, which includes an ultraviolet dye so that mechanics can pinpoint leaks faster and easier, will help reduce refrigerant leakage into the atmosphere. Under the 1990 Environmental Protection Act the deliberate release of refrigerant gases into the atmosphere is illegal. BOC boosting oxygen supply to Tata Steel of India 12 March 2003 - BOC Gases BOC has contracted with Tata Steel of Jamshedpur, India, to supply oxygen for use in the company’s blast furnace. The multi-million-dollar contract is for a new oxygen plant that can produce up to some 220 metric tons a day of oxygen. BOC’s Indian subsidiary, BOC India Ltd., will install and commission the unit later this year. BOC helps Neptune Seafood expand pathogen intervention system 10 March 2003 - BOC Gases BOC is working with Neptune Seafood to expand the ozone pathogen intervention system used to help control food-borne pathogens and extend product shelf life at Neptune’s Los Angeles shrimp processing plant. BOC Gases continues eBusiness innovations with wireless communications 03 March 2003 - BOC Gases BOC Gases is helping compressed gases and equipment customers monitor and track cylinder inventory in 'real-time' through a new wireless hand held technology. Thinkage introduces new quality assurance service 25 February 2003 - BOC Gases Thinkage, a BOC food ventures company, has introduced its new Think Gates Quality Assurance Reporting System, which replaces paper-driven reporting in food plants with computerized technology. BOC, Atlantic Health System cooperate in developing medical oxygen systems 10 February 2003 - BOC Gases BOC and Atlantic Health System, one of the top 100 integrated health care systems in the U.S., have agreed to cooperate in the development of new technology to continuously improve the dependability and safety of hospital liquid oxygen storage and delivery systems. BOC launches safety workshops for UK refrigerant gas users 27 January 2003 - BOC Gases BOC is set to launch a series of nationwide customer safety workshops aimed at raising awareness of the hazards of working with industrial gases and refrigerants within the refrigeration industry. BOC’s LASOX heralds new development in laser technology 21 January 2003 - BOC Gases The world's ship building industry is set for a major boost following successful trials of a revolutionary new laser cutting technology at a US shipyard, BOC announced today. BOC helps Bar-S Foods improve food safety with ozone and UV light technologies 21 January 2003 - BOC Gases Bar-S Foods Co., a nationally-branded hot dog and lunch meat processor, has installed BOC’s ozonated wash system and ultra-violet light pathogen intervention technologies in its three food processing plants to help fight the battle against the food-borne pathogens such as listeria monocytogenes (listeria). EMC water treatment plants recognized for safety, environmental performance 06 January 2003 - BOC Gases The St. Louis-based water services company, owned by BOC of Murray Hill, N.J., has helped municipalities win several awards from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and from state and national associations for excellent operations at 10 of the facilities it manages. BOC Gases introduces Gas Source program 17 December 2002 - BOC Gases BOC Gases today announced the launching of the Gas Source distributor program to supply and service a wider range of Canadian customers who use BOC Gases’ gas products, related equipment and supplies. The Gas Source program not only targets BOC Gases’ existing network of partners, but also industrial gas and equipment distributors that would like to complement their existing product lines and business focus. BOC to show customers ways to improve operations using eBusiness capabilities 04 December 2002 - BOC Gases BOC is inviting U.S. Gulf Coast companies to two one-day seminars in December to learn how to keep better track of operations, reduce the total cost of ownership for the gases supply chain, and ensure accurate supply through state-of-the art technology customized to meet specific needs. Fiber optics makers can cut costs with right-sized raw material supply system 20 November 2002 - BOC Gases Properly aligning fiber optics production requirements with gas and chemical supply systems can significantly cut costs for hard-pressed manufacturers, a BOC fiber optics expert told attendees at an industry conference. Thinkage, Odom`s Tennessee Pride write recipe for total product control 13 November 2002 - BOC Gases Executives from Thinkage Systems and Odom’s Tennessee Pride told attendees of the 2002 American Meat Industry annual convention how to achieve total product control in a real-world food processing setting. BOC Gazy to supply combustion equipment and gases to Bate 05 September 2002 - BOC Gases BOC Gazy has been awarded a contract for the supply of industrial gases and combustion equipment to Baterpol’s lead smelting and refining facility in Katowice, Poland. BOC/Progressive Industries supply University of Illinois with compressed gases & eBusiness services 27 August 2002 - BOC Gases Progressive Industries, Inc., a Chicago-based minority business partner of BOC, won the compressed gases supply contract with the University of Illinois at Chicago. In support of PII, BOC will supply UIC with compressed medical, industrial and specialty cylinder gases as well as liquid helium, nitrogen and carbon dioxide for use in the university’s various educational departments, research laboratories and university hospital. BOC experts stress importance of raw material purity and supply in optical fiber production 26 August 2002 - BOC Gases Optical fiber manufacturers concerned with achieving top quality while holding supply costs in check will want to hear what a trio of BOC experts have to say about the importance of raw material purity and supply. BOC installs oxy-fuel burner systems at Johnson Matthey’s precious metal refinery 12 August 2002 - BOC Gases BOC is working with Johnson Matthey Chemicals to improve the operational efficiency and environmental performance of their new rotary furnaces at its precious metal refinery with the installation of three BOC low emission swirl oxy-fuel burner systems. BOC helps UK TV show go with a bang 12 August 2002 - BOC Gases BOC has lent its expertise to Channel 5’s evening show, Combat Cars, that crashes onto our screens this month. Plans for global hydrogen fuel cell bus trials unveiled 05 August 2002 - BOC Gases BOC is to work with BP to supply hydrogen for a fleet of fuel cell buses which will begin operational field trials serving fare-paying passengers around London in the UK from late 2003 and Perth in Australia from 2004. BOC to show customers ways to improve operations using eBusiness capabilities 31 July 2002 - BOC Gases BOC is inviting companies on the West Coast to two daylong seminars in August to learn how to reduce purchasing and ownership costs, keep better track of operations and ensure consistent supply through state-of-the art technology customized to meet specific needs. BOC completes ETOL pipeline acquisition following merger clearance 23 July 2002 - BOC Gases BOC has announced it has completed the purchase of the industrial assets of Enron Teesside Operations Limited. The purchase was completed on July 12 following approval of the acquisition by The Secretary of State for Trade and Industry. BOC Burnjector helps steel mill improve operations 08 July 2002 - BOC Gases Since incorporating the BOC Burnjector technology into its operations in August, 2001, CitiSteel, a carbon plate steel mill based in Claymont, Del., has improved the energy efficiency and productivity of its manufacturing processes. BOC rolls out trailer-mounted LoTOx TM NOx control pilot unit 24 June 2002 - BOC Gases Companies that want to evaluate the effectiveness of the BOC LoTOx nitrogen oxide control technology on emissions can test the LoTOx system at their plant using a mobile, trailer-mounted pilot unit. The unit enables BOC to optimize the design of the LoTOx NOx control system prior to permanent installation. Thinkage adds remote monitoring to support customer access to plant information 20 June 2002 - BOC Gases Food processors using Thinkage LLC’s Think Gates service to control the state of their product now have another tool to increase yield and improve product consistency. Thinkage has added a computerized customer operations and management service center to support customer access to key plant information. BOC unveils new mixing panel for hospitality trade 19 June 2002 - BOC Gases BOC Sureflow, the UK’s leading supplier of dispense gas to the hospitality industry, today announced the launch of a new gas mixing panel specifically designed to allow smaller outlets to offer customers a wider range of beers. BAKERS keep cool with BOC`s flour chilling technology 18 June 2002 - BOC Gases Bakers looking to improve product consistency by maintaining uniform and accurate ingredient temperatures have been turning to BOC's flour chilling system in ever-increasing numbers. 'Bakers love the fact that the technology produces consistent flour temperatures (+/- 1/2° F) even in extreme heat,' says BOC's Amy Ficon, marketing manager, bakery segment, food market sector. BOC launches web services-enabled gases management tool 17 June 2002 - BOC Gases BOC has launched Arrowhead2, a new web services-enabled capability that provides customers with a tool to manage their industrial gases products from order to payment to replenishment. BOC, AirPol finalize NOx control offering to pulp and paper industry 03 June 2002 - BOC Gases BOC and AirPol, a subsidiary of MPM Technologies, have finalized a licensing agreement for BOC's innovative, LoTOxTM nitrogen oxide, or NOx, control technology. BOC and AirPol will jointly market the technology to both the pulp and paper and waste incineration industries. BOC provides advanced energy injection system to steel recycling industry 21 May 2002 - BOC Gases BOC has announced the first Australian placement of its patented Burnjector technology, an advanced chemical energy injection system for the electric arc furnace, at OneSteel’s steel scrap recycling plant at Rooty Hill, Sydney. BOC helps hamburger maker freeze better burgers 16 May 2002 - BOC Gases A hamburger manufacturer in St. Louis is increasing yield, reducing nitrogen consumption and saving money after adding a BOC cryogenic impingement freezer to one of its processing lines. BOC celebrates UK contract success with atomic energy leader 09 May 2002 - BOC Gases BOC has been awarded a major contract, worth nearly £18m, by the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority to supply industrial and special gases to all its UK facilities. BOC to highlight contin