Industrial gases producers reported a strong second quarter. Praxair’s net income increased 20%, to $342 million ($1.08)/share, on sales up 23%, to $2.9 billion. The consensus of... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/13177.html
Airgas says net income for the quarter ended June 30 grew 38% from the prior year, to $68.9 million (81 cts/diluted share). Sales increased 22% to $1.1 billion. Acquisitions... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/13189.html
Airgas says it will build a 450-m.t./day liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) plant to supply an ethanol plant that First United Ethanol (FUEL; Camille, GA) is constructing at Camilla. Airgas... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/12901.html
Praxair reported first-quarter net income up 20%, to $318 million (99 cts/share), excluding a pension settlement charge, on sales up 22%, to about $2.7 billion. The consensus of... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/11527.html
Praxair says it will build an air separation plant with a capacity of 2,000 m.t./day, to supply industrial gases to the advanced thin-film-transistor liquid-crystal-display (TFT-LCD)... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/11500.html
BOC Lien Hwa (BOCLH), a joint venture between The Linde Group and Lien Hwa, says it has signed a contract with Nexpower Technology (Taichung, Taiwan) for the supply of high-purity... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/10693.html
Bolstered by demand from the energy sector and a strong global manufacturing environment, industrial gases makers seem immune to rumblings of an industry slowdown. Sector revenues hit... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/10601.html
Industrial gases demand thus far has been immune to the recent economic slowdown in North America, with all major players posting solid revenue growth in 2007. Global industrial gases... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/10630.html
Air Liquide posted a 12% increase in net profits for 2007, to €1.12 billion, on sales up 8%, to €11.8 billion. Fourth-quarter figures were not disclosed but Air Liquide says... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/10340.html
Air Liquide says it has signed contracts with Posco (Pohang, Korea) and Shenhua Ningxia Coal Industry Group (Beijing) to design and build large air separation units in Korea and China... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/10308.html
Air Products aims to continue to march performance higher with a more focused, less cyclical, and a higher growth and return mix of businesses. The company has spent the past few years... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/10179.html
Industrial gases producers had a strong fourth quarter and beat analysts’ earnings estimates. Praxair reported net income up 17%, to $316 million (98 cts/share), on sales up 19%... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/10028.html
U.S. industrial gases producers had a strong first quarter, and beat analysts’ earnings estimates. Praxair reported net income up 17%, to $316 million (98 cts/share), on sales up... http://www.chemweek.com/markets/industrial_gases/9961.html
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