Keyword: Industrial gases

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Air Products Starts up New Plant in China

07.04.2017 - US industrial gases producer Air Products has started up on a new oxygen and nitrogen plant in China’s southern Guangdong province, supporting a unnamed “leading global...

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Air Products Drops Bid for Yingde Gases

28.03.2017 - Air Products has abandoned its proposed bid for Yingde Gases, China’s largest industrial gases producer, leaving the door open for a rival offer to be accepted from private equity...

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Praxair Agrees Gases Supply Deal with Celanese

23.02.2017 - US industrial gases group Praxair, currently in the midst of merging with German rival Linde, has signed a 15-year agreement with chemical producer Celanese for the supply of...

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Air Products Bids for China’s Yingde

11.01.2017 - Major industrial gases group Air Products has confirmed its offer to buy China’s Yingde Gases Group. The US-based company submitted a proposal letter late last month expressing a...

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Praxair and Linde Resume Merger Talks

01.12.2016 - US industrial gases group Praxair has resumed efforts to negotiate a merger with German rival Linde. Both companies have confirmed Praxair’s approach to restart discussions, and...

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Air Liquide in €3.3 Billion Capital Increase

16.09.2016 - French industrial gases producer Air Liquide has announced a capital increase to help finance its $13.4 billion acquisition of US-based Airgas. Through the sale of new shares on...

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Linde Loses Leaders in Praxair Talks’ Collapse

15.09.2016 - Despite M&A activity continuing to focus on the agrochemicals sectors, the rumblings in the industrial gases sector have not gone unnoticed, if – beneath the surface – they may be...

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Linde and Praxair End Merger Talks

13.09.2016 - Linde and Praxair have called off talks they confirmed in mid-August about creating a mammoth in the industrial gases sector. Germany-based Linde said its management made the...