M&A

A-Gas Americas has bought Refri-Claim®, the reclamation division of ICOR International.

Motion control specialist Parker Hannifin has acquired President Engineering Group Limited (PEGL) – in an attempt to strengthen its LNG, mining, and industrial gas offering.

Praxair has acquired Tecnogas, a local producer and distributor of carbon dioxide and industrial gases in Peru.

Praxair has secured a deal to acquire Yara International ASA’s European CO2 business – which enhances the Tier One company’s CO2 offering in Europe.

Emerson has acquired Spectrex Inc., a leading manufacturer of flame and open path gas detectors.

Connecticut-based industrial, medical and specialty gases distributor Tech Air has completed another acquisition in the field, this time with Dallas, Texas-based Gas & Alloy Supply Co. (GASCO).

There are few subjects that have impacted the industrial gas industry in the United States over the past 25 years more than mergers and acquisitions (M&A).

M&M International, a manufacturer if general purpose solenoid valves for over 30 years, has been acquired by Rotork Instruments.

Airgas, Inc. has acquired the assets and operations of Weldinghouse, Inc. and its affiliates, effective July 17, 2015, and Priority Energy Services, LLC, effective July 20, 2015.

Tech Air, a Connecticut-based distributor of industrial, medical, and specialty gases and related welding supplies, announced today that it has acquired Mobile, AL-based L&M Welding Supply, Inc. (“L&M”).