The North American industrial gas market will be all the stronger for Air Liquide’s merger with Airgas, Inc., says the latter’s new Vice-Chairman of the Board, Michael J. Graff.
So the ink is finally dry on the biggest deal in the industrial gases business in years, with the key signatures committed to contracts and glasses raised across both sides of the Atlantic.
Air Liquide has just announced the expected completion of the acquisition of Airgas, Inc., a $13.4bn deal first revealed in November 2015 and recently the subject of all necessary closing conditions and approvals.
Air Liquide has announced that the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has cleared the company’s acquisition of Airgas, satisfying the final regulatory condition to the closing of the acquisition.
Linde LLC has signed a contract with WestAir Gases and Equipment, further expanding the industrial gas corporations’ network of independent distributors.
The Linde Group’s newly released 2015 results show a group revenue rise of 5.3% to €17.9bn and a similar increase in operating profit, up 5.4% to €4.1bn.
The Linde Group has released its 2015 results, demonstrating a continued solid performance as it once again achieved increases in both group revenue and operating profit.
Airgas, Inc. has announced that it has partnered with the International Safety Equipment Association (ISEA) to support 80 associates in the completion of Qualified Safety Sales Professional (QSSP) certification.
Linde Gas Singapore and Celanese Singapore (Celanese) have today announced a new agreement that strengthens the existing relationship between both companies.
Air Liquide has announced its entry into the Colombian market with a €40m investment in a new carbon dioxide (CO2) production plant and cogeneration unit.
