Acquisitions

Industrial gas distributor Maine Oxy has acquired welding products supplier Strate Welding Supply in a move that will strengthen its customer service in the eastern US.

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Nippon Gases has signed a deal to acquire respiratory home therapies specialist Esteve Teijin Healthcare (ETH).

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, has acquired Sky Oxygen, a full-service industrial gas and welding supply business.

Global engineering and construction company McDermott has sold its CB&I business, which specialises in the design and manufacturing of storage facilities, tanks, and terminals and energy and industrial markets, to a consortium of financial investors.

Global energy company Woodside has signed a revised engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract with Bechtel in the US for the development of Louisiana LNG.

Industrial gas distributor Maine Oxy has acquired an equity position in Pennsylvania-based Torco Supply Co., an industrial equipment supplier.

Brazil-based Metalplan Equipamentos LTDA has been acquired by Atlas Copco Group.

Reliance Finance and Investments has signed a deal to acquire a 21% stake in US-based helium gas exploration company Wavetech Helium, Inc. (WHI) for $12m.

Atlas Copco has acquired the compressor business of Malaysia-based JetCan Engineering Sdn Bhd (JetCan).