Argentina

One of the region’s thought to be a point of contention in the proposed merger of equals of Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG is South America.

From the very first month of the year, 2017 proved to be a strong year for the industrial gases industry – full of project announcements, capacity investments, and breaking M&A news from around the globe.

Rewind 12 months and with China’s once rampant growth in check, South and Central America’s emerging economies were coming into view for those geared around going where the growth is.

Air Liquide has announced plans to build a hydrogen (H2) production plant and expand its long-term supply of H2 to Argentina’s leading refiner.

Lifeguard Technologies, Inc., an industrial safety hose manufacturer, has strengthened its global operations with added in-house capabilities via new employees and the successful launch of its South American expansion.

LifeGuard Technologies, a US company specialised in industrial safety, has officially opened a new branch in Buenos Aires, Argentina, called ‘LifeGuard Technologies – South America.’

A fertiliser plant in Bahia Blanca, Argentina, has increased its production thanks to an offering from Siemens.

Italy’s Oerlikon, with its Segment Drive Systems, has revealed plans to expand into the South American market with its products, Oerlikon Fairfield and Oerlikon Graziano, and offerings to the industry.

Galileo Technologies installed nine Galileo MX 200 compressors at the Pan American Energy (PAE) unit in Cerro Dragon, Chubut province, Argentina. Seven of them are used for gathering applications and the other two, for wellhead...

The Argentina based company CNG Galileo has announced it is changing its name to better reflects the groups involvement in many facets of the industrial gases business.