Acquisitions

Versum Materials has been selected as the new company name for the Materials Technologies business of Air Products. Air Products announced plans in September for a tax-free spin-off of this business to US shareholders on...

Memphis-based nexAir has announced the acquisition of the assets and operations of National Balloon & Banner, trading as HICO of Jackson, a 28 year-old helium distributor in Jackson, Mississippi.

Miller Electric and IMPACT Engineering join together to bolster welding intelligence offerings.

Praxair, Inc. has signed a joint marketing agreement with Atmosphere Engineering.

Air Liquide Advanced Technologies US, LLC has acquired Massachusetts-based PoroGen Corporation, a leading manufacturer of porous polymeric membranes for use in many industries including oil and gas, refining and petrochemicals, energy, power generation, and aerospace.

MOCON, Inc. has merged its wholly-owned subsidiary Baseline-MOCON, Inc., into the parent company, effective Oct. 1.

Minnesota-based welding and industrial gas distributor Central McGowan Inc. (CMI) has announced the opening of a new 12,000 sq. ft. automation manufacturing facility adjacent to its headquarters in St. Cloud.

CIMC Enric has signed an agreement with the three shareholder companies of Sinopacific Offshore Engineering Co Ltd (SOE) at the former’s R&D Centre in Shenzhen, southern China for the official transfer of equity.

Air Liquide is accelerating its growth in the Turkish market with the acquisition of Messer Aligaz Sanayi Gazlari, a subsidiary of fellow Tier One company Messer Group GmbH.

On Sept. 15, 2015, the Hungarian subsidiary of Messer – the largest privately managed industrial gas specialist, its head office in Bad Soden near Frankfurt am Main – signed a purchase contract with Air Liquide...