Delivery programme
and locations2010/2011
Gases, know-how and service
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The company
Messer is one of the leading industrial gas compa-nies, and is active in over 30 countries in Europeand Asia, as well as Peru, with over 60 operatingcompanies. The international activities are managedfrom Frankfurt am Main, whilst management ofcore technical functions – logistics, engineering,production and application technology – is under-taken from Krefeld. In 2010, 5,288 employees generated consolidated sales of € 909 million.
From acetylene to xenon, the Messer Group hasone of the most diverse product portfolios on themarket – the company produces industrial gasessuch as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide,hydrogen, helium, shielding gases for welding, specialty gases, medical gases and many differentgas mixtures.
The Messer Group has state-of-the-art research andcompetence centers in which it develops appliedtechnologies for the use of gases in almost everysector of industry, in food technology, medicine aswell as research and science.
Messer Group GmbH
Messer Group GmbH
Messer-Platz 1D-65812 Bad Soden Phone +49 (0) 61 96 - 77 60 - 0Fax +49 (0) 61 96 - 77 60 - 442
Messer Group GmbH
Gahlingspfad 31D-47803 KrefeldPhone. +49 (0) 21 51 - 78 11 - 0Fax +49 (0) 21 51 - 78 11 - 501
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1910
1946
Move into US market
Expansion in Europe and the USA
Dr. Hans Messer assumes control
Merger with Knapsack-Griesheim AG (Hoechst) to form Messer Griesheim GmbH
Expansion in Eastern Europe – two billion deutschmark turnover mark reached
Takeover of Hoechst shares by investment funds
Buyback of all the MEC Group’s shares by the Messer family
Start-up of seven new air separation units in Europe. Expansion in China.
Move to a joint group head office Bad Soden.
Adolf Messer found Frankfurter Acetylen-Gas-Gesellschaft, Höchst am Main/Frankfurt, Germany
First air separation plant
Production of arc welding electrodes
Further expansion in Western Europe and the USA
Globalisation strategy pursued
Stefan Messer becomes member of Executive Board
Sale of Cutting and Welding Division (MEC Group) to the Messer family
Buyback of all shares by the Messer family after sale of Messer in Germany, UK and USA.
Stefan Messer becomes CEO
Launch of Messer Industriegase GmbH in Germany
Start-up of two air separation units in Europe and three in China.
The story of the Messer Group
20102011
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Messer Group GmbH
The Supervisory Board
1 Dr. Jürgen Heraeus: Chairman, industrialist, Chairman of the SupervisoryBoard of Heraeus Holding GmbH
2 Dr. Bodo Lüttge: Vice Chairman, business graduate
3 Petra Messer: Member of the owningfamily and responsible for the Messerfoundations
4 Peter Wilhelm Storm van’s Gravesande:
Consultant 5 Dr. Karl-Gerhard Seifert: Chairman of the
Executive Board of AllessaChemie GmbH, chemist
The Management
Stefan Messer, CEO: Central Sales, BusinessDevelopment/Strategic Marketing, Corporate Communications, Human Resources, RegionalManagement West, Central and South-East Europe, Peru and Vietnam
Dr. Hans-Gerd Wienands, CFO: Finance, Tax, Legal, Controlling, Accounting and Internal Audit, IT, Logistik, Sourcing and Filling,Engineering and Production, SHEQ, RegionalManagement China Stefan Messer (r.) and
Dr. Hans-Gerd Wienands (l.)
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Products
Our program „for a successful atmosphere”
From acetylene to xenon, the Messer Group offersyou much more than gases which meet yourneeds. Our expertise in application technology isboth comprehensive and specialised, and thereforeprovides the key to the optimisation of processes in terms of quality, economy and innovation.
Your company will profit as a result, no matter what sector you work in: whether transport, food, chemical, petrochemical, metallurgy, environmentaltechnology, electronics, medicine, industrial or welding technology.
The same applies to the various delivery methods:from cylinders to road or rail tankers through to pipelines or on-site facilities. Together, we will find the solution that best fits your individual gasrequirements.
Whether liquefied or gaseous, we will supply thegas products you need in their exact volume andquality.
Of course, our portfolio also includes the ideal hard-ware for using our products in the most effectiveway.
Let our expertise make your company more successful!
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Separating air to produce gases.
What is air?
Air is a mixture of gases, consisting primarily
of nitrogen (78 %), oxygen (21 %) and the
inert gas argon (0.9 %). The remaining 0.1 %
is made up mostly of carbon dioxide and the
inert gases neon, helium, krypton and xenon.
And what is air separation?
Air can be separated into its components by
means of distillation in special units. So-called air
fractionating plants employ a thermal process
known as cryogenic rectification to separate the
individual components from one another in order
to produce high-purity nitrogen, oxygen and argon
in liquid and gaseous form.
Compression of air
Ambient air is drawn in, filtered andcompressed to approx. 6 bar by a compressor.
Precooling of air
To separate air into its components,it must first be liquefied at an extremely lowtemperature. As a first step, the compressedair is precooled with chilled water.
Purification of air
Impurities such as water vapour andcarbon dioxide are then removed from the airin a so-called molecular sieve.
Cooling of air
Because the gases which make up aironly liquefy at very low temperatures, the puri-fied air in the main heat exchanger is cooled toapprox. -175 °C. The cooling is achieved by
Oxygen Nitrogen Argon
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Products
Separation of air
Separation of air into pure oxygen and pure nitrogen is performed in twocolumns, the medium-pressure and the low-pressure columns. The difference in boilingpoint of the constituents is exploited for theseparation process. Oxygen becomes a liquidat -183 °C and nitrogen at -196 °C.The continuous evaporation and condensationbrought about by the intense exchange ofmatter and heat between the rising steamand the descending liquid produces purenitrogen at the top of the low-pressurecolumn and pure oxygen at the bottom.Argon is separated in additional columns andinvolves some extra steps in the process.
Withdrawal and storage
Gaseous oxygen and nitrogen are fedinto pipelines for transport to users,e.g. steelworks. In liquid form, oxygen,
nitrogen and argon are stored in tanks andtransported to customers by tanker lorries.
Oxygen supply
Nitrogen supply
means of internal heat exchange, in which the flows of cold gas generated during the process cool the compressed air. Rapid reduction of the pressure then causes thecompressed air to cool further, whereby itundergoes partial liquefaction. Now the air isready for the separating column, where theactual separation takes place.
1 10 100 1.000 10.000 m3/h
Purity100 %
99,9 %
99 %
90 %
Cylinders
and
bundles
Liquid gas supply Cryogenic air
separation units
Membrane
units
PSA units
Purity100 %99 %
93 %
90 %1 10 100 1.000 10.000 m3/h
Cylinders
and
bundles
Liquid gas supply Cryogenic air
separation units
VPSA/VSA units
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Pipeline gases
In integrated industrial areas with a large number of bulk customers, for example in steel productionor in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry,gases such as oxygen or nitrogen can be suppliedcentrally via a system of pipelines engineered andmanaged by Messer.
On-site
If it is not possible to connect a bulk customer to a pipeline system, a production unit will be built on-site, which in many cases is operated remotely.
Air separation units for:
OxygenNitrogenArgon
Cryogenic generators for:
OxygenNitrogen
Membrane units for:
Nitrogen
PSA units for:
OxygenNitrogen
VPSA/VSA units for:
Oxygen
Steam reformers for:
Hydrogen
With on-site facilities it is possible to extract drycompressed air.
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Gases in road tankers and storage tanks
The most economically effective way to supply“medium” volumes is to transport and store themas cryogenic liquid and compressed gases in roadtankers. We provide our products in insulated storage containers with vaporizers or in pressurevessels on your site.
Argon OxicutGrieson OxygenHelium NitrogenCarbon dioxide HydrogenNitrocut
Technical gases in cylinders
Cylinders or bundles are ideal for supplying smaller volumes of gases, especially for weldingtechnology*.
Argon Argon mixturesCarbon dioxideOxygenNitrogenSynthetic airetc.
Megalas – operating gas for lasers
Fuel gases such as:
AcetyleneButaneNatural gasMAPPPropanePropellant according to DIN 51622
Hydrogen
*Inert welding gases:
Ferroline – Inert welding gas forordinary and low-alloy steel
Inoxline – Inert welding gas for high-alloy steel
Aluline – Inert welding gas for aluminium and non-ferrous metal
Formiergas – Root protection forhigh-alloy and some low-alloy steel
Products
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Specialty gases
Messer offers an extensive range of high puritygases, standard mixtures and custom-made gas mixtures in any technically possible combination. Wesupply various specialty gases in volumes rangingfrom pressure cans to 300 bar cylinder bundles.
Liquid helium (in dewars or tank containers)
High purity gases:
Argon up to 6.0Helium up to 6.0Carbon dioxide up to 5.5Oxygen up to 5.5Nitrogen up to 6.0Hydrogen up to 6.0
Noble gases:
NeonKryptonXenon
Standard mixtures:
Argon/methaneBanana-ripening gasMixtures for lighting technologyHelium/hydrogenLaser mixturesExtinction gasesSynthetic airetc.
Individual mixtures:
In response to customer request, Messer preparesmixtures (calibrating gases, test gases) from morethan one hundred possible components from thepercentage to ppb range. If necessary, we can provide a certificate from an accredited institute.
Carbon monoxide
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Products
Hydrocarbons:
AcetyleneButaneEthyleneMethanePropanePropyleneetc.
Inorganic gases:
AmmoniaChlorineHydrogen chlorideRefrigerantsNitrogen oxideSulphur dioxideSulphur hexafluorideHydrogen sulphide
Laboratory gases:
Gases and gas mixtures in small quantities in pressure cans and corresponding withdrawalsystems, gas purifying systems.
Gases for the electronics industry:
High purity inorganic gases and gas mixtures forproducing semiconductors
Food gases:
All of Messer’s pure gases and gasmixtures used in the food industryare named Gourmet. The gasessatisfy the highest quality standardsand are permitted by the EuropeanUnion for food applications.
The following extract gives you an overview of our gases and gas mixtures:
Gourmet C Carbon dioxideGourmet N NitrogenGourmet O OxygenGourmet A Argon
Gourmet N80
80 % Nitrogen20 % Carbon dioxide
Gourmet N70
70 % Nitrogen30 % Carbon dioxide
Gourmet O70
70 % Oxygen30 % Carbon dioxide
Gourmet N50
50 % Nitrogen50 % Carbon dioxide
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Medical gases
Messer produces and distributes medical gases in accordance with the requirements of EuropeanPharmacopeia and in line with European GMP guidelines. The medical business is divided into the fields of institutional care and home care, which are supplied with a variety of medical gases:
Medical oxygen, liquid and gaseousNitrous oxide, medicalAir, medicalNitrogen, liquidCarbon dioxide, liquid and gaseousHeliumSpecial medical gas mixtures and pulmonary function gases
Further technologies and the associated hardwareare also offered for the area of home care, such asoxygen concentrators.
Hardware
Messer provides the equipment or gas supplysystems necessary to use our products includingexpert advice on how to operate them.
Hardware for technical and specialty gases
in cylinders:
Pressure regulatorExpansion stationsWithdrawal systemsLaboratory equipmentSafety devicesPurging devicesValves and manometers
Hardware for cryogenic liquid gases:
Super isolated transfer linesTransport and storage containersTransfer systems
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Gas supply
Products
Largethroughput
Smallthroughput
Messer transport customer
PipelineAir separation units
Tank
Filling plantCylinder truck
Service truck
TankerStorage tank
On-site facilities
Dewar
Bundle
Cylinders
Tailor-made and local
With the Messer Group, you can take this headlineat face value. With over 120 locations in the im-portant markets of Europe, Asia and in Peru, we are always close to you. We also have specialtygases plants in Austria, Belgium, France, Hungary,Switzerland and China. Your advantages: Short delivery distances and products customized for your market and your individual requirements.
Our commitment to your success doesn’t stophere. We have established technical competencecenters in Germany, Austria, France, Hungary, Switzerland and China to focus our efforts on innovation – for your industry as well.
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Overview of competence centers:
• Industry, metallurgy, heat treatment, burner technology: Gumpoldskirchen, Austria
• Food industry, chemistry, pharmaceutics: Mitry-Mory, France
• Welding and Cutting: Krefeld, Germany; Dällikon,Switzerland; Budapest, Hungary and Shanghai,China
• Cryogenic grinding of foodstuffs, plastics etc.: Krefeld, Germany
Locations
Countries Page
Albania 18Algeria 19Austria 20Belgium 21Bosnia-Herzegovina 22Bulgaria 23Croatia 24Czech Republic 25Denmark 26Estonia 27France 28Germany 29Hungary 30Italy 31Russia (Kaliningrad) 32Latvia 33Lithuania 34Macedonia 35Montenegro 36Netherlands 37People’s Republic of China 38Peru 39Poland 40Portugal 41Romania 42Serbia 43Slovakia 44Slovenia 45Spain 46Switzerland 47Turkey 48Ukraine 49Vietnam 50
Albania
Messer Albagas Sh.p.k.
Zona e re industrialeRruga Nacionale, Korça, ShqiperiPhone/Fax +355 8225 4949
Messer Albagas was established in September 2007as a 100 per cent subsidiary of the Messer Group.The company, which currently has three employees,has its headquarters in Korça in the southeast of thecountry.
Messer Albagas can supply its customers with thecomplete range of industrial, medical and specialtygases. One area of focus is supplying hospitals andclinics with medical gases, primarily liquid medicaloxygen. Messer Albagas is one of two companies inAlbania who are authorized to supply medical gases.
Korça
Company
Filling plant
Gas centre
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Algier, CheragaSkikda
Company
Air separation unit
Pipeline
Messer Algérie SPA
Lotissement RADI H’Mida n° 02Cheraga, AlgerPhone +213 21 37 57 88
+213 21 36 63 63+213 21 36 73 73 +213 21 36 12 12
Fax +213 21 37 57 88
To supply its customers, Messer Algérie has twonitrogen generators in Skikda, with a total productioncapacity of 6,000 cubic meters per hour. A nine-kilometer pipeline delivers gaseous nitrogen to the customers. With these plants, Messer Algériecovers a large part of the nitrogen demand in theindustrial region of Skikda.
Messer Algérie, based in Algiers, is a joint venturebetween Messer and ENGI, an Algerian industrialgas manufacturer. The joint venture was founded in1998 in order to supply four major petrochemicalcustomers in Skikda with nitrogen. Skikda is situatedabout 500 kilometres east of the Algerian capital andis one of the largest petrochemical industry regions in Algeria.
Algeria
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Austria
Messer Austria GmbH
Industriestraße 52352 GumpoldskirchenPhone +43 50603 0Fax +43 50603 [email protected]
Messer Medical Austria GmbH
Linzer Straße 44-461140 Wien Phone +43 1 78088-0Fax +43 17898831 medical-austria@messergroup.comwww.messermedical.atwww.rehaboerse.at
Messer Austria has been a part of the MesserGroup since 1969 and currently consists of sevenlocations and 70 gas centers. State-of-the-artproduction and filling facilities are operated at ourlocation in Gumpoldskirchen; gas centers and fillingplants in every state ensure a quick and individualgas supply. Messer Austria operates air separationunits, stores or transports gases in road tankers orcylinder systems and also produces gases on-site.At its own European research and developmentcenter in Gumpoldskirchen, the company optimisesits innovative services as well as its high temperatureprocesses on the modern burner stand.
Our specially-trained personnel test customerrequests for different application technologies in our facilities for use in the food, industrial, chemi-cal, environmental and metallurgy sectors. In the medical sector, Messer Medical Austria focuses on the Institutional Care und Home Care sectors as the leading Austrian distributor of products frominternational medical equipment manufacturers.
Herzogenburg
Gumpoldskirchen
Wien
70 gas centres Graz
Weissenstein
Thalheim
8 On-site facilities
Sulz
SchwazBad Blumau
Unterpremstetten
Company
Subsidiary
Air separation unit
Acetylene production
On-site production
Hydrogen production
Technical center
Filling plant
Gas centre
CO2 production
Specialty gases plant
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Messer Belgium N.V.
Nieuwe Weg 1Haven 10532070 ZwijndrechtPhone +32 3 561 61 11Fax +32 3 561 61 01
OxysphAir S.P.R.L.
Chaussée d’Ath 2427850 MarcqPhone +32 2 397 02 45Fax +32 2 397 02 46
bECO2 bvba
Nieuwe Weg 12070 ZwijndrechtPhone +32 3 561 61 11Fax +32 3 561 61 01
Messer has been active in practically every sector of the Belgian market for more than 100 years – incylinder gases as well as in the supply of liquid gases.The company helps its customers handle their cylindergas stocks and provides them with industry-specificgas applications for liquid gases. These servicesextend to total gas management, which includes picking up the cylinders and maintaining the gas facil-ities on site. The company’s many years of expertisego hand in hand with a wide range of products andcomprehensive services. In the medical sector in par-ticular, Messer Belgium has made a name for itselfwith its high safety and quality standards. In addition,its wholly owned subsidiary OxysphAir, based inMarcq, provides medical gases to hospitals and clinics, as well as for home care. Its bECO2 joint ven-ture has allowed Messer to establish a good positionin the CO2 market. With the commissioning of thenew CO2 plant in Zwijndrecht, approx. 130 kilotons of CO2 can be produced, purified and liquefied fromambient air, after which it is supplied to customers,including those in the food and beverage industry suchas breweries and greenhouses.
Belgium
Machelen
44 gas centers
Herstal
Gent
Deurne Houthalen
LichterveldeZelzate
La Louvière
one gas centrein Luxembourg
Company
Subsidiary
Filling plant
Gas centre
CO2 production
Specialty gases plant
Product source
Marcq
Kuurne
Zwijndrecht
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Bosnia-Herzegovina
Messer Sarajevo Plin d.o.o.
Rajlovacka bb71122 Sarajevo-RajlovacPhone +387 33 953 100Fax +387 33 953 129
Messer BH Gas d.o.o.
Rajlovacka bb71122 Sarajevo-RajlovacPhone +387 33 953 100Fax +387 33 953 129
Messer Mostar Plin d.o.o.
Rodoc bb88000 MostarPhone +387 36 35 25 51Tel./Fax +387 36 35 00 97
[email protected] www.messer.ba
With a market share of above 60 per cent Messer is the leading industrial gas company in Bosnia-Herzegovina. All the significant customers in Bosnia-Herzegovina in the food and beverage, medical andchemical segments are supplied with oxygen, CO2,acetylene, argon and nitrogen as well as cylindergases from local filling plants. Liquefied products are manufactured in the new air separation plant for air gases which started up in 2009.
The Messer Group has three companies in Bosnia-Herzegovina: Messer Sarajevo Plin, founded in 1998,Messer Mostar Plin, founded in 1997 and MesserBH Gas, founded in 2007. Since August 2004 Messerhas also been a majority owner of Plin Sarajevo DD,its joint venture partner in Messer Sarajevo Plin.
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Messer Sarajevo PlinLukavac
Messer Sarajevo PlinSarajevo - Rajlovac
Messer BH GasZenica
Messer Mostar PlinMostar
Company
Subsidiary
Air separation unit
Acetylene production
Filling plant
Messer BH GasSarajevo - Rajlovac
Messer Sarajevo PlinDC Bihac
Vratza
Sofia
Blagoevgrad
Plovdiv Stara Zagora
Burgass
Varna
Vidin
Montana PlevenLovetch
RousseShoumen
Sliven
Katurnitza Haskovo
Company
Subsidiary
Air separation unit
Filling plant
Gas centre
Messer Bulgaria EOOD
3 A Dimitar Peshev blvd.Sofia 1528Phone +359 2 807 3232 Fax +359 2 807 3211
The Messer Group location in Bulgaria was foundedin 1995. Messer Bulgaria is a leader in the Bulgariangas market. Apart from its domestic business, thecompany also serves customers in neighbouringcountries.
Messer Bulgaria has main locations in Sofia andVratza. Over 2,000 tons of liquefied gas and around20,000 cylinders are delivered to customers everymonth. The whole subsidiary is certified accordingto ISO 9001:2000.
The employees play a significant role in achievingthese and all other aims set by Messer Bulgaria.This is due to the high European working standardsas well as their familiarity with the special featuresof the Bulgarian market.
Bulgaria
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Svistov
Croatia
Messer Croatia Plin d.o.o.
Industrijska 110290 ZaprešićPhone +385 1 3310 326Fax +385 1 3310 265
Messer Croatia Plin has been operating in Croatiasince 1992 as a subsidiary of Messer Group. Thecompany is based in Zaprešić, not far away fromthe Croatian capital of Zagreb.
The air separation units in Zaprešić and Dugi Rat,the CO2 and nitrogen oxide production plant in Kutina and the acetylene production plant in Ribnjaciprovide the basis for a wide range of products andservices that Messer Croatia Plin offers to customersin various industries throughout the country.
The installation of an air separation unit in Zaprešićand a CO2 plant in Kutina have made it possible forthe company to expand its business in liquefiedgases and CO2.
Zagreb
Labin
Pula
ZadarSlavonski Brod
Vrbovec Ribnjaci
Kutina
Koprivnica
ČakovecVaraždin
Zaprešić
Samobor
Ravna Gora
Rijeka
Dugi Rat
Opuzen
Kašina
Company
Subsidiary
Air separation unit
Acetylene production
Filling plant
Gas centre
CO2 production
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Czech Republic
Messer Technogas s.r.o.
Zelený pruh 99140 02 Praha 4Phone +420 241 008 100Fax +420 241 008 140
MG Odra Gas, spol. s r. o.
Na Popinci 1088,739 32 VratimovPhone +420 595 682 186Fax +420 595 682 403
Two companies represent the Messer Group in theCzech Republic:
Messer Technogas, a wholly owned subsidiary of theMesser Group, is the main supplier of liquefied andcylinder gas products including technical systems,applications and services. The company has beenactive in the Czech market since 1991. The first deliveries to customers started in 1992, and businessactivities involving cylinder and liquefied gases weregreatly expanded just a year later.
MG Odra Gas is a joint venture between Messer (70 per cent) and the largest Czech steel manufac-turer Arcelor Mittal Steel Ostrava (30 per cent). Founded in 1992, the company is the essentialmanufacturing base for Messer Technogas and animportant supplier of technical gases: Arcelor MittalSteel Ostrava, Green Gas DPB and Biocel Paskov are supplied with gases directly via pipeline.
Kladno
Praha
Vratimov
151 gas centres
23 On-site facilities
Ostrava
Company
Subsidiary
Air separation unit
Acetylene production
Filling plant
On-site production
Gas centre
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Messer Danmark A/S
Venusvej 56000 KoldingPhone +45 7632 0220Fax +45 7632 0239
Messer Danmark is a 100 per cent subsidiary of theMesser Group. The company, which has its head-quarters in the Danish university city of Kolding, wasfounded in 2004.
Messer Danmark offers its customers an extensiverange of application-oriented and innovative proce-dures in which gases are used to optimise processes.Messer Danmark transports the required gases in tankers or produces them on the customer site.A specially trained team from Messer has specialisedin areas where no alternatives are available on theDanish market. Denmark’s leading discount grocerystore chain, Netto, for example, has chosen the Sibertechnology patented by Messer in which liquid CO2
is used and which provides a guaranteed and cost-optimised cold chain.
Denmark
Kolding
Company
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Estonia
Elme Messer Gaas A.S.
Kopli 10311712 TallinnPhone +372 610 2001Fax +372 610 2002
Elme Messer Gaas supplies the Estonian marketwith the entire product range of gases. A densenetwork of 36 gas centers facilitates a quick andcustomer-oriented supply of cylinder gases.
Elme Messer Gaas was founded in 1999 as a jointventure with one of the biggest industrial groups inthe Baltics (BLRT Grupp). The company is based inTallinn.
Elme Messer supplies customers in Estonia withliquid gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon andcarbon dioxide. Thanks to the special applicationexpertise of the Estonian Messer company, thesecustomers are predominantly from the shipbuilding,food and beverage, electronics, metallurgy andpetrochemical industries.
Tallinn Rapla
Rakvere
Väike-Maarja
Jõhvi
Sillamäe Narva
Paide
Tartu
ViljandiPärnu
Keila
Paldiski
Haapsalu
Kuressaare
Lihula
Valga
Võru
Põltsamaa
Käina
Company
Acetylene production
Filling plant
Gas centre
Jõgea
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France
Messer France S.A.S.
25, rue Auguste Blanche92816 Puteaux CedexPhone +33 1 40 80 33 00Fax +33 1 40 80 33 99
Messer France has a specialty gases plant in Mitry-Mory, five filling plants and various CO2 productionlocations throughout France – e.g. one with a capacityof 120,000 tons per year in Lavéra – as well as two airseparation units in Beauvais and Saint Herblain wherealso an acetylene plant is. Messer France has productslices of air separation units in Strasbourg, L’Isle-d’Abeau and Toulouse.Messer France is well known for its innovative applica-tions, particularly for the food industry, and continuesto build on this strength through its state-of-the-arttechnical competence center in Mitry-Mory.
The fusion of several gas companies resulted in the creation of the company Airgaz in 1973, which purchased SIAC, France’s second-largest supplier of CO2, in 1987. In 1989, this company became awholly owned subsidiary of Messer after the Lindeholdings had been sold. Since 1997, Airgaz/SIAC has been run under the name Messer France. Theheadquarters are located in Puteaux, near Paris.
St. Herblain
Carbon-Blanc
Lavéra
St. Georges /L’Isle d’Abeau
Nangis
Strasbourg
Folschviller
Puteaux
BeauvaisFretin
Rouen
Carpiquet
Mitry-Mory
300 gas centres
Colmar
AubagneToulouse
Company
Subsidiary
Air separation unit
Acetylene production
Technical center
Filling plant
Gas centre
CO2 production
Specialty gases plant
Product source
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Germany
Messer Industriegase GmbH
Messer-Platz 165812 Bad Soden Phone +49 (0) 61 96 -77 60 - 200Fax +49 (0) 61 96 -77 60 - 281
Messer Industriegase GmbH operates a state-of-the-art filling plant for technical gases in Siegen, anindustrial center for medium-sized metal workingenterprises. Gases for numerous industrial applica-tions are delivered in steel cylinders and cylinderbundles from this plant. The main areas of focus are cutting and welding, gases for a large numberof application-specific processes, medical gases and specialty gases. The comprehensive build-up of distribution partnersto supply the regional markets is gradually beingpursued from the core regions.
Messer in Germany offers the innovative 300-bartechnology for cylinder gases. This technology provides a higher content with an unchanged cylinder size and for this reason enables that thegas cylinders can be used for longer periods oftime. A new generation of valves facilitates the safe withdrawal of gases. The two air separation units in Siegen and Salzgitterprovide the company with its own production capa-cities for cryogenic liquefied gases.
Krefeld
Siegen
Bad Soden
Salzgitter
Company
Subsidiary
Air separation unit
Technical center
Filling plant
Gas centre
20 gas centres
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Hungary
Messer Hungarogáz Kft
Váci út 117.1044 BudapestP.O. Box 80, H-1325 BudapestPhone +36 1 4351 100Fax +36 1 4351 101
An air separation plant, two acetylene plants, twohydrogen production facilities and several fillingplants for cylinder gases make up the backbone ofMesser Hungarogáz, which operates over 130 gascenters throughout Hungary. A CO2 plant in thewestern Hungarian city of Ölbő is operated in a jointventure with the Hungarian oil and gas companyMOL. This facility produces highly purified carbondioxide suitable for use in the demanding foodindustry as well. Specialists at the “European Con-trol Center” at the headquarters in Budapest moni-tor and manage a total of 17 on-site facilities. Theseare located in Hungary as well as at other majorcustomers of its European sister companies.
The calibration laboratory for gas analysis at MesserHungarogáz was recognized as an officially accreditedlab. This means that Messer Hungarogáz has thefirst and so far only certified testing laboratory.
Messer Hungarogáz has been an active player inthe Hungarian market since 1989 and is one ofthe country’s leading producers of industrial gases.
Company
Air separation unit
Acetylene production
On-site production
Hydrogen production
Filling plant
Gas centre
CO2 production
Specialty gases plant
Pipeline
Györ
Ölbö
Budapest
Dunaföldvár
Pétfürdő
Szolnok
Nyíregyháza
Tiszaújváros
Nyergesújfalu
Dorog
130 gas centres
Dunavarsány
Hatvan
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Italy
Messer Italia S.p.A.
Via Cav. V. Tedeschi, 110036 Settimo Torinese TOPhone +39 011 89 302 11Fax +39 011 89 302 38
Settimo-Torinese(Torino)
Siena
Napoli
20 gas centres
FirenzeCompany
Subsidiary
Filling plant
Gas centre
CO2 production
Piacenza
In Italy, Messer has branches in Piacenza, Florenceand Naples as well as three cylinder filling plants in Padua, Naples and at its head office in Settimo-Torinese near Turin. The company offers its cus-tomers the full range of liquefied and compressedindustrial gases as well as specialty gases. At its filling plants in Brugine (Padua) and Settimo-Torinese, Messer Italia uses state-of-the-art tech-nology for gas cylinder filling. The 300-bar fillingtechnology offered by Messer boosts storage capac-ity by 50 per cent thanks to the increased pressurecompared with the usual 200-bar cylinders. Messeris the only industrial and medical gases specialist inItaly to offer this innovative technology. Messer is one of the biggest CO2 suppliers in Italy,with two carbon dioxide production units in thethermal area of Tuscany. The natural carbon dioxideis sourced from underground wells and conforms tothe highest quality standards. The company’s maincustomers include leading manufacturers from thefood and beverage industry, the chemical industryand the metallurgical industry. These customersbenefit from the high product quality, security ofsupply and associated service offered by Messer.
Padova
31
000 Elme Messer K
Sudostroitelnaya 75236011 KaliningradPhone +7 4012 395 255Fax +7 4012 395 592
Kaliningrad is an important strategic pillar in the Baltic region within the entire Elme Messer organi-zation.
Elme Messer K has been operating in the Russianenclave of Kaliningrad since 1999. A filling plantand three gas centers supply the market, whichhas a population of just under one million, with the Messer Group’s entire range of gases.
Hospitals, refrigerator manufacturers and shipyardsare the main customers of gases and gas applica-tions. Its geographical location within the EU andaccess to the Baltic Sea provide Kaliningrad with itsoutstanding potential for future economic success.
Russia (Kaliningrad)
Kaliningrad
Sovetsk
GusevGvardejsk
Company
Filling plant
Gas centre
32
Latvia
Elme Messer L SIA
Aplokciema 31034 RigaPhone +371 67 355 445Fax +371 67 355 446
Elme Messer Metalurgs LSEZ SIA
Brivibas iela 933401 LiepajaPhone +371 63 424 274Fax +371 63 424 287
A state-of-the-art air separation unit of Elme MesserMetalurgs was installed in Liepaja in 2000, allowingfor the production of oxygen, nitrogen and argon.This plant, which supplies the market with liquefiedgases, is the only one of its kind in the Baltic region.The air separation unit supplies the only steel plantin the Baltic region, Liepaja Metalurgs, with oxygenand nitrogen via a pipeline.
With 23 gas centers and distribution partners, ElmeMesser L also ensures a comprehensive supplyacross the Latvian Republic.
Riga-based Elme Messer L has supplied the Latvianmarket with a comprehensive range of cylinder andliquefied gas products since 1997.
Company
Air separation unit
Filling plant
Gas centre
Pipeline
Riga
Liepaja
Limbazhi
Valmiera
Dobele
Jelgava
Ventspils Tukums
Aizkraukle
Daugavpils
Talsi
Kuldiga
Saldus
OgreKraslava
Rezekne
Cesis
Sloka
Jekabpils
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UAB Elme Messer LIT
Ateities g. 1008303 VilniusPhone +370 5 2715605Fax +370 5 2712249
Elme Messer Lit, located in Vilnius, has been sup-plying the Lithuanian market with industrial gasesand services from the Messer Group since 1999.
Filling plants for industrial gases in Vilnius, Visaginasand Klaipeda in addition to 17 gas centers ensurethat cylinder gases can be supplied reliably and economically. Lithuania has considerable potential,especially in the areas of agricultural and food production.
The large shipyards in Klaipeda on the Baltic coastare supplied flexibly and in appropriate quantities by Elme Messer LIT’s own fleet due to the highquantities required. Messer’s own telemetry systemis standard equipment for the tank facilities here,measuring the customers’ consumption to ensurethat deliveries from the production plant in Liepaja,Latvia arrive “just in time”.
Lithuania
Utena
PanevezysJoniskisSiauliaKelmeN. Akmene
Kursenai
Klaipeda
Silute
Taurage
Radviliskis
Marijampole
AlytusDruskininkai
VarenaVilnius
Moletai
Visaginas
Kaunas
Elektrenai
Company
Filling plant
Gas centre
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Macedonia
Messer Vardar Tehnogas was founded in 1997 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the Messer Group.The company has its head office in Skopje.
Messer Vardar Tehnogas has a modern CO2
production plant in Medzitlija- Bitola and operates a modern filling plant for oxygen and carbon dioxide in Skopje. The technical gases in cylindersare distributed nationwide through 14 modern gas centers.
The company currently has 20 employees and distributes the entire range of products that theMesser Group has to offer.
Messer Vardar Tehnogas d.o.o.e.l
Istocna industriska zona bb1040 Madzari-SkopjeTel. +389 2 2551418Tel. +389 2 2551419Tel. +389 2 2549108Fax +389 2 2581386
www.messer.com.mk
Madzari-Skopje
Kumanovo
Veles
Kočani
Radoviš
Strumica
KavadarciPrilep
Bitola
Ohrid
Gostivar
Tetovo
Company
Filling plant
Gas centre
CO2 production
Kriva Palanka
Sveti Nikole
Gevgelija
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PetrovacPodgorica
Bijela
Nikšić
Montenegro
Messer Tehnogas AD
Vuka Karadžića bb81400 NikšićTel. +382 40 202 584
Messer Tehnogas operates an air separation unit in the same area where Nikšic steel mill is and itsown filling plant for industrial gases in cylinders. In addition, the company has a plant for producingacetylene in Bijela. Messer Tehnogas provides theMontenegrin market with industrial, medical andspecialty gases, welding technology equiment andmedical equipment. The main customers are thissteel mill, shipyards, aluminium producers andhospitals.
Since 1997 Messer Tehnogas has been active inMontenegro as a subsidiary of the Messer Group.The firm was founded in 1955 as a governmentalcompany to produce industrial gases and was ac-quired from the former company Tehnogas in 1965.The headquarters of today’s company in the world’syoungest state are in Nikšić.
Company
Subsidiary
Acetylene production
Filling plant
Air separation unit
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Netherlands
Messer B.V.
Middenweg 174782 PM MoerdijkPhone +31 168 384 300Fax +31 168 384 355
New and existing customers in the Netherlands are always impressed by Messer’s innovations,service and expertise. This successful strategy has allowed Messer to grow rapidly and occupya strong position in the Dutch market.
Another advantage is the streamlined organizationon-site. As a result, each employee can make animportant contribution to ensuring that individualcustomer needs are met and exceeded quickly.
Messer has been operating in the Netherlands fromits location in Moerdijk since 1992. The structuralgrowth of our business activities is supported byour cooperation partners.
Moerdijk
Rotterdam
11 gas centres
Company
Acetylene production
Filling plant
Gas centre
Product source
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Messer China consists of one holding company andten operating companies at 14 production sites – sixjoint ventures and five wholly owned companies.
The facilities are located throughout the country.Messer China has a wide range of production sites,from air separation units to large liquefiers andhydrogen production plants through to cylinder fillingplants and small, non-cryogenic air separation units.
The construction of further air separation units isplanned for completion in 2010/2011. In addition,pipeline systems cover the constant oxygen demandof major customers in the metallurgy sector.
Messer Griesheim (China)
Investment Co. Ltd.
33/F Central Plaza381 Huaihai Zhong Rd.Shanghai 200020 Phone + 8621 63 91 6611Fax + 8621 63 91 6860
People’s Republic of China
Company
Air separation unit
On-site production
Hydrogen production
Filling plant
Pipeline
Zhangjiagang Messer
Messer Griesheim (China)Investment, Shanghai
Ningbo Messer
Wujiang Messer
Foshan MS Messer
Kunming MesserYunnan Messer
Xianggang Messer
Chenggang MesserSichuan Messer
Sichuan MesserLeshan Branch
Yunnan MesserYuxi Branch Xianggang Messer
Yangjiang Branch
Pangang Messer
Pangang MesserXichang Branch (2011)
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Messer became active in Peru in 1996 with the pur-chase of seven family-owned companies. Initially,four small air separation units were operated alongthe west coast of Peru. Since 1998, the seven individual companies have been operating under the name Messer Gases, which was later changedto Messer Gases del Peru.
In 1998, Messer Gases del Peru installed a new air separation unit capable of producing 450 tonsper day to ensure supplies to a leading steel manu-facturer in Chimbote, located north of the Peruviancapital.
Production surpluses from this facility are broughtto the market by eight sales agencies, most of whichare located along Peru’s west coast.
Peru
Messer Gases del Peru S.A.
Avenida Argentina 2228Callao 1Phone +511 413-1000Fax +511 413-1005
Piura
Huaraz
Cajamarca
Trujillo
Chimbote
Lima-Callao
Pisco
Nazca
Company
Air separation unit
Acetylene production
Filling plant
Gas centre
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Messer Polska is the largest owner-managedindustrial gas supplier in Poland. The strong market position of the company was additionallyhighlighted in 2009 when an air separation plant,dedicated for oxygen, nitrogen and argon produc-tion, was opened in Rybnik. Messer Polska has aparticularly large market share for CO2, liquid andcompressed argon, mixed gases and acetylene.
The Messer Group has been operating on thePolish market since 1992. The head office of Messer Polska is situated in Chorzów and there are 90 gas centers located strategically through-out the country. Application technology specialistsin Chorzów and skilled field staff provide customersfrom the food, steel, mechanical and chemicalindustries with professional support and service.Messer Polska can pride itself in having a state-of-art supply logistics and a wide range of productsin its offer.
Messer Polska Sp. z.o.o.
ul. Maciejkowicka 3041-503 ChorzówPhone +48 32 77 26 000Fax +48 32 77 26 115
Poland
Środa Śląska
Kędzierzyn-Koźle
Chorzów
90 gas centres
PoznańWarszawa
Police
Company
Subsidiary
Air separation unit
Acetylene production
Filling plant
Gas centre
CO2 production
Rybnik
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Portugal
MesserGas
Distribuiçao de Gases IndustriaisAv. 5 de Outubro 151, 6º D1050-053 LisboaPhone +351 217 942 551Fax +351 217 942 552
MesserGas is continuously expanding its nation-wide distribution network. The company offers theentire product range of cylinder gases to customersfrom the chemical, metallurgy, automotive and foodindustry, glass making, medicine and environmentaltechnology industries.
MesserGas was founded in Portugal in November2004 as a wholly owned subsidiary of the MesserGroup.
Lisboa
Marinhá Grande
Company
Gas centre
Bragança2 gase centres
Viseu
Porto
Aveiro
Santarem
Broga
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Messer Romania Gaz SRL
Calea Calarasilor nr. 177 Bl. 45, Et. 3 Ap. 7-9030616 Bucuresti S3Phone +40 21 327 36 24Fax +40 21 327 36 26
Messer Energo Gaz S.R.L
Santierului nr. 1Mintia - DevaPhone +40 254 236 451Fax +40 254 236 454
Messer Romania Gaz was established in 1998 asthe first of the two companies that Messer operatesin Romania today. The joint venture Messer EnergoGaz was founded in 1999. The group of companies’head office is in Bucharest. Messer Romania Gaz in Resita has had its own state-of-the-art production facility for air gases sincethe end of 2009. By investing in the new air separ-ation unit, Messer has ensured that its customers inthe region are guaranteed a long-term and promptsupply of oxygen, nitrogen and argon as well asmedical oxygen for hospitals and the homecare sector.Acetylene and air gases are produced and filled intosteel cylinders at the sites in Deva and Rm. Valcea.
Thanks to the continuous expansion of the gas centre network, customers from all of Romania’simportant industrial hubs enjoy access to the full range of industrial gases.
The liquefied gases division supplies companies inthe metallurgical, medical, glassmaking, shipbuilding,automotive and food industries throughout Romania.
Romania
Timisoara
Deva
Oradea
Cluj
Zalau Sibiu
Alba lulia
SuceavaBrasov
Iasi
Bacau
Buzau
Galati
Rm. Valcea
Dr. Turnu-Severin
Craiova
Bucuresti Constanta
Bistrita
Barlad
Pitesti
Medias
Resita
Company
Subsidiary
Acetylene production
Filling plant
Gas centre
Air separation unit
Ploiesti
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Serbia
Messer Tehnogas AD
Banjički put 6211090 BeogradPhone +38 1113537210Fax +38 1113537299
Tehnogas is the first choice of customers for tech-nical and medical gases in Serbia. The companywas founded in 1929, and the majority of shareswere purchased by the Messer Group in 1997.
The main production sites of Messer Tehnogas aretwo air separation units in Smederevo, the largestin the Balkans, linked via pipeline to the U.S. Steelsteel plant. The third air separation unit mainly supplies the copper smelter in Bor, and the fourth is located in Merošina near Niš. The four facilitiesare important sources for liquefied gases through-out the Balkans. Messer Tehnogas supplies customers in all industrial areas, namely metallurgy,chemical and petrochemical industry, electronicindustry, food and beverage, water treatment andenvironmental protection, as well as in the field ofmedicine and specialty gases, with a whole rangeof bulk and cylinder gases.
Odžaci
Novi Sad
Kraljevo
Pančevo
Smederevo
Niš
Beograd
77 gas centres
Company
Air separation unit
Acetylene production
On-site production
Filling plant
Gas centre
CO2 production
Pipeline
Hydrogen production
Specialty gases plant
Bor
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Messer Tatragas s.r.o.
Chalupkova 9819 44 Bratislava Phone +421 2 502 54 111Fax +421 2 502 54 112,113
Messer Slovnaft s.r.o
Vlčie Hrdlo 824 12 Bratislava Phone +421 2 4524 5283Fax +421 2 4552 3740
www.messer-slovnaft.sk
Messer supplies the entire Slovakian market withover 160 employees at two companies and over 70 distribution partners.
Messer Tatragas sells industrial, specialty and medical gases to its Slovakian partners.
Messer Slovnaft is a joint venture with refinerySlovnaft. Gas products such as oxygen and nitrogenare produced in the company’s own air separationunit and transported via a pipeline to the refinery. At the same time, liquefied gases are producedhere for the Slovakian market.
Slovakia
Šal’a
Košice
67 gas centres
Bratislava
Company
Air separation unit
Hydrogen production
Filling plant
Gas centre
44
Slovenia
Messer Slovenija d.o.o.
Jugova 202342 RušePhone +386 2 669-03-00Fax +386 2 661-60-41
Messer Slovenija was founded in 1992 through a joint venture between TDR Ruše and Messer.Today, the company is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Messer Group.
Filling plants are located in Ruše and Ljubljana, which is also where the acetylene production isbased. The air separation unit located in Zaprešić,Croatia provides liquid nitrogen, oxygen and argon.Messer Slovenija has a 30% holding in the facility.
Messer Slovenija supplies customers from all industries, but enjoyed particular success in theareas of metallurgy, environmental technology, food and pharmaceuticals over the last few years.In addition, Messer Slovenija has made a name foritself in installing high purity gas supply systems forpharmaceutical companies and research institutes.
Ljubljana
Ruše
35 gas centres
Company
Acetylene production
Filling plant
Gas centre
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Spain
Messer Ibérica de Gases S.A.
Autovía Tarragona-Salou, Km.3,843480 Vilaseca (Tarragona)Phone +34 977 30 95 00Fax +34 977 30 95 01
Messer Ibérica de Gases has been operating in Spainsince 1970 and has been a 100% holding of theMesser Group since 2007. The company head-quarters are located in the Tarragona (Catalonia)industrial complex, Spain's and Southern Europe'slargest site for chemicals and petrochemicals.
Messer Ibérica operates its own air separator plantsat Vilaseca and El Morell, the latter having beencommissioned in 2009, to supply the major cus-tomers in the region with oxygen and nitrogen via a 90-kilometer pipeline network. The cylinder andliquid gas business is also being continually expand-ed. Messer Ibérica operates filling plants in Vilasecaand Alicante for industrial and medical gases. Theseplants use the innovative 300-bar technology.
Messer Ibérica provides a complete range of prod-ucts for industrial, specialist and medical gases aswell as gas supply systems for customers from allbranches. Major companies across the entire Iberianpeninsula are supplied, particularly those from thechemical, petrochemical, glass and ceramic indus-tries as well as from the environmental technologyand medical sectors.
Company
Air separation unit
Filling plant
Gas centre
Pipeline
Valencia
Castellón
Tarragona
Barcelona
Gerona
Zaragoza
Bilbao
Vigo
Vitoria
Lérida
Madrid
Albacete
La Coruña San Sebastián
Logroňo
Marratxí
Valladolid
Guadalajara
Sevilla
San Isidro
Ermua
Murcia
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Switzerland
Messer Schweiz AG
Seonerstrasse 755600 LenzburgPhone +41 62 886 41 41Fax +41 62 886 41 00
ASCO Carbon Dioxide Ltd
Industriestrasse 28590 RomanshornPhone +41 71 466 80 80Fax +41 71 466 80 66
Messer Schweiz has three main areas of activity: thestate-of-the-art modern cylinder filling and productionplant for hydrogen and speciality gases in Lenzburg,the new air separator unit for oxygen, nitrogen andargon in Visp and Asco Carbon Dioxide in Romans-horn as a competence centre for CO2.
Messer Schweiz supplies gases and also gas mix-tures to trade and industry as well as to the pharma-ceutical, research, food and medical sectors. It alsoprovides technical equipment, gas supply systemsand other services such as the retesting of cylindersand the homecare supply of medical oxygen. Furthercore competencies include individual consultations,cryogenic technology expertise, welding and cutting,on-site plants and an optimised delivery service.
Asco Carbon Dioxide provides complete CO2 and dry ice solutions, all from a single source: CO2 pro-duction and recovery, dry ice production, dry ice blasting and a variety of CO2 equipment is only a part of the comprehensive product range.
Porrentruy
Muttenz/Basel Döttingen Wettingen
Münchwilen
Landquart
Weesen
Buchs
St. GallenBrügg/Biel-Bienne
Langenthal
Olten
Kriens
Mettmenstetten
Zürich
Martigny
Gwatt
Sion Visp
Steg
Bollingen
Préverenges/Lausanne
DällikonLenzburg
Romot
Sévaz
Orbe
La Chaux-de-Fonds
Cully
Romanshorn
Reinach
Monthey
Chalais
GamsenBex
Company
Subsidiary
Air separation unit
Hydrogen production
Technical center
Filling plant
Gas centre
Specialty gases plant
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Messer Aligaz Sanayi Gazlari AS
Yeni Demiryolu Caddesi No. 6041135 Kartepe - KocaeliPhone +90 262 317 49 00Fax +90 262 373 67 47
Messer Aligaz came into being in 1999 with Messer's acquisition of the majority holding in Aligaz. The current company headquarters are located in Kartepe. With the commissioning of anew air separating plant for the production of oxygen, nitrogen and argon, as well as a modern filling plant for industrial gases in steel cylinders in Kartepe, the company is expanding its marketposition within Turkey. With further filling plants in Rami, Yakacik and Manisa, Messer Aligaz has a foothold in the most important industrial regions.
Messer Aligaz supplies all types of industrial gases in cylinders and in large quantities. The company also produces nitrous oxide (laughing gas) and acetylene.
Turkey
Sivas
Istanbul/Yakacik
Bursa
Manisa
Antalya Konya Kayseri
Istanbul/Rami
Eskisehir
Ankara
Kartepe
Company
Subsidiary
Air separation unit
Acetylene production
Filling plant
Gas centre
Corum
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Ukraine
Elme Messer Ukraine
Autogena 10 61046 KharkovPhone +380 577 280 111Fax +380 577 280 222
Kharkovski Autogeni Plant
Autogena 1061046 KharkovPhone +380 577 280 111Fax +380 577 280 222
Elme Messer Ukraine was established in 2004. It is a100% subsidiary of Elme Messer Gaas A.S., Estonia. In mid 2005, Elme Messer Ukraine acquired from the state a majority stake in the current KharkovskiAutogeni Plant in Kharkov. The Kharkovski AutogeniPlant operates air separation and filling plants andsupplies the Kharkov region with oxygen and nitrogenin cylinder and liquid forms. A new air separator,equipped with cutting-edge technology, will be producing oxygen, nitrogen and argon for Interpipe,the largest Ukrainian steel pipe manufacturer, in Dnepropetrovsk from the spring of 2011.
The aim of the Messer Group’s activities in the Ukraine is to establish a network which will enable it to provide the entire product range as well asexpertise in gases and applications technology on a nationwide basis.
The Kharkov region in the country's northeast is an industrial centre for heavy engineering and the Ukrainian aviation industry. The distances betweenthe regions of Dnepropetrovsk and Doneck rangebetween 200 and 300 kilometres. These regionsrepresent the centre of Ukraine's heavy industry(steel, mining, chemicals and refineries).
Kharkov
Dnepropetrovsk(2011)
Company
Air separation unit
Filling plant
Gas centre
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Messer Vietnam
Industrial Gases Co., Ltd.
Vietnam Singapore Industrial Park No 21, Road No 3, Thuan An DistrictBinh Duong ProvincePhone +84 (650) 756700Fax +84 (650) 756600
Messer Haiphong
Industrial Gases Co., Ltd.
An Duong TownletHaiphongPhone +84 (31) 38 715 51Fax +84 (31) 38 717 98
Vietnam
Company
Air separation unit
Filling plant
Hai Phong City
Hai Duong Prov.
Vung Tau City
Ho Chi Minh City
With three filling plants in Haiphong, Vung Tau andHo Chi Minh City, Messer is the largest foreign sup-plier of cylinder gases in Vietnam. A team of morethan one hundred experts are available to providecustomers with help and advice on technical issuesconcerning the storage and supply of gases. Messeroffers the complete range of gases, whether largevolume, high-purity gases, gas mixtures or specialitygases. Some 80 per cent of motorcycles in Vietnam are nowwelded using gases from Messer. Key customersinclude Yamaha and Honda, as well as their suppliers.Messer is also a major supplier of welding gas mix-tures to the shipbuilding industry with customers likeSTX Offshore A.S., Norway, Strategic Marine Pty Ltd,Australia, and Saigon Shipyard Ltd., Singapore. Messeralso offers gasses for applications in many other fields,including packaging, freezing and cooling food, metal-working and laser technology. With the commissioning of a new state-of-the-artfor the production of oxygen, nitrogen and argon in the Hai Duong Province, Messer will be able tofurther consolidate its good market positioning withinthe liquid gas sector.
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Messer Group GmbHMesser-Platz 1
D-65812 Bad Soden Phone +49 (0) 61 96 - 77 60 - 0Fax +49 (0) 61 96 - 77 60 - 442
Status: May 2011
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