(UK and Cheonan, Korea) Edwards has opened its new
manufacturing facility in Korea to serve Korean and other
global customers. The UK Business Secretary, Vince Cable
and Edwards CEO, Matthew Taylor officially opened the
site in the presence of the Governor of Chungchungnam-do, the Mayor of Cheonan, and HE Martin Uden, the British Ambassador, among others. Edwards Vacuum www.
edwardsvacuum.com +44(0)7801599781
Linde Opens Fluorine System
(Seoul, South Korea) Linde Gases division, part of The
Linde Group, announced the opening of its new manufacturing facility to produce next generation on-site fluorine
system equipment in Inju City, South Korea. Linde’s new
3,700 square-meter facility integrates equipment assembly and chemical processing. It is adjacent to the existing
Linde Fluorine Centre of Excellence, which incorporates
Linde’s Fluorine Business Operations Support Centre,
Research and Development, Quality Assurance and
Customer Training facilities. Linde www.linde.com +44
(0)1483 244 487
Praxair China Supplies Gases
(Shanghai) Praxair China has begun supplying compressed dry air, ultra-high-purity oxygen,
nitrogen, argon, hydrogen and helium to Shanghai Hua Li Microelectronics Corporation’s 12-inch
integrated circuit chips production line. Hua Li is a
state-owned company engaged in the production of
advanced integrated circuits. Praxair www.praxair.com
+1 203-837-2311
Praxair China Supplies Combustion Technology
Praxair Expands German Capacity
tons per day, the new facility more than doubles Praxair
Deutschland’s total capacity at the site. Hurth is located in
Germany’s largest chemical production area in the vicinity
of Cologne, home of more than 150 chemical companies
and a major pipeline complex. Praxair www.praxair.com
+1 203-837-2311
Linde / BOC Earns Accreditation
(Munich, Germany) Linde Gases, a division of The Linde
Group, announced that accreditation as a testing laboratory
by the United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) was
awarded to the company’s UK subsidiary, BOC. The ISO/
IEC17025 accreditation is recognition of the organization’s
high level of technical competence achieved in analytical
testing and its ability to meet the standards set by UKAS.
Linde www.linde.com +44 (0)7825 853814
