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M ESSAGE FROM THE IOMA E XECUTIVE D IRECTOR
2011 Annual Meeting in Japan is Cancelled
Dear IOMA Member Representative:
In light of the extraordinary circumstances in Japan following
the recent earthquake and tsunami, and the expectation that
attendance at this year’s Annual Meeting in Kyoto would be
greatly reduced, this year’s IOMA Annual Meeting has been
cancelled and the meeting in Kyoto postponed until 2014.
The decision to cancel the 2011 meeting was a very difficult
one and the IOMA Executive Committee carefully and thoroughly considered several options prior to reaching this conclusion, including moving the meeting to a different location or
switching the meeting with our 2012 or 2013 confirmed meeting locations. However, many of our member representatives in
North America, South America and Europe have informed us
that they would not attend the meeting this year due to the
ongoing difficulties in Japan. Kyoto is several hundred kilometers
from Sendai and the Fukushima Dai-chi Nuclear Plant, and
therefore not directly affected by the earthquake, tsunami and
ongoing nuclear crisis. But the IOMA members who contacted
us feel that the potential risk of traveling to Japan this year is too
high and the meeting was canceled out of respect for the
Japanese people and our member companies in Japan.
Based on the registration fees and travel expenses saved by
our members companies by not attending this year’s annual
meeting, IOMA will ask our members to consider contributing
financially to the recovery efforts in Japan. Details on how you
can make a donation will be provided in the near future.
Thank you for your understanding of the decision to cancel
this year’s meeting during a very difficult period for the Japanese
people and our Japanese member companies. We know that
some of our members will not agree with the decision, but the
Executive Committee, with support from the full Board of
Directors, feels that this is the best course of action.
Cordially,
David A. Saunders
Executive Director
2011 Membership Roster
T
he 2011 Membership Roster was mailed to all IOMA Member
Representatives in late March. If you are a Member
Representative and have not yet received your copy of the Roster,
please contact IOMA. Those who are not Member Representatives
will not receive IOMA Rosters.
The Roster is a valuable source of information about the
Association and the global gases industry. It includes current contact
information for all Members and their representatives, the IOMA
Bylaws and policies, and a listing of Past Presidents.
We appreciate everyone’s cooperation in submitting their updated
company information to IOMA in order to make the Roster as accurate as possible. Member Representatives are urged to review the
Roster for accuracy and notify IOMA of any corrections or changes
that may occur throughout the year. To obtain additional copies of
the Roster please contact IOMA at info@iomaweb.org. ■
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KIAWAH ISLAND (Charleston), SC
2010 ANNUAL MEETING FEATURED PRESENTATION
A
t the IOMA 2010 Annual Meeting at Kiawah Island last
October, David Taylor, vice president, energy business,
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., presented his views on the
role of industrial gases in emerging energy. You will find Mr.
Taylor’s presentation slides on page 4. ■
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2011 IOMA OFFICERS & DIRECTORS
Chairman of the Board
Aldo Fumagalli Romario, SOL S.p.A., Monza, Italy
President
Kent Masters, The Linde Group, Munich, Germany
Vice President
William Kroll, MATHESON, Basking Ridge, NJ, USA
Treasurer
Walter Brant, Indiana Oxygen Co., Inc.,
Indianapolis, IN, USA
Secretary
Stefan Messer, Messer Group GmbH,
Sulzbach, Germany
Directors
Hernán Briones, Indura S.A. Industria y Comercio,
Santiago, Chile
Finbar Constant, Irish Oxygen Co., Ltd., Cork, Ireland
Robert Dixon, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.,
Allentown, PA, USA
Ron LaBarre, Air Liquide S.A., Paris, France
Akiji Makino, Iwatani Corp., Tokyo, Japan
Clas Palmberg, Oy Woikoski Ab, Finland
Scott Telesz, Praxair, Inc., Danbury, CT, USA
Tom Thoman, Airgas, Inc., Radnor, PA, USA
Executive Director
David A. Saunders, Washington, DC, USA
Legal Counsel
Kristi Drefke, Jones Day, Washington, DC, USA
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RELATED ASSOCIATION NEWS
CGA Announces 2010 Safety Awards
T
he Compressed Gas Association (CGA) (Chantilly, VA, USA) announced on April 5,
2011, the winners of their 2010 safety awards during CGA’s 98th Annual Meeting in
Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA. Each year, CGA pays tribute to its members and
their dedication in making the industry safer for employees, distributors, and the public.
For additional information on the award winning environmental projects, please contact
CGA. IOMA sends congratulations to all of the recipients.
Fleet Safety Excellence Awards (Sponsored by Praxair, Inc)
Bulk Gas Transportation
Cylinder Gas Transportation
★ Less than 20 million miles:
★ Less than 3 million miles:
Roberts Oxygen Company, Inc.
Western Intl. Gas and Cylinders, Inc.
★ More than 20 million miles:
★ More than 3 million miles:
Airgas, Inc.
Airgas, Inc.
Leonard Parker Pool Safety Awards (Sponsored by Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.)
Group 1/Over 5 million employee exposure hrs. ★ American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc.
Group 2/Over 750,000 to 5 million employee exposure hrs. ★ INO Therapeutics, Inc.
Group 3/Under 750,000 employee exposure hrs. ★ Voltaix, Inc.
Chart Industries Award ★ Recipient: Joel Zemke, Praxair, Inc.
Charles H. Glasier Safety Award (Sponsored by American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc.)
★ Recipient: Kenneth Paul, formerly of Chart Industries, Inc.
Environmental Recognition Awards (Sponsored by Linde North America)
Awards were given to projects of the following companies:
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. ★ Santa Clara ASU Facility Recycle Water Use Initiative
Linde, Inc. ★ Altamont Bio-LNG Facility
Praxair, Inc. ★ Praxair Technology Center Green Team Initiatives
H. Emerson Thomas Award for Lifetime Achievement ★ Recipient: Roger Smith, CGA
AIGA Documents
T
he Asia Industrial Gases Association
(AIGA) (Singapore) has the following
publications available:
New:
• AIGA 070/10 – Leak detection fluids – cylinder
packages
• AIGA 071/11 – Centrifugal compressors for oxygen service
• AIGA 072/11 - Guidelines for transport by sea of
MEGC’s and portable tanks for transport of gases
• AIGA 073/11 – Tap water corrosion of composite
with AA 6061 liners
• Training Package – TP 07/11 – Near Misses for
electronic specialty gases (ESG’s)
Revised Publications:
• AIGA 005/10 – Fire hazards of oxygen and oxygen enriched atmospheres
• AIGA 008/11 – Hazards of inert gases and oxygen depletion
• AIGA 009/10 – Safety training for employees
These and other documents may be
obtained from the AIGA website at
www.asiaiga.org. ■
EIGA Documents
T
he European Industrial Gases
Association (EIGA) (Brussels, Belgium)
has the following publications available to
the public:
• Position Paper-34 - Braille Labeling of
Medicinal Gas Packages
• Recommendations for avoidance of sustained
load cracking of aluminum alloy cylinders - IGC
Doc 57/11/E (revision of Doc 57/04)
Continued >
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• Training Package TP 22/11 - Recent Incidents
in the Industrial and Medical Gases Industry
(SAC 122)
• Training Package TP 23/11 - Recent Incidents
in the Industrial and Medical Gases Industry
(SAC 124)
• Use of residual pressure valves - IGC Doc
64/11/E (revision of Doc 64/05)
• Guidelines on Management of Waste Composite
Cylinders - IGC Doc 166/11/E
These and other documents may be
obtained from the EIGA website at
www.eiga.eu. ■
IOMA MEMBER NEWS
Praxair to Double Capacity of
Air Separation Plant in
Tennessee, USA
P
raxair, Inc. (Danbury, CT, USA) will
double the capacity of its Memphis,
Tennessee, USA air separation complex
to produce oxygen and nitrogen in order
to supply Nucor Corporation and Valero
Energy Corporation. Praxair recently
completed construction of a pipeline
capable of serving multiple customers in
the Riverport area. A new plant is expected to start up in the third quarter of this
year. As part of this planned expansion,
Praxair will add 400 tons per day of new
liquid production capacity to serve the
growing requirements of customers in this
region.
APCI to Increase Hydrogen
Supply to Marathon Oil in
Louisiana, USA
A
ir Products and Chemicals, Inc. (Allentown, PA, USA) announced recently
that it would increase supply of hydrogen
to Marathon Petroleum Company LP, a
subsidiary of Marathon Oil Corporation
at Marathon’s Garyville, Louisiana, USA
refinery. The increased supply of hydrogen, required to meet production
demands at the refinery, will occur in two
increments with the first in 2011, and the
second in 2012. In all, Air Products will
increase the current level of supply from its
Garyville hydrogen facility and its Gulf
Coast hydrogen pipeline network to
Marathon’s refinery by approximately 25
million standard cubic feet per day. Air
Products commercialized its Garyville
hydrogen plant in late 2009 and has
been supplying hydrogen via pipeline to
Marathon’s refinery since 1993.
Air Products is working toward increasing its hydrogen pipeline supply capability in the Gulf Coast. In October 2010, Air
Products announced plans to construct a
new 180-mile long pipeline. The new
pipeline extension, which is in the project
execution phase, will connect Air Products’ Texas hydrogen system to the
Louisiana hydrogen system. Once complete, Air Products’ hydrogen pipeline
supply network will stretch from the Houston Ship Channel in Texas to New
Orleans, creating the world’s largest
hydrogen plant and pipeline supply network. This integrated pipeline system will
unite over 20 hydrogen plants and over
600 miles of pipelines. It will supply the
Louisiana and Texas refinery and petrochemical industries with over one billion
cubic feet of hydrogen per day. The new
Gulf Coast hydrogen pipeline network is
expected to be operational in 2012.
Airgas Signs Three-Year
Supply Contract with
TDIndustries
A
irgas, Inc. (Radnor, PA, USA)
announced that it has signed a threeyear supply agreement with TDIndustries,
the south's leading mechanical construction and facilities operations services
provider. Airgas will provide the company, based in Dallas, Texas, USA, with
industrial gases, and welding and safety
products, as well as leased safety equipment from Oilind Safety and leased welding equipment, welder certification trailers, generators, and compressors from
Red-D-Arc Welderentals. Oilind Safety
and Red-D-Arc are Airgas companies.
Linde to Build New CO2 Plant
in the Philippines
T
he Linde Group (Munich, Germany)
announced that Linde Philippines
(South) Inc., a member of The Linde
Group, would invest and build a new 24
tons per day (tpd) carbon dioxide plant at
its existing site at Balamban, Cebu, Philippines. Scheduled to come on-stream by
January 2012, the new plant will meet
the growing demands for carbon dioxide
from shipbuilder Tsuneishi Heavy Industries, a key customer of Linde in Cebu.
Air Liquide (U.S.A) to Power
Coca-Cola Hydrogen Forklift
Fleet at California Facility
A
ir Liquide Industrial U.S. LP, will supply hydrogen to power a fleet of 37
forklift vehicles at Coca-Cola’s bottling
and distribution center in San Leandro,
California. Air Liquide will provide the liquid hydrogen, filling station and infrastructure to power the forklift fleet at
Coca-Cola’s 250,000 square foot facility.
This agreement is Air Liquide’s second
hydrogen fueling installation of this type
in North America that combines the
hydrogen supply and refilling expertise of
Air Liquide with Plug Power’s GenDrive®
fuel cell solution. The first such agreement
was Air Liquide’s forklift installation at
Walmart Canada’s sustainable distribution center in Alberta, Canada.
MATHESON Buys Quimby
Welding Supplies, Inc.
M
ATHESON (Basking Ridge, NJ) has
successfully acquired the assets and
business of Quimby Welding Supplies,
Inc., based in Portland, Oregon. Quimby
is the largest independent welding supply
business in the greater Portland, Oregon
and southern Washington areas of the
U.S. This purchase will add four new
locations to the MATHESON network,
and the acquired business will become a
part of the MATHESON Packaged Division. William J. Kroll, Chairman & Chief
Executive Officer of MATHESON, said,
“Quimby complements our existing leading position in Medical and Specialty
gases with a competence in welding
gases and supplies, which will provide
more value for our customers in the Northwest.” ■
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2010
KIAWAH ISLAND (Charleston), SC
2010 ANNUAL MEETING
FEATURED PRESENTATION
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The Role of Industrial Gases in
Emerging Energy
A
t the IOMA 2010 Annual Meeting at Kiawah Island
last October, David Taylor, vice president, energy
business, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., presented his
views on the role of industrial gases in emerging energy.
This and other past Annual Meeting presentations are
available online to IOMA members at www.iomaweb.org.
David Taylor
IOMA BROADCASTER
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CALENDAR
2 O11
JUNE 2–4
EIGA Summer Session
Lisbon, Portugal
JUNE 10
IOMA Board of Directors &
Global Committee Meetings
New York, New York, USA
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NOVEMBER 10 –14
IOMA 69th Annual Meeting
The Ritz-Carlton Hotel ★ Santiago, Chile
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OCTOBER 5 – 9
IOMA 70th Annual Meeting
Four Seasons Resort
Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA
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TRADING POST
Deadline for new ads, changes or deletions: June 15, 2011
IOMA’s Trading Post is a classified advertising service for IOMA MEMBERS ONLY, to sell or seek surplus plants and equipment. All contacts
about items offered in these advertisements must be directed solely to the advertiser. IOMA does not make or assume any warranty about, or
take or assume any responsibility for, the items being advertised; nor can IOMA provide any additional information about the items.
Advertising rules and rates for the Trading Post are available on request from IOMA.
AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC.
OsAIR, INC.
7201 Hamilton Boulevard
Allentown, PA 18195-1501
T: (610) 481-8183 • F: (610) 481-4915
E: philliwc@airproducts.com
www.airproducts.com/cps
Contact: Bill Phillips
8500 Station Street, Suite 113
Mentor, OH 44060
T: (440) 255-8238 • F: (440) 255-0954
Contact: Tim Honkala
GASEOUS N2 PLANT, 115,000 (200,000)
SCFD; Purity: O2 10 ppm max by vol; Del. Press.:
15 to 25 psig; Started: 1993; Shutdown
Scheduled: September 2008; De-Rated to 115M
SCFD: 1993. Major Plant Modifications: The plant
was built and operated as a 200 M SCFD plant
until 1993, when the MAC was “re-wheeled,” to
lower plant production to 115,000 SCFD. To our
knowledge no other “de-rating” modifications were
made.
GASEOUS N2 PSA PLANT, 11,644 SCFH; 99.5%
N2; 100 psig; Started 1995, shut-down
September, 2002
GASEOUS N2 PLANT, 150,000 SCFH; Purity: 5
ppm O2; 28 psig; Started: 1992 Shutdown: March
2009.
GASEOUS N2 PLANT, 100,000 SCFH; GAN;
Purity: 99.9995; 100 psig; Started: 1981
Shutdown: 2010.
GASEOUS N2 Plant: 50,000 SCFH; PSA; Purity
1 PPM O2; 125 psig; Started: 1992; Shutdown:
2009
TURBOEXPANDERS AVAILABLE, can be used for
parts or can be refurbished (like new) with minimal
effort. Please submit process conditions for sizing
purposes.
COLDBOX, 120,000scfh Nitrogen Plant, TurboExpander, Joy TA85HZ Air Compressor, Sulzer
K105-1A Product Compressor, Shutdown 1st qtr.
1999.
RANCH CRYOGENICS, INC.
174 Groff Road
Bechtelsville, PA 19505-9138
T: (610) 367-4565 • F: (610) 369-1584
E: duffy4rci@aol.com
www.ranchcryogenics.com
NITROGEN GENERATORS, cryogenic, 12 units
available in sizes from 19,000 scfh to 300,000
scfh. high purity, 50 and 60 Hz.
AIR COMPRESSORS, 2 avail, Joy TA-50, 3 stage
5619 SCFM @ 96 PSIG,motors are 1250 Hp
4160V 60 Hz with 1.15 service factor, spare
wheels and pinions. $30,000.00 each.
OXYGEN PLANT, 38 T/D, 98%, APCI with new
cooper (Joy) air compressor, 50 or 60 HZ,
new/rebuilt APCI expander. Both 1 year mfg warranty.
OXYGEN PLANT, 22 T/D, 98%, APCI with new
cooper (Joy) air compressor, 50 or 60 HZ,
new/rebuilt APCI expander. Both 1 year mfg warranty.
Contact: Mike Duffy, Sr.
EXPANDER ROTO FLOW, mechanical center section, Mod 10-2E2D for 30 to 50 T/D, Linde Unox
Gas Plants. Completely rebuilt.EXPANDER ROTO
FLOW, mechanical center section, Mod 10-2E2D
for 30 to 50 T/D, Linde Unox Gas Plants.
Completely rebuilt.
HYDROGEN PLANT, Built 1997, Shut Down
12/2008, Designed by: Haldor Topsoe
Techology, Condition: Excellent, Naptha feedstock,
Nameplate Capacity: 3,650 Nm3/h H2,
Pressure: 23.5 bars absulute (345 psia), Hydrogen
Purity: H2+ Jelium min. 99.9%, CO2 max. 5ppm
vol., CO max. 5ppm vol., H2O max. 5ppm vol.
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