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SHANGHAI, Aug. 6, 2012/PRNewswire-Asia/ -- On August 1, the German specialist in industrial gases, Messer Group announced that it has entered into a joint venture contract with Quanhui Petrochemical Industrial Park at the Meizhouwan petrochemical base, Fujian.
The new company Fujian Quanhui Messer Gas Co. Ltd. will invest into gas production facilities to provide complete industrial gas services to the petrochemical companies in the Park as well as to the merchant customers in the surrounding markets.
The entry into Fujian market, especially reaching cooperation with a petrochemical park represents a major milestone for Messer in south China. In early 2012, Messer opened its South China regional office in Guangzhou to start its strategic expansion plan in this region. “Messer is planning a big step forward in the expansion of its business in South China market, especially in Hunan, Guangdong and Fujian. We will focus more than before on chemical industry, metal processing, environmental protection, food, electronics and specialty gas field.” said Stefan Messer, CEO of Messer group, when he was present in the groundbreaking ceremony for Messer’s new production site in Shunde Industrial Park in Guangdong province in May.
Introduction of Messer China
Messer started investing in China in the middle of 90s and so far has 14 companies located in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Sichuan, Chongqing and Yunnan provinces with a total investment of $720 million. Headquartered in Shanghai, Messer China has nearly 2,000 employees. The steady and successful developments have allowed Messer to join the ranks of the major foreign industrial gas providers in China.
For more details about Messer China, please visit http://www.messergroup.cn
Introduction of Messer Group
Messer is one of the leading industrial gas companies, and is active in over 30 countries in Europe and Asia, as well as Peru, with over 60 operating companies. Its international activities are managed from Frankfurt am Main, whilst management of core technical functions – logistics, engineering, production and applications engineering – is undertaken from Krefeld. In 2011, more than 5,200 employees will generate consolidated sales of approx. one billion Euro.
From acetylene to xenon, the Messer Group has one of the most diverse product portfolios on the market – it produces industrial gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, shielding gases for welding, specialty gases, medical gases and many different gas mixtures.
For more details about Messer Group, please visit http://www.messergroup.com
