The major industrial gas companies in Europe: their origins and history of business expansions.

Author(s) : ALMQVIST E.

Type of article: Article

Summary

The author gives a brief overview of the history of liquefied gases in Europe. He cites pioneers and the companies they founded: Carl von Linde and Linde AG; Georges Claude and Albert Hess and Air Liquide; Adolf Messer and Ernest Wiss and Messer Griescheim GmbH and Chemische Fabrik Griesheim-Elektron (CFGE). The British Oxygen Company (BOC) and the Swedish firm Gasaccumulator Company (AGA) are also mentioned.

Details

  • Original title: The major industrial gas companies in Europe: their origins and history of business expansions.
  • Record ID : 2007-1767
  • Languages: English
  • Source: CryoGas International - vol. 45 - n. 1
  • Publication date: 2007/01

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