SUGAR LAND--November 16, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Linde Gas North America LLC (Murray Hill, New Jersey), a subsidiary of Linde AG (ETR:LIN) (Munich, Germany), has been planning and constructing a grassroot carbon dioxide (CO2) plant in Fulton, New York, since at least 2004. Mechanical construction of the new plant was finished earlier this year, and the commercial startup has been delayed numerous times.

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GALWAY, IRELAND--November 6, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Messer Group GmbH (Sulzbach, Germany), a leading supplier of industrial gases such as nitrogen, oxygen and helium, has invested more than 160 million euros ($237.6 million) to date in gas production facilities in Western European countries such as France, Italy, Spain and Germany. Overall, the company plans to invest a total of 700 million euros ($1 billion) in Western Europe and Asia through 2010, as it strives to expand its production and supply network for industrial gases.

Other companies featured: Salzgitter Group AG (ETR:SZG), Lonza Group AG (VTX:LONN), Linde AG (ETR:LIN)

GALWAY, IRELAND--October 28, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Linde AG (ETR:LIN) (Munich, Germany), through subsidiary company Linde Nippon Sanso (LNS) (Munich), has secured a long-term contract to supply industrial gases, including nitrogen and oxygen, for the new plant expansion project of Bosch Solar Energy AG (Erfurt, Germany). Bosch Solar is a member of Robert Bosch GmbH Group (Stuttgart, Germany) and specializes in the production of solar thermal systems, silicon photovoltaic (PV) and organic PV cells.

GALWAY, IRELAND--October 7, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Russian petrochemical major OJSC Sibur Holding (Moscow) has secured initial funding of $153 million (100 million euros) for the company's latest propylene and polypropylene venture in Tobolsk. The proposed petrochemical complex will house a polypropylene plant with a production capacity of 500,000 tons per year. The plant equipment is likely to be delivered to the site during the next year, and construction and other pre-commissioning tasks are expected to continue until mid-2012. Sibur, which is aiming to capture a large share in the growing plastics sector of the region, is expected to benefit from this new polypropylene venture, which to some extent will offset the volume of Russia's imports of polypropylene end products.

Other companies featured: Novatek OAO (RTC:NVTK), Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR), Maire Tecnimont SpA (BIT:MT), Linde AG (ETR:LIN)

BANGALORE, INDIA--October 6, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Leading innovative and specialty plastics producer Abu Dhabi Polymers Company (Borouge) (Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates) is proceeding with expansion projects, including the proposed Borouge-3 project, to meet growing demand from Asian and Middle-Eastern markets. In an interview, Borouge CEO Abdul Aziz Al Hajri said that by 2013 the company's expansion projects will increase polyolefins production capacity to 4.5 million tons per year.

Other companies featured: Tecnicas Reunidas SA (MCE:TRE), Jacobs Engineering Group Incorporated (NYSE:JEC), Linde AG (FRA:LIN), Saipem SpA (BIT:SPM), Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR)

BASF just got picked to make green building materials for the UAE's $22 bn Masdar project, but hasn't forgotten its backyard with a CO2-scrubbing plant.

Companies featured in this segment: Ford Motor Company (NYSE:F), Fiat SpA (OTC:FIATY), Ivanhoe Mines Limited (NYSE:IVN), Rio Tinto plc (NYSE:RTP), Salzgitter Group AG (ETR:SZG), Lonza Group AG (VTX:LONN), Linde AG (ETR:LIN), E.ON AG (OTC:EONGY)

Companies featured in this segment: General Motors Corporation (NYSE:GM), Siemens AG (NYSE:SI), The Dow Chemical Company (NYSE:DOW), Royal Dutch Shell plc (NYSE:RDS.A), China Petroleum and Chemical Corporation (NYSE:SNP), RWE AG (NYSE:RWEOY), Empresas ICA (NYSE:ICA), Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR), Linde AG (FRA:LIN), Scottish and Southern Energy plc (OTC:SSEZY), State Bank of India (BSE:500112), Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (BSE:532898), Tata Power Company Limited (BSE:500400), Lanco Infratech Limited (BSE:532778), GMR Infrastructure Limited (BSE:532754), Larsen & Toubro Limited (BSE:500510), Andhra Bank (BSE:532418), Bank of Maharashtra (BSE:532525), South Indian Bank Limited (BSE:532218), Vijaya Bank (BSE:532401), Reliance Infrastructure Limited (BSE:500390), and Fiat SpA (OTC:FIATY)

Companies featured in this segment: Terra Industries Incorporated (NYSE:TRA), CF Industries Holdings Incorporated (NYSE:CF), BASF SE (OTC:BASFY), Ashland Incorporated (NYSE:ASH), Suntech Power Holdings Company Limited (NYSE:STP), LDK Solar Company Limited (NYSE:LDK), Trina Solar Limited (NYSE:TSL), Solarfun Power Holdings Company Limited (NASDAQ:SOLF), Nanjing First-Second Power Equipment Company Limited, Hyundai Heavy Industries Company Limited (SEO:009540), American Superconductor Corporation (NASDAQ:AMSC), Linde Gas, Linde AG (FRA:LIN), POSCO’s (NYSE:PKX), Catalyst Paper Corporation (TSX:CTL), and FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX).

Companies featured in this segment: Petroleos Mexicanos Company, Honeywell International Incorporated (NYSE:HON), Wisconsin Energy Corporation (NYSE:WEC), Hitachi Limited (NYSE:HIT), URS Corporation (NYSE:URS), LyondellBasell Industries, Constellation Brands Incorporated (NYSE:STZ), ONGC Petro Additions Limited, Oil & Natural Gas Corporation Limited (BOM:500312), Samsung Engineering Company Limited (SEO:028050), Linde AG (FRA:LIN), Petronet LNG Limited (BOM:532522), GAIL India Limited (BOM:532155), and Wyeth (NYSE:WYE).