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68TH Annual Meeting 68TH Annual Meeting 68TH Annual
SECOND QUARTER 2011 ISSUE 2 www.iomaweb.org Related Association News IOMA Member News 68th Annual Meeting Presentation 2 3 4 Calendar Trading Post IOMA Members may access all 2010 Annual Meeting presentations at www.iomaweb.org 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 [email protected]. ■ TH 68OCTOBER Annual17–21,Meeting 2010 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. ■ 7 8 2 Second Quarter, 2011 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 INTERNATIONAL OXYGEN MANUFACTURERS ASSOCIATION +1 202 521 9300 1025 Thomas Jefferson St. NW Suite 500 East Fax: +1 202 833 3636 Email: [email protected] Washington, DC 20037 USA www.iomaweb.org IOMA BROADCASTER: The printed edition of the Broadcaster is published in February, April, June, August, and December. The online edition of the Broadcaster is regularly updated. DEADLINES: The deadline for submission of news for the Broadcaster, and for inserting, changing, or deleting advertising in the “Trading Post” section is the 15th day of January, March, May, July, September, and November. Copyright ©2011 by the International Oxygen Manufacturers Association, Inc., Washington, DC, USA, under Title 17, United States Code, including subsequent amendments thereto. All world rights reserved under the Universal Copyright Convention of 1995. No portion of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means—graphic, electronic, or mechanical (including photocopying)—or placed in any microfilm or electronic database without the written permission of the copyright owner. IOMA® and the IOMA logo are registered service marks of the International Oxygen Manufacturers Association, Inc., Washington, DC, USA, in the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Washington, DC, USA, registration No. 1,684,040. IOMA BROADCASTER 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 > Second Quarter, 2011 3 IOMA BROADCASTER • 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.” ■ 4 Second Quarter, 2011 THTH 68OCTOBER Annual17–21,Meeting 2010 KIAWAH ISLAND (Charleston), SC 2010 ANNUAL MEETING FEATURED PRESENTATION IOMA BROADCASTER 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 Second Quarter, 2011 5 6 Second Quarter, 2011 IOMA BROADCASTER Save the date IOMA BROADCASTER Second Quarter, 2011 7 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 2 O12 NOVEMBER 10 –14 IOMA 69th Annual Meeting The Ritz-Carlton Hotel ★ Santiago, Chile 2 O13 OCTOBER 5 – 9 IOMA 70th Annual Meeting Four Seasons Resort Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA 8 Second Quarter, 2011 IOMA BROADCASTER 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: [email protected] 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: [email protected] 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. IOMA SANTIAGO, CHILE 2O12 ANNUAL MEETING S AV E T H E D AT E ! w w w. i o m a w e b . o r g NOVEMBER 10 –14, 2012