BOC India commissions helium transfill near Mumbai [June 2012]

By admin June 20, 2012 12:20 pm IST

BOC India, a member of The Linde Group has announced the commissioning of its Helium transfill station at Taloja, West India, approximately 40 kms from Mumbai. The plant will increase BOC India’s market share in Helium significantly and is expected to supplement BOC India’s current specialty gases portfolio. Srikumar Menon, Managing Director, BOC India, said, “This expansion marks BOC India’s entry into the fast growing helium market enabling BOC India to widen its market presence and enhance service levels by being closer to customers”.

The new Helium facility at Taloja has the capability to supply liquid Helium in dewars as well as high purity gas in high pressure cylinders and tubes. The facility is equipped to fill 300 bar high pressure cylinders and can decant upto 4 ISO containers per month. The entire operations are palletized for better cylinder handling efficiency and equipped with the best-in-class safety systems. The facility will also fill other atmospheric gases such as argon, nitrogen and oxygen in high pressure cylinders.