Air Liquide America Inaugurates Expanded Merritt Island Facility.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 4, 2004 Air Liquide America today inaugurated its expanded facility at Merritt Island, Florida Merritt Island is a census designated place in Brevard County, on the Atlantic coast of the U.S. state of Florida. As of the 2000 census, the population was 36,090. The name "Merritt Island" also refers to the extent of the former island, which is now a peninsula. . Distinguished guests at the ribbon cutting ceremony A ribbon cutting ceremony is a public ceremony conducted to inaugurate the opening to the general public of a new building or business. Often, it is conducted in just the manner the name suggests: by tying a ceremonial ribbon across the main entrance of the building, which included official representatives of the 45th Space Wing, part of the United States Air Force United States Air Force (USAF) Major component of the U.S. military organization, with primary responsibility for air warfare, air defense, and military space research. It also provides air services in coordination with the other military branches. U.S. , NASA NASA: see National Aeronautics and Space Administration. NASA in full National Aeronautics and Space Administration Independent U.S. Kennedy Space Center Kennedy Space Center (Cape Canaveral) U.S. launch site for manned space missions. [U.S. Hist.: WB, So:562] See : Astronautics , the Florida Space Authority The Florida Space Authority (FSA) was created as a Florida state government space agency by Florida's Governor and Legislature in 1989. The Authority’s mission (as authorized in Chapter 331, Part Two, Florida Statutes) is to retain, expand and diversify the state's , Boeing, Lockheed-Martin Corporation and local government officials. Air Liquide America built a new air separation unit at the facility as a result of an agreement reached with NASA, announced last June, to provide gaseous nitrogen, operation and related gas distribution services supplying government and commercial aerospace activities at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport. Nitrogen is used by the space industry to purge equipment and systems during preparation for launch, as well as to inert ground operations during fueling and launch countdown. The increased production capacity at the Merritt Island plant, along with that of a second facility in Orlando, will allow Air Liquide America to meet the growing demand for air gases from the space industry now and in the future. Additionally, the company can now meet the increasing demand for added supply in various manufacturing segments throughout the state, as well as the growing demand from the healthcare industry. The company staffs approximately 300 positions at its plants and healthcare service centers throughout Florida. On this special day, Pierre Dufour, Executive Vice President of Air Liquide Group and Chief Executive Officer, Air Liquide America, stated: "The Merritt Island facility has been serving the US space program for over 35 years and is now ready to continue to do so for decades to come. We are proud to support the extraordinary mission of our customers here at the Cape Canaveral Spaceport, and we are pleased to officially dedicate this renewed and expanded facility to the past, present and future of the space program of the United States of America UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The name of this country. The United States, now thirty-one in number, are Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, ." Present in 65 countries, Air Liquide is the world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services. The Group offers innovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies. These solutions, which are in line with Air Liquide's commitment to sustainable development, help to protect life and enable our customers to manufacture many indispensable everyday products. Founded in 1902, Air Liquide has more than 31,900 employees. The Group has successfully developed a long-term relationship with its shareholders built on confidence and transparency and guided by the principles of corporate governance. Since the publication of its first consolidated financial statements Consolidated Financial Statements The combined financial statements of a parent company and its subsidiaries. Notes: Because consolidated financial statements present an aggregated look at the financial position of a parent and its subsidiaries, they enable you to gauge in 1971, Air Liquide has posted strong and steady earnings growth. Sales in 2003 totaled 8,394 million euros, of which sales outside France accounted almost 80%. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and is a component of the CAC See Consumer Advisory Council. 40 and EuroStoxx 50 indexes (ISIN code FR 0000120073). |
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