Praxair Opens New Dry Ice Plant in Lamarque, Texas.Business Editors DANBURY, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 22, 2004 Praxair, Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange :PX) today announced the startup of a new production and distribution facility of its UltraIce(TM) premium-quality dry ice in LaMarque, Texas, near Houston. Featuring state-of-the-art, automated equipment to produce, cut and wrap blocks, nuggets Nuggets can refer to several branches of interest:
The City of Dallas (pronounced [ˈdæl.əs] or [ˈdæl. , and the fast-growing needs of the local marketplace. "Our location and large production capability will enable us to serve previously untouched dry ice markets at competitive prices," said Derek Castle, vice president of operations for Praxair Distribution, Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. "When it comes to dry ice, we want to be the best company serving this important new growth segment." Airline caterers use Praxair's UltraIce(TM) dry ice to refrigerate re·frig·er·ate tr.v. re·frig·er·at·ed, re·frig·er·at·ing, re·frig·er·ates 1. To cool or chill (a substance). 2. To preserve (food) by chilling. food and beverages stored in the airline serving carts. Other applications for dry ice include freezing and chilling for the food, pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, blast cleaning blast cleaning: see sandblast. , special foggy effects, and refrigeration refrigeration, process for drawing heat from substances to lower their temperature, often for purposes of preservation. Refrigeration in its modern, portable form also depends on insulating materials that are thin yet effective. for outdoor activities like camping, hunting and boating. Praxair Distribution, Inc. and its subsidiaries and distributors deliver a large array of industrial and specialty gases, equipment and supplies, technical expertise, and services to thousands of customers in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and Canada. With hundreds of locations throughout North America, Praxair provides differentiated product and service offerings that help customers achieve their objectives faster, better and at lower total cost. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2003 sales of $5.6 billion. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric and process gases, and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologies bring productivity and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and others. More information on Praxair is available on the Internet at www.praxair.com. |
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