Date:25/03/2006 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2006/03/25/stories/2006032503591600.htm

Business - Briefly

BOC's merchant plant on stream

CHENNAI: BOC India, a leader in gases business, inaugurated its first merchant plant for the southern market in Hyderabad on Friday. The new air separation unit (ASU) will further consolidate the company's position in this region. J. N. Sapru, Chairman, BOC India, inaugurated the plant. Raj Narayanan ER, Managing Director, said, "This is part of our focus towards expanding and enhancing service to the customers. The emerging predominance of the south in industrial development driven by an overall growth in various key sectors has boosted BOC's confidence to invest in this region."