http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za Manufacturer of industrial gases and specialty chemicals Tue, 02 Feb 2010 08:07:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Under the current black economic empowerment (BEE) legislation, The Preferential Procurement Element (Code 500), as set out in the Code of Good Practice, measures the extent to which South African companies buy goods and services from suppliers with strong BEE procurement recognition levels. This requires that companies that wish to ... http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za/2010/02/another-bee-milestone/ Air Products’ Newcastle plant recently underwent a multi-million refurbishment and expansion project. The need for this arose because of additional oxygen requirements from the ArcelorMittal steel plant. The Air Products Newcastle plant has been providing a continuous supply of oxygen to the ArcelorMittal steel plant for the past 40 years, through ... http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za/2009/08/the-new-cold-box-the-history-so-far/ On March 12, this year, the people of Air Products took pride in celebrating the company’s 40th year in business. After 40 years, the company is a vigorous, youthful entity, with an unflagging commitment to serving its customers. The question is: how has the company retained this level of energetic ... http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za/2009/03/air-products-celebrates-40-years-of-service-excellence/ In the comparatively short space of four years, Air Products South Africa has shown its commitment to the objectives of black economic empowerment (BEE) by gaining a rating of 66.47% for the year 2008/2009. In an audit carried out by the verification agency, Ingcazi Ratings, the company was achieved Level ... http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za/2009/01/air-products-bee-%e2%80%93-more-than-bare-compliance/ The challenge South African companies face in their corporate social responsibility initiatives is where best to focus their attention. South Africa is a country of comparatively scarce resources and, when it concerns upliftment, it is most important to ensure that financial resources are directed to areas where the maximum benefit ... http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za/2009/01/air-products-invests-in-sa%e2%80%99s-future/ Air Products, SA's largest industrial gas producer, is currently carrying out a multi million Rand expansion and refurbishment project at its Newcastle plant. As part of this project, it has imported and transported a fully assembled cold box for cryogenic air separation. The cold box is essentially a huge structural ... http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za/2009/01/air-products-cold-box/ “To explain the success of Air Products’ Packaged Gas business, one has to look back” explains the General Manager: Packaged Gas, Josua le Roux. He explains that the first delivery of cylinders was made from Kempton Park as long ago as 1969. At that stage, Air Products had been established ... http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za/2008/10/the-complete-package/ Once again, Air Products people have reason to be proud. While we are the leader in the field of industrial gas supply in South Africa, during last week, we took a further step forward in the growth of our company. Modified Atmospheric Packaging (MAP) is revolutionising the packaging and presentation of ... http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za/2008/10/an-even-better-map-for-the-future/ South Africa has long been proud of its livestock and poultry industry. It provides our nation with the animal protein needed for healthy minds and bodies. The key to this industry is high quality animal feed. Whether it is cattle, chickens or even domestic pets, you want to know that ... http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za/2008/10/choline-chloride-for-a-healthy-south-africa/ The 4,4 by 5,5 by 58 metre fractional distillation column weighing 160 tons and costing R30-million was finally lifted into place on Sunday September 14 by two Target cranes. A 750 ton lattice crane with a 28 metre radius was built up to lift the top-end by 58 metres, while ... http://www.airproductsafrica.co.za/2008/09/newcastle-coldbox-lift/