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Company presentation Messer Group
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CompanyContents
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Specialist for Industrial Gases
Short Profile
CompanyMesser is the largest owner-managed industrial gas company in the world.
ProductsMesser produces and supplies oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, inert welding gases, specialty gases, medical gases, food gases and many different gas mixtures.
CustomersAll industrial sectors, healthcare as well as science and research benefit from its products and application technologies.
CompanyShort Profile
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Owner and CEO
Stefan Messer
• CEO of Messer Group
• Stefan Messer’s roles include:
- President of the EIGA (European Industrial Gases Association)
- Member of the Board of Directors of the International Oxygen Manufacturers Association (IOMA), Washington
- Vice President of the Frankfurt Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK)
- Member of the board of the German Welding Society (DVS)- Honorary Senator of the Darmstadt Univerity of Applied
Sciences- Honorary Consul of the Republic of Slovenia
“Profits are important to us, but they’re not the be-all and end-all. It is just as important to be independent and to turn our own ideas into reality.”
Stefan Messer, CEO and owner of the Messer Group
CompanyManagement
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Together for success
Management
Stefan Messer, Chief Executive Officer
Dr. Hans-Gerd Wienands, Chief Financial Officer
Dr. Uwe Bechtolf, Controlling / Accounting & Strategy
Johann Ringhofer, Engineering & Production
Adolf Walth, Sales & Marketing Europe
Executive headquarters /management of international operations:
Messer-Platz 165812 Bad Soden am Taunus
Headquarters of the central technical departments, Procurement and Logistics:
Gahlingspfad 3147803 Krefeld
CompanyManagement
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„A company needs to be free in order to invest in its independence.”
Dr. Jürgen Heraeus, Chair
The people behind the success
Supervisory BoardCompany
Management
Dr. Werner Breuers Dr. Bode Lüttge Dr. Karl-Gerhard SeifertDr. Nathalie von Siemens Peter Wilhelm Storm van’s Gravesande
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Vision
Messer is an important industrial gases group in its core markets of Europe and China.
Messer is and will remain an independent family-run business. We think and act decisively for a long term and measure ourselves by our sustained success.
Together with our partners and associated companies in the field of wear, fusion, and cutting technologies as well as precision instrumentation we develop synergies and meet our customers’needs expertly, reliably and with a flair for innovation.
This is what makes us the first choice for our cust omers and employees.
Our Mission StatementCompany
Mission Statement
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As an owner-managed family business with a rich tradition we are focused on the future whilst taking into account the different conditions in our existing markets. We also use our experience and expertise to building up our position in new markets.
Ranging from acetylene to xenon we offer our customers a wide range of technical and medical gases and food and specialty gases. Our product range is completed by our excellent services and state-of-the-art technical plants and equipment.
In our highly modern technology centres we work together with our customers to develop application technologies for the use of gases in almost every industry, in food technology, medicine, science and research.
Our efficient and dedicated employees, our flexibility and the closeness we feel to our customers in local markets makes us their preferred partner.
Through entrepreneurial flair, farsighted thinking and the continuous improvement of our processes, we create added value for our customers and so secure our mutual success in the long term.
Solid finances and fair profits guarantee our independence and support sustainable growth.
MissionCompany
Mission Statement
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Customer orientationWe are focused on the individual requirements of our customers and help them to improve their competitiveness and their performance.
Employee orientationWe train, develop and promote motivated and efficient employees with integrity. We expect our employees to be resourceful and responsible team players.
Responsible behaviourWe take our social responsibilities towards our employees and to society very seriously: Safety, Health, Environment
Corporate responsibility By responsibly managing our resources and applying the talents of our employees we are increasing the worth of our company in the long term.
ExcellenceOur actions are based on technical expertise, innovation, flexibility and the ability to make quick decisions.
Mutual trust and respectWe believe that cooperation is based on trust, sincerity, transparency and frank communication. We respect and abide by the culture and social customs of the countries in which we work.
ValuesCompany
Mission Statement
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Employees
Our most important asset
“Growing sales and a growing workforce go hand in hand at Messer.”
Stefan Messer
CompanyEmployees
• 5,251 employees worldwide, with 90% of them outside the German-speaking countries
• Targeted employee development
• Development of intercultural competence
• Training worldwide, the training rate for Germany is approx. 5.4%.
• Transnational ideas management
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History
113 Years of competence in industrial gases
Foundation:1898 Adolf Messer forms the Frankfurter Acetylen-Gas-Gesellschaft Messer & Cie.
in Höchst for the production of acetylene developers and light fittings. 1903 Ernst Wiss develops the first hydrogen-oxygen cutting torch at Griesheim-Elektron.
These are followed by machines and equipment for gas welding technology.1908 Chemische Fabrik Griesheim Elektron begins operation of its first oxygen plant.
Growth:1965 Birth of Messer Griesheim GmbH under Hans Messer.
Merger Adolf Messer GmbH with parts of Knapsack-Griesheim AG from Hoechst1966 Expansion in Western Europe and in North America1990 Expansion in Eastern and Central Europe1995 Entry into China and rapid expansion2001 Goldman Sachs Funds and Allianz Capital Partners take over the shares of Hoechst (Aventis).
Family ownership:2004 The Messer family again owns 100% of the company.2005 The Messer family again owns 100% of Cutting and Welding Division.2006 Billion Euro turnover mark exceeded: Messer Group and Messer Eutectic Castolin.
Expansion of activities in Europe and Asia2008 Founding of Messer Industriegase GmbH in Germany2011 Move to a joint group head office Bad Soden
CompanyHistory
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LocationsContents
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More than 60 locations in over 34 countries
Australia:New Zealand
LocationsWorldwide
Asia:ChinaVietnam
Africa:
Algeria
Europe:AlbaniaAustriaBelgiumBosnia-HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCzech RepublicDenmarkEstoniaFranceGermanyHungaryItalyLatviaLithuaniaMacedoniaMontenegroNetherlandsPolandPortugalRomaniaRussia (Kaliningrad)Serbia SloveniaSlovakiaSpainSwitzerlandTurkeyUkraine
America:Peru
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Independent product supply in EuropeLocations
Europe
existing air separation units
air separation units in construction or planning
Italy
Portugal
Spain
France
Belgium
Netherlands
Denmark
Ukraine
Latvia
Russia
Czech Republic
Hungary
Turkey
Bulgaria
Montenegro
Romania
Slovakia
Germany
Estonia
Lithuania
SwitzerlandSlovenia
Poland
Austria
Croatia
Bosnia-Herzegovina
Air separation units
Albania
Macedonia
Serbia
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Main focuses
• Market leader (over 40%) in four countries
• Centre of expertise for metallurgical and industrial applications in Austria
• Certified production of gases for the food industry in nine and for medical applications in 16 countries
• Secure cash flows from on-site facilities in: Austria, Hungary, Lithuania, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia and the Czech Republic
• On-site hydrogen plants in Austria, Serbia, Slovakia and Hungary
• Specialty gases plants in Austria and Hungary
• CO2 sources in Croatia, Macedonia, Austria, Poland, Serbia and Hungary
Central and South-Eastern EuropeLocations
Europe
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Western Europe Locations
Europe
Main focuses
• Re-entry into the German industrial gas market with the entire product range, two air separation plants and a cylinder filling plant
• Centre of expertise for industrial and food applications in France
• Strong position in Spain thanks to pipeline network
• On-site hydrogen plant in Switzerland
• Specialty gases plants in Switzerland, Belgium and France
• CO2-sources and outstanding positions in the CO2 market in Benelux, France and Italy
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Zhangjiagang
ShanghaiWujiang
Ningbo
Foshan
Chengdu
Yuxi
XiangtanXichang
Anning
Panzhihua
ShundeYangjiang
Chongqing
Air separation units
existing air separation units
air separation units in construction or planning
Product supply in ChinaLocations
China
Leshan
KunmingHaikou
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Main points:
• Messer was one of the pioneers in China and has had a presencethere since 1994.
• The industrial gases market there is predicted to grow by 16% a year.
• 13 operating companies, approx. 30 air separation units, mainly for supplying steelworks
• Focus on three main regions, with leading positions above all in Hunan, Yunnan and Sichuan, but also in Jiangsu, Zhejiang andGuangdong
• The regional and sectoral structure of the Chinese market and the size of the country offer opportunities in geographical and industry niches.
• Specialty gas plants in Wujing, Chengdu and Foshan.
• Entry into new technologies, e.g. the treatment of drinking water
ChinaLocations
China
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Vietnam
Main points Vietnam:
• Messer has been present in Vietnam since 1997 and has three companies in Haiphong, Ho-Chi-Minh-City and Binh Phuoc
• One air separation unit (one under construction until 2013)
• Three filling plants for air gases, CO2 and gas mixtures
• Liquefaction plant for CO2 (still under construction)
• Core industries: steel production, motorcycle manufacturers,shipyards, food processing and metalworking industries
LocationsVietnam
Haiphong
Company
Air separation unit
Filling plant
CO2 production
Hai Duong (Province)
Ho-Chi-Minh-City
Vung Tau
Binh Phuoc (Province)
existing air separation unit
air separation unit in construction
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Key figuresContents
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2008
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2009
797
175
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2010
909
207
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Development 2008 through 2011
Sales in €m
EBITDA in Mio. Euro
EBITDA margin in %
Investments* in Mio. Euro
Employees**
UnternehmenKey Figures 2011
2011
1,029
241
23
191
5,251
* incl. IFRIC4 ** contractual employments
Key FiguresOverview
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Consolidated by regions
241 million €Total EBITDA
Corporate Office 18
Peru 14
South East Europe 176
Central Europe 191
1.029 million €Total Net Sales
Western Europe
313
Corporate Office 28*
Asia 82
Western Europe
46
South EastEurope44
Peru 1
Central Europe 40
Asia 317
Sales and EBITDA 2011 Key Figures
Sales and EBITDA
* incl. consolidation effects
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5,251 employees worldwide
Employees 2011
Corporate Office 2%
Western Europe 17%
Asia39%
Central Europe 14%
South East Europe
26%
Peru 2%
Application Technology2%
Logistics 15%
Production 34%
Filling16%
Sales &Marketing 16%
Administration 17%
Employeesby regions
Employeesby activities
Key FiguresEmployees
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AsiaEurope
Western Europe 7 %
Central Europe 4 %
South East Europe 4 %
Asia 13 %(China and Vietnam)
Average growth rate for the Messer Group: approx. 8 %
Growth rates 2010 - 2016Key Figures
Growth
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Products and ApplicationsContents
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Variety from acetylene to xenon
Messer offers a wide variety of gases – liquefied or gaseous and in numerous degrees of purity.
• Air gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon and other noble gases, are obtained directly from the ambient air by means of air separation.
• Other gases are obtained from industry as a “waste product”(carbon dioxide) or from natural sources (helium).
• Hydrogen and acetylene are chemically produced.
• Messer provides many different standard and individual gas mixtures.
ProductsProducts and Applications
Gases
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Gases for welding and cutting
Shielding gases for welding are sold under the same proprietary names across the group, and these names are based on the materials being worked:
• Ferroline - for plain and low-alloy steels
• Inoxline - for high-alloy steels and Ni-based alloys
• Aluline - for aluminium and non-ferrous metals
Other gases for welding and cutting:
• Forming gas protects the back of the weld against oxidation
• MegaLas - for laser material processing and for generating the laser beam
• Nitrocut and Oxycut - gases for laser cutting
• Fuel gases - for oxy-fuel technology
Products and ApplicationsGases
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Gourmet is the name under which Messer supplies pur e gases and gas mixtures for the food industry.
• Meet the highest quality standards
• Satisfy all the European legal provisions on food as well as every HACCP requirement (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points).
Some examples:
• Gourmet C : Carbon dioxidee.g. for carbonating beverages
• Gourmet N : Nitrogene.g. for freezing, refrigerating and packing food
• Gourmet O : Oxygene.g. for packing fresh salads
• Gourmet A : Argone.g. for inerting to protect wine
Gases for the Food IndustryProducts and Applications
Gases
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Specialty GasesProducts and Applications
Gases
Messer offers an extensive product programme of pur e gases, standard mixtures and, upon customer request, indiv idually tailored gas mixtures.
• Liquid helium (in dewars)
• High purity gases (e.g. nitrogen, oxygen, argon, helium, etc.)
• Noble gases (krypton, xenon, neon)
• Standard mixtures (e.g. argon/methane, laser mixtures, etc.)
• Individual mixtures (e.g. calibrating gases)
• Hydrocarbons (e.g. methane, acetylene, ethylene, etc.)
• Carbon monoxide
• Inorganic gases (e.g. ammonia, chlorine, refrigerants, etc.)
• Laboratory gases (e.g. pressure cans, gas purifying systems, etc.)
• Gases for the electronic industry (e.g. for producing semiconductors)
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Gases for MedicineProducts and Applications
Gases
The most important products at a glance:
• Medical oxygen , in liquid and gaseous form, primarily foroxygen and respiratory therapy
• Laughing gas (nitrous oxide), in liquid and gaseous form, for pain therapy, anaesthetic induction and mixed anaesthesia
• Medical air , synthetic or compressed, for contamination-freerespiration and inhalational anaesthesia
• Medical carbon dioxide , in gaseous form, primarily for minor surgical procedures and for medical baths
• Medical nitrogen , in liquid form, used in cryotherapy and cryosurgery as well as for storing biological materials
• Helium , in liquid form, for cooling magnets in MRI scanners
• Medical gas mixtures , produced to individual customerspecifications in terms of content and quality
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From raw materials to their applications
Value chain
Automobile
Construction industry
Industry, production and manufacturing
Foods and beverages
Metallurgy / steel and iron / glass and ceramics
Medicine and pharmaceuticals
Welding andcutting
Environment
Other products:CO2, Helium, Hydrogen, Acetylene, Propane
Air separation unit Products Sales
Others9%
Pipeline /on-site
27%
Bulk 35%
Cylinders 29%
Argon / Specialty gases
1%Oxygen 21%
Nitrogen 78%
Customer Segments
Products and ApplicationsGases
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• 49 Air separation units (15 under construction)
• 6 Specialty gases plants in Europe, 3 in China
• 81 Filling stations for technical gases
• 1200 Distributers and gas centres working with us as sales partners
Supply variations:
• Gases in cylinders and bundles
• Gases in tankers and storage tanks
• Gases from on-site facilities
• Gases by pipeline
Delivery forms
Our services, individual and close by
Products and ApplicationsForms of Supply
Air separation unit
Tank
Filling plant
Tanker
Pipeline
Service truck
Cylinder truck
On-site facilities
Storage tank
Dewar
Bundle
Cylinders
Messer Transport Custome r
Small throughtput
Large throughput
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Individuality where small and medium quantities are involved
Use:
• In cases of lower gas demand
• Delivery quantities and times tailored to customer requirements
• Delivery and all the supply logistics for individual cylinders, cylinder bundles or cylinder trailers
Products:
• Compressed gases up to 300 bar
• Special mixtures e.g. for medicine, science
Availability:
• Directly via local Messer Group distributors and gas centres
• Gas supply management by Messer
Cylinders and BundlesProducts and Applications
Forms of Supply
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Flexible deliveries of medium quantities
Use:
• In cases of variable or less sizeable gas demand
• Delivery quantities and times tailored to customer requirements
• Supply provided in insulated storage tanks with vaporisers or in pressure vessels
Products:
• Cryogenic gases and gases liquefied under pressure
Availability:
• In all the markets where the Messer Group has operations
Tankers and Storage TanksProducts and Applications
Forms of Supply
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Customised on-site security of supply
Use:
• In cases of continuously high gas demand
• At the production site – remote-controlled operation possible
• In cases where bulk customers cannot be connected to a pipeline system
Products:
• Oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, syngas, carbon dioxide
Technical options:
• Air separation units and cryogenic generators
• Non-cryogenic units such as Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA), Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption (VPSA), membrane units
• Hydrogen and synthetic gas production facilities
On-Site FacilitiesProducts and Applications
Forms of Supply
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The direct way of using gases
Use:
• In integrated industrial parks with numerous bulk consumers
Products:
• Oxygen, nitrogen, CO2 and hydrogen
Availability:
• In all industrial parks with a large demand, for example in steel production or in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry
Pipeline SystemsProducts and Applications
Forms of Supply
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Solutions for every task
• The needs and requirements of our customers are at the heart of everything we do
• Competence from development to patent to market implementation
• Application-specific advice based on knowledge of our customers‘ processes
• Market development and trials in every region
• Training of employees and customers in the use of equipment
• Customer events, seminars, demonstrations in our technical centers
Application technologyProducts and Applications
Application technology
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Technologies for metallurgy applications
Examples:
• Capacity enhancements for metallurgical melting processes with oxygen
• Oxygen burner technology for oxyfuel processes
• Heat treatment with protective and reactive gases
• Increased throughput in glass tanks with oxygen
Application technologyProducts and Applications
Application technology
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Technologies for food applications
Examples:
• Chilling and freezing of food with liquid nitrogen and dry ice
• Modified atmosphere packaging with inert gases and gas mixtures
• Transport cooling for maintenance of cold chain with dry ice and liquide nitrogen
• High pressure applications for extraction, crystallization, sterilization
Application technologyProducts and Applications
Application technology
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Examples:
• Biological wastewater treatment with oxygen
• Drinking water treatment with oxygen and carbon dioxide
• Wastewater neutralisation with carbon dioxide
• Increased efficiency in waste and hazardous waste incineration with oxygen
• Spraying processes and inerting with nitrogen and carbon dioxide
• Production optimization in the paper industry with carbon dioxide
Technologies for chemicals, paper and the environme nt
Application technologyProducts and Applications
Application technology
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Examples:
• Cryogenic waste gas purification with liquid nitrogen
• Cooling of cement and concrete in construction industry
• Inerting with nitrogen in lead-free soldering of printed circuit board
• Surface treatment and cleaning with dry ice blasting processes
• Cryogenic pulverisation with liquid nitrogen
• Aluminium extrusion with liquid nitrogen
Technologies for industry
Application technologyProducts and Applications
Application technology
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Examples:
• Metal inert gas welding (MIG/MAG) with argon-based gas mixtures
• Wolfram-Inert-Gas welding (WIG) with standard welding shield gas argon or with special mixtures
• Plasma cutting and welding
• Flame cutting with acetylene and oxygen
• Laser cutting and welding
• Thermal spraying
Technologies for welding and cutting
Application technologyProducts and Applications
Application technology
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Mitry-Mory, France
Krefeld, Germany
Gumpoldskirchen,Austria
Dällikon,Switzerland
Cutting &Welding• MAG welding• WIG welding• Thermal Cutting• Thermal Spraying
Budapest,Hungary
Metallurgy/burning• Melting processes in metallurgy
• Heat treatment• Glass production
Industry• Electronics• Construction industry• Purification processes• Waste air purification• Cryogenic processes
Food/pharmaceuticals• Chilling and freezing• Transport refrigeration• Inertisation/ packaging• High-pressure extraction processes
• Spraying processes
Chemicals/paper/environment• Water treatment• Oxidation/high-temperature processes
• High-pressureextraction processes
• Spraying processes
Cold grinding/ Recycling• Cold grinding• Recycling• Cryogenics
Innovative processes for many industries
Our competence centersProducts and Applications
Application technology
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Messer WorldContents
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“Messer World” is the roof under which Messer and Me sser Eutectic Castolin jointly present themselves to the ir customers and partners with well-known brands:
ASCO Kohlensäure is a provider of individual and complete CO2solutions.
BIT is a full-service provider for contract product development and manufacturing of medical and diagnostic OEM instrumentation.
Castolin Eutectic is a partner for wear protection, repair and joining technologies.
Messer Cutting Systems is the provider of innovative systems and solutions for the metal-working industry.
Messer is the world’s largest owner-managed industrial gases specialist.
Spectron Gas Control Systems is a specialist in gas supply systems.
Part of the Messer WorldMesser World
Brands
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Organisational structure of the Messer WorldMesser World
Organisation
Companies
Management
Owners
Brands
The Messer family
Adolf Messer Foundation 27 %, 6 family members 73 %
100 %
Messer Group GmbH
CEO S. MesserCFO H.-G. Wienands
MEC Employee GmbH The Messer family
3,7 % 94 % 2,3 %
100 %
100 %
MEC Holding GmbH
CEO S. SchabelCFO W. Schmitz
Messer Medical Home Care Holding GmbH
Messer Industrie GmbH MIG Holding GmbH
MEC Global GmbH
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Provider of individual and complete CO 2 solutions
CO2 solutions:
• CO2 product plants
• CO2 recovery
• CO2 storage tanks, stationary as well as transportable
CO2 equipment and accessories:
• Transfer pumps, vaporizers
• Detectors, flowmeters
• CO2 testing equipment
ASCO Carbon Dioxide Ltd.Messer World
ASCO Carbon Dioxide
Dry ice:
• Dry ice machines, pellets, discs and blocks
• ASCOJET dry ice blasting machines andaccessories
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Key figures for Messer Eutectic Castolin (MEC) Messer World
Key figures
Key figures 2011
Sales in million €
Employees
Workforce size by region Sales by region EUR, millions
Western Europe
Germany
Eastern Europe
China
Asia
Japan
NAFTA
South America
Western Europe
Germany
Africa & Middle East
Eastern Europe
China
Asia
Japan
NAFTA
2011
535
2.635
40
620
639
52
183
256
117
179
549
18
137
131
10
29
46
19
39
106
South America Africa & Middle East
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Castolin Eutectic
Partner for wear protection, surface protection, re pair and fusiontechnologies with welding, brazing and thermal coat ing
Our business areas:• Maintenance and servicing technology• Industrial surface protection• Manufacture of high-performance components • CastoLab Services - Specialist workshops for repair, surface layer welding and anti-wear coating
• Special joining technology applications• Customer training
1,400 employees in over 100 countries with over 700 highly qualified engineers
Messer WorldCastolin Eutectic
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Supplier of pioneering technologies and services fo r the metal-working industry
Product portfolio:• Oxyfuel, plasma and laser cutting machines• Equipment and machines for oxyfuel welding, cutting, brazing and heating• Spare parts, repairs and retrofitting services• Messer EnviroTec supplies plant-related environmental technology• MesserSoft provides software solutions to optimise processes in cutting technology • Modern training and applications centre
Over 800 employees at five locations in more than 5 0 countries
Messer Cutting SystemsMesser World
Messer Cutting Systems
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Spectron Gas Control SystemsMesser World
Spectron Gas Control Systems
Specialist in gas supply systems providing best per formance, quality, reliability and technological know-how
Product portfolio:• Diverse product family of appropriate components for a wide spectrum of gases, for applications ranging from a simple valve through to gas cylinder cabinets for semiconductor gases
• Alarm and control systems for gas supply systems • Gas purification systems• Production sites in Germany and Britain
A global network of sales partners
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BIT CompaniesMesser World
BIT Companies
Leading full-service provider for a wide range ofdiagnostic and medical instruments
Product portfolio:• Individual contract development and manufacture of mid-range to complex instrumentation and custom-made automation solutions
• Instrumentation for Life – a partner for product development, manufacturing and after-sales service. Highest quality standards according to ISO 13485 and ISO 9001, and FDA registered.
• Independent market leader in Europe and USA for high-quality IVD diagnostic systems in the high-end OEM market
Locations in Germany, France, Japan, USA and China
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A joint venture between Messer Group and Hangzhou H angyang China, the leading production plant manufacturer
• Air separation units for the production of oxygen , nitrogen , argon and liquid gas products
• Nitrogen and oxygen generators
• Components for air separation units
We use our know-how to develop air separation units that precisely meet the requirements of our customers. We also make sure that the plant operate s efficiently.
Cryogenic EngineeringMesser World
Cryogenic Engineering
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The service company for information technology by M esser and MEC
• From its central computing centre in Groß-Umstadt, MIS makes its services available worldwide to some 2,900 users at Messer and MEC.
• MIS provides IT applications that support the diverse and complex requirements throughout the different areas of the Messer world
70 employees provide, among other things, ongoing d evelopment of process-optimised programs together with a secure and high-performance computi ng-centre operation.
Messer Information Services (MIS)Messer World
Messer Information Services
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ReferencesContents
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