UIG Starts Up Merchant Liquid Carbon Dioxide Plant in Wisconsin:

(July, 2003)  Universal Industrial Gases has announced commissioning of the carbon dioxide recovery and liquefaction plant supplied to Utica Energy on a turnkey basis, and first shipments of product to customers.  The CO2 is produced in the Town of Utica, Winnebago County, which is ten miles southwest of Oshkosh, WI. 

UIG is providing ongoing operations support to the plant and is marketing the liquid carbon dioxide.  The plant can produce up to 250 tons per day of food grade liquid CO2, and serves customers throughout the state of Wisconsin,  northern Illinois and eastern Iowa. Depending upon customer preferences and needs, UIG will deliver liquid carbon dioxide to customer storage tanks, or customers may pick up liquid CO2 product at the plant using their liquid trailers. Plant product storage tanks hold 1,000 tons of liquid carbon dioxide.

Liquid CO2 is produced as a by-product of Utica Energy's corn-to-ethanol manufacturing process. The carbon dioxide recovery, purification and liquefaction operations meet the strictest beverage industry specifications and standards. CO2 purity is monitored by an extraordinarily precise analytical system, ensuring the product remains in full compliance with customer requirements.

This is the second new CO2 plant supplied by UIG in the past few years. UIG also supplied a 100 metric ton per day carbon dioxide plant to an operator of an ammonia plant in Poland that also supplies the beverage industry.

UIG Moves to New Offices:

(November, 2002)  Universal Industrial Gases has moved to 2200 Northwood Ave. Suite 3, Easton, Pennsylvania 18045-2239.  The new offices are approximately three miles from the company's former location. Telephone numbers are unchanged.  The move follows site plan approval for a major shopping center to be built in Palmer Township on land that includes the site of UIG's previous office building. 

UIG's new location includes office space and conference rooms for home office employees as well as additional offices and workspaces that will be used by visiting field employees and contract personnel involved in design and project execution activities.

UIG Receives Contract in Saudi Arabia
Easton plant to supply an 80 metric ton/day oxygen plant:

(June, 2002)  Universal Industrial Gases, Inc. (UIG) has announced that it was recently awarded the contract to supply Cristal -The National Titanium Dioxide Co., Ltd with oxygen gas. Cristal will use the oxygen to increase the efficiency and output of its titanium dioxide plant. The contract includes engineering, installation, start-up and training services. The plant, scheduled to ship from Salamanca Mexico within the month, will be installed at Cristal's facility in Yanbu-Sinalyah within the next 6 months.