Houston and Orlando, Fla., February 28, 2005...Air Liquide America L.P., an Air Liquide company, will announce its new specialty gases product and services offer and its Technical Support Team at PITTCON 2005 in the Orange County (Florida) Convention Center, Booth 5041.

Air Liquide America L.P.’s new specialty gas offer is highlighted by the introduction of one of the industry’s most comprehensive Specialty Gas Catalogs, which is available in print, electronic and on-line versions through www.us.airliquide.com. The new catalog features a searchable product index and glossary both in the on-line and CD versions that will be available at the conference.

The 184-page catalog includes information on Air Liquide’s trademarked ALPHAGAZ™ and EPA Protocol product lines and has specific focus on the gas products and services required for the laboratory and analysis, petrochemical, environmental, gas equipment and semiconductor markets.

Air Liquide America L.P.’s new specialty gas offer will introduce seven new product lines and literally hundreds of new product items dedicated to the specialty gas market in addition to new customer support services, including:
 

• The ALPHAGAZ™ Offer: Air Liquide has developed a comprehensive offer to meet the specific needs of analytical instrumentation and research applications. The Alphagaz product line includes ALPHAGAZ pure gases, ALPHAGAZ Mix and ALPHAGAZ DATAL.
• ALPHAGAZ DATAL™: New to the Air Liquide Specialty gas offer, it is designed to provide total gas management service to the customer. There is no ordering, monitoring, or connecting heavy gas cylinders and a guarantee of no gas run outs.
• Shop @ Air Liquide: A secure, password-protected portal (shop.airliquide.com) offering one of the most convenient methods to order Air Liquide specialty gas products. Registration takes only a few moments and allows the authorized user access to place orders, receive immediate electronic order confirmation, view order status, view invoices in PDF format and other transactional history, monitor inventory levels, obtain Air Liquide Material Safety Data Sheets, obtain Certificates of Analysis for EPA Protocol Gases and much more.
• An expanded EPA Protocol and environmental gases offer as well as the most comprehensive petrochemical, refining and semiconductor product selection in the industry.
• New Technical Support Team: Located at Air Liquide’s facilities in La Porte, Texas, the Technical Support Team is dedicated to responding to customer questions with innovative solutions to customer application issues and technical inquiries. Contacting the Air Liquide Technical Support Team is easy. Call the toll-free Technical Support Line (1-800-248-1427) and ask to speak with a technical expert.

Kim Denney, President, Air Liquide America L.P. said, “Already one of the most comprehensive offers in the United States, Air Liquide’s new Specialty Gas products and services offer has been expanded to meet the growing needs of our customers. The new Specialty Gas Catalog makes it easier for Air Liquide America L.P.’s customers to find the correct specialty gas product for their particular application. Its customer-friendly layout and our on-line ordering capabilities make choosing and ordering specialty gas products simple and efficient.”