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Press Releases

The latest press releases of Linde plc at a glance.

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17.03.2025 / Press Releases /CO2 production begins at largest merchant processing facility in the South Pacific

Leading gas and engineering company BOC, a Linde company, has begun supplying carbon dioxide (CO2) to the market from the region’s largest merchant carbon dioxide processing facility in Longford, Victoria.

10.12.2024 / Press Releases /BOC opens largest merchant CO2 processing facility in the South Pacific

Leading gas and engineering company BOC, has today opened the South Pacific region’s largest merchant carbon dioxide (CO2) processing facility in Longford, Victoria.

07.02.2024 / Press Releases /BOC commences NSW-first oxygenation trial in the Darling River

Leading gas and engineering company BOC, a Linde company, has commenced a NSW-first oxygenation trial with WaterNSW in Menindee, NSW, to address dissolved oxygen levels in the Darling River that have contributed to large-scale fish deaths in recent years.

18.08.2023 / Press Releases /Australia’s first service station hydrogen refueller opens in Lytton

Leading gas and engineering company BOC, a Linde company, and bp Australia today celebrated the official opening of Australia’s first hydrogen refuelling station at a service station at the bp Port of Brisbane Truckstop in Lytton.


02.11.2022 / Press Releases /BOC opens new Application Technology Centre to drive productivity in Australian manufacturing
Leading gas and engineering company BOC, a Linde company, today officially opened a new Application Technology Centre in South-West Sydney to drive innovation and productivity improvements across the Australian manufacturing industry.

29.08.2022 / Press Releases /BOC to build carbon dioxide facility in Victoria
BOC will build a multi-million dollar carbon dioxide processing facility in Longford, Victoria as part of a new long-term CO2 supply agreement with the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture.

20.07.2022 / Press Releases /BOC to build hydrogen refueller at BP Truckstop in Lytton
BOC and BP Australia announced a new agreement to build a hydrogen refuelling station at the BP Truckstop in Lytton, Queensland.

11.01.2022 / Press Releases /BOC and Foton partner to accelerate hydrogen bus development in Australia and New Zealand
MoU agreement to explore operational and commercial models for bus operators

30.11.2021 / Press Releases /BOC and Optimal Group sign agreement to focus on development of Australia’s first bioLNG facility
MoU to explore potential to build $55m bioLNG plant adjacent to BOC’s micro-LNG plant in Tasmania

06.07.2021 / Press Releases /BOC to offer renewable industrial gases to Australian food and beverage sector in 2023
Power Purchase Agreement with Avertas Energy and Shell Energy to reduce emissions by 16%

04.05.2021 / Press Releases /BOC South Pacific supports India in their fight against COVID-19
Leading gas and engineering company BOC, a subsidiary of Linde plc, have committed to sending oxygen concentrators to India.

29.03.2021 / Press Releases /BOC partners with Toyota to unveil Victoria’s first hydrogen refuelling station
Leading gas and engineering company BOC, a subsidiary of Linde plc, today congratulated Toyota Australia on the unveiling of its new $7.4 million Hydrogen Centre at the Centre of Excellence in Altona and Victoria’s first hydrogen refuelling station, supported by ARENA.

03.12.2020 / Press Releases /BOC unleashes the “Beast” welding workhorse
BOC Smootharc Advance II Beast 555R MIG Welder, a MIG MAG machine with MMA capability labelled the “Beast”.

18.11.2020 / Press Releases /BOC proud to be the major corporate partner for Redkite’s ‘$24FOR24’ kids cancer fundraising campaign
$24for24 is a week-long national fundraising campaign launched by Redkite to help families facing childhood cancer get through their next 24 hours.

29.10.2020 / Press Releases /BOC to fuel first fleet of hydrogen coaches at Fortescue mine in WA
BOC will demonstrate renewable hydrogen production, storage, supply and refuelling capabilities in a remote environment.

22.10.2020 / Press Releases /BOC to deliver green hydrogen across South Australia.
BOC signs offtake contract with AGIG’s Hydrogen Park South Australia.

22.03.2020 / Press Releases /COVID-19 Statement
Statement from John Evans, Managing Director, South Pacific

14.02.2020 / Press Releases /Statement on SafeWork NSW proceedings
BOC has cooperated fully with all investigations into the tragic incident at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital which occurred in 2016, including proceedings initiated by SafeWork NSW in July 2018. We continue to extend our deepest sympathies to the families involved.

22.01.2020 / Press Releases /BOC New Zealand rallies behind Child Cancer Foundation
BOC announce a new national corporate partnership with Child Cancer Foundation.

19.08.2019 / Press Releases /Queensland-first renewable hydrogen project commences at BOC production facility in Bulwer Island.
BOC to demonstrate renewable hydrogen production, storage, supply and refuelling.

13.07.2018 / Press Releases /BOC Australia wins prestigious Manufacturer of the Year award

Cylinder automation and specialty gases investments recognised at leading awards for manufacturing industry.


08.03.2018 / Corporate News /Linde achieves growth targets and announces dividend increase
The technology company The Linde Group delivered a solid performance in the 2017 financial year, achieving increases in both Group revenue and Group operating profit after adjusting for exchange rate effects.

22.02.2018 / Press Releases /BOC celebrates $35 million upgrade to Western Sydney manufacturing site
Opens two investments, a $20 million specialty gases facility and a $15 million world-first automation system

06.12.2017 / Press Releases /BOC celebrates 20-year partnership anniversary with Redkite
Leading gases and engineering company BOC, a Member of the Linde Group and Redkite, a charity that supports children and young people throughout the entire cancer journey, are today celebrating their long-term partnership which has spanned two decades and raised almost $2 million. 

11.10.2017 / Press Releases /BOC officially opens K1.2 million Gas & Gear in Lae
New facility to strengthen BOC’s 50-year presence in the region and expand service to local customers.

13.09.2017 / Press Releases /BOC unveils its biggest welding product release of 2017
BOC brings to life the next generation of welding machines.

22.08.2017 / Press Releases /BOC to collaborate with CSIRO on revolutionary $3.4m hydrogen project
BOC, a member of the Linde Group, one of the world leading gases and engineering companies, will support CSIRO during its $3.4 million ammonia to hydrogen cracking and membrane purification project that is set to revolutionise the global supply chain for hydrogen.

14.03.2017 / Press Releases /Future of cylinders is here with GENIE®
Leading gases and engineering company BOC has today announced its GENIE® cylinder in nitrogen. Now available in 10 litre and 20 litre sizes across Australia, the GENIE® is 30 percent lighter than an equivalent steel cylinder and holds 39 percent more nitrogen.

01.11.2016 / Press Releases /BOC announce the appointment of new South Pacific Managing Director.
Leading gases and engineering company BOC today announced the appointment of John Evans as Managing Director, BOC South Pacific.

27.08.2016 / Press Releases /Statement on NSW Health investigation report
BOC today received the report published by NSW Health and the company is also assisting the NSW Police and the Coroner in their continuing investigations.

02.08.2016 / Press Releases /Factual Investigation Report handed to NSW Police
BOC has completed a Factual Investigation Report into the July 2015 installation project at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital and this has been provided to the NSW Police.

25.07.2016 / Press Releases /BOC expresses profound sorrow for families affected by devastating tragedy
BOC is extremely saddened of the tragic death of a newborn and the injury of another at Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital over the past weeks.

23.11.2015 / Press Releases /BOC raises the bar with new F3VIPR cylinder range delivering ultimate convenience and portability for welding industry
Leading gases and engineering company BOC today announced its latest innovation for the welding industry with the launch of the new F3VIPR, 33 litre high pressure cylinder with in-built variable integrated pressure regulator (VIPR).

 


18.11.2015 / Press Releases /BOC and Qenos deliver Australian-made ethylene to LNG Export sector

Local ethylene reduces LNG export industry reliance on imports and significantly cuts delivery time 


21.10.2015 / Press Releases /Tamar Hydro becomes BOC Gas Agent for Exeter
Tamar Hydro has today announced it is now the exclusive supplier of BOC industrial and domestic gases in Exeter after becoming the latest business to join the BOC Gas Agent network.

12.10.2015 / Press Releases /New graphic auto-darkening high impact helmet provides ultimate protection for welding and grinding
Leading safety and industrial equipment specialist BOC today announced the newest addition to its Weld Guard™ protective products range with the launch of the new Weld Guard™ high impact helmet for welding and grinding.

29.06.2015 / /BOC and Viridian Glass extend partnership for another decade
Gases and engineering company BOC and Viridian Glass, a division of CSR Building Products, today completed an extension to their long-term partnership after the companies signed a new 10-year supply agreement that will secure the ongoing compressed air, hydrogen and nitrogen gas requirements of Viridian’s Dandenong site, the only float glass manufacturing facility in Australia.

25.06.2015 / Press Releases /BOC proud to support Women in Industry
BOC is proud to announce that at the second annual Women in Industry Awards, two BOC employees, Nicolette Hinson, General Manager, Business Development & Strategy, Elgas, and Rosalinda Willcox, Marketing Communications Specialist, won the Business Development Manager of the Year and the Marketing/Communications award respectively.

15.06.2015 / Press Releases / BOC assists at cylinder incident on Bolte Bridge
At approximately 10.00am this morning, an acetylene cylinder and an oxygen cylinder fell off the back of a utility vehicle onto the Tullamarine Freeway in Melbourne, Victoria.

21.05.2015 / Press Releases /BOC Helium floats giant balloon for star research
All eyes were on the neutron star Vela Pulsar last week when the Australian Balloon Launching Station at Alice Springs Airport, successfully launched a colossal research balloon filled with 1,830 cubic metres of BOC Helium into the sky to observe the star located 1,000 light years away from Earth.

08.05.2015 / Press Releases /New fumigant available ahead of Australian citrus season
Gases and engineering company BOC has today announced that its alternate post-harvest fumigant VAPORMATE® is now available for use in the citrus industry after receiving approval from the Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority.

05.05.2015 / /Scan tap and order with new BOC mobile app
Gases and engineering company BOC has unveiled its innovative new BOC Scan to Order Mobile App for iOS and Android that will allow customers to order their gas cylinders, equipment and safety products more quickly by scanning the product barcode using a mobile phone.

16.04.2015 / Press Releases /BOC injects urgent supply of gas for Whyalla
Gases and engineering company BOC and APA Group successfully injected natural gas into a section of the Whyalla Natural Gas network at 4pm today to deliver critical gas supplies to Whyalla Hospital and parts of Whyalla.

24.03.2015 / Press Releases /MAPAX LD: fresh solution for the packaged goods industry

Gases and engineering company BOC has today launched its new MAPAX® LD leak detection technology at AUSPACK in Melbourne, an innovative solution for the packaged goods industry that offers high-speed and non-destructive in-line leak detection.


02.12.2014 / Press Releases /Plant opening puts Queensland on path to cleaner energy future
The development of a natural gas fuel network for cleaner, cheaper Australian fuel has stepped up another gear with the official opening of a dedicated micro‐LNG plant near the Queensland township of Chinchilla today.

12.11.2014 / Press Releases /BOC educates against dangers of inhaling balloon gas
Gases and engineering company BOC has launched an education campaign warning of the dangers of inhaling balloon gas.

26.06.2014 / Press Releases /BOC opens $3.7 million facility‐upgrade in Gladstone

Gases and engineering company BOC has increased its investment in regional Australia opening a $3.7 million dollar facility upgrade in the Queensland township of Gladstone today.


28.05.2014 / Press Releases /BOC to launch new SOLVOX technology at World Aquaculture Conference
Leading gases and engineering company BOC will showcase its newest SOLVOX oxygenation technology to Australian fish farmers for the first time at the World Aquaculture Adelaide Conference & Trade Show in June.

27.05.2014 / Press Releases /BOC demonstrates new CRYOLINE CS Spiral Freezer at FoodPro
The art of keeping food fresh, tasty and healthy is about to get a whole lot cooler, with BOC set to display its state of the art CRYOLINE CS spiral freezer at FoodPro in June.

27.05.2014 / Press Releases /Put your best foot forward with new safety boots from BOC
Industrial equipment specialist BOC has brought a choice of affordable new protective boots to the market allowing workers to put their best foot forward in style and safety.

14.05.2014 / Press Releases /BOC fumigant expert invited to speak at international conference

Gas applications manager for BOC, Chris Dolman, has accepted an invitation from the Australian Government to speak at a major biosecurity conference in Indonesia this month.


14.04.2014 / Press Releases /Linde invests in crop science as challenge to food security intensities

Linde Gases, a division of The Linde Group which owns BOC in Australia and New Zealand, has announced the launch of its Crop Science business to help ensure food security around the world.


03.12.2013 / Press Releases /BOC opens first public LNG refueller at Tarcutta, NSW
BOC has opened its first public LNG refeuller at Tarcutta, NSW, representing a vital link in the company’s planned network of stations for the low emissions trucking fuel along the Hume Highway.


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