VOL. XLV

No 22

3-June-2002

ALGERIA

Linde And Sonatrach To Form Production,Marketing JVs For Helium

German industrial gases group Linde AG and Sonatrach confirmedon 29 May that they plan to establish a helium project in Skikda(MEES, 20 May). The companies haveagreed on the establishment of a production and a distribution joint venture,with Linde holding a stake of 51% in each. Linde will build a 84mn helium liquefaction plant in Skikda to come on-stream in 2005 and produce 600mn cuft/year. Through...