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    Most Australians come into contact with BOC every day because our products and services touch almost every area of business, industrial and domestic life.

    BOC in Australia is a member of The BOC Group, an international leader in the provision of gas and related services, solutions and applications technology, vacuum technology and health care. It is an FTSE 100 publicly listed company with an annual turnover of $A10 billion and operates in 60 countries. In Australia, BOC is one of the top 100 companies, with an annual turnover exceeding $1 billion.

    It operates two lines of business in the South Pacific. Industrial & Special Products provides gases, applications technology, services and solutions to the industrial, scientific, hospitality, medical, agricultural and packaged chemical industries. Process Gas Solutions provides gas related solutions to the food, metals, petrochemical, oil refining, minerals and process industries.

    BOC's product range includes more than 25,000 gases and mixtures. Gases which save lives, keep us cool, bubble our beer, preserve our food and protect our environment.

    In the South Pacific, the company has production facilities in almost every Australian capital city, 80 retail outlets, more than 800 agents and 2,000 employees who service over 600,000 customers throughout the region.

    BOC is committed to providing customers with the highest quality of service, value and delivery. And as an early adopter of information technology, we are also committed to harnessing e-world capabilities in order to provide innovative services to our customers and help them grow their businesses.

    BOC is committed to excellence in safety, health and environmental management. There are no higher priorities for us than the health and safety of our employees, customers, suppliers and the community, and protection of the environment. Continuous improvement in these areas is a fundamental element of the sustainable growth of our company and it will be pursued as an integral feature of all business processes and programs.