Industrial Gas Suppliers Invest in OSS Technology To Meet Customers' Growing Demand for Gases

摘要

The favourable economic development, that began at the end of 1999 continued throughout the year 2000 and was reflected in increased gas sales, especially within process industries. Development was favourable even though one of the key gas-consumer segments, the pulp and paper industry, suffered from strikes in the spring of the year. Sales in the early months of 2001 have been promising, but there is some concern about what may happen towards the end of the year due to contradictory signals coming from the world economy.