BOC India, a member of The Linde Group has announced the commissioning of its Helium transfill station at Taloja, West India, approximately 40 km from Mumbai. The plant will increase BOC India's market share in Helium significantly and is expected to supplement BOC India's current Specialty Gases portfolio.

Speaking on the occasion, BOC India, Managing Director, Srikumar Menon said, "This expansion marks BOC India's entry into the fast growing helium market enabling BOC India to widen its market presence and enhance service levels by being closer to customers."

The new Helium facility at Taloja has the capability to supply liquid Helium in dewars as well as high purity gas in high pressure cylinders and tubes. The facility is equipped to fill 300 bar high pressure cylinders and can decant up to 4 ISO containers per month. The entire operations are palletised for better cylinder handling efficiency and equipped with the best-in-class safety systems. The facility will also fill other atmospheric gases such as Argon, Nitrogen and Oxygen in high pressure cylinders.

BOC India Limited (BOCI), a member of The Linde Group, is the leader in gases business in India since 1935. BOCI provides a one-stop solution to all businesses for gas supply and related equipment and services. The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with around 50,500 employees in more than 100 countries worldwide.