Praxair's facility at Coimbatore
Praxair Surface Technologies (PST), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Praxair, has entered into an agreement with FMC Technologies to supply thermal spray coatings for gate valve components used in oil and natural gas production.The new agreement includes plans for Praxair Surface Technologies to establish a facility at Coimbatore that is expected to be in full production by mid-2008, the company said. The facility will include a manufacturing plant for coating oilfield gate valve components manufactured in India. PST’s thermal spray coating provides wear and corrosion protection for gate valves in critical service applications. “This state-of-the-art facility will strengthen our ability to provide reliable service to FMC Technologies in a key geographic region,” said Mr Mark Gruninger, president, PST.