Praxair Trailigaz allign with MMZMicro Mining & Praxair - Trailigaz Announce World-Wide Marketing Alliance
CALGARY, March 2 /CNW/ - Mr. Timothy Hnatiw, President & CEO of Micro Mining Technologies Ltd. (MMZ:CDNX) is pleased to announce a five-year worldwide joint marketing alliance with Praxair-Trailigaz Ozone Corporation (PTOC) of Cincinnati, Ohio. PTOC will be the exclusive supplier of integrated systems to MMZ. As a marketing partner, PTOC is focused on providing low cost,effective, safe solutions using Micro Mining's AOP technology to decontaminate persistent organic and inorganic pollutants in waste streams from the petroleum, mining and remediation industries.
PTOC is a leading supplier of oxygen/ozone generating systems and is the North American joint venture between Praxair (NYSE:PX) and Trailigaz Compagnie Générale de L'Ozone, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vivendi (NYSE:V). PTOC combines Praxair's expertise in oxygen generating systems with Trailigaz's advanced ozone production systems to provide customers with total ozone solutions that deliver cost savings and environmental benefits. Praxair and Trailigaz also have a worldwide alliance. PTOC's website can be accessed at www.ptoc.com.
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) is a Fortune 500 company operating in over 40 countries, and is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America. Praxair is also the world's largest supplier of carbon dioxide and a recognized leader in the commercialization of new technologies that bring productivity and environmental benefits to a diverse group of industries. Praxair's website is www.praxair.com.
Vivendi Universal (NYSE:V) is a company that is recognized as a global leader in TV and Film, Publishing, Music, Internet and Telecom, and environmental services. The company employs over 275,000 people and has net sales of 41.6 billion Euros in 1999. All over the world, Vivendi contributes to improving the quality of life of its customers through the environmental services and communications. Vivendi's website is www.vivendi.com.
Trailigaz is the world's premier supplier of ozone generation systems, with installations in chemical synthesis operations, drinking water purification, pulp bleaching and waste treatment in more than 60 countries. PTOC has sold more ozone capacity in North America than any other supplier. Trailigaz's website can be accessed at www.trailigaz.com.
Micro Mining is a publicly listed high-tech industrial company, which is presently commercializing its technology into the oil & gas, mining, and power generation and environmental sectors. Micro Mining's mandate is to provide sound environmental solutions through advanced technologies for public and private industry. Micro Mining's website can be accessed at www.micromining.com.
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For further information: Gloria A. Miller, Micro Mining Technologies
Ltd.- Corporate Relations, (403) 274-1334, or micromin@telusplanet.net;
Susan Szita-Gore, Praxair, Inc., (203) 837-2311