BOC Report and accounts 2005 - Alle jaarverslagen
BOC Report and accounts 2005 - Alle jaarverslagen
BOC Report and accounts 2005 - Alle jaarverslagen
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Group undertakings 139<br />
Principal Group holding<br />
activity %<br />
Mozambique<br />
Petrogas Ltda 27<br />
Namibia<br />
IGL Properties (Pty) Ltd 56<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Edwards Pharmaceutical Systems BV 100<br />
Gist BV 100<br />
G Van Dongen Holding BV 100<br />
The <strong>BOC</strong> Group BV 3 100<br />
Netherl<strong>and</strong>s Antilles<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases Curaçao NV 100<br />
New Zeal<strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Ltd 3 100<br />
South Pacific Welding Group (NZ) Ltd 100<br />
Nigeria<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases Nigeria plc 60<br />
Pakistan<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Pakistan Ltd 60*<br />
Papua New Guinea<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Papua New Guinea Pty Ltd 74<br />
Peoples’ Republic of China<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> (China) Holdings Co Ltd 3,5 100<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases (North) Co Ltd 5 100<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases (Shanghai) Corporation Ltd 5 100<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases (Suzhou) Co Ltd 5 100<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases (Tianjin) Co Ltd 5 100*<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases (Wuhan) Co Ltd 5 100<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> TISCO Gases Co Ltd 5 50*<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Trading (Shanghai) Co Ltd 5 100<br />
Edwards Tianli (Beijing)<br />
Pharmaceutical Systems Co Ltd 5 50<br />
Maanshan <strong>BOC</strong>-Ma Steel Gases Co Ltd 5 50<br />
Nanjing <strong>BOC</strong>-YPC Gases Co Ltd 5 50<br />
Shanghai <strong>BOC</strong> Industrial Gases Co Ltd 5 100*<br />
Philippines<br />
Consolidated Industrial Gases Inc 100<br />
Southern Industrial Gases Philippines Inc 100<br />
Pol<strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gazy Sp. z o.o. 98<br />
Samoa<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Samoa Ltd 96<br />
Singapore<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases Pte Ltd 100*<br />
Singapore Oxygen Air Liquide Pte Ltd 50<br />
Solomon Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases Solomon Isl<strong>and</strong>s Ltd 100<br />
Principal Group holding<br />
activity %<br />
South Africa<br />
African Oxygen Ltd 3 56<br />
Afrox Ltd 56<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Edwards South Africa (Pty) Ltd 100<br />
Life Healthcare Group (Pty) Ltd 11<br />
Spain<br />
Logistica Dotra S.L. 5 100<br />
Logistica van Trans S.L. 5 100<br />
Trans Fresca S.L. 5 100<br />
Switzerl<strong>and</strong><br />
<strong>BOC</strong> AG 100<br />
Taiwan<br />
Asia Union Electronic Chemical Corporation 5 50<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Edwards HTC Ltd 50<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Lienhwa Industrial Gases Co Ltd 50<br />
Thail<strong>and</strong><br />
MIG Production Company Ltd 54<br />
Thai Industrial Gases Public Co Ltd 3 99<br />
TIG HyCO Ltd 99<br />
United Arab Emirates<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Helium M.E. FZCO 100<br />
US<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Americas(PGS), Inc 100<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Energy Services, Inc 100<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Global Helium, Inc 100<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Hydrogen, Inc 100<br />
<strong>BOC</strong>, Inc 100<br />
Environmental Management Corporation 100<br />
Linde <strong>BOC</strong> Process Plants LLC (a), 5 30<br />
The <strong>BOC</strong> Group, Inc 3 100<br />
US Virgin Isl<strong>and</strong>s<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases Virgin Isl<strong>and</strong>s Inc 5 100<br />
Venezuela<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases de Venezuela, C.A. 100<br />
Vietnam<br />
North Vietnam Industrial Gases Ltd 5 40<br />
Zambia<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Gases Zambia plc (c) 39<br />
Zimbabwe<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Zimbabwe (Pvt) Ltd 100<br />
1. Unlimited company having share capital with registered office at the same address as<br />
The <strong>BOC</strong> Group plc.<br />
2. Businesses where the Group percentage ownership is 50 per cent or less are accounted for<br />
as joint ventures, except as follows: (a) accounted for as associates, (b) accounted for as<br />
investment or (c) accounted for as subsidiary (controlled through partly owned<br />
intermediate undertaking). See also accounting policies on pages 91 <strong>and</strong> 92.<br />
3. Group undertakings which made acquisitions or investments during the year.<br />
4. Group holding for dividend purposes is 28 per cent.<br />
5. Group undertakings with financial year ends other than 30 September.<br />
6. The principal activity of each undertaking is indicated as follows:<br />
Process Gas Solutions<br />
Industrial <strong>and</strong> Special Products<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Edwards<br />
Afrox hospitals<br />
Gist<br />
Corporate/holding company<br />
7.<br />
8.<br />
* Indicates where investment is held directly by The <strong>BOC</strong> Group plc.<br />
<strong>BOC</strong> Japan Ltd holds 45 per cent of Japan Air Gases Ltd.<br />
9. Accounted for as joint venture.