BOC lifted by industrial demand

British industrial gases group BOC today said it had won a new 15-year deal with steel giant Corus as it reported a 4.5% increase in quarterly operating profits to £134m (€202m).

The Windlesham, Surrey-based company said it would increase its supply of oxygen, nitrogen and argon to the Corus Strip Products UK plant in Port Talbot, Wales by 30% under the deal.