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This excerpt taken from the VLG 10-K filed Sep 28, 2006. Products
The gases that we package and distribute include oxygen,
nitrogen, hydrogen, argon, helium, acetylene, carbon dioxide,
nitrous oxide, specialty gases and propane. Specialty gases
include rare gases, high-purity gases and blended,
multi-component gas mixtures. While primarily a packager and
distributor of gases, we also manufacture a portion of our
acetylene requirements at our facilities in West Mifflin,
Pennsylvania and Eddystone, Pennsylvania. In fiscal 2006,
acetylene accounted for approximately 3% of net sales. Most
packaged gas customers also rent cylinders from us which revenue
is included in packaged gases.
Complimentary to the distribution of gases, we sell hard goods
or welding equipment and supplies which includes welding
machines, wire, fluxes and electrodes and a wide variety of
supporting equipment.
We sell propane to the residential, commercial and industrial
markets. Typical residential and commercial uses include
conventional space heating, water heating and cooking. Typical
industrial uses include engine fuel for forklifts and other
vehicles, metal cutting, brazing and heat treating. The
distribution of propane is seasonal in nature and sensitive to
variations in weather, with consumption as a heating fuel
peaking sharply in winter months.
The following table sets forth the percentage of our net sales
for the fiscal years ended June 30, 2004, 2005 and 2006 for
each of the following products and services:
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