Collective bargaining agreement

Exhibit 99.1

CHART INDUSTRIES RESUMES OPERATIONS AT LA CROSSE, WI, FACILITY

Cleveland, OH — February 7, 2007 – Chart Industries, Inc. (NASDAQ: GTLS) is pleased to announce that the membership of Local Lodge 2191 of District Lodge 66 of The International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers has ratified a new three-year collective bargaining agreement with the Company’s La Crosse, WI, facility. On Saturday February 3, 2007, the union rejected a previous tentative contract agreement and the Company’s operations were suspended upon expiration of the previous three-year collective bargaining agreement at midnight on February 3, 2007. The union represents about 320 production and maintenance workers at the plant, which makes brazed aluminum heat exchangers.

"We are very pleased that the union membership has ratified a new three-year agreement and that we will resume operations at the La Cros