The Group also deploys its expertise in the exploration, mining and safeguarding of valuable natural resources. In 2008, the companies of the BAUER Group employed some 8,600 people in over 60 countries and achieved total Group revenues of EUR 1.53 billion.
The main constituent of gastric acid is hydrochloric acid which is produced by parietal cells (also called oxyntic cells) in the gastric glands in the stomach.Its secretion is a complex and relatively energetically expensive process.he pH of gastric acid is 1.5 to 3.5 in the human stomach lumen, the acidity being maintained by the proton pump H+/K+ ATPase. The parietal cell releases bicarbonate into the bloodstream in the process, which causes a temporary rise of pH in the blood, known as an alkaline tide.
Hydrochloric acid is secreted from the stomach because the enzyme pepsin, which breaks down proteins in the stomach, works best in acidic conditions. The acid also helps to k â¦ ill any bacteria in the food.The hydrochloric acid is actually secreted from the pits in the stomach wall called gastric pits.epsin breaks down proteins. The hydrochloric acid also helps turn the solid food into a liquid that makes digestion possible. In addition, the HCl being very acidic provides protective mechanism to the body by being anti-bacterial in action.