As the summer season is upon us, the usual spike in demand to repair and/or upgrade carbon dioxide (CO2) cylinder filling equipment is present. But this year is a little different. Over the past couple of years, the industry has been encouraged by beverage groups and major bottling companies to comp

Manufacturing and selling highpurity specialty gases requires complex resources and represents a significant investment for industrial gas distributors.The profitability of specialty gases makes them a highly desirable product line, and many distributors today are considering entering this business,

The US industrial gas (IG) business has a unique multi-tiered supply channel made up of producers, distributors, and customers/markets. Gas producers are large, publicly held companies with national market penetration.They supply gases directly to both distributors and to customers in all markets, v

Air separation units (ASUs) are at the heart of the industrial gases business. Towering structures with clean lines and vast lengths of piping, these mega-facilities are synonymous with the image of the industry, just like the cryogenic tankers that ship the gases produced.Oxygen, nitrogen, and argo