Author - Nick Parkinson

Chart Industries Inc. has reported record orders, sales and backlog in its 2019 fourth-quarter (Q4) results.

Linde has started up a new air separation unit (ASU) in Freeport, Texas, which further expands the industrial gas giant’s capacity on the US Gulf Coast.

TOMCO2 Systems, Inc. has acquired all the operating assets of CO2 Air, Inc. used in the dry ice production equipment business, including dry ice pelletisers, block presses, reformers and saws.

Encore Welding and Industrial Supply, LLC has renamed itself Encore Gas & Supply as part of the California-based distributor’s “mission for the future”.

Linde has started up a new air separation unit (ASU) which effectively doubles the production capacity of its existing plant at Mims, Florida, US.

Oxford Flow, which designs and manufactures gas pressure regulators, has appointed Andy Ghiz as Vice-President, Americas, and announced the creation of a US subsidiary, Oxford Flow Americas, Inc.

NASCO Energie & Rohstoff AG has completed an $83m securitization transaction to refinance the debt secured by its helium assets at DBK Field in Arizona, US.

Canada’s industrial gas market generated revenues of approximately $1.90bn in 2018, with an average annual growth rate of 3.1% for the decade, which compares to the US’ market valuation of around $21.4bn.

Onsite gas mixing for welding shield gases continues to grow, according to Thermco Instrument Corporation President Dennis Richardson.

Increasing numbers of high-volume nitrogen users are considering swapping their supply method from cylinders, microbulk or bulk to onsite gas generation as it is claimed to be cheaper than buying from the major gas companies.