In the integral business of cylinder filling and distribution, it’s very much a case of higher and higher; higher pressures, higher automation, higher levels of integration and system intelligence and, of course, ever-higher expectations.
As has typically been the case, the helium business continues to be one of the more interesting sectors of the industrial gas business.
Until 10 years ago, helium usage in electronics manufacturing was relatively low and semiconductor factories, which process thousands of silicon wafers per day, were supplied using helium cylinders or bundles of cylinders.
When a record crowd for a gasworld conference gathered at the Jumeirah Beach Hotel in Dubai, UAE in December, it underlined the significance of the opportunities in the region to local and international companies alike.
Metallurgy has been in the industrial gas headlines a number of times over the last 12 months as the steel sector in particular has faced ongoing challenges in its market dynamics.
Shortages in the helium supply and its rising cost have been widely known issues for those working in industries using helium as a process/trace gas. Due to its rising cost, helium users have considered spending...
One market trend that looms large in almost every industry sector internationally is increasing environmental legislation. Pollution laws have gradually accrued over recent decades.
After last month’s focus on air separation technologies, here we pick up the baton of gas manufacture and cast the net a little wider still to a range of different gas production technologies.
Almost one year into the latest phase of Sulfur Emission Control Areas (SECAs) in the maritime sector, these rules are increasingly dividing opinion.
An extended recovery period for crude oil prices, exceeding five years, would have dramatic implications for the global petrochemical industry and could mean a ‘Back to the Future’ experience for some companies and regions –...
