After years of arguments and delays, the final sell-off of the helium reserve at Cliffside was an anticlimax, with few bids. Christian Annesley updates on what happened
A new distillation tower to make three high-purity hydrocarbons has delivered a step-change at the Texan specialty gas wholesaler Gas Innovations. Christian Annesley got the full story from Ashley ‘T.’ Madray Jr and Ben Gehrig.
Abydee Moore of Butler Gas presented at the IWDC’s recent Gas Meeting in Santa Rosa on the challenges and dynamics for distributors when it comes to finding and securing sales. Christian Annesley shares the insights
After nearly a century of trading, SIAD is looking to capitalize on the engineering equipment business in the Americas like never before. Molly Burgess gets the story from CEO Bernardo Sestini
As 2023 passed without any major shortages, concerns have emerged regarding the potential for impending crises in 2024.
Art Anderson makes the business case for sustainability and highlights companies setting the pace
There was a continued solid picture for gas and welding distributors in the final quarter of 2023, with conditions looking robust by most measures though also continued signs of slowdown and growing caution when set...
Demand for dry ice is on the rise and, with new applications for the solid state of carbon dioxide (CO2) constantly emerging, that looks set to continue. Dry ice comes in many forms, from pellets...
The IWDC, the member-owned marketing and purchasing cooperative for industrial gas distributors, including the PurityPlus specialty gas group, gathered in California in February for a three-day event. Christian Annesley was there to capture learnings from the presentations
New carbon capture projects are being confirmed all the time. Some have storage bolted on and others seek to utilize the CO2. What’s the state of play today in the US and globally? Christian Annesley reports
