Few in the carbon dioxide (CO2) business will be in any doubt about the fine line of supply the industry seems to be walking at the moment. Though it has perhaps long been the case that the CO2 markets are somewhat hanging in the balance, last year’s high-profile CO2 shortages across Europe and Mexico have certainly sharpened the senses when it comes to security of supply.
Few in the carbon dioxide (CO2) business will be in any doubt about the fine line of supply the industry seems to be walking at the moment. Though it has perhaps long been the case that the CO2 markets are somewhat hanging in the balance, last year’s high-profile CO2 shortages across Europe and Mexico have certainly sharpened the senses when it comes to security of supply.
Just a few months after the peak of the European CO2 crisis, much of the capacity in question had returned to the market and a sense of stability had returned. For the mainstream press, the sporting summer was over, the heat wave in Europe had cooled, and the shortages were fast-becoming old news.
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