Author - Maura D. Garvey

Plant builds remain neutral, with independent newcomers on the scene

Challenges of inflation on increasing healthcare costs

Helium tightness relaxes – return to supply-demand balance remains uncertain

The US hydrogen market – slow growth in the face of headwinds

The sourcing issues that continually affect the merchant carbon dioxide (CO2) business, and especially in the context of the federal government’s push toward carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) using tax credits, needs to be well-managed...

In the past year spending on healthcare, and on medical gases, has fallen, having climbed steeply as a response to tackling the Covid-19 crisis, writes Maura D. Garvey

There is clear evidence that plant builds are slowing, signaling a weakened economy

On April 28-29, TECHCET, the electronic materials advisory firm providing business and technology information, held its highly successful and well-attended 2022 7th Annual Critical Materials Council (CMC) Conference in Chandler, AZ.

US annual hydrogen capacity was approximately 3.7 billion cubic feet per year (Bcf/yr) as of January 2021, 68% of which is used in petroleum processing, according to the US Department of Energy (DOE). This is a growth...

Two years into dealing with the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the subsequent effect on the US economy and business markets, air gases – the bread and butter of the US industrial gas business –...