Helium is used in many industries including medical, welding, high tech manufacturing, spacecraft, and retail balloons. A recent report in the Star Telegram (Fort Worth, TX) noted that one third of the world’s helium comes from the US Government Federal...
As the world moves toward a cleaner planet, mandates for the use of environmentally friendly chemicals and technologies have created shifts in gas demand in some markets and ushered in new and/or expanded market opportunities for industrial and specialty gases and...
Tight supply is the most notable aspect of this year’s review of the worldwide helium market. Uncertainties relating to timing of future supply sources, projecting market demand during uncertain economic times, and the United States Bureau of Land Management’s (BLM) changing...
Fabricated parts—metal structures formed by cutting, bending, and assembling—are the underpinnings of modern life. They include everything from the steel girders that support our buildings to the oven rack that allows the bread to rise. As new technology makes old technology...
The food and beverage industry has enjoyed the benefits of using industrial gases for more than 45 years. These gases—primarily nitrogen and carbon dioxide—are used to chill, freeze, grind, and package a variety of products, including bakery and...
Moving industrial gas products from the supplier to the distributor to the end user is a complex operation. In a recent poll of industrial gas companies conducted by the Gases and Welding Distributor Association (GAWDA), results indicated that many communication protocols...
Thanks to the rising concern for the environment and the price of gas, electric-drive technologies are ready to compete with—and complement—the ubiquitous internal combustion engines (ICE), according to US Department of Energy (DOE) (www.energy. gov). By combining an ICE with new advanced...
Admit it—when bottled water first hit the market you initially thought it was crazy. Your first reaction was probably, “Why pay for something that is virtually free?” Well that market exploded into the second largest segment of the...
According to a 2003 report by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the US generates approximately 290 million scrap tires annually. Until recently, this large amount of waste has been disposed of in landfills or other types of tire piles....
In this feature we interview Praxair’s James Baughman, about the company’s North American specialty gases business.
