Welcome to our April issue, which casts a critical eye over that mainstay of industrial gas production, air gases. It has been an interesting 12 months. The story of air separation units (ASUs), which make most of the world’s air gases, is one that’s tied up with energy – its cost and its sourcing. That’s because ASUs are huge uses of electrons, around the clock and all over the world. So even if the ASU tech that separates out air gases is stable and well-understood and generally predictable, the energy side of the equation is anything but.
It’s been a big month in Australia’s biomethane sector with the Australian Gas Infrastructure Group (AGIG) signing an agreement to connect the first biomethane project into its South Australian gas networks.
Industrial gas major Air Liquide is still experiencing what it calls ‘helium headwinds’ in Asia, and particularly China, with prices in the region having softened on cheaper helium reaching the market from Russia since late...
Swiss direct air capture (DAC) company Climeworks has entered a strategic partnership with Japan shipping group Mitsui OSK Lines (MOL) – its first engagement in the maritime sector.
Industrial gas major Air Liquide has said the continued growth of electronics production in Asia is boosting its projects pipeline for the high-purity carrier gases that serve this market.
Does energy security depend on fast-tracking renewables and accelerating home-grown production or furthering fossil fuel usage for economic growth?
Oil and gas giant ExxonMobil has signed a deal to transport and store up to two million tonnes a year of carbon dioxide from energy company Calpine’s Baytown natural gas-powered energy centre and carbon capture...
Industrial gas major Air Liquide recorded a 1.7% revenue rise to €7bn ($7.97bn) in the first quarter of 2025, driven primarily by strong performances in healthcare (up 5%) and electronics (4%).
Messer has secured €2.45bn ($2.63bn) in long-term financing to support its growth strategy, following a strong full-year performance at the privately owned industrial gas major.
Messer has reported its strongest financial performance to date in 2024, driven by regional expansion and sustained investment across core markets.
The South Dakota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has rejected Summit Carbon Solutions’ plan to extend the company’s pending state permit application process for a proposed CO2 pipeline that would cross Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota, South Dakota...
