Helium

California-based hard disk drive (HDD) manufacturer HGST has taken the next step in data storage volumes with the 10 terabyte HDD, the world’s largest volume yet.

Google’s balloon-based internet for everyone strategy – Project Loon – continues to build momentum with the news that the Indian government has cleared the project for testing over its skies.

After last month’s focus on air separation technologies, here we pick up the baton of gas manufacture and cast the net a little wider still to a range of different gas production technologies.

Memphis-based nexAir has announced the acquisition of the assets and operations of National Balloon & Banner, trading as HICO of Jackson, a 28 year-old helium distributor in Jackson, Mississippi.

Air Products is thinking “outside the box” for new ways to obtain helium and improve future supply reliability for its customers in opening a one-of-a-kind helium facility in Doe Canyon, Colorado.

Shortages in the helium supply and its rising cost have been widely known issues for those working in industries using helium as a process/trace gas. Due to rising cost, helium users have considered spending money...

The world’s helium industry has oscillated from one of tight supply starting in 2012 to an over-supply situation that developed in early 2014, wreaking havoc on supply chain management.

RasGas Company Limited (RasGas) has announced the award of two major contracts linked to the upcoming Qatar III helium plant (Helium 3), to Air Products and Chiyoda AlMana, respectively.

Since its formation in 1969, Statebourne Cryogenics Ltd has been continually focused on providing products of the highest value to its customers.

Bristol,UK-based balloon manufacturer Cameron Balloons has agreed to construct a Roziere 550, which will be filled with helium, to enable famed Russian adventurer Fedor Konyukhov to try and travel around the word – non-stop.