They say that ‘a week in politics is a long time!” Well, the relative rate of change in the gas cylinder business is, at times, following a similar comparison.
Gas cylinders present several obvious and some less-familiar hazards, including sudden decompression that can propel a cylinder remarkably quickly across the work environment/laboratory and displace breathing air, as well as the risk of explosion or...
Cylinder filling plants represent the very baseline of the packaged gas business in the industrial gas industry, a segment that is worth approximately $29bn (2015) according to gasworld Business Intelligence. Without them, there would be a...
Coming off the back of some major political and economic shifts last year, 2017 can be viewed as an uncertain time. This is true of various industries and regional markets, with the trickle-down effect of...
The diversification and business growth of packaged gases remains a never-ending challenge for industrial gas operators and gas containment equipment manufacturers alike. Liquid gas cylinders (LGCs) as part of the supply chain is no exception.
Fill plants represent the indispensable bottom line in the beginning of the distribution supply chain, invaluably supporting the packaged gases business.
With the increase in industrialisation and power demand, the use of cryogenic equipment is on the rise as it can be used in several high end and non-cyclical applications. That’s according to Research and Markets, which...
It’s a long time since 1939 when Michael E. Mack started M.E. Mack Valves (Mack) from very humble beginnings in Melbourne, Australia with a range of locally designed and manufactured steam flow control valves.
2016 saw huge opportunities for the specialty gases industry. Traditional markets – particularly North America – have remained the top consumers of industrial gases. However, in recent years we have seen newer markets, including Asia...
Europe leads the way on the phasedown of high GWP (global warming potential) HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) as F-Gas bans and refrigerant quota reductions approach rapidly. This is already putting a considerable pressure on the supply chain...
