Prior to World War II, gases and supplies were sold directly from manufacturers to end-users. Following the war, however, large gas manufacturers tried to alleviate the cost and burden of selling directly to smaller customers, and wanted...
The world needs energy—and it will need a lot more of it as we move forward. This presents us with a daunting challenge. Economic development over the coming decades will most likely hinge on the ways we source and...
The recently concluded, four-day FABTECH/AWS 2011 exposition and conference at Chicago’s McCormick Place welcomed a historic 35,457 attendees from more than 80 countries, including CryoGas International Publisher John Campbell and National Sales Manager John Miaskowski.
The world economy is fraught with uncertainty due to the continuing European debt crisis, and the recovery in the United States, Latin America’s important trading partner, remains stubbornly mild. These unfavorable foreign economic environments are beginning to affect financial markets and...
Westlake Securities (www.westlake securities.com) hosted the very successful New Frontiers in Natural Gas Conference on November 3, 2011, at the W Austin Hotel in Austin, Texas. Westlake Securities is a middle market investment banking firm that services many industries including oil...
nexAir (www.nexair.com), a Memphis, Tennessee- based company with revenues over $100 million, is a dominant force in the industrial gas markets in the southeastern region of the US. Its warehouse team, under the leadership of John Climer, helped establish an improved...
While 2009 was dominated by the worldwide recession, 2010 saw clear progress towards recovery. In this report we look at 2011, a year in which economic recovery slowed across the globe and a climate of economic uncertainty developed. We examine...
Industrial gas producer Messer (www.messergroup.com) has built an air separation plant, the company’s largest in Europe, in Salzgitter, Germany for approximately EUR 50 million. This plant produces 28,000 Nm3 of oxygen per day, 40,000 Nm3 of nitrogen per day, and...
The separation of air into its simplest components is practiced on an industrial scale using cryogenic distillation in addition to adsorption and membranes. The inputs to an air separation unit (ASU) are air, electrical power, and cooling water. The outputs...
In today’s economy, which has been challenging in most market sectors, business professionals need ways to retain the business they currently enjoy while finding creative ways to profitably grow their business. Chart’s MicroBulk system (www.chart-ind.com) enables industrial gas distributors to provide improved...
