Praxair Distribution, Inc. (PDI) revenues have almost doubled since 2001, the result of both organic growth and acquisitions. A subsidiary of North America’s largest industrial gas supplier, Praxair, Inc., PDI is a major packaged-gases player in the US and Canada, with...
This article examines Activity Based Accounting (ABA) for industrial gas distributors. In its broadest terms, ABA involves identifying profitability drivers, including those for revenues and costs, and assigning them to specific physical and business activities.
The idea of nitrogen refrigeration systems in trucks is not new. The Polarstream refrigerated truck was put on the market in 1961 by the Linde Division of Union Carbide and was also used by the British Oxygen Company.
OXYFUEL COMBUSTION IN THE STEEL AND METALS INDUSTRY The most frequent use of oxyfuel combustion in the steel and metals industries is to enhance the melting process in electric arc and rotary furnace processes. Here, conventional oxyfuel provides substantially raised...
In this report, we describe the very large and dynamic oxygen and nitrogen business in the US on a macro level from both an historical and a current perspective. This represents a departure from past CryoGas International reports that have focused more on...
In this feature, we examine the US Argon Market in 2008 from both a supply and demand perspective, with careful attention paid to activity in the fourth quarter.
The Bottom Line is net profit that is arrived at by subtracting all costs and expenses from revenue. It represents profit for the year and it is usually the last line of an income statement.
Sunny Columbia, South Carolina will be host to the 20th Annual National Hydrogen Association (NHA) Hydrogen Conference and Expo, to be held March 30–April 3, 2009 at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.
Environmental regulations mandating cleaner air have been implemented in many industrialized countries creating demand for cleaner fuels in the refinery market.
Government mandates that have reduced the maximum allowable sulfur content of motor fuels have necessitated the costly installation of additional hydrodesulfurization (HDS) capacity at many refinery locations.
