The IWDC’s annual PurityPlus Meeting hosted a record number of PurityPlus and IWDC members, industry experts, and vendor partners at the Gila River Resorts and Casinos in Chandler, Arizona in January.
Two years into dealing with the global coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic and the subsequent effect on the US economy and business markets, air gases – the bread and butter of the US industrial gas business –...
Healthcare made up one-fifth of the US economy in 2021 reflecting the cost to combat the Covid-19 pandemic with US Government spending for healthcare having grown 36% in 2020, significantly faster than the 5.9% growth...
There is a very exciting project underway in the US that involves the use of lots of argon. The construction of the Long-Baseline Neutrino Facility (LBNF) and the Deep Underground Neutrino Experiment (DUNE), an international...
Parts 1 and 2 of this this primer discuss three common types of flow isolation and control valves used in the cryogenic industry. Part 1, below, will focus on globe and gate valves, their basic...
In 1986 Svante Arrhenius was the first to assert that the use of fossil fuels could impact on the climate. He proposed a relation between carbon dioxide (CO2) concentration and atmospheric temperature.
Much of the CO2 that enters the industrial gases value chain is captured from ammonia production. However, ammonia linked to fertiliser production can be seasonal and as the UK CO2 shortage of June 2018 and...
There are many examples of how waste heat is recovered to ensure energy efficiency. For example, domestic condensing boilers recover low-grade heat from the combustion flue gases to pre-heat the returning central heating water optimise...
Vietnam is a Southeast Asian country known for its stunningly beautiful landscape, Buddhist pagodas and buzzing cities. It is highly populated, with almost 100 million inhabitants. Having suffered years of high poverty rates, it is...
The global impact of Covid-19 has been unprecedented, exposing industries worldwide to multiple challenges. Lockdowns to curb the transmission of the virus, market uncertainty, decreased investment and operational constraints have led to the postponement of...
