Roughly two years after the start of production from the Qatar 2 helium source turned a severe shortage to a veritable glut of supply almost overnight, helium markets may finally be showing signs of stability.
With the entry of an estimated 25% in new global capacity in the market in late 2013 and early 2014, the helium business of 2016 continues to find itself in a state of over-supply.
While this gasworld supplement is primarily dedicated to the subject of helium, I am describing opportunities in the carbon dioxide (CO2) industry, with insight into the Air Products helium recovery operation from a natural CO2...
From its usage in welding and cutting, fibre optics, electronics, aerospace and leak-testing applications, to its publicly recognisable role in balloon inflation, helium has typically been a gas in increasing demand.
It’s well documented that the helium shortages of recent years have driven a trend for product conservation, recovery and recycling; the softened helium demand coming out of the shortages has been a recurring topic in...
