When delving into the world of mergers and acqusitions (M&A) as applied to the industrial gases industry, it’s worth first understanding the huge capital cost and dynamics that comprise the industry itself.
Over 90 years ago, Christian Nielsen established the Danish company Strandmøllen A/S, a name that has now become synonymous with the gases industry in Scandinavia.
The competitive landscape of the US industrial gas business has changed considerably over the last decade. In 2001, there was still a plethora of independent distributors and producers, ranging in size from small, local, one...
In today’s economy, most market sectors have been challenging and business professionals need ways to profitably grow their business. A MicroBulk system enables industrial gas distributors (from the independent to the international gas companies) to...
Broadly speaking there are two fundamental issues that make compliance a strategic imperative for the gases industry: the first is public safety and the second is the energy efficiency that in turn influences their carbon...
Air separation units (ASU’s) are integral to the production of all industrial gases such as argon, oxygen and nitrogen by separating air into their constituent components, as our equipment profile this month explains.
