CryoGas International: 2010 was certainly a remarkable year for your nation. Chile suffered a devastating earthquake in February. The nation then faced the ordeal of a collapsed mine that trapped 33 men below ground for over two months. The...
The Latin American Economy Two thousand and ten saw the Latin American region emerging from the global economic crisis at a faster pace than anticipated. In the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) recently published World Economic Outlook (www.imf.org/external/pubs/ft/weo/2010/01 /pdf/text.pdf), the organization increased its projection...
When we go to the hospital or order oxygen for home healthcare, most of us go on faith that the gas is safe. Few, if any, patients worry about gas contaminants, like moisture, which can lead to corrosion within the...
Chart BioMedical Customer Focus Leads to Continual Improvements and Advances Chart Industries’ (www.chart-ind.com) Bio-Medical business consists of a variety of products built around the company’s core competencies in cryogenics, with a focus on respiratory and biological users of liquids...
The healthcare market for the industrial gas industry is characterized by gas producers and distributors that supply oxygen, nitrous oxide, anesthesia gases, special mixtures, and related services. An array of new gases, related equipment, and healthcare technologies, including a broadening of the...
The National Research Council’s (NRC) recent report for the US Bureau of Land Management (BLM) titled “Selling the Nation’s Helium Reserve,” produced important findings, conclusions, and recommendations that relate to the worldwide and US helium markets.
As most CryoGas International readers know, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) (www.blm.gov) is responsible for managing the United States’ Federal Helium Reserve and for selling crude helium (a gas mixture that’s between 50 and 80 percent helium) to private-sector helium refiners, who market...
Since its start-up in January this year, Linde’s state-of-the-art helium liquefaction plant at Wickham Point, near Darwin, Australia, has been steadily ramping up to full capacity of 150 million cubic feet of helium per annum.
The Global Gases Group (www.global gases.com), a multinational industrial gas company headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is a leading player in the supply of helium, MRI helium, welding gases, and the offshore gas requirements of customers operating vessels and barges working...
This month we provide our yearly review of helium, a topic in the forefront of the news. A lot has happened in the past year including a decline in helium demand in 2009 due to the recession. In January 2010,...
