Over the past few years, the healthcare industry across Europe has undergone some significant changes. The pressure on healthcare economies has been well documented. As well as outright reductions in pricing demanded during the tender...
With the huge population and the ageing of the baby boom generation, coupled with the notorious environmental conditions, the demand for medical and healthcare treatment in China is continuously on the upward trend. Therefore, consumption...
It may not have made many headlines, but when the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR) came into force on 26th May this year, it brought with it important implications for all economic operators in the medical...
Our industrial gas industry is unlike many other industries today in that consolidation and the drive for efficiency lead to needs for custom solutions. Solutions that meet the needs of our customers as their market...
Let’s face it, over the past 50 years, the laws of chemistry and physics that apply to our industry have not changed. However, there have been many advancements in equipment design and technology that have...
Gases and welding distributors face an array of business challenges these days, but one challenge is truly at the core of their entire business. Gas storage. What should you do about meeting the needs of...
In this issue of gasworld US we take a look at custom solutions, the various ways in which companies offer goods and services tailored to a particular need within our industry.
The commoditised refining industry finds itself subject to ever-increasing competitive pressures. In mature markets small and mid-sized refineries have to compete with large, integrated complexes recently built in emerging markets which enjoy the benefits of...
The application of oxygen in the production of metals and glass is a well-established practice, critical to the structural properties we seek from these important materials. Today, several factors are important: not least the purity...
For years, industrial gases have been used in the food industry. Gases such as nitrogen and carbon dioxide have been traditionally used in almost every part of the food industry supply chain – from preservation...
