Wow! Diesel has climbed to $4.00 per gallon. How can we serve this customer’s location that is 10 miles outside our service area in a profitable way? Why did we have so many emergency deliveries this week?...
In Upstate New York, where the Hudson and Mohawk River Valleys meet, is a region once known for its powerful mills and flourishing textile industry. Today, it is quickly building its reputation as a 21st century high tech industrial base....
We define core specialty gases as all specialty gases except those sold into the electronics industries, but including specialty gas products sold into the medical market. In “The Next Big Deal for Specialty Gases” (CryoGas, February 2013,...
The markets for carbon dioxide (CO2) are among the most diverse and dynamic in the industrial gas industry. Applications for CO2 range from carbonating beverages to recovering oil. Delivery methods include pipeline, bulk and microbulk trucks, cylinders,...
Each January, we look at macroeconomic trends that influence industrial gas markets. These trends—like rising or falling worldwide GDP, geopolitical movements, shifting energy supply and sourcing, and even natural disasters and climate change—influence what products and technologies will...
There is a buzz in the transportation sector and it’s all about natural gas (NG). The industrial gas business, and its related production, distribution, and applications businesses, develop, design, and build equipment directly applicable to compressed natural gas (CNG) and liquefied...
As the world moves toward a cleaner planet, mandates for the use of environmentally friendly chemicals and technologies have created shifts in gas demand in some markets and ushered in new and/or expanded market opportunities for industrial and specialty gases and...
Fabricated parts—metal structures formed by cutting, bending, and assembling—are the underpinnings of modern life. They include everything from the steel girders that support our buildings to the oven rack that allows the bread to rise. As new technology makes old technology...
Thanks to the rising concern for the environment and the price of gas, electric-drive technologies are ready to compete with—and complement—the ubiquitous internal combustion engines (ICE), according to US Department of Energy (DOE) (www.energy. gov). By combining an ICE with new advanced...
According to a recent report by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) (“What’s Next for Alternative Energy,” www.bcg.com), “several alternative-energy technologies are approaching inflection points in their development, and the day when they could have a profound impact on the global energy landscape could...
