Several months on from the European CO2 supply shortage that sent shockwaves through food and beverage markets and the mainstream press alike, and much of the frenzy surrounding this supply chain crisis has long since dissipated.
Though many of the plant outages that led to the shortage were back on-stream within a month, gasworld understands the market for carbon dioxide (CO2) in Europe remained tight, with little surplus product available and marginal flex in the system for the time being.
The crisis is over, for now at least, but this summer’s shortage of product has left questions hanging over the supply chain, not least about the potential for alternative means of supply.
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