Molly Burgess

The carbon dioxide (CO2) industry has moved from reactive testing towards a proactive risk assessment, as alternative sources continue to grow and contamination issues become more prominent.

North American Helium has started production at its Stewart Valley helium purification facility in Saskatchewan, with a production rate of around 73 million cubic feet of helium per year (MMcf/y).

US carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects are facing a growing permitting bottleneck, with 142 Class VI applications currently pending with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

Industrial gas major Air Liquide will invest more than €170m ($192.8m) in several new production units to supply ultra high-purity gases to an undisclosed semiconductor manufacturer in Japan.

Industrial gas major Nippon Sanso Holdings has commissioned a new electronics-materials manufacturing plant in South Korea.

Molly Burgess speaks to Meritus Gas Partners’ Allen Jeziout about the growing importance of supply diversification, owned infrastructure and North American helium sources as US distributors navigate a tighter market

Italy-headquartered SIAD Group is investing more than €12m ($13.5m) in a renewable hydrogen project at its IGAT facility in Pignataro Maggiore, in the Caserta area, including a new electrolyser alongside an existing air separation unit (ASU).

Molly Burgess and Anthony Wright report on how the industrial gas majors are drawing on storage, alternative sources and logistics networks to maintain helium supplies amid continued disruption

The salt air leaves the same crust on your collar whether you are steering an oiler through the Korean Straits in 1950 or navigating an expeditionary sea base through the Arabian Gulf in 2026. Ship classes come and go, navigation bridges shift from paper charts to glowing touchscreens, but the core rhythm of the merchant mariner never changes - stand the watch, stay the course, and deliver the cargo.

NORFOLK, Va. — With growth comes change, and Military Sealift Command (MSC) and Naval Sealift Transportation Command (NAVTRANSCOM) are showcasing their continuous evolution by unveiling two new command seals.