Reporting on the business and technologies
driving today's global industrial gas industry

The Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 (DRA), or S. 1932, was approved by the Senate in December 2005 in a 51-50 vote. President George W. Bush signed the bill into law on February 8, 2006. CryoGas International went to the American Association for Homecare (www.aahomecare.org) a national association that represents the homecare community, for information on this legislation.

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Fred Siemer, a Chartered Financial Analyst, who has over 25 years experience in the Chemical and Investment Industries, presents "Wall Street Views." The views of Mr. Siemer are his own and are independent of CryoGas International.

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This is the third in our series of articles on The History of Gases. In this series Ebbe Almqvist, author of History of Industrial Gases, provides his keen insights on the origins, applications, and uses of industrial gases and processes.

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For AERIFORM, "location, location, location" is on e of the country's fastest growing markets is significant. A prime address in the middle of the energy and oil patch, however, is not the only reason behind the South Central gases, welding, and safety product supplier's success. Added to location is  a key business strategy that makes remarkable things happen - "execute, execute, execute." This article touches on the Company's history, markets, and business strategies.

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Nitrogen is used by more customers than any other industrial gas in the US. It is used for its inert characteristics and in liquid form for maintaining low temperatures. Principal applications for nitrogen (N₂) include the purging of pipelines in the chemical and other manufacturing operations, for freezing and chilling in food processing, and for shrink fixing metals at low temperatures in the metals industry. Growing applications for nitrogen are found in the oil and gas extraction processes and services markets and the semiconductor markets where nitrogen is widely used in processes applications. High oil and gas prices have pushed N₂ demand in North American energy markets where nitrogen is widely used in sophisticated processes for extracting oil and gas. This report examines these recent influences on nitrogen demand and supply in the US nitrogen market.

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After a number of years of cynicism regarding the effectiveness of Microbulk programs, Scott Chenoweth, President of TWSCO, and industrial gas and welding-supply distributor headquartered in Houston, TX, purchased his first Microbulk truck in 2004. Over the next 18 months he went on to purchase a truck for each of the primary products. TWSCO's experience epitomizes a trend that started as a trickle 3-4 years ago, says Scott Boyd, a move by some major gas suppliers to shy away from small bulk deliveries and allow distributors, newly equipped with Microbulk equipment, to add these types of deliveries to their routes.

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Praxair reports on the Canadian energy sector, and how it has helped to fuel rapid growth for Praxair Canada, which has been able to build upon its existing infrastructure, anticipate customer requirements and add capacity to meet demand that is projected to grow about 25 percent a year for the foreseeable future.

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