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By Rob Cockerill, Global Managing Editor2021-04-15T11:17:00+01:00
It’s an exciting year in prospect for the global helium business, perhaps what we might describe as a step into the unknown too, as new capacity gradually enters the fray and we come to terms with what the new helium business of looks like.
From shortage to balance, shortage to surplus, and shortage to more plentiful again in 2020. That’s been the story of the helium business over the last decade or more.
Up until the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic just over 12 months ago, the global helium markets were still in the grip of Helium Shortage 3.0, a market squeeze traced back to February 2018. Reduced demand and economic/industrial activity largely signalled an early easing of that shortage.
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gasworld will be there to present two of those key awards.
The BCGA Annual Conference brings professionals together from the compressed gases industry, to be updated on the latest developments, current issues and association news.
Its full programme reviews the BCGA Technical Committees publications and achievements, along with other speakers presenting on industry matters.
With the continued uncertainty around the Covid-19 pandemic, local lockdowns and travel, as well as so many unknown factors that may impact the way in which the annual conference can be held, the BCGA took the difficult but necessary decision to postpone its next physical conference until 28
As a result of change brought by the coronavirus pandemic,
gasworld launched a compelling and fully interactive new webinars platform to continue to bring the discussion, debate and sense of connection to the global gases industry. Held in what became a customary on-air slot of Fridays at 2:30pm GMT, the webinars brought together speakers and viewers from across the globe to tackle the hot topics of the day for the industry.
Speaking ahead of their launch, Rob Cockerill, Global Managing Editor at
gasworld, said, “This has been an ambition of ours for some time now, and we’re excited to be launching this new programme of webinars, rich in content and at a time when I think there’s clearly a lot of learnings to be taken from this period of pandemic.”