First-Half 2026 Industrial Gas Performance and Outlook
The major industrial gas companies delivered a resilient first half of 2026 despite the absence of a broad industrial recovery. The primary takeaway is that earnings growth continues to exceed underlying volume growth. Pricing, productivity, project start-ups and portfolio actions are compensating for muted base demand—particularly in Europe—and demonstrating the resilience of the industry’s long-term […]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Industrial Gases
Thanks to Dr. Dexin Luo (Director of AI, Linde), David Schaer (President, Computers Unlimited), Hector Villareal (President, Weldcoa) for their contributions. The term Artificial Intelligence or “AI” has been around for close to 60 years. However, over the last 5-10 years as computing power caught up with AI’s large data processing requirements, use cases across […]