Carbon Dioxide – The Market in 2015

In the US, some estimates indicate a carbon dioxide (CO2) demand of about 9.2 million short tons for the merchant market, where the largest sector of demand is food processing, estimated to be in the mid-40% range in many areas of the country. This sector has always shown to be resilient, particularly in the processing of meat products of all types.

For example, when large plants owned and operated by majors such as Tyson Foods – an American leader in processing meat and poultry – decided to convert specific plants from CO2 in cryogenic freezing to mechanical or liquid nitrogen (LIN) alternatives some years ago, these operations actually later reverted to using CO2 again in the same plants, and often for multiple applications…