Carbon dioxide (CO2) is integral to how food is processed and packaged. In terms of the US markets for all modes of CO2 supply, food and beverage comprises 70% of the higher purity merchant CO2 supply. Dry ice the fastest growing part to this segment – blocks and pellets.
This time last year, US businesses were being impacted by carbon dioxide (CO2) shortages. Plant closures, paired with contaminated supply and increased demand, each played a part in the struggles that are still remembered by industry players today.