Cryogen consumers:
Clearly, helium costs are near and dear to us- I received 50 replies.
The short summary is:
costs vary (a lot!)
costs are going up
there appears to be no reason behind the costs, although large
purchases, long term contracts, and a good purchasing department all help
some users have had their allotment of helium reduced- to 80% of former
deliveries.
many users report increases (either actual or projected) this year
Summary by geographic area: (note, number is the cost in dollars per liter)
Northern California and Pacific Northwest, and Pacific:
6.50-12 with one at 33.78
Southern California:
5-10 with one (industrial) at 22
Southwest and Mountain west:
8-16.50
Texas and north:
6-7 (I guess it does pay to be close to the gas field!)
Midwest:
6.5- 11 with one at 20
South:
5.75-15
Mid-Atlantic and north:
6.5-15
Canada ranged from 7.59-11 CAD
Europe ranged from 5-9 euros
New Zealand is about 44 USD
kas
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Received on Thu Jul 05 2012 - 05:54:51 MST