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The Industrial Gases sector is essential for a net zero and resilient European economy

The European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA) is proud to unveil its White Paper.
We consistently uphold three fundamental principles: uncompromised safety, level-playing field and solid expertise.

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2024 Facts & Figures about Industrial Gases

The 2024 figures of the sector are available!

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Hydrogen Safety Ecosystem

With many new organisations are getting involved in hydrogen, we decided to support a safer rollout by sharing our safety knowledge captured in dozens of hydrogen safety publications. These are publications that have helped keep our industry safe for decades. Check out the “ecosystem” portal for free, and discover the easy access to the relevant publications.

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Hydrogen is central to Europe’s ambitious climate goals, as laid out in the EU Green Deal

The Industrial Gases sector has more experience in the production, transportation, storage, and application of hydrogen than any other industry in the world, having been active in the field for over 100 years. The Industrial Gases sector is therefore well-placed to be a key partner for a thriving, carbon-neutral Europe that meets its 2050 goals, in part through the successful deployment of hydrogen.

EIGA e-learning courses

Our eLearning tools are open to all, completely anonymous, and free of any charge.
Check out our latest module on Hydrogen Emergency Response.

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European Industrial Gases Association

The European Industrial Gases Association, EIGA, is a safety and technically oriented organisation representing the vast majority of European and a number of non-European companies producing and distributing industrial, medical and food gases.

New EIGA Pharmacovigilance Videos Launched to Strengthen Patient Safety Culture

We are all pharmacovigilance. EIGA is proud to launch two new awareness videos designed to strengthen the culture of pharmacovigilance in the medical gases sector. These videos support our mission to...

Energy Intensive Industries: do they have a future in Europe?

The Alliance of Energy Intensive Industries issued recommendations in advance of the review of the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS): Strengthened Carbon Leakage Protection: ensure robust prot...

2024 Facts & Figures about Industrial Gases

They are invisible, so you don’t see them. Nevertheless, you all know and use our products. It would be difficult not to, they are used everywhere: in manufacturing, chemicals, metals, food, electro...

EIGA Summer Summit 2025

It's a wrap! The EIGA Summer Summit 2025 is closed. EIGA Members met in Edinburgh on 30 May 2025 for the Annual General Assembly Meeting. The evening was a celebration of the achievements of the...

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Latest Publications

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DOC 238 / 22 - Prevention of Plant Instrument and Utility Gas System Cross Contamination

This publication applies to HYCO plants and provides design and safeguards requirements of utility and instrument gas systems. It identifies the potential hazards resulting from the connections between gases, instrument gases, and the process.

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Technical Bulletin

TB 20 / 26 - Baseline Reports for Industrial Emissions Directive Sites

EIGA has compiled this Technical Bulletin to provide information to EIGA members—specifically plant managers, technical directors, and environmental specialists—on the provisions concerning the Baseline Report (baseline report is Article 22 of the directive 2010/75/EU (Industrial Emissions Directive - IED).

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Technical Bulletin

TB 22 / 26 - Cylinders and Valves - Pressure Definitions

The objective of this Technical Bulletin is to summarise pressure terminology, and their respective definitions, as referenced in the applicable standards and regulations. The scope of the pressure terminology and definitions for this Technical Bulletin are those contained within regulations and standards that are relevant to Europe. This Technical Bulletin is intended for all those involved in the specification of gas cylinder and their accessories as well as those who design cylinder filling systems.

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