We get our cryogens from Trigas here in Houston and haven't had to sign an
agreement. However the price just went up to $6.75 per liter for helium.
Charles L. Anderson, Ph.D.
Manager NMR Facilities Office: 832-842-8862
Department of Chemistry Fax: 713-743-2469
Science Engineering Research Center (SERC) W5009
Cell: 281-841-7588
University of Houston
Web: <http://nmr-central.chem.uh.edu/> nmr-Central.chem.uh.edu
Houston, TX 77204-5003
"Anything one man can imagine others can make true"
Jules Verne
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From: Price William [mailto:WPrice_at_centralstate.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:49 PM
To: Kevin Huang; ammrl_at_ammrl.org
Subject: RE: helium shortage and allocation contract agreement.
We use a local company, Airgas for our cryogen (liquid helium, liquid argon
and liquid nitrogen)needs. So far, we have not had to sign an allocation
agreement. However, the supply is definitely tight, and supplies are hard
to get.
William Price
Department of Natural Sciences
Central State University
Wilberforce, Ohio 45384
Office: 937.376.6185
Fax: 937.376.6585
email: wprice_at_centralstate.edu
www.centralstate.edu
From: Kevin Huang [mailto:shuang_at_apu.edu]
Sent: Wednesday, May 23, 2012 2:15 PM
To: ammrl_at_ammrl.org
Subject: helium shortage and allocation contract agreement.
Dear colleagues,
Because of the helium shortage, our cryogen supplier Praxair recently
encouraged us to sign an allocation agreement with them. Basically, we are
to only purchase liquid helium from them for the next year or two and we
will probably receive less helium and experience delays. Our lawyers have
looked into this and discouraged us to sign the form. I was wondering if
your institution has signed an allocation agreement with your cryogen
supplier or decide to "ride the storm."
Please advise.
--
Kevin S. Huang, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Chemistry
Director of Undergraduate Research
Department of Biology & Chemistry
Azusa Pacific University
PO Box 7000
Azusa, California 91702-7000
Segerstrom Science Center
Office: room 304; 626-815-6000, Ext. <tel:626-815-6000%2C%20Ext.%206505>
6505
Laboratory, Ext. 6588
Fax: 626-387-5906
Received on Thu May 24 2012 - 09:08:48 MST