What is Oxygen and Why Does It Matter?

Oxygen (O₂) makes up around 21% of the air we breathe and is essential to life.

As one of the world’s most widely used industrial gases, oxygen plays a critical role across healthcare, manufacturing, metals, chemicals and many other industries.

Why Is Oxygen Important?

Oxygen supports and intensifies combustion, making it invaluable in processes where high temperatures, efficiency and precise process control are required.

It enables:

• Medical oxygen supply for hospitals, healthcare facilities and emergency applications
• Steelmaking, metal cutting, welding and other metallurgical processes
• Glass, chemical and pharmaceutical production
• Wastewater treatment and environmental applications
• Industrial combustion and process optimisation
• Reliable gas supply for countless manufacturing processes

Who Uses Oxygen?

From hospitals and healthcare providers to steel mills, fabrication companies, chemical plants, glass manufacturers and industrial gas producers, oxygen is used every day around the world.

And wherever oxygen is filled, distributed or handled at high pressure, safety, cleanliness and reliable process control are essential.

Across IGPH, oxygen is part of our core industrial gas expertise.

Together with our member companies, we provide technology and components for safe and reliable O₂ supply and filling applications, including:

• iGAS filling control system for automated and controlled oxygen cylinder and bundle filling
• O₂-approved valves, filling hoses and cylinder connectors designed for oxygen service
• Cryogenic O₂ supply pumps for high-pressure cylinder filling and industrial gas applications
• Oxygen cleaning of components and assemblies to help ensure equipment is suitable for safe oxygen service

From O₂ supply to the final filled cylinder, we have it covered.