Revolutionizing Gas Cylinders
By Tiago Oliveira, V.P.Business development, Amtrol-Alfa
To survive today’s competitive and globalized market, with established and emerging energy sources (i.e. natural gas, cheaper electricity), the European LPG cylinder industry has been forced to change its 50 year old image to a newer and more innovative one in order to maintain its market share and sales.
Nowadays, company strategies tend to reflect a deeper understanding of the growing relevance and use of LPG in different market segments and niches, bringing competitive and differentiated products to the market. The leisure market has been very promising in Europe, where applications such as Caravans, Barbeque, lamps and mosquito traps have gained a strong foothold among consumers.
Developments in such markets have encouraged people to start to view cylinders differently. Currents trends in Europe focus on the consumer with innovative designs and ergonomics, making the lighter cylinder more attractive to the end user. Cylinders are becoming trendy, leaving the typical heavy-duty image behind.
Many solutions have been explored and introduced, namely Stainless Steel cylinders, Composite cylinders, Thin High Strength Steel cylinders and Aluminum cylinders in response to these trends.
Two new radical innovative cylinders can be seen at the Amtrol-Alfa’s booth at the WLPGA exhibition in Rio de Janeiro (Booth: )
- CoMet cylinders – COMposite+ METal cylinder (picture)
- XLite cylinders – Extra Light Thin High strength Steel cylinder (picture)
To fulfil our customers’ needs, Amtrol-Alfa constantly differentiates, searching for improved attributes, benefits and a better performance on each product. Both CoMet and XLite cylinder revolutionize a common product into a dream product, exceeding all expectations regarding usability, elegance and ergonomy, captivating the attention and perception of customers and end-users through outstanding design.
Other innovations will also be present at the show, such as the Soft grip, the Plastic Conductive Foot Ring, among other breakthroughs.
Amtrol-Alfa based in Portugal, is considered one of the biggest cylinder manufacturer in the world. As one of the most innovative cylinder manufacturer worldwide, is responsible for the development of tailor-made innovative solutions for Gas Companies to provide to end consumers.
