about eiga
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.
Joint Statement on Low Carbon Fuels
EIGA joins 16 other industry associations supporting a clear regulatory framework for low-carbon fuels
EIGA and 16 other industry associations provided recommendations to the European Commission on the upcoming certification of low-carbon fuels (Art. 9 of the Hydrogen and Gas Directive).
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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 "The Industrial Gases sector is essential for a net zero and resilient European economy".
Our members provide the...
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Hydrogen emergency response
Did you check our latest e-learning module?
Third of our Hydrogen series of online trainings, this module will brief you on Hydrogen emergency response.
You can't smell, taste or see it, but hyd...
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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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COM 8 / 24 - Guaranteeing High Quality Medicinal Gases in Europe
To ensure standard outcomes regardless of the method of delivery, EIGA requests competent authorities harmonised guidance for the on-site production of medicinal gases in the forthcoming revision of the EU’s General Pharmaceutical Legislation
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DOC 255 / 24 - EIGA Cryogenic Gases Couplings for Tanker Filling
It is common practice for cryogenic transport tanks to be filled at many locations. These locations may be at their own or a competitor’s production site and in a number of different countries.
Most companies had equipped their transport tanks and filling stations with their own coupling systems. These systems were different, within the same company and in different countries. As a consequence, many adapters were in use to allow transport tanks from one company to fill at another site. These had to be made available at the filling stations and required a significant effort to control and use them safely.
The use of a standardised filling coupling system, by all cryogenic gas companies, on transport tanks and at filling stations has avoided the requirement to use adapters and has improved safety.
After the initial introduction of the EIGA coupling, some problems were identified by the European gas industry (see EIGA Training Package TP06) which was solved by increasing the length of the code ring and the wall thickness of the nut. The drawings included within this publication are the latest revision.
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