Manufacture of industrial gases, is extremely important for a variety of purposes, especially the oxygen is used in welding, cutting and heat treatment; nitrogen for blanketing of storage tanks manufacturing of food and beverages, chemical and pharmaceutical processes; argon is used in welding, cutting, heat treatment, electronics manufacturing, and purification of metals; hydrogen is employed in the production of ammonia from food processing, petroleum refining, and the manufacture of chemicals, chemical products; in the case of acetylene is used in welding, cutting, and chemical transformation in the details, and the carbon dioxide necessary for the food industry to keep the quality of the food and the manufacture of carbonated beverages.

According to the ABRAGAS, the sector employs about 30% of the people in the country and stir up each year, more than 10 billion dollars.

The process for the production of industrial gases and involves high temperatures during the combustion of fossil fuels or chemical reaction of the raw material, and the water that is used as a means of cooling towers in cooling systems.