About Us
The Gases Industriales Company produces, distributes and markets industrial and medicinal gases for the national market. It offers various services and equipment associated with its products to meet the needs of its customers, supported by highly qualified personnel, advanced technology facilities and a modern fleet of specialized transport and general cargo.
About Us
The Gases Industriales Company produces, distributes and markets industrial and medicinal gases for the national market. It offers various services and equipment associated with its products to meet the needs of its customers, supported by highly qualified personnel, advanced technology facilities and a modern fleet of specialized transport and general cargo.
Why choose us?
Backed by more than 80 years of experience, it is the leading company in the industrial gases sector in Cuba. His incessant work has contributed to the development of medical, nutritional, investigative and economic processes. In addition, it has multiplied and modernized the production capacities and services of the gas industry in the national territory.
Gases Industriales belongs to the Business Group of Chemical Industries and the Ministry of Industries. It has a central office, a commercial office in the Mariel Special Development Zone, 15 base business units, 11 plants, 16 workshops and 15 gasification plants distributed throughout the country.
Mission
To produce and commercialize industrial and medicinal gases and their derivatives for the domestic market in order to optimize the style of patient care in the health system and promote the country’s economic development.
Vision
To multiply, modernize and innovate the productive
capacity and services of the gas industry for the national and international market, committed to the protection of the environment.
Corporate Premises
Satisfy the nation’s gas demands, achieve cost and quality competitiveness, develop new services, take advantage of the innovative capacity of workers and the opportunity in supply, efficiently manage occupational and environmental health and safety of all processes , establish an effective communication system and propose constant customer satisfaction.
Strategic Purpose
“To achieve industrial gases ahead of the country’s development”, its productive capacity must be ahead of the needs of the national economy and its development program.
Values
- Responsibility
- Professionalism
- Competitiveness
- Innovation
- Teamwork
- Customer orientation
Corporate Premises
Satisfy the nation’s gas demands, achieve cost and quality competitiveness, develop new services, take advantage of the innovative capacity of workers and the opportunity in supply, efficiently manage occupational and environmental health and safety of all processes , establish an effective communication system and propose constant customer satisfaction.
Strategic Purpose
“To achieve industrial gases ahead of the country’s development”, its productive capacity must be ahead of the needs of the national economy and its development program.
Values
Responsibility
Professionalism
Competitiveness
Innovation
Teamwork
Customer orientation
New Office in the Mariel Special Development Zone
The Industrial Gases office offers you a first-class service, with quality products , destined for the domestic and export markets, benefiting from a regulatory framework, its incentives and a friendly business environment .
We are located in office No. 3 B, of the Pelícano Business Center, Mariel Special Development Zone, Mariel municipality, Artemisa province.
Main services offered by our Commercial Office
- Marketing and distribution of industrial and medicinal gases, their mixtures, cryogenic liquids and ecological paints.
- Assembly, marketing and maintenance. Repair of valve accessories and changes of these. Cylinder leasing, hydrostatic test of gas cylinders, cylinder painting and sale of accessories (nuts, sleeves) for oxyfuel equipment.
- Study of the location, placement, inspection, recharging, marketing, maintenance and repair of fire extinguishers.
- Commercialization and distribution of dry ice and light chemicals.
- Assembly, start-up, repair and maintenance of tanks and cisterns.
Our history
Before 1959, there
Were four gas production and distribution companies in Cuba. The existing facilities were limited to small North American plants located in Havana, Santiago de Cuba and Camagüey.
Before 1959, there
Starting in 1959
With the Triumph of the Cuban Revolution, a process began to increase productive capacities in the gas industry, through the acquisition of plants with different technologies and the expansion of existing ones.
Starting in 1959
1967
Argon and calcium carbide are produced for the first time in Cuba.
1967
Before 1976
The gas production plants were organized in factories belonging to the Consolidated Chemical Company of the Ministry of Industries.
Before 1976
1983
The Industrial Gas Company is created with the category of a national company.
1983
2001
Starts the implementation of the Business Improvement System to adjust the production and service spheres.
2001
2001
Base Business Units are created – Cryogases , Control and Operations, Servitrans , Purchase and Logistics, Gases Pinar del Río, Gases Artemisa, Gases Habana, Gases Matanzas, Gases Cienfuegos, Gases Villa Clara, Gases Sancti Spíritus, Gases Camagüey, Gases Holguín , Gases Santiago de Cuba.
2001
2001
The Isla de la Juventud, Ciego de Ávila, Las Tunas, Granma, Manzanillo, Moa and Guantánamo workshops are founded.
2001
2019
Creation of the UEB Medicinal Gases
2019
2020
The Empresa de Gases Industriales is a state organization integrated to the Business Group of Chemical Industries (GEIQ) and the Ministry of Industries (MINDUS).
2020
Certifications and Achievements
- Certificate of Sanitary Registration of the N2O product before CECMED.
- Certified the Sanitary License of Pharmaceutical Operations in the UEB Criogases.
- There are annual awards for the contribution to the protection and care of the environment.
- Associated with the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Cuba.
- Trademark registered in the Cuban Office of Industrial Property (OCPI).
- Approved by the APCI to provide the service of “Determination of needs, location, repair, recharge and maintenance of fire extinguishers” in the UEB: Gases Santiago de Cuba, Gases Camagüey, Gases Villa Clara, Gases Matanzas, Gases Cienfuegos and Gases Holguín.
- Obtaining waste dumping permits in compliance with current legislation in the UEB Carburo, Gases Matanzas, Gases Sancti Spíritus, Gases Holguín, Gases Santiago de Cuba, Gases Cienfuegos, Granma Workshop, Guantánamo Workshop and Ciego de Ávila Workshop.
- Acknowledgments from the National Association of Innovators and Rationalizers (ANIR) and in Science and Technology Forums for the contribution to saving energy carriers, substituting imports and reducing production costs.
- Integrated Management System Certificate in the standards NC-ISO 9001: 2015, NC-ISO 14001: 2015 and NC 18001: 2015 with scope:
- Oxygen gasification, commercialization of medical and industrial gases and distribution of medical gases in the UEB: Gases Pinar del Río, Criogases , Gases Matanzas, Gases Cienfuegos, Gases Villa Clara, Gases Sancti Spíritus, Gases Camagüey, Gases Holguín and Gases Santiago de Cuba .
- Carbon dioxide gasification in the UEB: Matanzas Gases, Villa Clara Gases, Camagüey Gases and Santiago de Cuba Gases.
- Location study services, inspection, maintenance and recharging of fire extinguishers in the UEB: Gases Matanzas, Gases Villa Clara, Gases Camagüey, Gases Holguín and Gases Santiago de Cuba.
- Distribution of industrial gases in the UEB Gases Pinar del Río and Gases Villa Clara.
- Nitrous oxide production, argon gasification and technical services for the maintenance and assembly of cryogenic facilities in the UEB Criogases.
- Production of industrial acetylene in the UEB: Gases Pinar del Río, Gases Matanzas, Gases Villa Clara, Gases Sancti Spíritus, Gases Camagüey, Gases Holguín and Gases Santiago de Cuba.
- Nitrogen gasification in the UEB Gases Camagüey and Gases Santiago de Cuba.
- Production of liquid oxygen in the UEB Gases Santiago de Cuba.