Leading Australian gases and engineering company BOC has invested a cool $4 million in an expansion of its dry-ice production footprint around the South Pacific.
BOC has announced a major rollout of ICEBITZZZ dry-ice production and retail facilities in Australia, New Zealand, Fiji and Papua New Guinea providing convenient, cost-effective and environmentally friendly dry ice for a range of domestic and industrial needs.
The company has established ICEBITZZZ Hubs at its Gas & Gear retail outlets in the Queensland towns of Mackay and Labrador as well as Canberra in the ACT, Dandenong in Victoria, Mount Gambier in South Australia, the West Australian mining hub of Karratha and the New Zealand wine region of Palmerston North.
Additionally, BOC manufactures dry ice at production facilities throughout Australia including the Northern Territory and Western Australia.
BOC has also become the first company to establish commercial dry ice production in Papua New Guinea with a new facility at Lae, as well as Suva in Fiji.
BOC's market manager for advanced gas applications, Deian Jones, said dry ice has a wide range of applications, such as the hospitality and catering sector, the wine industry, cold chain logistics, dry ice blasting, camping, boating and more.
"When it comes to dry ice, we closely work together with leading manufacturers of dry ice equipment, scientific institutions and specialist technicians, enabling us to develop uniquely innovative solutions that are tailor-made for optimal results," Jones said.
ICEBITZZZ dry ice is flavourless and odourless, non-poisonous, non-flammable and much colder than water ice. It also produces no residue and requires no on-site electricity.
