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Speakers: Marketer success in agriculture goes beyond propane sales

April 14, 2016 - By

Propane marketers looking to grow their businesses can capitalize on a number of agriculture-related opportunities, say two educational session speakers at the Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo on April 8-10 in Nashville, Tenn. Cinch Munson, director of agriculture business development for the Propane Education & Research Council, and Bill Moore, alternative fuel sales manager for Conger LP Gas in... read more

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LP Gas editors share Southeastern Convention experiences

April 14, 2016 - By

Editors Brian Richesson and Kevin Yanik discuss takeaways from the Southeastern Convention, including their involvement with the LP Gas Hall of Fame induction ceremony and how they covered the industry’s largest show. read more

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Pembina to conduct study on proposed propane dehydrogenation facility

April 14, 2016 - By

Pembina Pipeline Corp. and the Petrochemical Industries Co. K.S.C. (PIC), a subsidiary of Kuwait Petroleum Corp., plan to put together a feasibility study for the evaluation of a world-scale combined propane dehydrogenation and polypropylene upgrading facility in Alberta, Canada. According to Pembina, the project is an opportunity to develop new market demand for propane in Alberta. Over the past decade, about 85... read more

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Propane autogas fuel system for Ford F-750 chassis

April 14, 2016 - By

Roush CleanTech developed a propane autogas fuel system for the 2016 Ford F-750 chassis in response to increased demand for a propane autogas-fueled, medium-duty chassis for bobtail applications, cylinder delivery trucks, box trucks and beverage delivery vehicles. The Roush CleanTech Ford F-750 system comes built on Ford’s 6.8-liter V10 engine. The system operates up to 33,000 gross vehicle weight rating... read more

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Nashville makes strong case to be Propane Expo’s new host city

April 14, 2016 - By

The LP Gas staff fell in love with Nashville last week. So did the rest of the propane industry that attended the Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo. The state-of-the-art Music City Center blew us away. The food around town still has us talking. And the Broadway experience – just a couple of blocks from the Propane Expo – kept the industry... read more

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Fischer Tanks plans to launch tank manufacturing business

April 13, 2016 - By

Fischer Tanks announced plans to launch a propane tank manufacturing business, called Fischer Fabrication, in August. The company, which has supplied refurbished tanks to the industry, displayed a model of its new tank design during the National Propane Gas Association’s Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo April 8-10 in Nashville, Tenn. “We wanted to gauge interest levels from retailers in... read more

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CleanFuel USA restructuring operations under Chapter 11

April 13, 2016 - By

CleanFuel USA announced it filed voluntary petition under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code in the Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Texas, seeking the restructuring of its debts. As a result of the Chapter 11 filing, CleanFuel USA says it expects to receive debtor-in-possession financing to allow for its reorganization. Both the debtor-in-possession financing and the company’s... read more

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BASE Engineering names new vice president

April 12, 2016 - By

BASE Engineering appointed Mark Straka as its new vice president for BASE Engineering USA Corp. As a vice president, Straka will be responsible for the company’s U.S. sales and operations. BASE Engineering says he will also assist with the company’s global expansion. “With his entrepreneurial spirit and a knack for innovative thinking, Mark Straka will become a thriving member of... read more

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TankLink rebrands as SkyBitz Tank Monitoring

April 11, 2016 - By

TankLink changed its name to SkyBitz Tank Monitoring as part of a corporate restructuring. The company promoted its new name at the National Propane Gas Association’s Southeastern Convention & International Propane Expo in Nashville, Tenn. Carl Whitmire, channel marketing manager at Telular Corp., says TankLink’s parent company, Telular, chose to consolidate a few of its business units in January to... read more

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Underestimating January propane exports

April 11, 2016 - By and

Last week in Trader’s Corner, we discussed the perplexingly high amount of propane demand being reported. This week, the Energy Information Administration (EIA) released information that supported the point made last week. After comparing heating degree-days and demand for March 2015 and 2016, we made the following statement: “In our calculations, we deduced that retail demand could be overestimated by... read more

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