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Canadian green hydrogen producer Charbone is expanding into producing and distributing industrial gases globally.
The new focus will see it expand into producing speciality gases like helium, as well as atmospheric gases like oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and carbon dioxide, to grow and diversify revenues.
The 2026–2030 strategic plan lines the company up to supply sectors like semiconductors, data centres, advanced pharmaceuticals, aerospace, and defence technologies.
It comes just months after Charbone began green at its first 2.25MW plant in Quebec, Canada. It has been supplying a variety of in Canada and the US with the project. The firm also secured orders for oxygen produced by the plant.
In 2025, Charbone also launched a helium business and subsequently completed a Type 1 helium for an Ontario-based distributor.
Charbone said developing and commissioning additional phases of the Sorel-Tracy project will be a “priority,” with the site designed to act as an “anchor” for its expansion in North America.
While no project-level details have been disclosed, the company plans to deploy 6 to 8 “regional hubs.”
In Germany, Charbone intends to set up a “strategic platform” for high-purity gases in the European market, while in Malaysia, it could establish speciality gas operations for semiconductors and electronics.
“We started with one molecule,” said Charbone CEO Dave Gagnon. “We are building an integrated platform of high-value industrial gases.”
It marks a significant diversification for the company, which had focused heavily on green hydrogen in its early years. By expanding into additional gases, it will hope to gain more revenue certainty in less policy-led markets than hydrogen.
