Helium market faces rare oversupply as Russian volumes reshape global balance

  • Gas
  • October 3, 2025

For the first time in years, the global helium market is experiencing excess supply, with Russian volumes flooding into Asia and softening demand for new container builds in the US.

The shift has already forced at least one US manufacturer to scale back output at a Pennsylvania facility, highlighting the knock-on effects of changing trade flows.

The shift has already forced at least one US manufacturer to scale back output at a Pennsylvania facility.

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