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Beat the Summer Heat with Nitro Coffee

Nitro coffee is ice-cold coffee on tap. It’s treated with nitrogen and/or carbon dioxide under high pressure, then chilled in a keg and served on draught with a foamy top layer. 

MATHESON supplies beverage grade nitrogen and complete equipment solutions for Nitro Coffee.

This specific type of coffee is not only rich and creamy, it’s also slightly effervescent due to the tiny bubbles suspended inside the refreshing beverage. Nitro coffee also has a chocolate-like sweetness to it and is less acidic compared to large-batch cold brewed coffee, all without the need for sugar or creamer. 

Nitrogen is insoluble in liquid, which is what contributes to the thick mouth feel. This effect is helped by a special piece of tap equipment that forces the coffee through tiny holes before it lands in the glass. That process causes the “rising” effect that is topped with the head. It’s worth noting that really only the bubbles on the sides of the glass are the ones that fall. Inside they are actually rising, as typically seen with many poured carbonated beverages. 

MATHESON manufactures and supplies both nitrogen and carbon dioxide in a full range of purity grades and a variety of container sizes and types. 

MATHESON also offers configured specialized systems that will deliver premium Nitro Coffee to your customers and help increase sales. We supply and install the entire system including all stainless steel containers, fittings, faucets, food grade fittings, tubing, etc. 

We at MATHESON will even provide our exclusive recipe to make your Nitro Coffee a differentiator for your business. 

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Meet Tony, Our August Employee Spotlight

Two years ago, Tony started working in Erie, PA as a Site Manager. Beginning work in the middle of a pandemic may have been difficult for some. However, for Tony it was not much of a challenge because of Tony’s drive and commitment to his customers and staff. 

Tony is no stranger to working in the gas industry. After graduating college with a degree in finance, Tony moved to Denver, started out in customer service, and continued to work hard to become a manager. 

Eventually, Tony decided he wanted to move back home after being away for 15 years and settled back in Pennsylvania. Tony found the opening at MATHESON and was hired as a Site Manager at our Erie, PA location. 

Take pride in your work. Your work is a reflection of oneself and you should take pride in any task you are doing no matter how large or small it may seem.

Tony

A day in the life of a Site Manager at our Erie, PA store is one filled with variety of projects. Tony knows how important safety is at MATHESON and his facility. His morning safety meetings are a way to make sure his team is ready and engaged for the day ahead. Then the rest of the day he will spend working on various tasks such as helping his drivers get out on the road, assisting with customer service, and taking calls. 

Tony really appreciates his team members. “My team is the backbone of our store; my job is to make a safe environment for them. If they enjoy coming to work, they will do a good job because of it.” Throughout Tony’s 15 plus years in the industry, he has learned a lot of lessons. One of the most recent being “be patient, trust your team to do the job, encourage them to take the time to learn…train them correctly.” Tony admits it does take some time and forbearance, but believes it helps in the long run. “Once they are doing the job correctly that is when you can see them taking ownership and pride in their position,” Tony states. 

Speaking of pride, Tony’s own personal moto is very much like his views on his own team. “Take pride in your work. Your work is a reflection of oneself and you should take pride in any task you are doing no matter how large or small it may seem.” 

When Tony is not working, he enjoys spending time with his family doing various activities including bowling, going to amusement parks, and visiting Presque Isle which is a state park in Erie. Something many people may be surprised to learn about Tony is that he enjoys horseback riding. This is especially true when he is visiting extended family members in one of his favorite places in the world, Denver, CO. “It’s relaxing. Just to be out in nature.” 

So be on the lookout because if you are visiting our Erie store or horseback riding out in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, you may just run into Tony.

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MATHESON/NSHD’s HYCO Executes Long-Term Hydrogen Supply Contract for Renewable Diesel Production

MATHESON, the USA affiliate of Nippon Sanso Holding Corporation, Tokyo, has signed a long-term Supply Agreement to meet hydrogen requirements for a 75,000 bpd refinery in Mobile, Alabama owned by Vertex Energy (“Vertex”).  The MATHESON Facility will have a nameplate capacity exceeding 30 mmscfd hydrogen production and the capability to process a range of feedstocks, including renewable naphtha and other co-products from Vertex’s Renewable Diesel production, as well as natural gas, as necessary.  The Facility is designed in accordance with MATHESON HYCO’s global standards with respect to safety, ultra-high supply reliability, and with the flexibility required to best integrate these specifications with Vertex’s operations and supply considerations.  Conceptual Design of the HYCO Facility has been completed and engineering has been progressed.  Procurement of critical path equipment by MATHESON has also commenced.  

MATHESON brings proven technical expertise to the project, positioning us to accelerate our energy transition strategy.

James Rhame, COO of Vertex

“Vertex looks forward to partnering with MATHESON in support of our renewable diesel initiative at the Mobile refinery,” stated James Rhame, COO of Vertex.  “MATHESON brings proven technical expertise to the project, positioning us to accelerate our energy transition strategy.  We look forward to continued collaboration as we move toward project commissioning and operations.”

This initiative demonstrates MATHESON/NSHD’s commitment to gases supply for commercially sound Renewable Energy projects and represents a significant additional dimension for our Global HYCO footprint.  It also enhances MATHESON HYCO’s presence in the region, which includes existing facilities at McIntosh and Saraland in Alabama, and Pensacola in western Florida.  

NSHD, in its effort to foster a carbon neutral society, is currently pursuing multiple business and program initiatives under the Global HYCO effort that supplies hydrogen, syngas and carbon monoxide products to select customers for carefully selected projects and is committed to continue to explore opportunities to realize growth and a carbon-neutral society by expanding this business on a global scale.