02/09/2026
"The recent conflict in the Middle East is soon expected to cause the 5th global helium shortage in the past 2 decades, with three of those shortages having occurred in the last 8 years.
The precariousness of the global helium supply chain, which is dependent on supply from only a small number of countries is apparent and is likely to affect analytical labs in the coming years. Now is the time for labs to minimize their dependency on helium and to use alternative gases where possible."
Read Dr. Ed Connor's full article on the most recent helium crisis and find out how the Intura range could help you to avoid supply issues from now on.
https://bit.ly/4gsqJmn
Helium supply has been through some turmoil in the past 20 years and we are now coming into Helium shortage 5.0 with the ongoing issues in the Middle East.