Reliant Gases

What Reliant Gases does

Reliant Gases is a US-based, privately held supplier of bulk carbon dioxide (CO2) and dry ice, claiming to be the largest privately owned CO2 supplier in the United States. Founded in 1989 and headquartered in Pampa, Texas, the company operates through the Reliant Holdings, Ltd. group of companies and employs 251-500 people. Its core offering is refrigerated liquid CO2 and dry ice produced through in-house capture, cleaning, and production facilities, distributed nationally via a network of plants, rail cars, depots, and transportation equipment. In April 2024 the company opened a new Liquid CO2 and Dry Ice plant in Carrollton, Missouri through its subsidiary Reliant Processing, Ltd., in partnership with Show Me Ethanol LLC, which supplies biogenic CO2 captured from ethanol production.

The company serves a diverse set of verticals including food processing (cryogenic freezing and Modified Atmosphere Packaging), beverage carbonation, water and effluent treatment, medical and pharmaceutical (USP-grade CO2), fire suppression, agriculture, refrigeration (as a replacement for ammonia systems), and metal fabrication/welding. In addition to bulk gas supply, Reliant provides application engineering support, custom equipment fabrication through an in-house ASME-coded shop, equipment rental and long-term lease of storage and supply systems, installation services, and emergency field service. Customers include enterprise industrial gas distributors (DuPuy Oxygen, General Air) and large-scale extraction operators (Broe), with named references indicating reliance on dependable supply and engineered storage and delivery solutions.

Reliant generates revenue primarily through usage-based bulk CO2 supply contracts, supplemented by recurring equipment rental and lease income and professional services for application engineering and installation. Go-to-market is an enterprise field sales motion with a Director of Sales, Division Manager, and dedicated territory managers covering Dallas/Ft. Worth, West Texas/New Mexico, the Rocky Mountains and Arizona, the Gulf Coast, and the Midwest, supported by a customer self-service portal (epay.relco2.com) and emergency/maintenance hotlines. Pricing is quote-based rather than published, and customer acquisition is driven by trade show presence (notably seven-plus years at IPPE), relationship-based selling, and inbound web inquiries. No PE or institutional investment is disclosed; leadership consists of family executives (CEO Scott Vanderburg, COO Vance Vanderburg) alongside professional sales and service management.

Name

Reliant Gases

Legal name

Reliant Holdings, Ltd.

Website

https://reliantgases.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1989

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Reliant Gases is the largest privately owned bulk carbon dioxide and dry ice supplier in the United States, serving food processing, beverage, medical, industrial, and agricultural customers through in-house production plants, rail logistics, field sales territory managers, and engineered storage and delivery systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Gases

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512), Basic Chemical Manufacturing (3251)

SIC

Refrigeration & Service Industry Machinery (3580)

akta.pro primary industry

Food & Beverage Gases (Carbonation/Freezing/Packaging) (IMAEACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Gas Handling Equipment & Storage (Cylinders/Tanks/Valves) (IMAEACAL), Solvent/Sorbent/Catalyst Materials & Capture Equipment Manufacturing (Absorbers, Strippers, Heat Exchangers) (EUAAALAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial gas supply
• Carbon dioxide distribution
• Dry ice production
• Bulk gas logistics
• Food grade CO2

Headquarters

HQ city

Pampa

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Bulk CO2 Supply: Sale of bulk carbon dioxide products including liquid CO2 and dry ice to industrial, food, beverage, medical, and other customers. Supply includes uninterrupted product delivery and consistent supply commitments.
2. Equipment Rental & Maintenance: Tank rentals (short term) and long term leases of complete storage and supply systems. Includes on-time installation and maintenance services.
3. Application & Installation Services: Technical and application engineering support, process improvement consulting, and installation services. Includes special projects with quick turnaround capabilities.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Reliant Gases produces, captures, and distributes bulk carbon dioxide (refrigerated liquid CO2) and dry ice to industrial, food processing, beverage, medical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural customers across the United States. The company operates in-house CO2 capture, cleaning, and production facilities supplemented by equipment rental, installation, application engineering, and field maintenance services. It is positioned as the largest privately owned CO2 supplier in the US, with a network of plants, rail cars, depots, and transportation equipment.

Product overview

Reliant Gases operates as a single-product focused company offering bulk Carbon Dioxide (CO2) - specifically refrigerated liquid CO2 - along with associated dry ice products. The core product is supplemented by three service modules: Application Support (engineering assistance and custom equipment fabrication), Equipment Rental & Maintenance (tanks and storage systems), and Special Projects (custom solutions). The company also provides CO2 for various industry applications including Food Processing, Beverage Carbonation, Water/Effluent Treatment, Medical & Pharmaceutical, Fire Suppression, Agriculture, Refrigerant Systems, and Metal Fabrication/Welding. In April 2024, a new Liquid CO2 and Dry Ice Plant opened in Carrollton, Missouri in partnership with Show Me Ethanol LLC to expand supply capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Bulk Carbon Dioxide (Refrigerated Liquid) Primary bulk product offered by Reliant Gases: refrigerated liquid carbon dioxide (CO2) captured, cleaned and produced in-house and delivered to industrial, food processing, beverage, medical, pharmaceutical, and agricultural customers. CO2 is supplied in food-grade and USP grades as required by application.
• Dry Ice Dry ice produced alongside liquid CO2 at Reliant's production facilities (including the Carrollton, Missouri plant operated by subsidiary Reliant Processing, Ltd.). Used for cold chain, food processing, and industrial cooling applications.
• Equipment Rental & Maintenance Short-term tank rentals and long-term leases of complete CO2 storage and supply systems, with on-time installation and ongoing field maintenance services. Includes emergency hotline support and field service coordination.
• Application Support Services Technical and application engineering support for CO2 process improvement, cost reduction, and custom equipment fabrication performed in Reliant's in-house ASME coded fabrication shop. Includes process consulting for food processing, beverage, water treatment, and industrial applications.
• Special Projects / Custom CO2 Solutions Custom CO2 storage, supply, and delivery system design and installation projects leveraging the multi-faceted capabilities of the Reliant Companies group, with quick turnaround on bespoke industrial projects such as large-scale extraction CO2 systems.

Named customers3 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Show Me Ethanol LLCcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 4 April 2024Strategic partnership for CO2 capture from ethanol production. Reliant Processing, Ltd. operates the newest Liquid CO2 and Dry Ice plant in Carrollton, Missouri in partnership with Show Me Ethanol LLC. The partnership captures biogenic CO2 for use in essential food, beverage, medical, and industrial markets. This enables Reliant to balance wise and efficient use of natural resources while supporting community food, beverage, medical, and industrial gas needs.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Air Products and Chemicals: Global industrial gas major with significant US CO2 merchant and on-site supply operations serving beverage carbonation, food processing, and industrial customers that overlap with Reliant's segments.
• Air Liquide USA: US arm of the global industrial gas major; supplies CO2 alongside oxygen, nitrogen, and hydrogen to overlapping food, beverage, medical, and industrial customers at significantly larger scale than Reliant.
• Linde plc: World's largest industrial gas company; operates a major US CO2 business serving food, beverage, healthcare, and industrial markets — the most direct large-scale competitor to Reliant's customer base.

Direct peers

• CryoCarb: Regional US CO2 and dry ice producer serving food, beverage, and industrial customers; a more focused specialty competitor that overlaps with Reliant's bulk CO2 supply offering.
• Continental Carbonic Products: US producer of liquid CO2 and dry ice serving food processing, beverage carbonation, and industrial customers — a direct specialty competitor in the same CO2/dry ice niche Reliant occupies.
• Matheson Tri-Gas: US-focused industrial and specialty gas supplier (Nippon Sanso subsidiary) competing with Reliant on bulk CO2, dry ice, and merchant gas supply across overlapping end markets.
• Messer Group (Messer Americas): The largest privately-owned industrial gas company in the world — directly comparable to Reliant in ownership structure and product portfolio, with CO2 supply serving similar food, beverage, and industrial end markets.
• nexAir: Privately-owned US industrial gas distributor based in Memphis — directly comparable to Reliant in family/private ownership profile, regional merchant gas supply, and customer mix in food and industrial segments.

Others

• Chart Industries: Major manufacturer of cryogenic equipment, CO2 storage tanks, and gas processing/distribution equipment — an adjacent supplier whose equipment Reliant and its peers deploy in CO2 handling infrastructure.

Regional players

• Norco Inc. US Northwest-focused industrial and medical gas distributor (privately held) that competes with Reliant in regional merchant gas supply and beverage carbonation segments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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