Industrial Gas Refilling Hub, Specialty Gases & Food-Grade Dry Ice

Industrial and medical gases—including Oxygen for medical and welding use, Carbon Dioxide (CO2) for food freezing and beverages, Argon for TIG welding, and Nitrogen for food packaging—are essential industrial consumables across NTT. Furthermore, seafood processors and airline catering services require hundreds of kilograms of solid dry ice pellets (-78.5°C) daily for sub-zero fish freezing and air-freight transport. Sourcing bulk liquid gases via ISO cryogenic tank containers, this enterprise establishes an automated cylinder refilling plant and high-density dry ice pelletizer in KIB, eliminating expensive cylinder freight from Surabaya and guaranteeing local supply security.

Products & Business Formats

High-Purity Industrial & Medical Oxygen (O2 Refilling)

Certified 99.5% medical and industrial oxygen gas compressed into 40-liter and 50-liter high-pressure steel cylinders (150 bar).

Industrial Argon & Carbon Dioxide (CO2) for Welding & Beverage

High-purity liquid-to-gas refilling of shielding Argon for fabrication welding and food-grade Carbon Dioxide for beverage dispensing.

Food-Grade Solid Dry Ice Pellets (3 mm & 16 mm Nuggets)

Ultra-dense sub-cooled solid CO2 pellets (-78.5°C) manufactured from food-grade liquid CO2 for blast freezing, air-freight fish, and catering.

Cryogenic Liquid Nitrogen (LN2) for Industrial & Medical Freezing

Liquid nitrogen decanting into specialized vacuum-insulated dewar flasks for artificial insemination cattle breeding and biological cryopreservation.

Business model

Revenue is based on daily dry-ice pellet and block sales per kilogram under regular fisheries-exporter contracts, industrial and medical gas-cylinder refill fees per cubic metre, monthly cylinder rental, and gas delivery to industrial sites and hospitals.

Development stages

1. Stage 1 — Open an industrial-gas distribution depot and a dry-ice pelletizer station with capacity of 1 tonne/day to serve Kupang industry.
2. Stage 2 — Install a 20 m³ stationary cryogenic tank and automatic cylinder filling manifold for O2 and Nitrogen.
3. Stage 3 — Expand hydraulic-tail-lift delivery-truck fleets and serve hospital medical-gas supplies on mainland Timor.

Every manufacturing plant in KIB, medical hospital in Greater Kupang, maritime shipyard at Bolok, and seafood processor relies on continuous supplies of industrial gases and dry ice. Currently, all specialized gases and dry ice must be shipped by sea in pressurized cylinders from Surabaya, incurring heavy freight penalties, cylinder demurrage charges, and severe delivery stockouts. Sourcing bulk cryogenic liquids via ISO tank containers, this enterprise establishes an automated gas refilling hub and dry ice plant in KIB.

Market Demand & Potential Buyers

• Seafood processing and blast freezing plants in KIB requiring dry ice pellets for air-freight export cartons
• Regional general hospitals, clinics, and ambulance fleets requiring certified medical oxygen cylinders
• Metal fabrication, shipyard welding, and construction contractors operating in Greater Kupang
• Livestock breeding centers requiring liquid nitrogen for bull semen cryopreservation across Timor

Market Evidence & Context

Existing gas suppliers in Kupang operate small, outdated refilling stations with limited gas varieties and frequent stockouts, and there is zero local dry ice production. Companies requiring Argon, Nitrogen, or dry ice must order from Java weeks in advance. A comprehensive gas refilling plant and dry ice pelletizer in KIB captures regional monopoly status.

Cryogenic liquid gases (LOX, LIN, LAr, LCO2) are shipped in bulk ISO tank containers from petrochemical liquefaction plants in East Java.

Seasonality & Supply Continuity

Operating continuously 24/7 year-round. Dry ice demand surges during peak marine fishing seasons (May–November) for fresh tuna air-freight shipments.

Collection & shipping

Bulk ISO tanks arrive at Tenau Port (7.9 km) and discharge into stationary vacuum-insulated storage tanks at KIB. Filled cylinders are distributed via cage trucks.

Procurement & handling costs

Bulk cryogenic liquid and shipping freight represent 50%–60% of operating cash expenditure. Refilling locally eliminates empty cylinder return freight penalties.

• Annual Report 2021: Expansion of the Kupang Filling Station
• 1H2026 Investor Presentation — National Gas Supply Network
• Gas Supply Solutions for Industry, Food and Welding

KIB provides the certified industrial setting: master AMDAL zoning for pressurized cryogenic gas farms, high electrical power, and proximity to major industrial consumers.

Direct Physical Co-Location with KIB Seafood & Industrial Tenants

Enables instant pipeline or short-distance delivery of dry ice pellets and shielding gases directly to neighboring factories with zero delivery freight. KIB development plan · Reference not yet attached

Direct 7.9 km Highway Drayage Corridor to Tenau Port

Facilitates fast, low-cost drayage of heavy 20-foot cryogenic ISO tank containers directly from port container berths to the KIB tank farm. Road Distances from KIB Bolok to Key Port, City, and Airport Hubs

Heavy Industrial Zoning for High-Pressure Cryogenic Installations

Meets all statutory Ministry of Manpower (Kemenaker) setback buffer distances and explosive gas zoning criteria under KIB’s master plan. Bolok Industrial Park Profile

Investors can establish a cryogenic gas storage tank farm, automated multi-cylinder filling manifold, and high-capacity dry ice pelletizer inside an industrial parcel in KIB.

Business process

1. Bulk cryogenic liquid receiving from ISO tank containers into vacuum-insulated vertical storage tanks (LOX, LIN, LAr, LCO2)
2. Cylinder intake inspection, electronic barcode scanning, hydrostatic test date verification, and residual gas venting/vacuuming
3. Cryogenic liquid pumping through high-pressure vaporizers and automated filling manifolds into steel cylinders (150–200 bar)
4. Gravimetric purity analysis, pressure verification, leak testing in water baths, and shrink-wrap valve capping
5. Manufacturing dry ice: expanding liquid CO2 into dry ice snow inside high-pressure hydraulic pelletizer extrusion chambers
6. Extruding high-density 3 mm or 16 mm dry ice pellets, automated checkweighing, and transfer into heavy insulated thermal storage vaults
7. Dispatch via dedicated cylinder transport trucks equipped with hydraulic tailgates and dangerous goods placards

Initial Capacity & Production Scale

Cryogenic Liquid Storage Tanks & Atmospheric Vaporizers

Vacuum-insulated vertical cryogenic storage vessels (minimum 20–30 m³ capacity) fitted with ambient aluminum finned vaporizers.

Automated High-Pressure Cylinder Filling Manifold

Computerized multi-cylinder filling manifold with automated temperature-compensated pressure cutoffs and vacuum evacuation pumps.

Automated Hydraulic Dry Ice Pelletizer Machine (150–300 kg/hr)

Heavy hydraulic extrusion machine converting liquid CO2 into high-density solid pellets with minimal sublimation loss.

Cylinder Hydrostatic Testing & Re-Certification Station

Water-jacket hydrostatic test rig certified to test cylinders up to 300 bar pressure with precision electronic burette measurement.

Dedicated Production Facilities (Investor Scope)

Cryogenic tank farm, automated filling manifold building, dry ice production cleanroom, cylinder test bay, insulated storage vault, and cylinder truck loading docks.

Eliminating the heavy ocean freight penalty on shipping pressurized steel cylinders from Surabaya and establishing Kupang’s only dry ice plant captures an invincible regional monopoly.

• Gas Supply Solutions for Industry, Food and Welding
• Transport Refrigeration and Dry Ice Temperature Control Applications

Primary operational risks include cryogenic liquid boil-off losses during shipping delays, high-pressure cylinder rupture hazards, and CO2 asphyxiation in enclosed rooms.

Catastrophic cylinder rupture during high-pressure gas refilling operations

Enforce mandatory pre-fill visual inspections, reject cylinders with expired hydrostatic test dates, and install reinforced ballistic blast walls around filling manifolds.

CO2 gas accumulation causing asphyxiation in dry ice production and storage rooms

Install continuous low-level ambient CO2 gas sensors with automated high-volume emergency exhaust ventilation fans and audible alarms.

Cryogenic liquid boil-off losses caused by ocean container shipping delays from Surabaya

Maintain 30-day buffer stocks of bulk liquid in high-efficiency vacuum-insulated stationary tanks with boil-off gas re-condensation systems.

Data sources include Compressed Gas Association (CGA) industrial standards, Kemenaker pressure vessel inspection regulations, and Kupang marine seafood dry ice consumption data.

Interested in developing this business at KIB?

Submit target gas volume throughput, storage tank capacities, and safety plot setback designs to KIB management to finalize industrial parcel leasing.

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