Natural gas provides energy for a variety of industries, such as mining, production of goods and food processing. The chemical industry is also a big user of natural gas, along with iron, steel, aluminum mills, petroleum refineries, glass, ceramic and papermaking industries.

In addition, natural gas can be used in the following applications:

• Energy recovery systems
• Electric generation
• Infrared processing
• Tower/shaft aluminum melting furnace
• Heat treating
• Process steam and hot water systems
• Curing and coating
• Process drying

For more information, visit the Energy Solutions Center.