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Stay up to date with the latest developments, new products and industry trends at ASCO. On our news page, you can find out everything you need to know about dry ice production, dry ice blasting, CO₂ recovery and our company’s activities – all presented in a concise, up-to-date and practical format.

Dry Ice Production

Building Long-Term Partnerships - A Conversation with Managing Director Thomas Gardner on the Future of CO₂ and Dry Ice Solutions in the USA

More than half a year after taking over as Managing Director of ASCO USA, Thomas Gardner shares his perspective on the company’s progress, customer…

Angled view of a flue gas CO₂ recovery plant with modular units, pipelines and process components
CO2 Recovery

ASCO Expands CO₂ Recovery Solutions into the U.S. Market

Wittenbach, Switzerland – ASCO Carbondioxide Ltd., headquartered in Wittenbach, Switzerland, continues to advance its international growth strategy by…

Presentation by several business people at the European CO2 Summit 2026
CO2 Recovery

ASCO at the CO2 Summit in Rotterdam

ASCO attended the 2026 European CO₂ Summit in Rotterdam and gained firsthand insight into the latest developments in markets, technologies, and…

Portrait photo of the new management team of ASCO USA
Dry Ice Production

ASCO announces a change in management at its US site in Orange Park, Florida

With immediate effect, Thomas Gardner has been appointed Managing Director of ASCO’s US site in Orange Park, Florida. He succeeds Jason Beasley, who…

Aerial view of the former ASCO headquarters in Romanshorn with CO2 trucks parked in front
Dry Ice Production

50 Years of ASCO CARBONDIOXIDE LTD – From CO₂ Pioneer to Global Technology Leader

Wittenbach (Switzerland), December 2025 – ASCO CARBONDIOXIDE LTD is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Since its founding in 1975 by Thomas…

Gas engine power plant with an integrated CO₂ recovery plant
CO2 Recovery

The UK’s first FLEXPOWER PLUS® gas-fired power station with CO2 capture is now in commercial operation.

The first power station in the UK to be built using Landmark Power Holdings’ patented FLEXPOWER PLUS® concept is now operational. The power station is…

Aerial views of the Rhodesia gas engine power plant with integrated CO₂ recovery
CO2 Recovery

Milestone reached: CO₂ capture at UK power station set to go live

The unique power station in Nottinghamshire, UK, has been technically completed and is preparing for commissioning – a combination of flexible power…

Portrait of ASCO Head of Customer Service Mario Halter
Dry Ice Production

"I aim to ensure customer satisfaction and loyalty by providing the best possible support"

Mario Halter has been part of the team at ASCO Kohlensäure AG as ‘Head of Customer Service’ since September 2024. We interviewed him and gained…

Visualisation concept of the FlexPower Plus concept for integrated CO₂ recovery
CO2 Recovery

How ‘CO2 capture’ works: a new explanatory video featuring Landmark Power Holdings & Rolls-Royce Power Systems

ASCO Kohlensäure AG is collaborating extensively with Landmark Power Holdings and Rolls-Royce Power Systems in the field of energy generation,…

Exterior view of the headquarters of ASCO Kohlensäure AG in Wittenbach, Switzerland
Dry Ice Production

ASCO's headquarters is relocating

After almost 50 years in Romanshorn, the headquarters of ASCO Kohlensäure AG is relocating within Switzerland to Wittenbach.

ASCO CO₂ recovery plant BPR – using CO₂ as a by-product
CO2 Recovery

Hitachi and ASCO are jointly supplying a CO₂ condensing plant for an innovative Swiss energy project

CO2 Energie AG, a subsidiary of Regionalwerke Baden and Recycling Energie AG, has joined forces with Hitachi Zosen Inova and ASCO Kohlensäure AG to…

ASCO logo on a white background with the claim All about CO2
CO2 Recovery

Landmark Power Holdings, Rolls-Royce and ASCO Kohlensäure AG are joining forces to develop modular solutions for clean energy

The collaboration aims to develop solutions for clean power generation with CO2 recovery from gas piston engines. The recovered CO2 will be made…

ASCO logo on a white background with the claim All about CO2
Dry Ice Production

ASCO’s quality management system has been certified to the ISO standard for a further three years

ASCO KOHLENSÄURE AG was successfully recertified to DIN ISO 9001:2015 by the Swiss Association for Quality and Management Systems (SQS) at the start…

Newly built ASCO CO₂ flue gas recovery plant in an industrial hall
CO2 Recovery

ASCO & Landmark Power Holdings: Groundbreaking Carbon Capture & Utilisation (CCU) project nears completion

The UK’s first highly efficient power station equipped with ASCO CO₂ recovery systems is currently under construction in Rhodesia, Worksop,…

Bird's-eye view of the ASCO production building in Eschlikon with the newly installed solar panels
Dry Ice Production

ASCO is committed to solar energy and generates its own electricity

At the end of 2021, 336 solar panels were installed on the roof of the ASCO site in Eschlikon to generate green electricity from solar radiation. The…

View of a flue gas CO₂ recovery plant between two intermediate tanks with connected pipelines and process modules
CO2 Recovery

The world's first ISO-certified CO₂ recovery plant equipped with ASCO technology

ASCO Carbon Dioxide, Inc. and HTC Extraction Systems have supplied a carbon dioxide (CO2) recovery system to InnoTech Alberta Inc. The plant recovers…

CO2 Recovery

Messer France installs ASCO CO₂ evaporators for vegetable cultivation

Messer France has installed an ASCO CO₂ evaporator (capacity: 1,000 kg/h) for a major customer in the south of France. The CO₂ is used to promote the…

CO2 Recovery

30 years of partnership between CARBOGAS S.A. Bolivia and ASCO KOHLENSÄURE AG

CARBOGAS S.A. in Bolivia is one of ASCO KOHLENSÄURE AG’s valued long-standing customers. CARBOGAS S.A. operates five CO₂ production plants in four…

Locher AG Brewery installs ASCO CO₂ evaporators for the brewing process and bottling
CO2 Recovery

Locher AG Brewery installs ASCO CO₂ evaporators for the brewing process and bottling

The Swiss brewery Locher AG, based in Appenzell (CH), has installed an atmospheric ASCO CO₂ evaporator (capacity 300 kg/h), which simplifies the…

Angled view of a flue gas CO₂ recovery plant with modular units, pipelines and process components
CO2 Recovery

Nigerian drinks manufacturer achieves self-sufficiency with an ASCO CO₂ production plant

ASCO KOHLENSÄURE AG is supplying an ASCO CO₂ production plant to one of Nigeria’s largest beverage manufacturers. The advanced design of the CO plant…

CO2 Recovery

ASCO supplies 2 t/h CO₂ recovery technology to Coca-Cola supplier Messer BH Gas

With the purchase of an ASCO recovery plant for CO2 from natural sources, the gas supplier Messer BH Gas has kicked off an exclusive contract to…

Dry Ice Production

Innovative CO₂ solutions with ASCO

ASCO can look back on a successful and groundbreaking year, marked by a host of interesting projects, innovative product launches and a new US branch.

Exterior view of the company site of ASCO Carbon Dioxide Inc. in Orange Park, USA
Dry Ice Production

ASCO establishes a US subsidiary

To ensure optimal customer service in the USA and Canada, the Swiss company ASCO KOHLENSÄURE AG established its US subsidiary, ASCO CARBON DIOXIDE INC…

CO2 Recovery

HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition AG is reducing its CO2 emissions thanks to a state-of-the-art CO2 flue gas recovery system from ASCO

The Swiss food company HOCHDORF Swiss Nutrition AG is helping to reduce CO₂ emissions in Switzerland by recovering around 2,200 tonnes of CO per…

View of a flue gas CO₂ recovery plant with modular process components, pipelines and technical units
CO2 Recovery

ASCO is building a 312 MTPD CO₂ recovery plant for a biorefinery in Belgium

The Swiss company ASCO KOHLENSÄURE AG is the exclusive supplier of a CO₂ recovery plant for the new major project being undertaken by Alco Bio Fuel,…