NexAir sees demand rise for dry ice, no thanks to Pfizer vaccine
Josh Audirsch packages up blocks of dry ice at nexAir on Tuesday, Feb. 2, in Millington. The dry ice nexAir makes at its plants in Millington and Brandon, Mississippi, is in demand by companies that ship products, especially perishable foods. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
NexAir expected a surge in its sales of dry ice to ship and store Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine. That never happened. But the company still forecasts a 16% increase in dry ice sales this year because of the growing demands of e-commerce.
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Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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