Welding innovation
and safety together
In Guimarães, Portugal, Worthington’s commitment to safety is married to a local tradition of innovation. The plant produces more low-pressure gas cylinders than any other European manufacturer. Fifty years of experience has led to a long list of patents extensive new-product development know-how.
PORTUGAL
Gas Cylinders Industries & Markets
Our commitment to partnership takes place across all segments, and ensures continuous innovative solutions for each market.
LPG
Leisure
Flt
Domestics & industrial
RefRigerants
Fire suppression
Industrial GaseS
Adhesive
Helium
Argon / CO2 Hydrogen Nitrogen / Oxygen
NSO2 H3 CL2
Creating value through innovation
1960
1962: Petroleo Mecanica Alfa is founded by Sacor and Schwelm Eisenwerk Muller Gmbh
1965: Assembly of petrol-dispensing pumps
1966: started LPG Cylinder manufacturing
1970
1976: First export to Middle East
1980
1983: Stopped assembly of Petrol-Dispensing Pumps and concentrate all efforts in LPG cylinders
1989: Relevant investment in automatic deep drawing press; Cutting/Blanking line and forging equipment
1990
1990: COMANOR acquires ALFA, creating the COMANOR-ALFA group
1994: Certification as ISO 9001:1994 Company Concentration of all production lines in Guimaraes New finishing line and new furnace
1996: New returnable cylinder line
1997: AMTROL, Inc acquires COMANOR-ALFA
1997: Started production of non-refillable cylinder
1999: Launched the Full Jacket cylinder
2000
2000: Launched the RABBIT cylinder
2003: ISO 9001:2000 registered
2005: New composite cylinder production ine. Launched the COMET composite metal cylinder
2006: Launched the NGS and SOFT GRIP
2008: Launched the XLITE cylinder
2009: ISO 9001:2008 registered
2010
2011: 2 million COMET shipped
2013: Launched the GENIE cylinder
2014: 3 million XLITE shipped
2016: Launched the COMET HP Carbon Fiber Cylinder
2017: Worthington Industries acquires Amtrol-Alfa
2020
2021: Launched the FOURTIS-Type IV cylinder
2022: Launched the NEXI-IoT cylinder
2022: First production of SCBA composite cylinder