Unseasonal weather and growing residential demand will again be key factors in the upcoming winter supply season, but record crude oil prices this summer also should be factored into this year’s equation.
Read More The propane industry already has made substantial inroads as the choice of builders and buyers of manufactured housing, but the potential exists for even greater penetration into a market that is getting stronger on a daily basis.
Read More Pent-up demand, hot product lines make a perfect recipe for summer barbecue sales
Read More This winter is shaping up to be the kind of cold season we in the propane industry always wish for. With bitter cold temperatures blanketing much of the country, this winter will undoubtedly prove a profitable one for marketers.
Read More For most of the nation’s propane retailers, summer is a slow period, a time to regroup after one busy winter heating season and plan for the next. Some retailers — particularly those in the South — stay busy selling fuel for heating swimming pools.
Read More Good news and reason for optimism to start the New Year: The American Petroleum Institute reports a healthy increase in propane sales in 2002 despite several daunting obstacles.
Read More Heading into the 2003-04 winter season, propane retailers and wholesalers have a lot to think about. Last winter may have put the propane industry on notice that demand is up dramatically, and the supply situation needs serious improvement to address new realities.
Read More Fireside chats have become a popular pastime for many Americans in this post-9/11 era as they seek a warm and fuzzy comfort zone within their homes. Propane marketers with showrooms that convey feelings of serenity, love, family and friendship can stoke sales of their propane-fueled auxiliary heating appliances.
Read More Propane retailers interested in expanding their focus should consider selling hearth products – fireplaces, stoves, inserts, gas logs and more – for a profitable companion business, says a hearth products industry expert.
Read More Years of hype about "wave of the future" technology that could double propane use in the average home have failed to ignite the enthusiasm of most propane marketers
Read More
