Western International Gas & Cylinders

Western International is a leading wholesale supplier of acetylene—the most efficient fuel gas for welding and cutting applications. Through additional products and services, Western provides customers with a turnkey solution for receiving acetylene and maintaining their cylinder fleets. Western International’s strategy is to provide high-quality acetylene as a wholesale commodity product to major and independent distributors. By operating completely wholesale and facilitating all aspects of manufacturing and cylinder filling, Western enables its customers to focus on retail sales. We transform competitors into customers by placing our products on their dock at a higher quality and a lower cost than they are capable of producing. As the largest acetylene cylinder filler in the world, Western International is setting new standards for safety, service and automation for gas wholesalers by actively pursuing research in acetylene practices. Acetylene is a gas with an extensive history dating back more than 100 years. In 1917 Sam Hord founded the Burdett Oxygen Company of Texas, supplying central Texas with industrial gases.