Maxima Air Separation Center is an industrial gas company. The company operates two air separation plants and two CO2 purification plants. It also produces nitrous oxide and acetylene. The company's products include oxygen, which is widely used for life-support systems, biological waste treatment, and improved energetic efficiency in various industries; nitrogen for inertization and freezing; carbon dioxide used for beverages, desalination plants, and food applications; helium used for MRI applications, cryogenic refrigerators for tissue preservation, and in-vitro fertilization; and nitrous oxide for the relief of pain and anxiety. Maxima operates in five locations with two production sites. Major customers are served via direct pipelines. The company works with many Israeli companies as well as affiliates of multinational firms. Maxima is a subsidiary of the DIC Group.