Nippon Sanso : 【Taiyo Nippon Sanso】 Notice Regarding Installation of Krypton and Xenon Gas Manufacturing Equipment at the Fukuyama Plant of JFE Sanso Center Corporation
July 07, 2022
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July 8, 2022
Notice Regarding Installation of Krypton and Xenon Gas Manufacturing Equipment at
the Fukuyama Plant of JFE Sanso Center Corporation
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation ("TNSC", President: Kenji Nagata) announces that it has decided to newly install manufacturing equipment for krypton and xenon, which are rare gases, at the Fukuyama Plant of JFE Sanso Center Corporation (President: Masahiro Uehara), which is operated through a joint venture with JFE Steel Corporation (President and CEO: Yoshihisa Kitano).
１． Background
Rare gases (krypton and xenon) are harvested as byproducts during the manufacturing of oxygen, nitrogen, and argon in large-scale air separation units. For this reason, Japan, where there are very few large-scale air separation units, relies on imports for the majority of its rare gases.
In terms of demand, rare gases are used primarily in fields such as electronics, lighting, outer space, and energy conservation. Although demand has been increasing globally in recent years, the reality is that supply is becoming tight. Furthermore, the Japanese government has recognized these rare gases as gases used in the semiconductor manufacturing process. It regards these rare gases as materials that immediately require the implementation of countermeasures to guarantee a stable supply and will consider steps to be taken.
TNSC manufactures rare gases at Oita Sanso Center Co., Ltd. However, in light of the circumstances of demand and the government's policy, it has strengthened production in Japan in order to stably provide customers with rare gases, and decided to newly install rare gas manufacturing equipment at the Fukuyama Plant of JFE Sanso Center Corporation to toughen the supply chain.
２．Overview of new rare gas manufacturing equipment
Location of installation: JFE Sanso Center Corporation, Fukuyama Plant
Production capacity:
Krypton
2,600,000 L/year
Xenon
210,000 L/year
Scheduled beginning of operation: April 2024
３．Overview of JFE Sanso Center Corporation
Locations:
(Head office and Fukuyama Plant) 1-Kokancho, Fukuyama, Hiroshima
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation published this content on 08 July 2022 and is solely responsible for the information contained therein. Distributed by Public, unedited and unaltered, on 14 July 2022 02:43:06 UTC.
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corp is a Japan-based company engaged in the manufacture and sale of gas and related equipment. The Company operates in five segments which are Japan Gas segment, the United States Gas segment, the Europe Gas segment, the Asia and Oceania Gas segment, and the Thermos segment. The Company provides gas products, including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, acetylene, medical gas, liquefied petroleum (LP) gas and special gas; equipment and materials, including electronic related equipment, fusing equipment, semiconductor manufacturing equipment, welding materials, medical equipment, air separation equipment; the assembling, processing, inspection and maintenance of electronic components; and stainless steel thermos bottles.
Nippon Sanso : 【Taiyo Nippon Sanso】 Notice Regarding Installation of Krypton and Xenon Gas Manufacturing Equipment at the Fukuyama Plant of JFE Sanso Center Corporation
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