Japan

The Asia Industrial Gases Association (AIGA) has welcomed Air Water Inc. (AWI) as a Category-1 member.

Taiyo Nippon Sanso has concluded a business alliance with US 3D printer manufacturer Velo3D, The Gas Review reports.

The exposure device for the next-generation lithography technology for semiconductors, i.e. extreme ultraviolet lithography (EUV lithography or EUVL) technology, appears to use large quantities of hydrogen, reports The Gas Review.

Burckhardt Compression has acquired the global compressor business from The Japan Steel Works (JSW).

Taiyo Nippon Sanso (TNSC) will transfer to have a holding company system from 1st October, the Gas Review reports.

Highview Power and Sumitomo Heavy Industries (SHI) have partnered to expand cryogenic energy storage projects globally.

As the economic friction between the US and China becomes long term, the gas welding materials market has seen a large drop in exports of welding robots to China, reports The Gas Review.

Japan is expected to have nearly 80 hydrogen fuel cell buses by the end of March, The Gas Review reports.

According to The Gas Review, gas demand for the marine products industry is gaining attention, again.

According to The Gas Review, the main business of Iwatani’s local subsidiary in South Korea is expanding.