Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation is the fruit of the merger of Nippon Sanso
Corporation and Taiyo Toyo Sanso Co., Ltd., on October 1, 2004. The Company is
drawing on the capabilities of its two predecessors in its drive to become a
leading player in Asia and around the world.
Industrial gases are used widely today and producers use a variety of methods
to provide gas to their customers around the world, including via pipeline,
tanker truck and cylinder. At present, there are five industrial gas producers
with global operations—of which the Taiyo Nippon Sanso Group is one—and these
five companies account for approximately 80% of the global market. The Taiyo
Nippon Sanso Group currently ranks fifth in the world.