10/05/2019 / Last updated : 28/05/2019 gaspedia H2

Iwatani Corporation of America Acquires Four Hydrogen-refueling Stations in California from Messer (formerly Linde, LLC)

Acquisition Marks Iwatani’s Entry into U.S. Market Iwatani Corporation of America, a wholly owned subsidiary of Iwatani Corporation (8088: Tokyo Stock Exchange) announced on May 10 that it has recently acquired four hydrogenrefueling stations in California from Messer (formerly Linde, LLC). The stations are Open Retail Stations providing hydrogen fuel to consumers in support of rapidly growing demand for zero-emission fuel cell electric vehicles (FCEVs). The four retail stations are capable of supplying up to 350 kg of hydrogen per day and are located in: West Sacramento Mountain View San Ramon San Juan Capistrano The acquisition marks Iwatani’s entry into the United States hydrogen-refueling station market and expands the company’s […]

Showa Denko Starts Service to Measure Performance of Noxious-GHG Removal Equipment

Showa Denko (SDK) (TOKYO: 4004) will soon start a service to measure and analyze performance of noxious-GHG removal equipment, which is used in manufacturing processes for electronic parts including semiconductor chips and LCD panels, as an option for the maintenance work of SDK’s noxious-GHG removal equipment. In processes to manufacture semiconductor chips or LCD panels, various GHGs, such as PFCs*1, are used by manufacturers. These manufacturers are required by the government to treat noxious GHGs emitted from their production lines to make those GHGs’ densities lower than certain levels, calculate the emitted amount of GHGs after treatment, and report that amount to the government. Methods to calculate the amount of […]

Air Liquide opens Gamagori Hydrogen Station, first-ever hydrogen station to open inside a Resort Complex facility in Japan

On April 22, Air Liquide Japan Ltd. is opening a station inside a Resort Complex facility, “Laguna Ten Bosch” in Gamagori City, Aichi Prefecture. This is the first time that a hydrogen station is opening within a Resort facility. This presence will contribute to meet increasing demand for hydrogen powered vehicles in the Higashi-Mikawa region, as well as to raise awareness on hydrogen as a key solution for the energy transition, in particular for clean mobility, and contribute to its recognition in society. The Gamagori Hydrogen Station is the first Air Liquide station to be deployed in the frame of the Japan Hydrogen Mobility (JHyM) national consortium. It is also […]

SDK Group Starts Mass Production of Liquefied Carbon Dioxide in Oita Petrochemical Complex

Showa Denko Gas Products Co., Ltd. (SGP), a consolidated subsidiary of Showa Denko (SDK) (TOKYO:4004), has established a new plant to produce liquefied carbon dioxide (CO2) in its Oita Plant located in the premise of SDK’s Oita Petrochemical Complex, and started shipment of products. Liquefied carbon dioxide and dry ice (solidified CO2) are used in many fields including beverage, food, and other manufacturing industries. Liquefied carbon dioxide is made from CO2 gas contained in by-product gas generated in the processes of oil-refining, steel-making and ammonia production. However, the scaling back of oil-refining and ammonia production processes in Japan has been resulting in reduction in supply of by-product gas used to produce […]

TNSC Completed Acquisition of a HyCO Business and Related Assets in the United States

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC) announces that it has concluded the acquisition of a portion of the HyCO business(*1) and related assets operated in the United States by Linde Gas North America LLC (hereafter “Linde America”), a subsidiary of German Company Linde Aktiengesellschaft (hereafter “Linde AG”), through its wholly owned subsidiary, Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (hereafter “Matheson”, headquartered in Irving, Texas, United States), as described in its press release dated December 13, 2018 entitled “Notice Regarding Acquisition of a HyCO Business and Related Assets in the United States.” (*1) “HyCO” stands for hydrogen (H2) and carbon monoxide (CO), which are separated from natural gas and other gases through a technology called […]