Daido Sanso K.k. - 4087- Profile

Daido Sanso K.K. was established in 1933 in Osaka to manufacture oxygen gas. The company merged into Hoxan Corporation and formed Daido Hoxan Inc. on April 1, 1993. Daido Sanso K.K. was engaged in the manufacture of oxygen, nitrogen, argon, liquified acetylene and other industrial gases; also engaged in wholesale of welding equipment and materials, gas-related equipment, steel related equipment and materials and other. Oxygen and nitrogen accounted for 32% of fiscal 93 revenues; wholesale of welding equipment and materials, 28%; wholesale of gas equipment, 15%; argon, 10%; petroleum gas, 4%; liquefied acetylene, 1% and other industrial gases, 10%.