Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation - 4091- Profile

Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation Formerly known as Nippon Sanso Corporation. The Group's principal activities are to produce and supply gas and manufacture and market gas-related equipment and products. The operations are carried out through the following divisions: Gases; Gas appliances and Household appliance/Others. Gases division deals in gases such as oxygen, hydrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, LP gas, noble gases including xenon and neon, and other gases. Gas appliances division deals in cutting and welding equipment, compression machinery, air separation equipment, nitrogen generator and space simulation chamber. Household appliance and Other operations relate to frozen foods, pouch-packed food and thermos flasks. Gases accounted for 68% of fiscal 2006 revenues; gas appliances, 29% and household appliance/other, 3%