SHANGHAI, Aug. 26, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Messer, the world's largest owner-managed industrial gases specialist, announced it has recently started up an electronic specialty gases plant in Suzhou of Jiangsu Province. The new plant, which represents a significant investment of approximately $36 million, will become Messer's production and logistics center in China to serve the electronics industries including flat panel display, semiconductor, LED and photovoltaic sectors.
The new specialty gases plant is equipped with state-of-the-art production and purification systems as well as an additional filling station. The facility has an annual production capacity of 600 tonnes of nitrous oxide (N2O) with a purity of 99.9995 per cent along with other high-purity gases for electronic applications, such as silane (SiH4), ammonia (NH3) and hydrogen, as well as various gas mixtures.
"This investment in a new production site underlines our commitment to Messer's growth strategy. With this decision, we are also taking advantage of our development opportunities and reacting flexibly to the changes in our customers' demand for gases," says Dr. Werner Hickel, CEO of Messer China.
Messer had already set up an own specialty gases plant in Wujiang, near Suzhou, back in 1998. The new facility is an important milestone and strengthens Messer's position as a leading specialty gases supplier in the Chinese market. Above all, however, the investment will allow the company to meet increased customer demand.
About Messer
The Messer Group, which was established in 1898, is the largest privately managed specialist in industrial, medical and special gases. Under the brand "Messer – Gases for Life", the company is active in 30 countries in Europe and Asia, as well as in Peru and Algeria, with a total of more than 60 operating companies.
Messer started investing in China in the middle of 90s and so far has 25 companies located in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Hunan, Guangdong, Fujian, Sichuan, Chongqing and Yunnan provinces with a total investment of $1.05 billion. Headquartered in Shanghai, Messer China has nearly 2,050 employees. The steady and successful developments have allowed Messer to join the ranks of the major foreign industrial gas providers in China. From acetylene to xenon, the Messer Group has one of the most diverse product portfolios on the market – it produces industrial gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, helium, shielding gases for welding, specialty gases, medical gases and many different gas mixtures.
For more details about Messer, please visit: http://www.messergroup.cn or http://www.messergroup.com
