100 Years of History  [ Return towards  Who we are  ]

1902	French physicist, Georges Claude, succeeded in producing liquid air. Air Liquide was established by entrepreneur, Paul Delorme.
1907	Japan's first air separation plant was set up in Osaka and the oxygen manufacturing business was launched (Air Liquide established itself in the Japanese market).
1928	Practical School of Welding & Cutting was established.
1930	Teikoku Sanso (present AIR LIQUIDE Japan Ltd.) was incorporated in Japan.
1934	Osaka Sanso Kogyo, Ltd. was established.
1953	Japan's first liquefied oxygen plant was opened (Amagasaki).
1954	Began direct delivery of liquefied oxygen to customers.
1960	Succeeded in producing the highest degree in purity, at 99.9999%, of liquefied nitrogen.
1973	Relocate Equipment Manufacturing Plant to Harima, Hyougo Prefecture, and enhanced the Plant Engineering business (present Air Liquide Engineering).
1976	Delivered liquefied oxygen and liquefied nitrogen for launching N Rocket.
1988	Built Japan's first silane production plant.
1994	Ina Plant was established. Began operation as the most-advanced semi conducting material gas plant.
2003	Air Liquide Japan and Osaka Sanso Kogyo, Ltd. consolidated their domestic industrial and medical gas operations to incorporate Japan Air Gases, Ltd.
	Opened the JHFC Kawasaki Hydrogen Station for fuel cell vehicles.
2005	Operate Japan's largest and most-advanced air separation plant at Seitetsu Oxyton.
2007	100 years have passed since the beginning of gas business. Air Liquide Japan and Japan Air Gases, Ltd. have been integrated to introduce AIR LIQUIDE Japan Ltd.