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Yangon, 22 August 2018 - Mr. Khin Maung Nyunt, Mr. Aung Kyaw, and Mr. Piyabut Charuphen, Director of Yangon Industrial Gas (Thilawa) Co., Ltd.(YIG), the affiliated company in Bangkok Industrial Gas Co., Ltd. (BIG),presided over the contract signing ceremony for the long-term supply agreement for sustainable development project in Myanmar between Yangon Industrial Gas (Thilawa) Co., Ltd. (YIG) and JFE Meranti Myanmar Co., Ltd. (JMM).
YIG, the joint venture company between BIG, Thailand’s leading innovative industrial gas solution provider, and Yangon Industrial Gas Trading Co., Ltd., who is building the largest industrial gas plant in Thilawa SEZ, Zone B, will supply the gaseous Nitrogen and Hydrogen toJMM, and other products, liquid Nitrogen, Oxygen, Argon and gaseous Hydrogen throughout Myanmar.
The contract was signedfor JMM’s the newest zinc and zinc aluminum coating technologies facility at Thilawa SEZ, Zone B by Mr. Peerapat Piboonlarpudom, General Manager of YIG and Dr. Sebastian Langendorf, CEO of JMM.
Through this signing, YIG will contribute its skills and world-class experiences relate to industrial gas production, engineering design, services as well as innovative applications by leveraging global standardsfrom Air Products, BIG’s parent company.
Note to Editors
Yangon Industrial Gas (Thilawa)(YIG), a leading industrial gas company who delivery excellent standard products and services in Myanmar,is a joint venture between Myanmar investors and Bangkok Industrial Gas Co., Ltd. (BIG), Thailand’s leading innovative industrial gas solution provider.
JFE Meranti Myanmar (JMM) was founded in 2017, under the joint venture between JFE Steel, Meranti Steel, JFE Shoji, Marubeni-Itochu, and HANWA. The joint ventured marked the beginning of a US$85 million project, with the goal of building and operating a production facility in the Thilawa Special Economic Zone. The JMM production line will include a galvanizing line of approximately 180,000 tpa capacity and a color coating line of approximately 90,000 tpa capacity.
Bangkok Industrial Gas Co., Ltd.(BIG), found in 1987,is a joint venture between Thai investors and Air Products and Chemicals Inc. Throughout 30 years of growth since the establishment to support Thailand’s petrochemical industry hub, BIG has been recognized as a leader in industrial gases among the region. In Thailand,BIG has the largest production capacity, biggest inventory storage capacity, advance management in delivery system, best in class of safety and reliability.
Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (AP) is a world-leading industrial gases company in operation for over 75 years. AP’s core industrial gases business provides atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. AP is also the world’s leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment.
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