Japan Air Gases will supply hydrogen to fuel cell vehicles
at the Michelin’s Bibendum Rally in Kyoto (Japan)

JAPAN AIR GASES will participate in the “Bibendum Forum & Rally”, organized by Michelin on the 8th & 9th of June in Kyoto. During that event, Japan Air Gases will in particular be supplying hydrogen to 9 fuel cell vehicles (FCV) at HIKONE during their rally from Kyoto to Aichi Expo. The purpose of this event is to showcase the performances of environmentally-friendly vehicles.

Japan Air Gases is actively engaged in the development of Hydrogen as a clean energy and promising raw material for the future. Operating (directly or through JV) 20 hydrogen facilities in Japan, Japan Air Gases is fully committed to bringing the best technologies & applications as well as safe operations for serving the wide variety of hydrogen requirements from customers in Japan.

In September 2003, JHFC & JAG inaugurated the first Methanol reforming FCV refilling station in Kawasaki. Close to 150 refueling operations have been performed in Kawasaki since the start up.

Commenting for the coming event, Guy SALZGEBER, President and CEO of Japan Air Gases declared: “Japan Air Gases is very happy to be able to support Michelin during this event and to contribute its long experience in producing, distributing and handling hydrogen in a safe and reliable way in Japan. With the support of both our parent companies Air Liquide and BOC that operate FCV refueling stations in Europe, North America and Australia, Japan Air Gases has access today to one of the most comprehensive experience curve in FCV refilling. We consider that it is our mission to bring the best of these innovations and experience to support the development of such technologies in the Japanese market.”

Japan Air Gases Ltd. (Headquarter: Tokyo, Capital: 10,509 million yen, CEO and President Guy SALZGEBER) was established in January 2003, on the purpose to integrate industrial and medical gas business of Japan Air Liquid Ltd. (established in 1907) and Osaka Sanso Kogyo Ltd. (established 1934) and operates business activities in Japanese market. Parent companies of Japan Air Gases Ltd. are 2 worldwide leading companies in the industrial and medical gas business, Air Liquid group (France 55%) and BOC group (U.K. 45%). Utilizing parent companies’ global technology and experiences, Japan Air Gases Ltd. is able to supply most advanced solutions.

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