Semiconductor industry in a slump directly impacting industrial gas producers

摘要

How do the major industrial gas producers view the status of the entire Tohoku Area? Mikio Yamaguchi, manager of the Tohoku branch of Taiyo Nippon Sanso which holds the lion's share of the demand for air gases in this area, stated, "During the first half of 2012 there was a spot demand for use at thermal power plants. Production was doing well in the automotive sector and we can anticipate that firms related to the industry will be moving in.