The number of medium-sized seamless cylinders in the 30 liters-150 liters range sold in 2010 is expected to be flat, amounting to 60,000. In recent years stable sales of around 100,000 units a year had been recorded. However, there was a decrease in the demand for specialty gas cylinders for the semiconductor and LCD sectors caused by the economic slump touched off by the Lehman Shock.
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