Outline of Business
We operate our business in the United States under the MATHESON brand. Through significant mergers and acquisitions and capital investments since 2004, we have grown to be a leading gas supplier in the United States, the world’s largest industrial gas market. Our lineup of products now ranges from air separation gases (oxygen, nitrogen, and argon) to carbon dioxide, dry ice, helium, hydrogen, acetylene, and specialty gases, as well as HyCO (hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and syngas).
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History
| 1983 |
Entered the gas business in the United States after Nippon Sanso (then) acquired Matheson Gas Products, Inc.,
a specialty gas manufacturer |
| 1992 |
Acquired Tri-Gas, Inc. |
| 1999 |
Merger between Matheson Gas Products, Inc. and Tri-Gas, Inc. |
| 2004 |
Acquired 6 air separation units (ASUs) from Air Liquide S.A.
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| 2006 |
Acquisition of BOC Helium business and Linweld Inc.
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| 2009 |
Acquired Valley National Gases
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| 2010
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Acquired Western International Gas & Cylinders, Inc. |
| 2014 |
Acquired Continental Carbonic Products, Inc., a major U.S.
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| 2016 |
Acquired 18 new ASUs and business assets from Air Liquide S.A. |
| 2019 |
Acquired Linde AG’s HYCO business
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| 2022 |
Under the leadership of the Matheson led Global HYCO team, won 3 new HyCO projects in the United States, Peru, and India |
Business Features
- Headquartered in Texas, built a supply network across the U.S.
- Have the largest share of the acetylene, carbon dioxide, and dry ice markets in the United States
- After acquisition of the HYCO business in 2019, leads the NSHD Group’s HYCO business, in search of global business opportunities
*HyCO:
HyCO stands for hydrogen (H
2), carbon monoxide (CO), and syngas products.
*HYCO:
HYCO business supplies hydrogen, carbon monoxide, or syngases (H
2 plus CO mixtures), produced from natural gas, refinery or chemical off-gases, LP gas or naphtha, or bio-sourced or renewables-sourced bio off-gases, bio-LP gas or bio-naphtha through suitable types of reforming or partial-oxidation. These gases are supplied to the fuels, chemicals or food additives industries through pipelines.
Main Business Areas
