Air Products receives long-term orders from global PCB leader and foundry giant

Air Products announced that it has been awarded another long-term on-site gas generation contract in China by a global printed circuit board (PCB) leader and foundry giant. The new contract will further enhance the company's strong capabilities and leading position in on-site gas supply for this customer and the rapidly growing electronics market.

Air Products will add a large-scale high-purity nitrogen generator at the customer's site to support the PCB manufacturer and foundry's expansion in North China. This new facility, combined with several existing nitrogen generators that have been put into operation across the country in the past three years, will greatly increase the company's gas supply to this customer.

In addition to gas supply, Air Products also provides its proprietary NitroFAS® intelligent nitrogen control system and related gas application solutions developed by its Asian Technology R&D Center in Shanghai. These innovative technologies and solutions further improve customers' product quality, production efficiency, and improve environmental performance by reducing emissions. The remote monitoring function of the company's intelligent nitrogen control system can also help manufacturing companies realize the benefits of the Industrial Internet of Things.

"We are honored that our customers have trusted Air Products to support their growth plans over the years," said Su Junxiong, President of Air Products China. "This new contract further demonstrates our customers' continued confidence in our reliable operations and supply, as well as our deep experience in providing innovative gas application solutions. As China advances 'new infrastructure' such as 5G, artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things and the Industrial Internet, we will continue to work with our customers and the electronics manufacturing industry with safety, reliability, efficiency and excellent service."

Air Products has been serving the global electronics industry for more than 40 years. The company's total solutions, including gas supply, gas application solutions and related equipment, can help electronic packaging and assembly manufacturers meet the growing demand for the latest generation of semiconductors. The company has advanced electronic packaging, assembly and testing laboratories in its Asian Technology R&D Center to develop cutting-edge application solutions to support the rapid growth of the Chinese and Asian markets.

In China, Air Products has been providing services to many world-leading companies and local manufacturers in developing next-generation electronic products. The company has established a strong position in important electronic manufacturing industrial bases including Nanjing, Xi'an, Fujian, Anhui, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region. As one of the first multinational industrial gas companies to enter China, Air Products has currently established more than 70 operating entities and more than 170 production facilities across the country, serving many industries and helping the transformation and upgrading of the manufacturing industry.