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Taiyo Nippon Sanso

Logo: Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Japanese industrial gas manufacturer

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation (日本酸素ホールディングス株式会社, Nippon Sanso Holdings Kabushiki gaisha), commonly known as NSHD, is a holding company that oversees group companies including the major industrial gas manufacturer Taiyo Nippon Sanso and the stainless steel thermos manufacturer Thermos. It is a consolidated subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group. NSHD is one of the major global supplier of industrial gas, with operations in Japan, the United States, Europe, and the Asia-Oceania region.2 It is part of Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings.1 Its shares trade on Tokyo Stock Exchange under the symbol 4091.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

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Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

Jul 20, 1918Founded1

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  • Ticker4091 on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
  • Industrychemical industry1
  • HeadquartersShinagawa1
  • Websitejp.nipponsanso.com
  • Legal formkabushiki gaisha1
  • LEI353800F1K6653B4VPY573
  • StatusActive3
  • LEI statusIssued and current3
  • Registered address小山一丁目3番26号, 142-0062 東京都 品川区, Japan3
  • Registered withLegal Affairs Bureau, 0107-01-0158263

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Taiyo Nippon Sanso
Photo: Ashiskar, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons6

Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation (日本酸素ホールディングス株式会社, Nippon Sanso Holdings Kabushiki gaisha), commonly known as NSHD, is a holding company that oversees group companies including the major industrial gas manufacturer Taiyo Nippon Sanso and the stainless steel thermos manufacturer Thermos. It is a consolidated subsidiary of the Mitsubishi Chemical Group.2

Corporate structure

Taiyo Nippon Sanso is part of a group headed by Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings. 20 entities, 7 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Nippon Sanso was first established in 1910 as the Nippon Sanso joint-stock company and formally founded as the Nippon Sanso Corporation in 1918. In 1989 it acquired Thermos Japan and Matheson (compressed gas & equipment). On 13 May 2014, Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings announced an agreement for Taiyo Nippon Sanso to become an affiliate of Mitsubishi Chemical, a core company within the Mitsubishi group. Mitsubishi Chemical subsequently increased its stake in Taiyo Nippon Sanso to 50.5%. In 2020 the company was renamed to Sanso Holdings Corporation as it transitioned to a holding company.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Products and brands

NSHD's primary products include:

High purity gas, gas mixtures, purification devices, services, equipment such as small-scale nitrogen generators, MOCVD equipment, and exhaust gas abatement systems.

Industrial gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, and argon for supply to a wide range of industries, including the steel, chemical, electronics, automobile, construction, shipbuilding and food industries.

Air separation plants, space simulation chambers, and equipment related to liquid helium

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LP Gas for use in a wide variety of applications including taxis and other commercial vehicles, air conditioners, and aerosol propellants.

Thermos-branded products, as well as stainless steel water bottles. In 1978, the company developed the world's first stainless steel vacuum-insulated bottle.

From Wikipedia’s article on Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.5

Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

Subsidiaries

From Wikidata.1

Timeline

  1. Apr 1, 2017Parent Directly consolidated by Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings3
  2. May 16, 1949Went public Listed on Tokyo Stock Exchange1
  3. Jul 20, 1918Founded Founded1

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