In September 2006, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation acquired the majority of the helium assets that Linde AG was required to divest by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission and the European Commission as a condition for regulatory approval of Linde AG's acquisition of The BOC Group, plc. The acquired helium business is being managed by MATHESON under the name MATHESON Global Helium.

MATHESON is one of only six industrial gas companies in the world who have direct access to sources of helium. The company currently has access to supply from three of the world's fifteen helium sources and operates a global network of seventeen helium transfills. MATHESON' parent, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, is the leading helium supplier in Japan.

MATHESON is currently building a new helium plant and will gain access to additional supply during the fourth quarter of 2011, when the Riley Ridge helium source, located in Big Piney, WY, is expected to commence production. The Big Piney Plant will be owned and operated by APMTG Helium LLC, a joint venture between MATHESON and Air Products and Chemicals.

MATHESON is capable of supplying bulk liquid helium ISO containers to customers located anywhere in the world. MATHESON also has helium available from our growing network of six U.S. transfills including facilities located in Houston, TX, Los Angeles, CA, San Francisco, CA, Orlando, FL, Lincoln, NE and Pittsburg, PA. Through a network of transfills and fill plants, MATHESON supplies helium in tube trailers, liquid dewars and high pressure cylinders to customers located within the company's continental U.S. footprint.

If you are curious about what MATHESON has to offer, please give us a call. Contact John Bigham at 908-991-9245 or jbigham@matheson-trigas.com , or get in touch with your local MATHESON sales representative.  To view a map of our global locations, click here.