Bangkok Industrial Gas Co., Ltd. (BIG), Thailand Innovative Industrial Gas Solutions, and WHA Industrial Development PLC. (WHAID), the country’s leading developer of industrial estates, announced today the establishment of a joint-venture company named BIG WHA Industrial Gas Company Limited. BIG will hold 51% and WHAID 49% of equity shares.
In a first stage, the joint venture company will build a gas-generation plant with a pipeline to provide its customers with nitrogen in the Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate (ESIE) and adjacent WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 1 (WHA ESIE 1), home to Thailand’s automotive cluster. The Commercial Operation Date (COD) is expected to take place in the first half of 2022. Production and distribution via pipeline of oxygen, or other industrial gases will subsequently be added to the JV product portfolio. In addition, from a geographical expansion perspective, JV company will grow to include other WHA industrial estates in Chonburi and Rayong provinces.
“We are delighted to form this JV company with WHAID. It will enable us to serve customers initially in ESIE and WHA ESIE 1, and at a later stage, in other WHA Industrial Estates, in an efficient and reliable manner. The pipeline solution will be a significant improvement compared to delivery by trucks” said Mr. Piyabut Charuphen, Managing Director of Bangkok Industrial Gas Co., Ltd. “Our innovative industrial gas production and pipeline network distribution, monitored digitally, will not only increase reliability in the transmission of gas, but will also help manage costs more efficiently than trucks. We are confident that BIG’s digital innovation and technology in industrial gas will sustainably enhance the growth of Thailand’s EEC project”, Mr. Piyabut Charuphen added.
“This new Joint-Venture is in line with our concept of “Smart Eco Industrial Estates” and our strategy to develop win-win partnerships with industrial experts for the benefit of our customers” said Mr. David Nardone, Group Executive Industrial and International, WHA Industrial Development Plc. “We share with BIG the common objective to offer new value-added products and services or to improve existing ones. This JV is a perfect example of what we can do to improve the supply and distribution of industrial gas in our industrial estates” he concluded.
Industrial gas is used in a wide range of industries, such as automotive, electronics, petroleum and petrochemical, steel and metal, glasses, food and beverage, and medical gas, etc.
About Bangkok Industrial Gas (BIG)
Founded in 1987, Bangkok Industrial Gas Co., Ltd. (BIG), is a joint venture between Thai investors (led by Bangkok Bank) and Air Products and Chemicals Inc., a leading global Industrial Gas company in operation for nearly 80 years of experience in 50 countries worldwide.
The company provides integrated industrial gas solutions with best in class safety and reliability, advanced delivery management systems and innovative applications from a highly experienced international team. Our offerings cover a wide range of gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, helium, mixed gases, specialty gases as well as engineering design and services.
Website: www.bigth.com
About WHA Industrial Development (WHAID)
WHA Industrial Development (WHAID) is part of WHA Group, Thailand’s leader in fully-integrated logistics and industrial facilities solutions.
As a world-class industrial estate developer, WHA offers strong and efficient infrastructure, utilities, industrial clusters including automotive and petrochemical clusters, and comprehensive industrial services. Today, WHA Industrial Development Plc. has 11+ operating industrial estates (10 in Thailand and 1 in Vietnam).
Other WHA Group’s operations include Logistics, Utilities & Power, and Digital Platform with an integrated service offering that enables it to provide customers with turn-key solutions.
Website: www.wha-group.com www.wha-industrialestate.com
