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- Koatsu Gas Kogyo Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells industrial gases, chemical products, and provides IT solutions primarily in Japan. The Gas segment produces and distributes dissolved acetylene gas for welding, cutting, heating, mold cleaning, pharmaceutical synthesis, and carbon raw materials; laser and mixed gases for processing, welding, sterilization, biotechnology, and food applications; specialty gases for air pollutant analysis, exhaust gas measurement, and gas detector calibration; LP gas and LNG for cutting, heating, and fuel uses; agricultural carbon dioxide; gas cylinders; and safety systems. The Chemical segment offers instant adhesives for household and industrial uses; PEGAR synthetic resin emulsions for adhesives, pressure-sensitive adhesives, paint binders, and construction additives; CYANON and PEGALOCK adhesive materials; and SOUND PROOF nonwoven shock-absorbing materials, water-based products, thermal barrier paints, and highly weather-resistant paints. The IT segment supplies electronic paper applications, RFID devices for railway equipment and production line management, GNSS receiver modules, and LSI cards with reader-writers. Koatsu Gas Kogyo, founded in 1943 and headquartered in Osaka, Japan, operates through subsidiaries including KOATSU SHOWA CYLINDERS Co., Ltd., KGK Service Co., Ltd., Koatsu Gas Kogyo Vietnam Co., Ltd., and SUZUKA FINE CO., LTD., with approximately 2,000 employees and listings on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market. Recent developments include demonstration testing of normal pressure smart carburizing technology and progress toward mass-production equipment for carbon nanotubes from acetylene gas; strategic investments in solar power, LED lighting, and energy-saving equipment; expanded sales of environmentally friendly products; increased gas cylinder sales from acquisitions of elongated high-pressure hydrogen cylinders; and an agreement to acquire majority stakes in Nishinippon Koatsu Gas Co., Ltd., Nishinippon Acetylene Co., Ltd., and Higashinippon Koatsu Gas Co., Ltd.