Electronic Specialty Gases (ESG) are used by semiconductor and flat panel manufacturers at various steps of their processes. Air Liquide Electronics is a leading ESG player worldwide, and ESG represent more than 25 percent of its sales.
The company sources its molecules worldwide, and especially in Asia, through a centralized organization based in Taipei, Taiwan. This centralization enables Air Liquide to maximize its purchasing power. For each molecule, Air Liquide selects each year a minimum of three suppliers, and deploys a supplier management programme, with regular quality and safety audits, as well as continuous gathering and analyzing a statistical process control data.
Air Liquide Electronics winning raw materials suppliers are:
•Best Safety Supplier Award: REC Group (Norway)
•Leading ESG Supplier Award: KANTO DENKA KOGYO Co. Ltd. (Japan)
•Best Service Supplier Award: SODIFF Advanced Materials Co. Ltd. (South Korea)
•Best New Supplier Award: Ulsan Chemical Co. Ltd. (South Korea).
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