Nippon Sanso in Italy

A centenary company with innovative, agile and technological spirit.

Our company is one of the main Italian companies active in the market for the production and distribution of industrial, medical and refrigerant gases.

Thanks to our strong roots in the territory and a complete range of technology, products and services, we work to help our customers achieve excellent results in terms of production, economics and the environment.
Our solutions find application in a wide variety of sectors: chemicals, healthcare, food and beverage, metallurgy, refrigeration and air conditioning, diving and many others.

Our history

1920

Operations started

1976

IRI bought the company

1985

IGI, EniChem, and Union Carbide bought the Company

1986

Praxair bought the EniChem quotes

1996

Acquisition of Domolife and Medigas

2014

Acquisition of Messer Italia

2015

Created Rivoira Sud as a JV between Rivoira Gas, General Gas and Saldogas

2016

Rivoira acquired CO2 of Yara market and the company Ossigas

2018

Rivoira became part of Nippon Gases Europe, a new Company born from the acquisition of Praxair Europe by Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation

2019

Rivoira Refrigerant Gases was created as a joint venture between Rivoira and Sapio

2020

Rivoira celebrates 100 years, becomes Nippon Gases Italia and acquires a site in Pontinia (LT)

16

Sales offices

20

Production plants

>15.000

clients

Our goal is to improve the future through gases.

We understand customer needs by offering high value-added solutions and develop partnerships in a wide variety of sectors with the aim of building a more sustainable society together.
We works alongside companies to help them achieve results that contribute to improving the daily lives of many people.

Our products and technologies have no colour or shape, yet they are as concrete as can be imagined. Because a sector such as the gas sector, not very known to the general public, forms the basis for activities from which we all benefit, in the food sector as well as in the health sector, passing through air conditioning and industrial processes.
A simple but fundamental concept, a statement that speaks of excellence and determination.

Do you still have questions ?

At Nippon Sanso we are called “The Gas Professionals” for a reason, and it’s because we’ll be able to solve any doubt.

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