| Achong Tanjong |
DAIKYO Industrial Gas Sdn Bhd – Brunei’s first KDO (N)-200Y-type air separation plant – located at Serambangun Industrial Area in Tutong District, was officially launched yesterday by YB Haji Abdul Wahab bin Apong, the Penghulu of Mukim Tanjong Maya and a member of the Legislative Council.
Jeffrey Hung, Project Manager at Daikyo Industrial Gas, speaking on behalf of Managing Director Hung Ah Hing, said that Daikyo Industrial Gas is in the business of supporting the education and healthcare services in a safe and responsible manner.
“We have been supplying industrial, medical and specialty gases since 1982. We are the first air separation company to set up a production plant in Brunei Darussalam. We first began commercial production of oxygen gas in May 1995 and acetylene gas in January 1997,” Hung said. “Business has since flourished and we are now one of the biggest companies in this industry. With our past and present success we want to be self-reliant in production and become a national leader in our industry.”
Hung added that 2017 is an auspicious year for Daikyo Industrial Gas “as it is our 35th year in business”. The new plant, Hung said, is capable of producing seven tonnes of liquid gases – oxygen or nitrogen – per day.
“With the official launching [of our plant], we hope to gain support from the relevant government agencies and local businesses in terms of purchasing our liquid oxygen, which has uses in hospitals, the food and beverage industry, construction, agriculture, and other related industries,” he said.
The opening of the new plant is also a boon for local jobseekers.
“Being the first plant in the country in this area, we are committed to hiring locally and providing equal opportunities in our recruitment process. Daikyo has begun implementation of its localisation programme, in which the company aims to eventually achieve a local staff employment ratio of 70 per cent within the next three years,” Hung Ah Hing said.
“We will focus on creating employment and contributing to Brunei’s drive for sustainable economic development.”
Present at the launching were several envoys to Brunei Darussalam, partners and business associates of Daikyo Industrial Gas Sdn Bhd, as well as industry experts, government officials and invited friends.
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