Iwatani Corporation VideO
Iwatani Corporation was founded in Japan in 1930 to provide gas and energy based on its corporate philosophy of ‘Become a person needed by society, as those needed by society can prosper”. The Company’s traditional strength has been in energy, a broad sector that encompasses LPG, portable gas stoves, industrial gases such as hydrogen and other segments.
Iwatani’s business is based on 4 core divisions being: Energy, Industrial Gases and Machinery, Materials and Agri-Bio Foods, employing approximately 10,130 people globally across 230 affiliated companies. Since 1941, Iwatani has regarded hydrogen as the ultimate clean source of energy and has consistently engaged in initiatives to encourage its widespread use. In Japan, Iwatani has successfully captured 70% of the country’s hydrogen market and 100% of the liquid nitrogen market share. Iwatani is Japan’s only liquid hydrogen supplier with an annual production capacity of 120 million m3 across six plants and 10 compressed hydrogen plants across Japan.
Iwatani Australia (previously known as Doral Pty Ltd) is a subsidiary of Iwatani Corporation and includes the Doral Group of companies being Doral Mineral Sands and Doral Fused Materials, which operates under the Materials Division. Iwatani Australia has been operating in Western Australia since 1982 with its head office located in Rockingham, Western Australia, employing 115 personnel across all business divisions, in addition to an extended contractor and supply chain network. Iwatani operates in accordance with its core purpose, being: ‘To enrich our stakeholders by adding value to natural resources in sustainable and innovative ways’.
In Australia, mineral sands and fused zirconia represents Iwatani’s core business, focused on the expansion of its mining and processing operations through exploration, supply and acquisition opportunities.