March 22, 2012 — Linde LienHwa (LLH) China will be the exclusive gas supplier to Kaistar, a joint venture of LED maker Epistar Taiwan and China Electronics Corporation (CEC). LLH China will deliver bulk gases and high-purity ammonia (NH3) to Kaistar’s new light-emitting diode (LED) production facility in Xiamen, China.
Kaistar’s new facility will be constructed near to Linde’s ultra-high purity ammonia plant in Xiamen, which was built in 2010 as the first operating plant in China to produce ultra-high purity ammonia. Ultra high-purity ammonia increases LED efficiency by eliminating oxygen, which can contain molecules such as moisture. Linde’s ammonia purification plant, which has an initial capacity of 500 tonnes per year, produces ultra-high purity ammonia at 7N (99.99999%) levels.
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Kaistar will use Linde’s new SPECTRA PURE high flow ammonia delivery system for high-volume manufacturing, with integral purification.
Linde LienHwa (LLH), a joint venture in mainland China between The Linde Group and LienHwa MiTAC Group of Taiwan, is dedicated to the supply of ultra-high purity gases and the delivery of engineering projects and services to the semiconductors, TFT-LCD, photovoltaic and LED industries. Linde LienHwa (LLH) Taiwan, The Linde Group’s joint venture with LienHwa MiTAC Group of Taiwan, is already one of Epistar Taiwan’s biggest suppliers of high purity gases. The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company. For more information, visit our website at www.linde.com or www.linde-gas.com/electronics.
Kaistar is a Joint Venture company by Epistar Corporation (Taiwan), China Electronics Corporation (CEC) and TPV group etc., with initial invested capital of USD 120 million.
Epistar Corporation focuses on developing, manufacturing and marketing high brightness Light Emitting Diode (HB-LED) products. For further information, visit http://www.epistar.com.tw/
China Electronics Corporation (CEC) is one of the key state-owned conglomerates directly under the administration of central government, and the largest state-owned IT company in China. For further information, please visit: http://www.cec.com.cn/