Tao DENG (Tom)

Chairman, President and Chief Science of Guangzhou Guanggang Gases & Energy Co., Ltd (G-gas)

A dedicated entrepreneur with over 30 years of professional experiences in industrial gas industry.

2018-YTD Chairman, President, Chief Scientist of G-gas

2014-2018 G-gas, President / GM

2010-2014 Linde GISE, Deputy GM

1992-2010 Project manager for construction and commissioning of Large ASU

Educational background: Major in Cryogenic Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology (HUST)

G-gas is a Tier 1 Chinese origin industrial gases player with a history over 50 years. As the important subsidiary of Guangzhou Industrial Investment Holding Group, one of the global fortune 500, under Guangzhou municipal government, its focus segments cover large pipeline gases, onsite high-purity gases supply systems, medical gases, helium and other rare gases for a wide range of customers all over China. It became a listed company in Shanghai Stock Exchange Market since 2023.

G-gas become a major helium player in China by acquiring the helium assets divested by Linde in 2020. And its core business includes:

1) Tonnage project: supply large scale pipeline gases for metallurgical, petrochemical, coal chemical, and fertilizer industries

2) Onsite high purity gases: provide HP and UHP electronic gases and service to semiconductor industry

3) Package gases: supply industrial and medical gases including nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, medical oxygen and other package gases

4) Rare gases: supply helium globally; produce and supply krypton and xenon