July 12, 2024

Participated in OIST Coral Project by Okinawa Institute of Science andTechnology Graduate University as Special Partner
Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation (President CEO: Toshihiko Hamada, hereinafterreferred to as NSHD) is pleased to announce that we have joined as a special partner theOIST Coral Project by the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate
University (President: Dr. Karin Markides, hereinafter referred to as OIST), which hastaken a leading role in conserving coral reefs in Okinawa and around the world.

[OIST Coral Project logo][Planting coral seedings] (provided by OIST）
Accumulated damage to coral reefs due to global warming and other factors has madecoral death and habitat deterioration more serious at an unprecedented scale and speed
all over the world including Japan. Coral reefs are one of the most biodiverse places onearth. It is also said that corals fix carbon dioxide in the ocean through the formation of
their skeleton, contributing to the expansion of blue carbon* and tackling global warming.
* Blue carbon: It refers to carbon absorbed and stored in the ocean environment through theactivities of marine organisms. Marine ecosystems that absorb and store blue carbon are called
blue carbon ecosystems.

The OIST was the first in the world to successfully decode the entire genetic information(genome) of corals and zooxanthellae that live symbiotically with corals and has
developed a method to identify coral species from the eDNA (environmental DNA)
contained in seawater. Through research utilizing these cutting-edge technologies, theOIST has launched the OIST Coral Project to work on conserving coral reefs in Okinawa
and around the world.
NSHD has agreed on the aim of the project and decided to participate and cooperate on1

it as a special partner. We will support activities to conserve coral reefs in Okinawa andaround the world through coral reef monitoring using eDNA technology established bythe OIST and research using genome analysis technology.
For coral conservation activities in Okinawa, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (HeadOffice: Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo, President: Kenji Nagata), a domestic gas industry companyof NSHD, will participate in local coral reef conservation activities.
Through this project, the NSHD Group will proactively work to protect biodiversity andfight against global warming to contribute to achieving a sustainable future.
For more information on the OIST Coral Project → https://www.oist.jp/oist-coral-project

The Nippon Sanso Holdings Group is the world's fourth-largest supplier of industrial, electronic, and medical gases,
operating in four geographic regions - Japan, U.S., Europe and Asia & Oceania - covering over 30 countries andregions. In addition, the Thermos business supplies THERMOS branded products to more than 120 countries
worldwide. Since its foundation as Nippon Sanso Ltd. in 1910, the group stands for creating social value throughinnovative gas solutions that increase industrial productivity, enhance human well-being and contribute to a moresustainable future. With more than 19,000 employees, together, we are “The Gas Professionals” and we all have thesame goal: “Making life better through gas technology”

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