‭PRESS RELEASE‬‭Tokyo, May 15, 2024‬‭ ir Liquide opens "Motomiya Interchange Hydrogen‬A‭Station" in Motomiya, Fukushima Prefecture, for‬‭promotion of fuel cell commercial trucks‬‭ ir‬ ‭Liquide‬ ‭announces‬ ‭the‬ ‭completion‬ ‭of‬ ‭construction‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭"Motomiya‬ ‭Interchange‬ ‭Hydrogen‬ ‭Station"‬A‭(hereinafter‬ ‭referred‬ ‭to‬ ‭as‬ ‭"Motomiya‬ ‭IC‬ ‭HRS")‬ ‭in‬ ‭Motomiya,‬ ‭Fukushima‬ ‭Prefecture,‬ ‭and‬ ‭holds‬ ‭the‬‭inauguration event today.‬‭ he‬ ‭station‬ ‭is‬ ‭located‬ ‭close‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭Motomiya‬ ‭Interchange‬ ‭of‬ ‭Tohoku‬ ‭Express‬ ‭Highway,‬ ‭where‬ ‭logistic‬
T‭industries‬ ‭are‬ ‭clustered,‬ ‭at‬ ‭the‬ ‭gate‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Tohoku‬ ‭region.‬ ‭With‬ ‭plans‬ ‭to‬ ‭deploy‬ ‭60‬ ‭fuel‬ ‭cell‬ ‭trucks‬ ‭in‬‭Fukushima‬‭Prefecture‬‭through‬‭the‬‭efforts‬‭of‬‭Commercial‬‭Japan‬‭Partnership‬‭Technologies‬‭Corporation,‬‭and‬‭the demand of hydrogen mobility.‬‭ onstructed‬‭in‬‭the‬‭center‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Nakadori‬‭area‬‭of‬‭Fukushima,‬‭Motomiya‬‭IC‬‭HRS‬‭is‬‭built‬‭on‬‭the‬‭largest‬‭site‬‭to‬C‭date‬‭for‬‭a‬‭station‬‭operated‬‭by‬‭Air‬‭Liquide‬‭Japan,‬‭equipped‬‭with‬‭two‬‭hydrogen‬‭dispensers,‬‭and‬‭designed‬‭for‬‭the‬‭convenience‬‭of‬‭large‬‭commercial‬‭vehicles.‬‭With‬‭the‬‭introduction‬‭of‬‭a‬‭dual-lane‬‭filling‬‭facility,‬‭the‬‭station‬‭will‬‭be‬‭able‬‭to‬‭operate‬‭continuously‬‭by‬‭alternating‬‭periodic‬‭maintenance.‬‭It‬‭is‬‭scheduled‬‭to‬‭be‬‭open‬‭24/7‬‭all‬‭year round by the fall of this year.‬‭ otomiya‬‭IC‬‭HRS‬‭is‬‭an‬‭"off-site"‬‭type,‬‭where‬‭compressed‬‭hydrogen‬‭is‬‭transported‬‭by‬‭tube‬‭trailer‬‭from‬‭off-site‬M‭hydrogen‬ ‭supply‬ ‭sources.‬ ‭Renewable‬ ‭energy-based‬ ‭hydrogen‬ ‭produced‬ ‭at‬ ‭Fukushima‬ ‭Hydrogen‬ ‭Energy‬‭Research‬‭Field‬‭(FH2R)‬‭in‬‭Namie‬‭Town,‬‭Fukushima‬‭will‬‭be‬‭one‬‭of‬‭the‬‭supply‬‭source‬‭options.‬‭The‬‭construction‬‭of‬ ‭Motomiya‬ ‭IC‬ ‭HRS‬ ‭is‬ ‭supported‬ ‭by‬ ‭the‬ ‭Ministry‬ ‭of‬ ‭Economy,‬ ‭Trade‬ ‭and‬ ‭Industry‬‭(METI)‬‭and‬‭Fukushima‬‭Prefecture.‬‭ otomiya‬ ‭IC‬ ‭HRS‬ ‭is‬ ‭part‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Memorandum‬ ‭of‬ ‭Understanding‬ ‭signed‬ ‭between‬ ‭Air‬ ‭Liquide,‬ ‭ITOCHU‬
M‭Corporation‬‭and‬‭ITOCHU‬‭ENEX,‬‭and‬‭is‬‭attached‬‭to‬‭an‬‭existing‬‭fleet‬‭station‬‭owned‬‭and‬‭operated‬‭by‬‭Enex‬‭Fleet‬‭Corporation,‬ ‭an‬ ‭Itochu‬ ‭Enex‬ ‭Group‬ ‭company,‬ ‭aiming‬ ‭to‬ ‭provide‬ ‭fuel‬ ‭cell‬ ‭truck‬ ‭users‬ ‭with‬ ‭a‬ ‭wide‬ ‭range‬ ‭of‬‭services.‬‭ he‬ ‭inauguration‬ ‭event‬ ‭was‬ ‭held‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭presence‬‭of‬‭METI,‬‭the‬‭Vice‬‭Governor‬‭of‬‭Fukushima‬‭Prefecture,‬‭the‬T‭Mayor‬ ‭of‬ ‭Motomiya‬ ‭City,‬ ‭the‬ ‭Vice‬ ‭President‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭New‬ ‭Energy‬ ‭and‬ ‭Industrial‬ ‭Technology‬ ‭Development‬‭Organization (NEDO), and representatives from each partner.‬I‭ lyong‬ ‭Park‬‭,‬ ‭Chairman‬ ‭and‬ ‭CEO,‬ ‭Air‬ ‭Liquide‬ ‭Japan‬ ‭stated:‬ ‭“‭A
‬ ir‬ ‭Liquide‬ ‭is‬‭committed‬‭to‬‭contributing‬‭to‬‭the‬‭energy‬‭transition‬‭and‬‭low-carbon‬‭society,‬‭and‬‭the‬‭promotion‬‭of‬‭hydrogen‬‭mobility‬‭is‬‭one‬‭of‬‭our‬‭major‬‭pillars.‬‭We‬ ‭are‬ ‭very‬ ‭pleased‬ ‭to‬ ‭be‬ ‭a‬ ‭part‬‭of‬‭this‬‭movement‬‭in‬‭Fukushima‬‭Prefecture,‬‭where‬‭the‬‭use‬‭of‬‭hydrogen‬‭is‬‭accelerating‬ ‭in‬ ‭the‬ ‭public‬ ‭and‬ ‭private‬ ‭sectors,‬ ‭including‬ ‭fuel‬ ‭cell‬ ‭commercial‬ ‭vehicles.‬‭We‬‭will‬‭continue‬‭to‬‭contribute‬ ‭to‬ ‭the‬ ‭sustainability‬ ‭of‬ ‭the‬ ‭Japanese‬ ‭society‬ ‭by‬ ‭leveraging‬ ‭the‬ ‭Air‬ ‭Liquide‬ ‭Group's‬ ‭global‬‭experience‬‭in‬‭the‬‭hydrogen‬‭business,‬‭in‬‭cooperation‬‭with‬‭our‬‭partners,‬‭and‬‭with‬‭the‬‭support‬‭of‬‭the‬‭Japanese‬‭government and local governments.”‬‭ ONTACTS‬
C‭Air Liquide Japan Communications‬‭ww-aljcommunications@airliquide.com‬‭+81 (3) 6414 6728‬‭Air Liquide in Japan‬‭ ir Liquide has been present in Japan since 1907, and has been contributing to the development of Japanese industries for over 100‬A
‭years. Supported by a highly-skilled workforce of approximately 2,000 employees, The Group supplies key molecules to companies in‬‭electronics and other industrial fields, collaborating with our clients in problem solving and joint research.‬‭Air Liquide’s commitment to hydrogen energy‬

I‭n full support of the 2015 Paris agreement, the Air Liquide commitments address the urgency of climate change and energy transition,‬‭targeting carbon neutrality by 2050. As a pioneer in hydrogen, the Group is convinced that hydrogen is a cornerstone of the energy‬‭transition. In the past 50 years, the Group has developed unique expertise enabling it to master the entire supply chain, from production‬‭and storage to distribution, contributing to the widespread use of hydrogen as a clean energy carrier for a wide range of applications such‬‭as industrial usages and clean mobility.‬‭Air Liquide is committed to reaching several goals, investing approximately 8 billion Euro in the low-carbon hydrogen full value chain by‬‭2035, and a total of 3 GW electrolysis capacity by 2030.‬‭ world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 72 countries with approximately‬A‭67,800 employees and serves more than 4 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small‬‭molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s‬‭activities since its creation in 1902.‬‭ aking action today while preparing the future is at the heart of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for 2025, Air‬T
‭Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new markets, the Group‬‭benefits from major assets such as its business model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate and its technological‬‭expertise. The Group develops solutions contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with hydrogen—and takes‬‭action to progress in areas of healthcare, digital and high technologies.‬‭ ir Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 27.5 billion euros in 2023. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange‬A‭(compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX 50, FTSE4Good and FTSE4Good Indexes.‬