Haohua Gas

What Haohua Gas does

Haohua Gas (昊华气体有限公司) is a Chinese electronic specialty gas manufacturer established in July 2020 as a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinochem Holdings, a Fortune 500 state-owned conglomerate. The company was formed by integrating three predecessor chemical research institutes: Liming Research & Design Institute of Chemical Industry (Luoyang, founded 1965), Zhonghao Guangming Research & Design Institute of Chemical Industry (Dalian, founded 1964), and Southwest Institute of Chemical (Chengdu, founded 1958), giving it a combined R&D heritage of over six decades in fluorine chemistry and specialty gas production.

The company's core business spans electronic specialty gases (NF3, WF6, SF6, CF4, C4F7N, C12F27N), high-purity bulk gases (He, O2, Ar, N2, H2 at 6N purity), fluorinated fine chemicals, industrial and standard gases, engineering services, and analytical testing. It also develops adjacent technologies including supercritical CO2 dyeing for the textile industry. Electronic specialty gases are produced for semiconductor fabrication, flat-panel display manufacturing, photovoltaic, and optical fiber applications, with customers including SMIC, BOE, CSOT, LG Display, HKC, Texas Instruments, Fiberhome, China Petroleum, and Sinopec. Operationally, the company runs 729 employees (244 technical personnel including 7 PhDs), holds over 70 patents, and is currently executing a 4,600-ton capacity expansion project targeting NF3 at 5,000 tons/year, WF6 at 700 tons/year, and CF4 at 1,450 tons/year.

The business model is B2B enterprise sales under long-term qualification contracts, with revenue generated from gas product sales (priced by purity grade and volume), engineering services, and technical licensing. The company holds secretariat roles for subcommittees of the National Technical Committee for Semiconductor Equipment and Materials Standardization and the National Standardization Technical Committee for Gases, positioning it as a designated reference entity in China's electronic specialty gas regulatory framework. As a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sinochem Holdings, Haohua Gas benefits from group-level capital, raw material supply (including upstream fluorine feedstock integration), and strategic alignment with China's semiconductor localization priorities.

Name

Haohua Gas

Legal name

昊华气体有限公司

Website

https://haohua-gas.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Haohua Gas is a China-based electronic specialty gas manufacturer integrated from three state-owned research institutes, producing NF3, WF6, CF4, and high-purity bulk gases for semiconductor, display, and energy customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Specialty Gases

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512), Industrial Gas Manufacturing (325120)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800), Miscellaneous Chemical Products (2890)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronic Specialty Gases (UHP gases for fabs) (IMAEAKAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Electronics & Semiconductor High-Purity Gases (IMAEACAG), Process Gases & Gas Delivery Consumables (Specialty/Bulk/UHP) (HDAHAGAL), Specialty & Calibration Gas Mixtures (IMAEACAE), On-Site Gas Generation Systems (IMAEACAJ)

Keywords

• Electronic specialty gases
• Fluorinated fine chemicals
• Bulk industrial gases
• Gas engineering services
• Specialty gas analytical testing

Headquarters

HQ city

Luoyang (洛阳)

HQ country

China

HQ region

Asia

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Electronic Specialty Gases Sales: Production and sales of electronic specialty gases including NF3, WF6, SF6, CF4, C4F7N, C12F27N used in semiconductor, display, and solar industries
2. Bulk Gases Sales: Ultrapure helium, oxygen, argon, nitrogen, hydrogen (6N purity) for electronics and industrial applications
3. Industrial and Standard Gases: Standard gases for petrochemical, medical, power photovoltaic, environmental monitoring, and air separation industries with nearly 100 standard material certificates
4. Analysis and Testing Services: Third-party testing for ultra-high purity gases and trace impurities, ppb-level detection capability, testing for industrial gas, fuel cell hydrogen, electronic gas, food additive gas, natural gas, biogas
5. Engineering Services and Gas Supply: Gas engineering design, on-site pipeline gas supply, laboratory renovation design, VOCS waste gas treatment, operation of on-site gas supply centers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Haohua Gas manufactures and supplies electronic specialty gases, fluorinated fine chemicals, bulk gases, and industrial/standard gases to industrial customers in the semiconductor, display panel, photovoltaic, petrochemical, medical, fiber optic, and textile sectors. The company also provides supporting gas supply engineering services and analytical testing capabilities, with production bases in Luoyang, Dalian, and Chengdu.

Product overview

Haohua Gas is a comprehensive electronic chemical manufacturer and integrated service enterprise specializing in electronic special gases, bulk gases, fluorinated fine chemicals, industrial and standard gases, engineering services, and analytical testing. The core product portfolio centers on high-purity electronic special gases (NF3, WF6, SF6, CF4, C4F7N, C12F27N) at 5N-6N purity levels for semiconductor, LCD, and solar cell manufacturing. Supporting offerings include ultra-pure bulk gases (helium, oxygen, argon, nitrogen, hydrogen at 6N purity), industrial and standard calibration gases for multiple industries, on-site pipeline gas supply and engineering services, and third-party analytical testing services with ppb-level detection capability. The company also developed innovative supercritical CO₂ water-free dyeing technology for the textile industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Electronic Specialty Gases

Quantifiable outcome

• Won 2023 China Textile Industry Federation Technology Invention First Prize for supercritical CO2 waterless dyeing technology
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered notable.

• 青岛即发集团notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint development partner for supercritical CO2 waterless dyeing technology research and industrialization with Haohua Gas Dalian base and Donghua University
• 东华大学notableStrategic or Co-development PartnerUniversity partner for supercritical CO2 waterless dyeing technology research - joint research with Haohua Gas Dalian base and Qingdao Jifa Group

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• SK Materials (SK Specialty): Korean electronic specialty gas leader producing NF3, WF6, and other fab gases for Samsung and SK Hynix. Highly comparable to Haohua in product mix, end-market focus (semiconductor), and Asian customer base, making it one of the closest direct competitors in the global electronic gas market.
• Resonac (formerly Showa Denko): Japanese electronic materials and specialty gas producer with a notable electronic gases portfolio serving semiconductor fabs. Comparable to Haohua in high-purity specialty gases and fluorinated electronic chemicals, with overlapping technology and customer profiles.
• Hyosung Chemical: Korean specialty gas producer with NF3 and other electronic gases capacity serving memory and display customers in Asia. Direct competitor to Haohua in the regional electronic specialty gas market, particularly in NF3 supply for TFT-LCD and semiconductor cleaning.
• Peric Special Gases (中船特气): Leading Chinese electronic specialty gas manufacturer (formerly part of CSSC) producing NF3, WF6, SF6, and other gases for domestic semiconductor and display customers. The closest direct Chinese competitor to Haohua, with overlapping customer base including SMIC, BOE and other Tier-1 Chinese fabs.
• Jinhong Gas (金宏气体): Major Chinese industrial and specialty gas supplier with growing electronic gas capacity and broad customer base across semiconductors, fiber optics, and chemicals. Directly comparable to Haohua's bulk and specialty gas business, particularly in ultra-high-purity He, N2, O2, H2 supply.

Broad incumbents

• Linde plc: Global industrial gases leader with a substantial electronic specialty gases portfolio serving semiconductor and display customers worldwide. Comparable to Haohua in NF3, WF6 and bulk gas offerings, though it operates globally across many end-markets and far exceeds Haohua in scale.
• Messer Group: Privately-held global industrial and specialty gas producer with growing electronic gas presence. Comparable to Haohua in bulk gas, specialty gas and on-site supply model, particularly in Europe and the Americas, though it has a smaller Asian electronic specialty gas footprint.
• Air Liquide: Major global industrial gas and electronic specialty gas supplier with deep qualifications at leading-edge semiconductor fabs. Directly comparable to Haohua in its electronic gases division (especially NF3 and bulk gases) and serves overlapping semiconductor, display, and photovoltaic customers.
• Air Products and Chemicals: Global industrial gas major with significant electronic specialty gas and on-site gas supply businesses, including in China. Comparable to Haohua across bulk gases, on-site pipeline supply (Siping Xiandai Steel-like installations), and electronic specialty gas applications.
• Taiyo Nippon Sanso (Nippon Sanso Holdings): Japanese-headquartered global industrial and specialty gas group (parent of Matheson Tri-Gas in the US). Competes with Haohua in electronic specialty gases, semiconductor bulk gas, and on-site gas supply across Asia, with strong Japanese fab relationships.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/haohua-gas

Compliance9 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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