Air Liquide

Air Liquide provides gases, technologies, and services for the industrial and health sectors. The company operates in Europe, the Americas, the Asia Pacific, the Middle East, and Africa. Its business is divided into two segments: Gas & Services, and Engineering & Construction. The Gas & Services segment includes several business lines. The large industries business offers gas and energy solutions such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, and carbon monoxide. It also operates cogeneration plants that supply steam and electricity to the metals, chemicals, refining, and energy industries. The industrial merchant business line provides industrial gases, equipment, hardgoods, and associated services to sectors including materials and energy, materials and chemicals, food and pharmaceuticals, technology and research, and fabrication and construction. This segment also encompasses the healthcare business, which delivers medical gases, home healthcare services, medical equipment, and specialty ingredients to healthcare professionals and hospitals. Additionally, the electronics business supplies carrier gases, electronic specialty and advanced materials, equipment and installation, service, and analysis to the semiconductor, flat panel, and photovoltaic markets. The Engineering & Construction segment designs, develops, and builds industrial gas production plants for third parties. It also designs and manufactures plants for traditional, renewable, and alternative energy sectors. This segment focuses on markets that require a global approach, utilizing science, technologies, development models, and usages related to digital transformation. Air Liquide was incorporated in 1902 and is headquartered in Paris, France.