Air Liquide
Air Liquide headquarters in Paris | |
| Company type | Société Anonyme |
|---|---|
| Euronext Paris: AI
CAC 40 component | |
| Industry | Chemicals, Health care, Engineering |
| Predecessor | AG für Kohlensäure-Industrie Air Liquide Austria |
| Founded | 1902 |
| Founder | Paul Delorme |
| Headquarters | Quai d'Orsay, 7th arrondissement, Paris, France |
Key people | Benoît Potier (Chairman), François Jackow (CEO) |
| Products | Industrial gases, fine chemicals |
| Revenue | €27.05 billion (2024) |
| €5.39 billion (2024) | |
| €3.30 billion (2024) | |
| Total assets | €51.86 billion (2024) |
| Total equity | €27.62 billion (2024) |
Number of employees | 67,800 (2023) |
| Website | www |
Air Liquide S.A. (/ˌɛər lɪˈkiːd/ AIR lih-KEED, French: [ɛːʁ likid]; literally "liquid air") is a French multinational company which supplies industrial gases and services to various industries including medical, chemical and electronic manufacturers. Founded in 1902, Air Liquide is the second largest global supplier of industrial gases by revenues (after Linde plc) and has operations in over 70 countries.
The company's headquarters are in the 7th arrondissement of Paris.. It also has major offices in Japan, Houston, Newark, Delaware, Frankfurt, Shanghai and Dubai. The company's research and development (R&D) targets the creation of industrial gases, and gases that are used in products such as healthcare items, electronic chips, foods, and chemicals. The major R&D groups within Air Liquide focus on analysis, bioresources (foods and chemicals), combustion, membranes, modeling, and the production of hydrogen (H2) gas. Air Liquide owned the patent for Aqua-Lung until it expired.