Air Liquide USA LLC

Company Information

Paris-based Air Liquide, founded in 1902, has developed around a core business activity: industrial and medical gases. With more than 40,000 employees in 75 countries, the group offers innovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies and produces air gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases, etc.) and many other gases including hydrogen.

The group’s capacity for innovation is fundamental to its growth: one-third of its total sales are generated from applications that didn’t exist 10 years ago.

The company has eight R&D centers, and each year it registers 200 patents. The company boasts 1 million customers across various industries and health-care activities.

In the U.S.:
■ More than 4,500 U.S. employees
■ Serving some 15,000 customers
■ A nationwide presence in more than 200 locations throughout the U.S.
■ Over 100 industrial gas plants
■ 1,800 miles of pipeline
■ U.S. headquarters in Houston, Texas

Company Officers

Investor Information

For the latest financial reports, visit: www.airliquide.com/en/investors.html

Contact Information

• Air Liquide USA LLC
• 5230 S East Avenue
• Countryside, Ill. 60525
• USA
• www.airliquide.com/en/home.html
• Phone: 708-482-8400
• Fax: 708-579-7707

Products

The chemical industry consumes large quantities of air gases, as well as hydrogen and carbon monoxide. The latter is used in the manufacture of polyurethane and polycarbonates, which are both used in everyday life.

For more information about hydrogen, Air Liquide has opened a special Web site: www.planete-hydrogene.com.