Performing with impact
The mastery of small molecules essential to life, energy, and matter has great impacts for the world. From its earliest days, the Group has been shaped both by and for the world’s major transitions, continuously adapting and innovating. Drawing on our expertise and innovative spirit, we embrace challenges that come our way, turning them into opportunities to create useful solutions with a positive impact for society.
Performing with impact in a changing world
“The transition to a carbon-neutral economy by 2050 starts now.
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Benoît Potier
Chairman of the Board of Directors
“Continuing to develop solutions that address the world’s challenges and create value is the strength and the hallmark of our business model.
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François Jackow
Chief Executive Officer
Our Sustainability commitments and 2024 results
Performing with impact to tackle global environmental and societal challenges is Air Liquide’s core ambition. Built into our strategy via our ADVANCE plan, which combines financial and extra-financial performances, our sustainability goals plot a clear forward trajectory. The progress made in 2024 on every indicator shows that Air Liquide’s determination to act for the environment, health, and wider society is bearing fruit. Now, more than ever, the Group is positioned to be a positive force for change amid the great transitions taking place in the world.
Performing with impact to create long-term value
“We measure our success by our financial performance and our ability to have a positive impact on the planet and society.
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Diana Schillag
Group General Secretary overseeing Healthcares activity, Sustainability and General Control, Executive Committee member
“Every new project is assessed based on its economic performance and its environmental impact.
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Jérôme Pelletan
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Committee member
Read Diana Schillag and Jérôme Pelletan’s full interview
Our Model
Present in every region, Air Liquide has built a robust and flexible model that is capable of evolving with the changes taking place in the world to serve customers and patients as effectively as possible. Our model is based on a long-term vision centered on value creation and utility, thanks to the limitless potential of essential molecules, coupled with the technical ingenuity and dedication of our employees.
Our molecules
Essential to industry and healthcare, our molecules deliver benefits across a very broad range of sectors.
A unique model
Resilience, innovation and longterm value creation are the three strengths of our model, which relies on the diversity of its activities serving almost all sectors of the economy.
Our major advances worldwide
The energy transition, the digital revolution, and the transformation of healthcare systems are some of Air Liquide’s strategic levers to drive long-term growth. To help meet these societal challenges, the Group leverages its know-how, technological expertise, and ability to anticipate the specific and emerging needs of customers and patients. Spotlight on flagship projects — operational, recently launched, or under development — whose scale and impact are helping shape the future.
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In Rotterdam, a CO₂ Transportation and Storage Project to decarbonize European industryThe Porthos project designed for CO₂ reduction in the largest industrial port in Europe and to set a standard for other industrial hubs to follow. Its goal: substantially reduce the site’s CO₂ emissions thanks to CCS.Read more -
An investment project for low-carbon oxygen production in the AmericasAs part of an agreement with ExxonMobil, Air Liquide could build, own, and operate four LMAs in Baytown, Texas. This major decarbonization project would be the largest investment in the Group’s history.Read more -
ECO ORIGINᵀᴹ: a range of low-carbon industrial and medical gasesWith ECO ORIGIN™, Air Liquide is supporting customers that want to reduce their environmental impact by offering them low-carbon medical and industrial gases produced using 100% renewable electricity and energy sources.Read more -
Electrification and renewable energy in TianjinUsing the right decarbonization levers in order to have the greatest impact – that is what Air Liquide has achieved in China, where the Group has lowered CO₂ emissions at two oxygen production sites in a major industrial basin.Read more -
An electrolyzer to accelerate the decarbonization of German industryIn 2024, Air Liquide launched an electrolyzer to produce renewable hydrogen in Oberhausen, Germany. This project demonstrates the power of the collective drive to develop the hydrogen industry.Read more -
Renewable and low-carbon hydrogen for TotalEnergies’ Grandpuits biorefineryAs part of the conversion of TotalEnergies’ Grandpuits facility into a biorefinery, Air Liquide is building a renewable and low carbon hydrogen production unit to produce sustainable aviation fuel.Read more -
Supporting the semiconductor industry while reducing its environmental footprintAir Liquide is building an gas production facility in the United States, to supply the new fab of one of the world’s largest semiconductor manufacturers. Air Liquide is thus contributing to the optimization thesector’s environmental footprint.Read more -
Towards better management of sleep apnea in ItalyProviding better support to patients while helping to build a more sustainable healthcare system – that is what the solutions developed by Air Liquide in Italy are doing for people living with sleep apnea.Read more -
Access Oxygen™ deployed in MaliAir Liquide has leveraged its expertise in medical gases to create Access Oxygen™, a social impact program to provide people in low-and middle-income countries with reliable and affordable access to medical oxygen.Read more
Innovation, driving our impact
Born in 1902 from an invention, Air Liquide has naturally made innovation the driving force behind its growth strategy. To tackle today’s and tomorrow’s challenges, our teams turn intuitions into cutting-edge technologies and practical solutions. By harnessing these innovations, the Group optimizes its own and its customers’ industrial processes, accelerates the energy transition, contributes to technological progress, and improves patients’ quality of life.
“Thanks to the innovative capabilities of our teams and our technological excellence, we develop solutions that shape the future. From healthcare to electronics and decarbonization, our expertise enables us to create high-impact technologies for our customers and patients in a wide range of areas.
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Armelle Levieux
Group Vice President Innovation & Technology, member of the Executive Committee
Our employees, at the heart of the Air Liquide’s long-term performance
Over 66,500 talented people make up the driving force behind Air Liquide. Spread across 60 countries, they form a team that powers the Group’s growth and performance. Every day, they are committed to serving our customers and patients as they strive to deliver useful, value-creating solutions. This commitment has its roots in a corporate culture that emphasizes employee safety, respect, ethics and engagement, and that seeks to offer everyone an environment that is conducive to success and innovation.
Behind every innovation and every solution stand women and men who are passionate about what they do. Day in, day out, they turn ideas into reality, driving Air Liquide forward with their energy and belief. Whether they are researchers, engineers, technicians, operators, sales people, or nurses, whether they operate on the front line or behind the scenes, they all share the same commitment to provide our customers and patients with effective and useful solutions. Through my interactions since joining the Group in September 2023, I have come to understand the power of the Air Liquide community. It inspires me and strengthens my belief that, together, with all our differences, we can take action for the future.
Amelia Irion
Vice President, Group Human Resources, member of the Executive Committee
Building tomorrow with our stakeholders
As global challenges grow more complex, dialogue between companies and their stakeholders is more crucial than ever. Air Liquide fosters active dialogue and collaboration with employees, customers, investors and shareholders, as well as with public authorities and local communities to create value and drive positive impact. In this discussion, key stakeholders share their perspectives on how the Group’s commitments align with their ambitions and contribute to meaningful change.
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I recently took over responsibility for the Citizen at Work program, and I can already attest to the Group’s strong commitment and energy in encouraging employees to engage in local initiatives.
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In a highly competitive international environment, for both our company and Air Liquide, only a close, responsive and innovative collaboration will enable us to be the most effective in winning strategic projects.
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The Air Liquide Normand'Hy electrolyzer project perfectly illustrates our vision: building a model region for the energy transition. It brings to life our ambition to create a responsible industrial ecosystem, where innovation and sustainability.
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We don’t invest in a company if the impact is not positive. Air Liquide fits in our portfolios, it ticks all the boxes, on the ESG side, and on the financial side.
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I identify with the Group's long-term vision, and in particular with its ambition to grow and be carbon neutral by 2050.
Our Governance
Air Liquide has a robust governance system that is tailored to its challenges and sustainable growth goals. Keenly aware of its responsibility, the Group incorporates financial and extra-financial aspects in its strategic decisions, which are handled at the very top level of the company.
“ESG is not a separate agenda item; it's truly embedded within the Group’s long-term vision which aligns business opportunities with societal needs.
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Annette Winkler
Chairwoman of Air Liquide's Environment and Society Committee