About Air Liquide GroupAir Liquide is the world leader in gases for industry, health and the environment, and is present in over 75 countries with 43,000 employees. Oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and rare gases have been at the core of Air Liquides activities since its creation in 1902. Using these molecules, Air Liquide continuously reinvents its business, anticipating the needs of current and future markets. The Group innovates to enable progress, to achieve dynamic growth and a consistent performance.
Air Liquide combines many products and technologies to develop valuable applications and services not only for its customers but also for society. Innovative technologies that curb polluting emissions, lower industrys energy use, recover and reuse natural resources or develop the energies of tomorrow, such as hydrogen, biofuels or photovoltaic energy Oxygen for hospitals, homecare, fighting nosocomial infections
A partner for the long term, Air Liquide relies on employee commitment, customer trust and shareholder support to pursue its vision of sustainable, competitive growth. The diversity of Air Liquides teams, businesses, markets and geographic presence provides a solid and sustainable base for its development and strengthens its ability to push back its own limits, conquer new territories and build its future.
Air Liquide explores the best that air can offer to preserve life, staying true to its sustainable development approach. In 2008, the Groups revenues amounted to 13.1 billion, of which almost 80% were earned outside France. Air Liquide is listed on the Paris Euronext stock exchange (compartment A) and is a member of the CAC 40 and Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50 indexes.
About Air Liquide in ChinaAlready present in China in 1916 and with an increased development in the last 15 years, Air Liquide employs about 2,500 people in this country. Main activities are industrial and medical gas operations (Air Liquide China) and Engineering Construction (Air Liquide Hangzhou and Lurgi), designing and manufacturing in China air separations units and hydrogen plants. Air Liquide operations are located in the industrial areas of Beijing, Tianjin, Liaoning and Shandong in the north, Shanghai, Jiangsu and Zhejiang in the east, and expanding to Hubei, Sichuan and Shaanxi in the mid-west, and Guangdong in the south.
The number of plants in China will increase from 6 in 2004 to 32 in 2009 following the signature of long term contracts. Air Liquide has a strong investment plan in China, in order to satisfy the increasing demand and provide solutions in terms of efficiency, environment protection and healthcare. We see many opportunities in such growing markets as energy, steel, chemicals, environment, high technologies, and healthcare. In addition, the trend to outsource production of non-core products to professional companies such as Air Liquide represents many opportunities for Air Liquide and customers.
關(guān)于液化空氣集團液化空氣集團是全球領(lǐng)先的工業(yè)、健康和環(huán)保氣體供應商，業(yè)務(wù)遍及75個國家，員工43，000人。自1902年成立以來，集團始終將氧氣、氮氣、氫氣和稀有氣體作為其核心業(yè)務(wù)，并通過這些氣體的應用不斷拓展新的業(yè)務(wù)領(lǐng)域，以滿足現(xiàn)在以及未來市場的需求。集團通過創(chuàng)新取得進步，實現(xiàn)有力的增長和穩(wěn)定的業(yè)績。
液化空氣集團將多種產(chǎn)品和技術(shù)相結(jié)合，不僅為客戶提供有價值的應用和服務(wù)，而且也用來造福于社會。集團的創(chuàng)新技術(shù)被廣泛應用于減少污染排放、降低工業(yè)能耗、自然資源的回收和再利用以及未來新能源的開發(fā)，如氫氣、生物燃料或光伏能源以及用于醫(yī)院、家庭護理和預防疾病感染的氧氣產(chǎn)品等。
液化空氣集團是一個可長期合作的伙伴，集團的可持續(xù)發(fā)展和有競爭力的增長有賴于員工的敬業(yè)、客戶的信任和股東的支持。液化空氣集團的團隊、業(yè)務(wù)、市場和地域分布的多元化為其可持續(xù)發(fā)展奠定了堅實的基礎(chǔ)，增強了超越自我的能力，并在新的領(lǐng)域開拓了業(yè)務(wù)，開創(chuàng)了未來。
液化空氣集團不斷探求氣體在保護生命中所能提供的最佳用途，堅持走可持續(xù)發(fā)展的道路。2008年，集團的銷售額達到131億歐元，其中近80%來自法國之外的業(yè)務(wù)。液化空氣集團在巴黎泛歐證券交易市場上市（A類），同時是法國指股CAC40 指數(shù)及道瓊斯歐元區(qū)斯托克50指數(shù)的成員企業(yè)。
關(guān)于液化空氣集團在中國液化空氣集團早在1916年就來到中國。最近15年間，公司業(yè)務(wù)不斷發(fā)展，目前在中國已擁有大約2500員工。液化空氣集團在華主要經(jīng)營活動為：液空中國從事工業(yè)及醫(yī)用氣體的運營；液空杭州和魯奇公司從事工程和制造業(yè)務(wù)，即在中國設(shè)計和制造空分裝置以及建造制氫工廠。液化空氣集團的業(yè)務(wù)已覆蓋中國大部分的工業(yè)區(qū)域：北部的北京、天津、遼寧和山東，華東的上海、江蘇和浙江，并正在向中西部的湖北、四川和陜西以及華南的廣東拓展。
隨著長期合同的不斷簽署，液化空氣集團在華的大型工廠將從2004年的6家增加到2009年的32家。液化空氣集團擬訂了在華大規(guī)模投資計劃，以滿足不斷增長的市場需求，并提供高效、環(huán)保和醫(yī)療保健的解決方案。中國在能源、鋼鐵、化學、環(huán)境、高技術(shù)以及醫(yī)療保健等領(lǐng)域日益擴大的市場為我們提供了眾多機遇；此外，中國企業(yè)將非核心產(chǎn)品的生產(chǎn)外包給諸如液化空氣集團這樣的專業(yè)化公司的趨勢，也給液化空氣集團及其客戶帶來了諸多機遇。
