About Air Liquide Group
Air 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 Liquide’s 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 industry’s 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 Liquide’s 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 Group’s 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 China
Already 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.

关于液化空气集团
液化空气集团是全球领先的工业、健康和环保气体供应商，业务遍及75个国家，员工43，000人。自1902年成立以来，集团始终将氧气、氮气、氢气和稀有气体作为其核心业务，并通过这些气体的应用不断拓展新的业务领域，以满足现在以及未来市场的需求。集团通过创新取得进步，实现有力的增长和稳定的业绩。

液化空气集团将多种产品和技术相结合，不仅为客户提供有价值的应用和服务，而且也用来造福于社会。集团的创新技术被广泛应用于减少污染排放、降低工业能耗、自然资源的回收和再利用以及未来新能源的开发，如氢气、生物燃料或光伏能源以及用于医院、家庭护理和预防疾病感染的氧气产品等。

液化空气集团是一个可长期合作的伙伴，集团的可持续发展和有竞争力的增长有赖于员工的敬业、客户的信任和股东的支持。液化空气集团的团队、业务、市场和地域分布的多元化为其可持续发展奠定了坚实的基础，增强了超越自我的能力，并在新的领域开拓了业务，开创了未来。

液化空气集团不断探求气体在保护生命中所能提供的最佳用途，坚持走可持续发展的道路。2008年，集团的销售额达到131亿欧元，其中近80%来自法国之外的业务。液化空气集团在巴黎泛欧证券交易市场上市（A类），同时是法国指股CAC40 指数及道琼斯欧元区斯托克50指数的成员企业。

关于液化空气集团在中国
液化空气集团早在1916年就来到中国。最近15年间，公司业务不断发展，目前在中国已拥有大约2500员工。液化空气集团在华主要经营活动为：液空中国从事工业及医用气体的运营；液空杭州和鲁奇公司从事工程和制造业务，即在中国设计和制造空分装置以及建造制氢工厂。液化空气集团的业务已覆盖中国大部分的工业区域：北部的北京、天津、辽宁和山东，华东的上海、江苏和浙江，并正在向中西部的湖北、四川和陕西以及华南的广东拓展。

随着长期合同的不断签署，液化空气集团在华的大型工厂将从2004年的6家增加到2009年的32家。液化空气集团拟订了在华大规模投资计划，以满足不断增长的市场需求，并提供高效、环保和医疗保健的解决方案。中国在能源、钢铁、化学、环境、高技术以及医疗保健等领域日益扩大的市场为我们提供了众多机遇；此外，中国企业将非核心产品的生产外包给诸如液化空气集团这样的专业化公司的趋势，也给液化空气集团及其客户带来了诸多机遇。