An innovative company [ Return towards  Sustainable Development  ]

Innovate to ensure the Group’s growth and that of its customers, with over 60% of R&D expenditures related to sustainable development.

Innovation at Air Liquide:

  • 1 000 researchers of over 35 nationalities;
  • 252 millions euros in the innovation budget;
  • 8 research centers in France, Germany, the United States and Japan;
  • 3,109 patented inventions , including 332 in 2011;
  • over 100 industrial partnerships;
  • over 120 collaborations with universities and research institutes.

Evolution of Innovation budget 2005 - 2011

Today, over 60% of the Group’s R&D budget is earmarked for work connected to preserving life and the environment. 

Five subjects hold an important place in the environmental field:

  • energy efficiency,
  • hydrogen, a clean energy carrier,
  • CO2 capture and storage,
  • utilization of industrial gases in the photovoltaic industry,
  • second-generation biofuels,

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