About Air Liquide
Air Liquide is a world leader in gases, technologies and services for industry and health. Founded in 1902, the Group acts as the backbone of numerous economic sectors. It has a diversified, resilient business model and a strong local footprint across the globe. Through deep engineering expertise and technological innovation, Air Liquide provides scalable solutions that enhance industrial efficiency, accelerate decarbonization, and strengthen value chains.
The purpose of this page is to provide key information about Air Liquide: company profile, activities, key figures, global presence, publications, and useful information.
Air Liquide in brief
- Founded in: 1902
- Head Office: 75, quai d’Orsay, 75007 Paris, France
- Number of employees: About 65,000 employees
- Number of countries: 59 countries
- Revenue: 26,940 million euros (or nearly 27 billion euros) in 2025
- Number of customers and patients: 4.3 million (including 2 million industrial customers and approximately 2.3 million patients cared for at home)
- Governance: Benoît Potier is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and François Jackow is the Chief Executive Officer
- Stock exchange: Euronext Paris (compartment A), listed since February 20, 1913
- Ticker symbol: AI
- ISIN code: FR0000120073
- Indexes: CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX 50, FTSE4Good, and Dow Jones Best-in-Class Europe Index
Identity and activities
Air Liquide produces and distributes industrial and medical gases, as well as related services, equipment, and technologies. The Group relies on a strong local presence in key industrial basins and on a unique business model centered on five main activities:
- Engineering & Technologies: worldwide activity combining innovation, engineering and construction capabilities with the development of advanced technologies to support the Group's diverse activities and key sectors including the energy transition, semiconductors, deep tech and scientific research.
- Large Industries: producing and delivering gases in large quantities in industrial basins identified for their growth opportunities and potential for local synergies.
- Industrial Merchant: providing gas solutions, services, and application technologies to a wide range of customers across diverse industries such as energy, chemicals, cement, automotive manufacturing, food, and aerospace.
- Healthcare: present in both hospitals and patients’ homes, the Group provides medical products and services to meet the needs of patients, doctors, care facilities, and the healthcare system as a whole.
- Electronics: accompanying semiconductor manufacturers, who rely on the Group’s ultra‑high‑purity gases and advanced materials to produce ever smaller, ever more powerful chips. We also supply the flatscreens and photovoltaic sectors.
This model relies on the technical expertise and commitment of our teams to address the challenges of a world in transition.
Global presence
Air Liquide operates in 59 countries, organized into three major geographic regions: Europe, Middle East, Africa, and India (EAMEI), the Americas, and Asia-Pacific.
In 2025, the breakdown of Gas & Services revenue by geographic region reflects this global presence:
- Europe, Middle East, and Africa : 41%
- The Americas: 40%
- Asia-Pacific: 19%
With approximately 65,000 employees, Air Liquide develops its solutions in close proximity to key industrial hubs. You can view a detailed list of the Group’s locations here.
Industry, high technologies, healthcare and decarbonization
Air Liquide supports industrial transformation, health challenges, and new energy needs as well as technological and scientific advances. The Group harnesses its innovation capabilities, its technologies, and its talent to create a lasting impact through four major pillars:
- Meeting the needs of all industrial sectors through innovative, customized solutions and close proximity with our customers.
- Supporting the development of high technologies, such as next-generation semiconductors, to foster the growth of new digital tools like artificial intelligence and quantum computing.
- Contributing to decarbonization through innovative solutions, a portfolio of proven technologies, and a strategy focused on synergies within strategic industrial basins.
- Contributing to more sustainable healthcare systems through innovation and personalized care pathways.
Investors and shareholders
Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX 50, FTSE4Good, and Dow Jones Best-in-Class Europe Index indexes. The Group maintains a close relationship with its shareholders, which include 970,000 individual shareholders, who hold 33% of the Company’s capital (as of the end of 2025). It provides them with official information on the stock, earnings, financial reports, and Group events.
The ISIN code is FR0000120073, and the share capital amounts to €3,509,882,167.
Frequently asked questions
What is Air Liquide?
Air Liquide is a global leader in gases, technologies, and services for industry and healthcare. Founded in 1902, the Group supports its customers and patients with solutions based on its expertise in essential molecules such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and helium.
What does Air Liquide do?
Air Liquide designs, produces, and distributes industrial and medical gases, as well as related services, equipment, and technologies. It develops solutions for a wide range of industries (manufacturing, healthcare, electronics, engineering) and addresses challenges related to decarbonization, industrial efficiency, technological innovation, and home healthcare.
In how many countries does Air Liquide operate?
Air Liquide operates in 59 countries around the world.
Who runs Air Liquide?
Benoît Potier is the Chairman of the Board of Directors, and François Jackow is the Group’s Chief Executive Officer.
What role does Air Liquide play in industry?
Air Liquide leverages its expertise to help create more efficient processes, redesigned value chains, and more responsible production—both for its own operations and those of its customers. The Group supports manufacturers by improving the efficiency of their production processes. Air Liquide is also a major supplier of gases and services to the semiconductor industry, where it develops innovative solutions that are essential for the manufacture of next-generation chips.
What is Air Liquide's role in healthcare?
In the healthcare sector, the Group aims to improve patients’ quality of life and support healthcare professionals by providing technological solutions. Its activities include hospitals, home healthcare, and specialty ingredients.
What is Air Liquide's role in the energy transition?
Air Liquide leverages its expertise to develop more efficient industrial processes, with the aim of reducing CO₂ emissions in the industrial sector and supporting its customers in achieving an economically viable transition. In particular, the Group is investing in CO₂ capture and renewable, low-carbon hydrogen, and has placed its carbon reduction trajectory at the heart of its strategy.
What role does Air Liquide play in high technology?
Air Liquide supports the development of new technologies, such as next-generation semiconductors, to fuel the growth of new digital tools like artificial intelligence and quantum computing. The Group also leverages its innovation capabilities and expertise in essential small molecules to advance cutting-edge technologies such as space exploration, nuclear fusion, and scientific research.
Where can financial results and official documents be found?
Financial results, publications (including the Integrated Annual Report and the Universal Registration Document), and official information about the stock are available on the Group’s website, in the sections dedicated to investors and shareholders.