Air Liquide is one of the world leaders in industrial and medical gas production. Sales break down by family of products and services as follows:
- industrial and medical gases (90.8%): oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, synthesized gases. The group also supplies control equipment and services for fluid systems, gas and liquid chemical management, home care and hospital hygiene services, and operating room equipment. Net sales break down by market as follows: industry (73.4%), healthcare (17.8%) and electronics (8.8%);
- welding and cutting materials (2.9%): blowtorches, wires, electrodes, etc.;
- fine chemicals and pool chemicals (1.2%).
The remaining sales (5.1%) concern engineering activities related to gas production plant construction and high-tech product manufacturing.
Net sales break down geographically as follows: France (18.2%), Europe (35%), Asia-Pacific (23.3%), Americas (21.2%), Africa and Middle East (2.3%).