Annual Report 2021

Performance 2021

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A world leader in industrial gases and related services

A unique model

Our profile

~ 64 500

committed employees in 78 countries

Extensive scientific and technical expertise in industrial gases (oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, etc.)

> 3,8 M

customers and patients

4 500

employees contributing to innovation

5

Innovation Campuses

1

Campus Technologies

13 500

patents

2 industrial gases production modes Centralized production
On-site production at customer sites

3 industrial gases distribution networks

> 9,700 km of pipelinesfor large quantities

~20 million cylinders for small quantities

~9,900 trucks for medium quantities

Our business model

Long-term vision and sustainable growth strategy

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A wide range of customers and applications

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Major ability to innovate

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Long-term customer contracts, indexed to energy prices

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Management and optimization of production and distribution chain

+

Active involvement in new markets

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Global presenceand local activity