This image presents the Air Liquide model, organised into three parts: Resources, Activities, and Value Creation.
1. Resources mobilised
Natural resources
- Air
- Electricity, including 40% of low-carbon and renewable electricity
- Natural gas
- Biomethane
- Water
Human resources
- Approximately 66,500 employees
- 900,000 shareholders holding 33% of the capital
- 80,000 suppliers
Technological resources
- 350 strategic partnerships
- Portfolio of technologies for energy transition (CCS, Electrolyzers, ATR…)
- 600 production units
- 6 Innovation & Technologies campuses
- More than 3,000 employees work in entities dedicated to innovation
- €309M spent on innovation
- Around 15,000 patents
- 3.5 billion data points collected each day
Financial resources
- €4.4 billion in investment decisions
- €6.5 billion in self-financing capacity
- Over 7.1% average growth over 30 years
2. Main activities (by segment)
Large Industries
- Supply of industrial gases in large quantities via pipeline networks or on-site production units in industrial basins identified for their growth and mutualization potential.
Industrial Merchant
- Supply of gas solutions, equipment and services for smaller gas volumes than for Large Industries customers.
Healthcare
- In home healthcare, personalized care and support for patients with chronic diseases.
- Supply of medical gases, associated equipment and services to hospitals.
- Production and distribution of specialty ingredients.
Electronics
- Supply of advanced gases and molecules as well as associated equipment and services for the production of semiconductors, flat screens and photovoltaic panels.
Innovation & Technologies
- Worldwide activity combining innovation, engineering and construction capabilities as well as technology development in support of the Group's various activities and key sectors, including energy transition, deep tech, electronics and scientific research.
3. Value creation
For Society
- 2 million industrial customers
- 2 million patients treated at home
- 20,000 hospitals and clinics served
- 2.7 million people have had easier access to medical oxygen thanks to Access OxygenTM
- 87% of employees have access to volunteer opportunities as part of the Citizen at Work program
- 90% customer satisfaction rate
- Around 600 projects supported by the Air Liquide Foundation for over 15 years
For the Environment
- -11% reduction in CO₂ emissions (vs 2020 1)
- 2,500 GWh of new renewable and low-carbon power purchase agreements secured
For employees
- 0.7%: lost-time accidents frequency rate
- 33% women among managers and professionals and 23.7% among senior executives
- 14.2: average number of training hours per year and per employee
For innovation
- 40 start-up accelerated by ALIAD, the Group's venture capital investor, since its creation in 2013
- More than 500 use cases, products and programs using data and artificial intelligence
For performance
- €27.1bn of Group revenue: + 5.9% on average over 30 years
- €3.5 bn of Net Profit
- Adjusted dividend per share: more than 8.8% on average over thirty years