To fulfill new reliability and performance requirements in Asia, Air Liquide is deploying high-impact solutions across its entire value chain. In Industry, relying on its engineering base in China, the Group is expanding its industrial asset base and accelerating decarbonization through electrification. In Healthcare, the same logic underlines services and technologies designed to help healthcare professionals to focus on their medical mission and to improve patient treatment adherence over time, combining continuity of support with proactive monitoring.
THIRTY YEARS OF ENGINEERING IN CHINA:A MILESTONE POWERING THE NEXT CHAPTER
2025 marked the 30th anniversary of Air Liquide’s Engineering & Construction (E&C) presence in China: a milestone that reflects three decades of projects delivered, production capabilities built, and trust earned with customers and partners.
Since 1995, E&C China has combined local expertise with robust industrial capacity to deliver reliable project execution across the country and beyond, with safety and performance as non-negotiable fundamentals. This anniversary was the occasion to celebrate the dedication, resilience and ingenuity of the people behind this journey, and the long-standing partnerships that made it possible.
Air Liquide’s engineering teams in China operate through a center in Hangzhou and a manufacturing workshop in Yantai, providing a strong local base to execute complex industrial and technological programs. With this foundation, the focus now turns to the future: accelerating innovative solutions for industrial decarbonization and supporting the fast-growing semiconductor market..
STRENGTHENING EASTERN CHINA’S GAS PLATFORMWITH THE ACQUISITION OF HANGZHOU BEST GAS CO.
Air Liquide has recently completed the acquisition of Hangzhou Best Gas Co., Ltd. in Hangzhou (Zhejiang Province), the Group’s largest acquisition in the country. The deal expands Air Liquide’s industrial and medical gases footprint in Eastern China by adding two Air Separation Units (ASU) and various associated assets.
Hangzhou Best brings a broad portfolio - from liquid oxygen, nitrogen and argon to high-purity hydrogen, medical gases, and electronic-grade and food-grade gases - and a scale anchored by annual revenue of over 400 million renminbi(1) (around 50 million euros). The company serves over 2,500 customers across China, particularly in the East, and around 400 employees are joining Air Liquide and will continue operating three sites in Hangzhou.
Air Liquide already operated an ASU, a filling center and a dozen small on-site gas production units across the region. This acquisition will create logistics and sourcing synergies and strengthen the Group’s position in a key industrial basin..