Across Asia, Air Liquide's people turn engineering excellence into real-world impact, every day.
ELECTRIFYING OXYGEN PRODUCTION IN SHAANXI TO CUT CO2 EMISSIONS AND GROW CAPACITY
Air Liquide will invest around 25 million euros to revamp and electrify its ASU in Yulin, in the Shaanxi Province, a key industrial hub in China.
The existing steam-driven ASU will be converted into a more efficient electricitydriven system. This shift will deliver an immediate CO2 reduction of 224,000 tonnes per year, and, as low-carbon electricity is gradually sourced from the start of operations, the total annual reduction is expected to reach 550,000 tonnes of CO2 . Beyond decarbonization, the upgrade will increase oxygen production capacity by 10%. The electrified unit is expected to be operational by end-2027, with Air Liquide ensuring continuity of supply in the meantime.
The Group is already applying this approach at scale in China, having electrified two facilities in Tianjin. This track record strengthens the Group’s ability to deploy proven electrification solutions to support customers’ decarbonization pathways across the country.
SLEEP360, A VALUE-BASED SLEEP APNEA PATHWAY BUILTAROUND OUTCOMES
While the home healthcare market in South Korea is based on a price-competitive model mainly driven by primary care, Air Liquide launched Sleep360 alongside hospitals, a service-based offer prioritizing patient outcomes, long-term adherence and quality of life designed to maintain sleep apnea patients on therapy with the support of a digital platform.
At the heart of the Sleep360 offer is proactive remote monitoring, enabled by a 360° view of the patient journey: real-time adherence data and clinical indicators enable early intervention by Air Liquide’s teams before patients deviate from their prescribed treatment. Among the encouraging results, the dropout rate fell, while most patients no longer required physical home visits. Physicians also report stronger trust and more sustainable prescribing patterns, signs that prioritizing value over price can reshape patient care in a competitive market.
CARING FOR PEOPLETURNING SUSTAINABILITYINTO SHARED ACTION IN CHINA
For Air Liquide, societal policy means empowering people to serve the communities where they live and work. Citizen at Work embodies that commitment: launched in 2022, it gives 100% of Group employees worldwide the opportunity to participate in community focused projects during their working hours(1).
In China, Green Action brings that promise to life. Since 2009, this flagship CSR(2) initiative has combined tree planting to increase employees’ awareness of sustainability with practical eco-habits-often alongside customers and employees’ families. In 2025, from March to May, 32 Air Liquide China sites mobilized around 450 volunteers to plant more than 350 trees, with some locations marking milestones such as inaugurations, anniversaries or thousands of days of safe operations. Integrated into Citizen at Work since its 2023 rollout in China, Green Action shows how local initiatives can turn purpose into measurable impact.