In September, Air Liquide signed a business purchase agreement with energy and chemical company Sasol to acquire the world’s largest oxygen production site located in South Africa. This agreement represents a key step in the long-term relationship that Air Liquide has had with Sasol for the past 40 years. Not only will the Group operate the 16 Air Separation Units at this site, in addition to the unit that it already operates today, but it will also launch a plan to modernize the units. As well as the benefits that this will bring in terms of safety, reliability and efficiency, the solution provided by Air Liquide will help target, in coordination with Sasol, a reduction in CO₂ emitted during the production of oxygen.

• 42,000 metric tons  of oxygen produced per day
• -30 to -40%  reduction in CO₂ emissions by 2030
• 600 MW  of renewable energy planned to supply the site
• €440 M  investment