Invitation to our General Meeting 2022

High lights and performance of the group in 2021

DECARBONIZATION
of our production assets and those of our customers

  • Long-term power purchase agreements for renewable energy in Belgium and the Netherlands to reduce the carbon footprint of our production plants.
  • Finalization of the acquisition of Sasol’s 16 Air Separation Units (ASUs) in Secunda, South Africa, with the aim of reducing CO2 emissions linked to oxygen production by 30% to 40% over the next 10 years.
  • Memorandum of Understanding with Borealis, Esso S.A.F., TotalEnergies and Yara International ASA to develop CO2 capture and storage infrastructure that will contribute to the decarbonization of the Normandy industrial basin.
  • Selection by the European Commission of Kairos@C, a carbon capture and storage project developed with BASF to decarbonize the industrial site located in the Port of Antwerp, to receive funding from the European Innovation Fund.
  • Memorandum of Understanding signed with ArcelorMittal, aimed at implementing solutions to produce low-carbon steel in Dunkirk.
  • New record-breaking year with 48 on-site contracts in Industrial Merchant.

LOW-CARBON HYDROGEN

  • Low carbon hydrogen production for industry:
    • Memorandum of Understanding signed with Siemens Energyto develop high-capacity electrolyzers in Europe.
    • Acquisition of H2V Normandy, renamed Air Liquide Normand’Hy, aimed at building an electrolyzer of at least 200 MW.
    • Cooperation project with TotalEnergies to decarbonize hydrogen production on the TotalEnergies platform in Normandy.
    • Construction project in Germany of an industrial-size renewable hydrogen production unit that will be linked to the existing local Air Liquide pipeline infrastructure.
    • Ramping up of the world’s largest renewable hydrogen production unit based on membrane electrolysis in Canada, with a capacity of 20 MW.
  • Numerous partnerships and initiatives to develop low carbon hydrogen for mobility:
    • Launch of the world’s largest clean hydrogen infrastructure fund with a potential of 1.5 billion euros in partnership with TotalEnergies, VINCI and several international companies.
    • Partnership with Airbus and VINCI Airports to develop the use of hydrogen and accelerate decarbonization in the aviation sector. Lyon-Saint Exupéry pilot airport will host the first installations in 2023.
    • Memorandum of Understanding signed with Airbus and Groupe ADP in preparation for the arrival of hydrogen at airports by 2035 as part of the development of hydrogen-powered aircraft.
    • Joint development agreement signed with Faurecia to design and produce on-board liquid hydrogen storage systems for heavy-duty vehicles.
    • Memorandum of Understanding with IVECO to accelerate the development of hydrogen heavy-duty mobility in Europe, through the development of hydrogen heavy-duty vehicles and the roll-out of hydrogen refueling stations.
    • Increased support to the Energy Observer, becoming a main partner, for four years, of this laboratory vessel that demonstrates the key role of hydrogen in the energy transition.