Liquid Air Corporation

Company History: Air Liquide's operations​ ​in the United States​ ​date back to 1968. Today, Air Liquide​ in the U.S.​ is comprised of two clusters, Air Liquide USA and Airgas, and counts more than 20,000 employees in more than 1,300 locations​. We are a leading global supplier of gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, and rely on the competitiveness of our operations and the diversity of our people to deliver high-quality, sustainable solutions.
Air Liquide USA is a subsidiary of French group Air Liquide.

Successor/Parent History: The world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with approximately 65,000 employees and serves more than 3.5 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to €20.3 billion in 2017 and its solutions that protect life and the environment represented more than 40% of sales. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.

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