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Air Liquide

Air Liquide is a French multinational company that supplies industrial gases and services to various industries worldwide. Headquartered in Paris, the company operates in more than 80 countries across five continents, serving over 3.8 million customers and patients. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and is a constituent of the CAC 40 index. The company's core business includes the production and distribution of gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and argon for use in sectors including healthcare, electronics, chemicals, food and beverage, metals and energy. Air Liquide has positioned itself as a major player in the energy transition, particularly in the development of hydrogen infrastructure and low-carbon hydrogen production, including both green hydrogen produced from renewable energy and blue hydrogen produced with carbon capture and storage. The company operates a network of hydrogen production facilities, pipelines and refuelling stations, and has entered into partnerships with energy majors and industrial customers to develop large-scale hydrogen projects. Air Liquide also provides engineering and construction services for industrial gas facilities and cryogenic equipment. The company employs approximately 67 000 people globally and generates annual revenue exceeding €29-billion. Air Liquide was founded in 1902 by Georges Claude, who pioneered the industrial production of liquefied air, and has since grown through organic expansion and strategic acquisitions to become one of the world's largest suppliers of industrial gases.

Air Liquide News


Top Ivana Jemelkova and Zhao Dong, below Boudewijn Siemons and Jaehoon Chang.
Hydrogen investment hits $130bn-plus mark on energy security, resilience rise
10th September 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Committed investment in clean hydrogen has hit the $130-billion-plus mark, driven by global energy security and resilience issues, with 90% of the 570 clean hydrogen projects already under... 


Corporate PPAs to outpace public procurement in South Africa for first time in 2026 – BNEF
Corporate PPAs to outpace public procurement in South Africa for first time in 2026 – BNEF
8th September 2026 By: Terence Creamer

Corporate power purchase agreements (PPAs) are set to drive more utility-scale renewable additions in South Africa than government auctions for the first time in 2026, a new publication by... 


Jonathan Skeen, MD: Commercial at the SOLA Group
Jonathan Skeen
31st July 2026 By: Creamer Media Reporter

This week we profile Jonathan Skeen, MD: Commercial at the SOLA Group, a fully South African vertically integrated renewable-energy infrastructure, generation and storage company  


WIND CLUSTER:
WIND CLUSTER:
24th July 2026

The 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, in the Eastern Cape, achieved full commercial operations in June. Comprised of three 110 MW wind farms (Impofu North, Impofu East and Impofu West) the cluster... 


Enel Green Power RSA Commissions 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm Cluster
2nd July 2026

Enel Green Power RSA¹ A company 50% controlled by Enel Green Power S.p.A. has achieved commercial operation on the 330 MW Impofu Wind Farm cluster, located in the Kouga and Nelson Mandela Bay... 


CREAMER MEDIA: PROJECTS IN PROGRESS 2026
Projects in Progress 2026
26th June 2026 By: Sheila Barradas

South Africa’s economy continues to face challenges, including slow growth, high unemployment and pressure on important services such as electricity, transport and water. New infrastructure... 


South Africa poised for record IPP deployments in 2026
South Africa poised for record IPP deployments in 2026
22nd May 2026 By: Terence Creamer

South Africa’s utility-scale renewables and battery storage market is poised for a record year of installations, a new research note produced by the Power Futures Lab at the UCT Graduate School of... 


Image showing the generation of hydrogen and its use in industry
Global low-carbon hydrogen production is growing, but still constrained 
26th March 2026 By: Rebecca Campbell

The global total of low-carbon hydrogen production capacity has grown significantly over the past few years, but the sector remains constrained because of uncertain demand and limited investment.... 


PDC Machines' Product Head, PDC GM Africa Dr Sakib Khan and Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Africa’s envisaged hydrogen mobility buildout sketched
20th March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Last year, South Africa witnessed hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) mobility in Johannesburg when B20 and G20 top-brass were chauffeured around in Toyota FCEVs courtesy of Valterra, which... 


PDC Machines' Product Head, PDC GM Africa Dr Sakib Khan and Mining Weekly's Martin Creamer.
Africa’s envisaged hydrogen mobility build-out sketched
3rd March 2026 By: Martin Creamer

Last year, South Africa witnessed hydrogen fuel cell electric vehicle (FCEV) mobility in Johannesburg when B20 and G20 top-brass were chauffeured around in Toyota FCEVs courtesy of Valterra, which... 


Landmark private solar-battery hybrid project aims to enter into operation in 2028
Landmark private solar-battery hybrid project aims to enter into operation in 2028
27th February 2026 By: Terence Creamer

A large-scale hybrid solar and battery project, underpinned by a landmark 25-year private power purchase agreement (PPA) with Sasol and Air Liquide, has achieved financial close and is targeting to... 


Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller (rear seat) being chauffeured by Valterra Platinum marketing and market development executive Hilton Ingram in hydrogen car.
Valterra Platinum returns from Seoul Summit with important hydrogen economy insight
8th December 2025 By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media’s Mining Weekly today interviewed Valterra Platinum CEO Craig Miller, who has just returned from the Hydrogen Council’s Global CEO Summit 2025 in South Korea with important insight... 


Air Liquide CEO Jackow appointed Hydrogen Council co-chair
3rd December 2025 By: Tasneem Bulbulia

CEO-led hydrogen alliance the Hydrogen Council has announced Air Liquide CEO François Jackow as its new co-chairperson. Jackow takes over from Linde CEO Sanjiv Lamba. 


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