France

Air Liquide has completed the sale of its subsidiary Schülke & Mayr GmbH to global investment organisation EQT.

Air Liquide has today closed the sale of its subsidiary CRYOPDP to French private equity firm Hivest Capital Partners.

Air Liquide successfully led a group of French industrials to manufacture 10,000 ventilators in 50 days – a direct request from the French Government – as the industrial gases group has been at the forefront...

Air Liquide is investing €125m in a first-of-its-kind innovation, an air separation unit (ASU) for oxygen production with an energy storage system.

Carbon8 Systems, a UK-based company that converts CO2 into high-value, lightweight construction aggregates, has signed a commercial agreement with the Vicat Group cement company.

Global cruise line MSC Cruises has held a coin ceremony for its first LNG-powered ship, MSC World Europa.

Siemens Gas and Power has entered into an agreement with French energy firm Total to advance new concepts for green LNG production.

Atlas Copco has acquired French industrial equipment supplier Ovity Air Comprimé.

Vital research has continued at the National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) in France thanks to a constant supply of liquid helium from SIAD.

German vacuum pumps manufacturer Pfeiffer Vacuum has received several major orders from French large-scale research facility GANIL for the supply of turbopumps and custom vacuum chambers.