France

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.

French utility Engie and European investment firm Mirova have signed a strategic partnership agreement in the biogas sector, inspired by a development model normally associated with wind and solar energy.

Despite the gradual spread of coronavirus (Covid-19) around the world, Air Liquide has showed modest growth in its first quarter (Q1) 2020 results.

In the first quarter of 2020, Air Liquide has signed 11 new agreements with its large industrial merchant customers.

CryopAL, a subsidiary of Air Liquide, has tripled its production capacity of the Freelox line of liquid oxygen vessels in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Faced with the urgent need for ventilators to treat the patients most severely affected by coronavirus (Covid-19), Air Liquide is leading a group of French industrials to produce 10,000 ventilators in 50 days – a...