France

Atlas Copco has acquired Air Compresseur service (ACS).

Ballard Power Systems is collaborating with ABB and other consortium partners to develop and launch a hydrogen fuel cell-powered river push boat in France.

Alstom has won a €500m ($557.3m) contract to supply the “world’s largest fleet of fuel cell trains” to the Fahma rolling stock subsidiary of Rhine-Main transport authority RMV.

A project deploying two zero emission hydrogen fuel cell vessels in France and Norway has been awarded €5m of funding from the European Union (EU).

Air Liquide and STMicroelectronics (ST) intend to engage in a collaborative initiative to accelerate the development of digital solutions for industrial applications.

Air Liquide announced sustained growth in the first quarter (Q1) of 2019 with sales of 5.4bn euros (approx. $6bn), up +9% as published and +5% on a comparable basis.

Air Liquide has announced a reinforcement of its Executive Committee in order to accelerate the implementation of its transformation strategy.

In support of the world’s first refrigeration day, the International Institute of Refrigeration (IIR) is launching a Call to Action.

EWM AG, a German manufacturer of arc welding technology, has opened a location in the city out Tours, France. The facility opened on 4th April (2019).

High-tech cryogenic equipment supplier Cryostar is celebrating the launch of its new mobile LNG fuelling station.