ADDRESS Find out more ADDRESS Challenges as a source of growth Underlying the major challenges faced by our society, Air Liquide has identified major trends to which the Group can contribute by providing solutions. The challenges our society face are the same ones our clients and patients face. As a result, these changes can create new sources of growth, particularly for pioneer companies. ENERGY ANDCHANGES DIGITIZATIONENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITION ENVIRONMENTAL TRANSITIONIN HEALTHCAREThe development of connected devices Global warming as well as natural and Healthcare and well-being are growing and infrastructures that allow to store and For clean transportation energy resource constraints are requir- global challenges with issues ranging broadcast a massive amount of data ing us to find new ways of producing, living from an ageing population to an in-generates new needs and usages: new and travelling. For its industrial customers, crease in chronic diseases, as well as a ways of living, working, travelling, com-Committed to clean mobility, vided approximately 100 hydrogen sta-is fully decarbonized by substituting a Air Liquide offers high-performance solu-growing demand for medical treatment. municating... This creates opportunities Air Liquide is rolling out a network of tions around the world. Air Liquide may diesel-fueled refrigerating unit with a tions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions Air Liquide is therefore developing for all the Group’s activities (connected hydrogen stations as well as multi- also supply hydrogen through the multi- nitrogen-fueled refrigerating unit. Mo- and energy consumption. The Group also new products and services for health-cylinders, products and services for Elec-energy stations around the world.energy stations currently being rolled out.reover, the marked reduction in noise intends to overcome challenges related to care professionals and patients, in the tronics and Healthcare, etc.). Air Liquide through this combination opens up clean mobility, particularly by committing following areas: medical gases, home is taking advantage of this digital transfor-HYDROGEN, MULTI-ENERGY STATIONS FOR opportunities for night-time deliveries, to promote hydrogen energy, in which the healthcare, hygiene and specialty mation to offer its customers the best ex-A SOLUTION FOR THE FUTUREROAD TRANSPORTATIONwhich helps relieve city-center traffic and Group has developed unique expertise. ingredients. Some of these offers are perience in its sector by developing digital The world of energy is undergoing tre-These stations, for which the European thus reduce pollution in urban areas. As a result, Air Liquide co-founded with benefiting from the emergence of digital solutions to optimize the management of mendous change and hydrogen is one of network should grow by 10 to 20 sta- Toyota the Hydrogen Council, which technologies. For instance, the Group its Assets, improve interactions with its the solutions in the future energy mix so-tions per year, deliver several gases brings together more than 30 major inter-is developing e-health solutions that Customers and patients and leverage its lutions that will enable us to meet challen-(compressed or liquefied natural gas, national players, to convince governments better monitor patients and treatment Ecosystems to ensure the organization ges related to clean transportation: including biomethane, which is renewable and investors of this sector’s potential. adherence. is agile and efficient (“ACE” strategy). reducing greenhouse gases, pollution natural gas), which supply trucks trans- in cities and dependence on fossil fuels. porting cargo and trucks equipped with Used in fuel cells, hydrogen combines a cryogenic unit for refrigerated trans- with oxygen from the air to produce elec- portation (liquid nitrogen). Compressed Nearly tricity while only emitting water, so it has or liquefied natural gas replaces conven- major potential to supply clean energy. tional fuels, which reduces particulate CONNECTED TO INNOVATION ECOSYSTEMSTo help increase the widespread use of matter and CO2 emissions, particularly 100 In order to seize new growth opportunities, the Group relies on its innovation capability which improves competitive-hydrogen in the transportation sector, when the natural gas supplied is biome- ness and helps the Group penetrate new markets. This innovation is part of an ecosystem that is becoming increa-Air Liquide has helped roll out recharging thane. Associating this biomethane with Number of hydrogen singly open to external partners in order to propose additional technologies and accelerate the Group’s transformation.stations in all continents. By the end of the Blueeze™ nitrogen cryogenic solution stations designed and provided by the Group 2017, the Group had designed and pro- means that refrigerated transportation as at the end of 2017 20 21