AIR LIQUIDE, A PLAYER IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION Air Liquide solutions to protect life and the environment most environmentally-friendly technologies and applications represent more than 40% of the company’s sales. As available. With CryocapTM, the Group is opening up new 2 part of its approach to corporate responsibility, the Group oportunities for reducing the CO emissions released by its is constantly seeking to reduce the environmental impact own production sites and those of its customers around of its production facilities and also to offer its customers the the world. Contributing to lower emissions for Group customers 2 In addition to the CO emissions avoided as a result of the steelmaking, the injection of oxygen into blast furnaces energy performance of its production units, Air Liquide reduces the consumption of coke. Air Liquide estimates supplies numerous products and services that enable its that the use of the oxygen provided for these two 2 2 applications alones enables its customers to avoid CO customers to reduce their own CO emissions and improve their environmental footprint. emissions of around 10 million tonnes a year. Air Liquide enables its customers to produce cleaner via two Air Liquide also participates in several research programs principal applications: in Europe and in the United States that involve the • The desulfurization of hydrocarbons using hydrogen, combustion with oxygen enriched air or pure oxygen, as which reduces the sulfur dioxide emissions (SOx) that well as technologies for capturing this gas after combustion. cause acid rain and allows the catalytic converters on In fact, the combustion of pure oxygen (known as oxy- vehicles to function properly. combustion) results in smoke with a high concentration of 2 CO, which makes its capture possible. This is one of the main • The use of oxygen in furnace burners (glass or cement) 2 technologies that could eventually reduce CO emissions and that significantly lowers their electricity consumption. In thereby lead to a decrease in greenhouse gas emissions. 8 Cryocap™ Press Kit