Air Liquide - a world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 75 countries with approximately 66,400 employees and serves more than 3.8 million customers and patients. Oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen are essential small molecules for life, matter and energy. They embody Air Liquide’s scientific territory and have been at the core of the company’s activities since its creation in 1902.
Air Lquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX 50 and FTSE4Good indexes.
Air Liquide entered Kazakhstan in 2016 since the establishment of the joint venture Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases LLP with JSC NC KazMunayGas.
Since 2018, Air Liquide Munay Tech Gases LLP has been producing and supplying hydrogen and nitrogen to the refinery in Pavlodar and since 2021 to the refinery in Atyrau.
In 2021 a new production plant has been built in the new petrochemical complex in Karabatan in Atyrau region and gaseous nitrogen and compressed dry air has been started to supply to Kazakhstan Petrochemical Industries (KPI), in May 2022 supply of liquid nitrogen to the local market has been started.
As well as, the cooperation on decarbonization topics is being carried out with JSC NC KazMunayGas, Atyrau and Pavlodar refineries.
The total investment is more than 120 million euros, and the company employs about 170 people.