Air Liquide expands its offer of industrial gases in Mexico with the inauguration of new cylinder filling plants and a regional operations center

Air Liquide today inaugurated a high pressure filling plant and an acetylene plant located in Apodaca, Nuevo León, Mexico. The new plants reinforce the expansion of the company's line of bottled gases and its presence in the industrial gases market in Mexico.

The two new plants are integrated into the new Regional Operations Center that will concentrate all of Air Liquide's bottled gas and logistics operations in northern Mexico. These new plants will generate 40 permanent jobs in addition to the 200 Air Liquide employees in the country.

A ceremony was held at the new center to celebrate the opening. It was headed by Michael Graff, President and CEO of American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc., Albert Correa, President of Air Liquide Caribe, Central America and Mexico, and Rodrigo Jorge, General Director of Air Liquide in Mexico. Among the officials and guests were Ildefonso Guajardo Villarreal, Secretary of Economy, Jaime Rodríguez Calderón, Governor of Nuevo León, Fernando Turner Dávila, Secretary of Economy and Labor of the State of Nuevo León, Oscar Cantú García, Mayor of the Municipality of Apodaca in Nuevo León and Anne Bernard, Economic Counselor of the French Embassy in Mexico, as well as other guests of honor and clients.

The new plants incorporate advanced technologies to produce high-quality gases including oxygen, argon, nitrogen, helium, CO2, acetylene, blends, as well as specialty and high-purity gases, to meet customer needs in a safe, sustainable and trustworthy. Both plants, the high pressure plant and the acetylene plant, are the most modern of their kind in Mexico, with advanced cylinder filling technology to help our customers improve the efficiency of their processes.

Albert Correa, President of Air Liquide Caribbean, Central America and Mexico, commented: “Air Liquide's continued commitment to growth in Mexico is a recognition of the high potential and bright future of the country, and a vital component of our strategy for the region. With our two new plants and new Regional Operations Center, we are proud to reaffirm our commitment to our customers and continued expansion into new markets and geographies in Mexico. We seek to be able to contribute and participate in the growth and prosperity of the country.”

Air Liquide provides a complete and reliable offer of industrial gases for multiple industries such as automotive, aeronautics, metal mechanics, petrochemical, electronics, food, glass, water treatment, research and analysis, and applications such as welding, heat treatment, inerting, conservation food and leak detection.

The recent acquisition of Airgas, one of the leading suppliers of industrial gases and associated products, increases Air Liquide's offer in Mexico by adding welding products and equipment, as well as safety equipment and services, to provide a more competitive, innovative and reliable solution. secure to customers.

In five years, Air Liquide has invested significantly in Mexico, it has 8 plants in operation, including the largest air separation unit in the country, positioning Air Liquide as the largest producer of liquid argon in Mexico and the largest producer of oxygen in northern Mexico, which continues to grow and deliver value and excellence to customers throughout the region.