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Information Paris, February 2, 2005 Press release Air Liquide Welding helps optimize manual welding at Chantiers de l' Atlantique in Saint-Nazaire
Service will be provided through AIS, Air Liquide Welding's local on-site service provider, to optimize the efficiency of the Chantiers de l'Atlantique welding fleet. To meet this task, AIS will boost its project staff to 16. AIS is already responsible for all Chantiers' fume extraction and treatment operations, ensuring the company's welders the best possible safety and hygiene conditions. For several years now, Air Liquide Welding has also taken charge of all logistics for welding products at the Saint-Nazaire site (coated electrodes, cored wires, wire/flux combinations, etc.), freeing up Chantiers de l' Atlantique to focus on its core professional expertise. As Eugène Pont, Vice-President of Air Liquide Welding explained, "We are very pleased to have won this contract. The professionalism and quality of service that AIS has provided for five years was a deciding factor for Chantiers de l' Atlantique. Air Liquide Welding, a European leader in welding and cutting technologies, continues to offer global solutions, in such areas as fume reduction and operator environments, which reflect the Group' s commitment to sustainable development". Air Liquide Welding is a division of Air Liquide. It manufactures equipment, consumables, and services for welding and cutting operations with some 3,150 employees in more than 25 countries. In France, ALW operates primarily under the brands SAF, Oerlikon, Commercy-Soudure and Sauvageau, with 1,240 employees. ****************** Present in 65 countries, Air Liquide is the world leader in industrial and medical gases and related services. The Group offers innovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies. These solutions, which are in line with Air Liquide's commitment to sustainable development, help to protect life and enable our customers to manufacture meny indispensable everyday products. Founded in 1902, Air Liquide has more than 31,900 employees. The Group has successfully developed a long-term relationship with its shareholders built on confidence and transparency and guided by the principles of corporate governance. Sales in 2003 totaled 8,394 million euros, of which sales outside France accounted almost 80%. Ait Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and is a component of the CAC 40 and EuroStoxx 50 indexes (ISIN code FR 0000120073). For further information, please contact:
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