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• , or Air Liquide (French pronunciation: ​[ɛʁ likid]; /ˌɛər lᵻˈkiːd/; literally "liquid air"), is a French multinational company which supplies industrial gases and services to various industries including medical, chemical and electronic manufacturers
• Founded in 1902, it is the world's first largest supplier of industrial gases by revenues and has operations in over 80 countries
• It is headquartered in the 7th arrondissement of Paris, France
• Air Liquide owned the patent for Aqua-Lung until it time-expired
• Although Air Liquide's headquarters are located in Paris, France, it also has a major site in Japan (ALL), as well as in Houston, TX, and Newark, DE, USA
• There is an emphasis on research and development (R&D) throughout the Air Liquide company
• R&D targets the creation of not only industrial gases, but also gases that are used in products such as healthcare items, electronic chips, foods and chemicals
• The major R&D groups within Air Liquide focus on analysis, bioresources (foods and chemicals), combustion, membranes, modeling, and the production of Hydrogen (H2) gas
• The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index