Gas deliveries
From basic needs to full process support, Air Liquide knows that reliable gas supply is crucial to its customers’ operations. Our teams work with our customers to determine the most appropriate and cost-effective supply mode based on their purity, flow and safety requirements as well as the volume of gases needed for their manufacturing processes.
World class expertise for reliable and flexible gas supply
Air Liquide has world class expertise and flexibility in gas supply needed by industrial actors. Our supply chain is backed by standardized technologies, qualification processes and information systems that ensure reliability and safety while optimising logistics.
Our goal is to offer an industry-leading safe and efficient supply chain that meets the specific requirements of all industries.
Thanks to our streamlined operations and our presence in the major international industrial basins, we are able to reduce our environmental footprint while delivering gases anytime, anywhere.
To this end, Air Liquide is a partner of choice for industrial actors. We accompany our customers and provide advanced capabilities from dedicated on-site supply to individual packaged gas.
Delivery and storage of gas in cylinders and banks
Air Liquide provides a wide variety of compressed gas cylinders in many sizes, each selected to meet specific customer needs. As our wide range of specialty and industrial gases has an equally wide range of chemical characteristics, we base our packaging offer on safety, stability and customer convenience.
Types of Cylinders
Low-pressure
Air Liquide supplies low-pressure cylinders that are ideal for flammable gases such as acetylene and propane.
High-pressure
High-pressure cylinders are ideal to safely transport and use store compressed gases. Air Liquide offers many sizes of high-pressure gas cylinders and tube trailers made of aluminum and stainless steel.
Bulk gas
If your operations require a steady flow of industrial grade carbon dioxide, nitrogen, argon or oxygen in volumes exceeding 2000Nm3 per month, Air Liquide's bulk distribution and storage solutions will meet your needs. Products will be delivered in bulk and off-loaded into cryogenic storage tanks at your facility. Our service teams will continuously monitor the levels of your storage tanks and schedule deliveries when levels are low. Air Liquide’s Industrial Gas Services division offers temporary, on-demand bulk nitrogen supply and mobile nitrogen pumping/vaporization units for virtually any industrial application.
We provide an array of service options, including variable flow rates up to 12000Nm3/hr, variable temperatures from -195° C to 200° C and variable pressures from 0 to 35 bar.
Related Equipment and Services
Depending on your needs, Air Liquide’s bulk supply offer extends to a range of on-site services:
- Telemetry
- Rental of related equipment, including storage vessels
- Equipment installation, inspection, preventative maintenance, and repair
- Gas sensor calibration
- Safety awareness training
- Certificates of Analysis (COA)
ECO ORIGIN™ - Climate smart gases
ECO ORIGIN™ makes low-carbon industrial gases, which are produced from 100% renewable energy, available in bulk liquid form. We are proud to work with you to reduce your climate footprint.
- Use of 100% renewable energy
- Compensation of residual emissions from transport
- A simple concept and a verified method
Production on site
Installation and start-up support
Our experienced engineers and technicians have years of know-how and experience in providing installation and start-up support for a diverse customer base. We understand that managing industrial gases involves multiple roles: logistics, maintenance, accounting, tools and equipment and most importantly, safety. Our team of experts will be there to support you throughout the installation and start-up process.
Our solutions include:
- Design and engineering services
- Procurement and delivery of equipment
- Installation of infrastructure for storage vessels (including concrete foundation, fence, bollards and more)
- Cryogenic liquid storage tanks, vaporizer connections and piping
As part of our start-up support service, we offer a variety of training programs that combine both theory and practice to provide the critical skills and know-how to operate gas and cryogenic equipment safely and efficiently.
Inspection & maintenance
Our support services do not end after installation and start-up. We provide maintenance and periodic performance assessments to ensure optimal safety and productivity.
In addition, we help our clients manage their gas supply through:
- Automatic re-ordering
- Tank-level monitoring for bulk supply using cell-powered wireless telemetry units