Air Liquide Wins Several Contracts for the Future European Launcher Ariane 6
December 21 2016 - 10:35AM
Business Wire
Regulatory News:
Air Liquide (Paris:AI) has signed several contracts for the
supply of cryogenic equipments for the propulsion of the future
European launcher Ariane 6, as well as for the design and
production of the cryogenic fluid systems of the new Ariane
Launcher System (ELA4) of the Guiana Space Center. The contracts
for the sale of those equipments, amounting to more than €100
million, will be executed over the next three years.
Air Liquide will support the CNES (National Center for Space
Studies) and Airbus Safran Launchers (ASL) in the development
aboard and on the ground of the future launcher Ariane
6. The Group will be in charge of cryogenic studies, and will
notably design and manufacture the cryogenic lines of the tanks of
the main and upper stages of the launcher, which contain 175 tonnes
of liquid hydrogen and oxygen. On the Kourou launch pad in Guiana,
Air Liquide was also chosen for the design of equipment for the
distribution of cryogenic fluids - oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen and
helium - required for the propulsion of the new ELA4 launcher
system dedicated to Ariane 6.
Global leader in cryogenics for space, Air Liquide has
been supporting the development of successive generations of Ariane
1 through Ariane 5 launchers for 50 years, developing
innovative cryogenic technologies and supplying a complete
offer, aboard and on the ground, of high technology equipments,
gases and related services. Cryogenic propulsion offers
benefits in terms of reliability, safety, and technological
maturity and ensures greater accuracy in orbiting satellites. Air
Liquide is participating alongside other players in the European
space sector in improving the performance and competitiveness of
the future Ariane 6 launcher, whose first test flights will take
place in 2020.
François Darchis, Senior Vice-President
and member of the Air Liquide Group’s Executive Committee,
supervising Innovation, said: “A historic partner of the space
program and a player in the scientific community, Air Liquide has
developed unique expertise in space cryogenics supporting the
Ariane program in all phases of launcher development. We are glad
to contribute to a sector of excellence and to respond to the new
challenges of the European space sector.”
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The world leader in gases, technologies and services for
Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 80 countries with
approximately 68,000 employees and serves more than 3 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 Liquide’s ambition is to lead its industry, deliver
long-term performance and contribute to sustainability. The
company’s customer-centric transformation strategy aims at
profitable growth over the long term. It relies on operational
excellence, selective investments, open innovation and a network
organization implemented by the Group worldwide. Through the
commitment and inventiveness of its people, Air Liquide leverages
energy and environment transition, changes in healthcare and
digitization, and delivers greater value to all its
stakeholders.
Air Liquide’s revenues amounted to €16.4 billion in 2015, and
its solutions that protect life and the environment represented
more than 40% of sales. On 23 May 2016, Air Liquide completed its
acquisition of Airgas, which had revenues amounting to $5.3 billion
(around €4.8 billion) for the fiscal year ending 31 March 2016.Air
Liquide is listed on the Paris Euronext stock exchange (compartment
A) and belongs to the CAC 40 and Dow Jones Euro Stoxx 50
indexes.
* Following the acquisition of Airgas on 23 May 2016
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