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Air Liquide SA — Investor Presentation (March 2007)

20 slides from Air Liquide SA's investor presentation, March 2007

  1. Slide 1: Air Liquide in China

    Air Liquide in China March 2007

  2. Slide 2: Air Liquide Group background

    Air Liquide Group background

  3. Slide 3: Gas and services: 88% of total sales

    Gas and services: 88% of total sales Industrial Merchant (45% of G&S) „ Bulk & cylinders deliveries „ Serving a wide variety of customers Large Industry (30% of G&S) „ Large dedicated plants at customer sites „ Air gases and Hydrogen „ Pipeline network Healthcare (16% of G&S) „ Dedicated medical sup

  4. Slide 4: Business mix by region

    Business mix by region 2006 Gas & Services revenue Europe: Americas: Asia: €5.2 bn €2.6 bn €1.7 bn 4% 6% 7% 31% 23% 44% 45% 46% 5% 29% 42% 18% Industrial Merchant Large Industries Healthcare Electronics 4

  5. Slide 5: Market shifts in a growing investment portfolio

    Market shifts in a growing investment portfolio Portfolio €2.5 bn „ Negotiating first projects €1 bn in Energy gasification >€1 bn ≈ €1.8 bn DAdding O2 opportunities In €M to H2 refining 1800 500 „ Accelerating decisions in emerging markets 400 DGlobal capability 50 900 DRecent major wins 400 500 60

  6. Slide 6: New ambition: Improving profit delivery

    New ambition : Improving profit delivery Revenue OIR Margin Net profit €16-18 bn 16-17% €1.6-1.8 bn CAGR +8-10% 15% CAGR +10-13% €11 bn €1 bn 2006 2011 2006 2011 2006 2011 „ More opportunities in „ Operating leverage D Energy D Emerging countries „ Cost reduction D Leveraging trends in Healthcare an

  7. Slide 7: Air Liquide in China

    rn AIR LIQUIDE Air Liquide in China

  8. Slide 8: Building Asian presence

    Building Asian presence SEA JV’s JAG Revenue minorities €22000 bn SOAEO minorities €0.5 bn € 1.8 bn SEA JAG creation JAG AL Japan € 1.3 bn minorities €11000 bn €0.8 bn 00 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2006 proportional proportional proportional proportional proportional pro forma consolidated Leader in A

  9. Slide 9: China: the '6th continent'

    China: the ‘‘6th continent’’ Europe China Paris Rome Beijing Shanghai Europe China • Area: 10,16million Km2 • Area: 9,60 million Km2 • Population: 728million • Population: 1300million • 43 countries • 34 provinces & Special Regions • Distance from Paris to Berlin: 880Km • Distance from Beijing to Sh

  10. Slide 10: China: GDP scale by province

    China: 34 countries + Heilongjiang GDP scale ia g ol Jilin on M ner Liaoning In Beijing / Tianjin / Ga Hebei ns Shanxi Ningxia u Shandong Shaanxi Qinghai Henan Jiangsu / Shanghai Anhui Sichuan n g Hubei Zhejiang qi o ng Jiangxi Ch Hunan Guizhou Fujian Yunnan Taiwan Guangxi Guangdong Hong Kong Macau

  11. Slide 11: A Booming and Massive economy

    A Booming and Massive economy Billion % „ Sustained high growth US$ 15 D~ 10 % / year 2,000 C E FRAN 10 CHINA „ Driven by industrial production 1,000 5 D~ 16% / year 0 0 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 „ World 4th largest GDP since 2005 China Industrial Production growth % D~ Germany in

  12. Slide 12: Air Liquide in China

    Air Liquide in China „ All Air Liquide Group activities are present: DGas and services …… since 1910 … • Industrial gases (Electronics, Industrial Customers, Large Industries) • Healthcare • Air Liquide China (AL China) restarted in 1990 • Hong Kong Oxygen (HKO) since 1959 • Healthcare division Rep.

  13. Slide 13: Recent wins in China

    Recent wins in China „ Large Industry, strong references : DSelectivity in steel customers : Posco JV with Shagang, Rizhao Iron & Steel, Shagang DChemicals : LG Chem, Lidong, Bayer, Tianjin Bohai Chemical ⇒ Illustrates the move to OTF „ Electronics : references in semiconductors and TFT/LCD : DHynix

  14. Slide 14: Developing a balanced growth platform in China

    Developing a balanced growth platform in China China: in line with the 500 m€ of investment decisions between 2004 and 2008 BEIJING-TIANJIN 6 plants, chemicals, steel, Industrial Customers semiconductors presence Filling centers, SHANDONG 5 plants, steel, chemicals liquid plants Major Large GREATER

  15. Slide 15: Air Liquide presence in Northern China

    Air Liquide presence in Northern China Beijing Shenyang 1 ASU (JV) 1 H2 filling center On-sites On-sites Beijing Tianjin Healthcare Representative Office Tianjin 1 ASU 1 ASU under commissioning Liaoning 2 ASU under construction JV (Tianjin Soda) Qingdao 2 H2 plant 1 ASU taken over (2005) 1 cylinder

  16. Slide 16: Air Liquide presence in Eastern China

    Air Liquide presence in Eastern China Zhanjiagang 1 ASU 2 ASU under construction 1 Electronics Gases plant under construction Changshu Pipeline network with N2 and H2 plants under expansion Shanghai Wuxi 1 ASU 1 ASU (JV) + 1 Electronics center + pipeline pipeline 1 filling center (JV) under expansio

  17. Slide 17: Air Liquide in China: an acceleration

    Air Liquide in China: an acceleration 2007: HKO to be sold to Linde gas Guangdong open to AL China Shagang contract (largest private steelmaker) Acceleration 2006: 5 major Air Gases contracts 2005: New Territory (Shandong) + Project execution 1 major Air Gases contract + 1 acquisition 2004: 4 major

  18. Slide 18: Back up

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  19. Slide 19: Driven by strong decentralized regions

    Driven by strong decentralized regions China GDP 2005 unit: B USD „ A few provinces 400 Belgium GDP<35 stand-out 35≤ GDP<60 D Hebei Austria 300 60≤ GDP<100 D Shandong GDP≥ 100 D Henan Ireland 200 D Jiangsu Portugal D Shanghai D Zhejiang 100 D Guangdong „ Although all - contribute Anhui T ib e t Hebe

  20. Slide 20: AL China Plants start-ups

    AL China Plants start-ups Beijing High-Tech 2005 430 tpd liquid + GAN pipeline Shanghai SCIPIG Zhangjiagang ZPSS 2004 - 2006 2006 Tianjin Dagang ASU 300 tpd 200 tpd 1997 Hyco H2 55,000 m3/h 200 tpd CO 15,000 m3/h Tianjin LG Chem 2007 275 tpd + liquid Changshu Pipe H2 + N2 2006 Wuxi High-Tech MeOH 40

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