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Air Liquide advanced Technologies

Sassenage, France

Air SystemsSpaceDual-use
Founded 1962Component Supplier, Subsystem Manufacturer
Profile last updated: April 25, 2026

About

Founded in 1962, Air Liquide advanced Technologies is a defense component supplier based in Sassenage, France working in air systems, space.

Air Liquide advanced Technologies is the high-technology unit of the Air Liquide Group, specialised in extreme cryogenics and gas engineering. It serves the space, science, industry and marine sectors, and states that it has been a defence supplier and partner for many decades. The company designs and manufactures cryogenic equipment, helium and hydrogen liquefiers, gas purifiers, fuel cell solutions, cryogenic tanks and lines, and aircraft oxygen generating systems. Its work includes cryogenic systems for fusion and particle accelerator projects, launcher propellant systems, satellite xenon supply, and Turbo-Brayton reliquefaction units for LNG and boil-off gas. The company is certified to ISO 9001 and EN 9100 for its Space Business Unit. It is a subsidiary of the Air Liquide Group and is based in Sassenage, France, with sites in Germany, Japan, China and the United States.

Location

Sassenage, France

Founded

1962

Company type

Subsidiary

VAT number

DE197022462

Focus areas

cryogenicsspaceaerospacehydrogenfuel cellsoxygen systemsgas engineeringturbo-brayton

Languages

ENFR

Products & capabilities

Defense domains

Air SystemsSpace

Supply-chain role

Component SupplierSubsystem Manufacturer

What they offer

HardwareManufacturing ServicesEngineering Services

Markets

Also sells to civilian markets

Products

OBOGS

Aircraft on-board oxygen generating system

On-board oxygen generating system for aircraft, adopted on the Rafale programme, with over 200 planes to be fitted.

Cryogenic tanks for space launchers

Cryogenic propellant tanks

Liquid hydrogen and cryogenic tanks and lines for space launcher programmes, including Ariane and Vega-E.

Standards, platforms & customers

Defense standards

EN 9100

Platforms & programmes

Rafale

Credentials & affiliations

Certifications

ISO 9001

EN 9100

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