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Radnor, PA October 12, 2023
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Airgas Celebrating Installation of New Dry Ice Manufacturing Equipment at Kapolei Facility

Recent Airgas ribbon cutting ceremony recognized the installation of new dry ice equipment that will expand capacity and reliability for customers, and create environmental and production efficiencies.

Airgas, an Air Liquide company, recently installed new state-of-the-art dry ice equipment at their CO₂ and dry ice production facility in Kapolei, Hawaii. This new equipment will more than double the production capacity for the facility and will allow Airgas to produce more dry ice size options for customers. In addition, the equipment provides both safety enhancements and production reliability to bring value to customers.

The Airgas team celebrated this installation with a ribbon cutting ceremony on September 12, 2023 at the Kapolei facility.

With enhanced capacity, Airgas will begin to offer a range of sizes, in both block and pellet forms. This dry ice will be offered at six of the local branches and cylinder fill plants, which include Hilo, Honolulu, Kahului, Kailua Kona, Lihue and Waipahu. Within the state, Airgas Dry Ice is primarily used within the airline, medical lab and food distribution industries.

To further support the community, Airgas continues to donate to local emergency preparedness and disaster response organizations throughout the United States. In response to the Maui fires, Airgas donated more than $50,000 worth of cash and product donations to the Hawaiian communities in need.

Jason Oshiro, West Region President, commented: “As a leading producer of dry ice in the state of Hawaii, Airgas is excited to continue to grow our dry ice operations with this installation at our facility in Kapolei. This new equipment gives us the ability to add capacity and value to better serve our customers throughout Hawaii.”

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A world leader in gases, technologies and services for Industry and Health, Air Liquide is present in 73 countries with approximately 67,100 employees and serves more than 3.9 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.

Taking action today while preparing the future is at the heart of Air Liquide’s strategy. With ADVANCE, its strategic plan for 2025, Air Liquide is targeting a global performance, combining financial and extra-financial dimensions. Positioned on new markets, the Group benefits from major assets such as its business model combining resilience and strength, its ability to innovate and its technological expertise. The Group develops solutions contributing to climate and the energy transition—particularly with hydrogen—and takes action to progress in areas of healthcare, digital and high technologies.

Air Liquide’s revenue amounted to more than 29.9 billion euros in 2022. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange (compartment A) and belongs to the CAC 40, CAC 40 ESG, EURO STOXX 50, FTSE4Good and DJSI Europe indexes.