Air Liquide’s consolidated sales reached 7,608 million euros, an increase of +11.2 per cent, 30 September 2005.
On a comparable basis (excluding foreign exchange, natural gas and perimeter effect), this increase was +5.9 per cent.
In the third quarter, consolidated sales amounted to 2,566 millions euros, an increase of +8.9%. On a comparable basis, the rise was +5.4 per cent.
Benoît Potier, chairman of the management board of Air Liquide, said: “Further progress from our activities in the third quarter brings our sales growth at the end of September to +11.2 per cent, with dynamic performance in Asia and a recovery in Japan, a continued favourable environment in industrial and electronics markets in the Americas, and performance in Europe driven principally by innovative products and services.
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