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                                                      Malmö, March 15 2005

INTERNAL RELEASE

New name for Air Liquide’s calibration business in Sweden : Trescal Sweden AB.

The industrial gas company Air Liquide Gas AB in Sweden has announced that its subsidiaries CEJ Measurement Services AB and AREPA Mätteknik AB have merged and changed their name to Trescal Sweden AB. The company is specialized in calibration and industrial measurement and Trescal is the company name which is used for Air Liquide’s calibration companies in Europe. 

In connection with the name change the company also announces that Hans Wichmann Madsen, Managing Director for Trescal in Denmark, is now also Managing Director of Trescal in Sweden.

 ”It is exciting to lead and develop Air Liquide and Trescal’s continued calibration business,” Hans Wichmann Madsen says. ”The preconditions to succeed are unique. With sister companies in ten European countries, almost 50 metrology units and approximately 950 employees within the calibration business we are now on firm ground.”

 Air Liquide Gas AB acquired CEJ Measurement Services AB (previously a part within CE Johansson) in Eskilstuna 2001 and AREPA Mätteknik AB (previously a part within Bofors) in Karlskoga, Sweden, in 2004. Both of these metrology units have been accredited since 1975.

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Present in  more than 70 countries, Air Liquide provides industrial and medical gases and related services. The Group offers innovative solutions based on constantly enhanced technologies. These solutions, which are consistent with Air Liquide’s commitment to sustainable development, help to protect life and enable our customers to manufacture many indispensable everyday products. Founded in 1902, Air Liquide has more than 36,000 employees. The Group has successfully developed a long-term relationship with its shareholders built on trust and transparency and guided by the principles of corporate governance. Since the publication of its first consolidated financial statements in 1971, Air Liquide has posted strong and steady earnings growth. Sales in 2004 totaled 9,376 million euros, with sales outside France accounting for almost 80%. Air Liquide is listed on the Euronext Paris stock exchange and is a component of the CAC 40 and Eurostoxx 50 indices (ISIN code FR 0000120073).