New Photovoltaic Contracts in China


Air Liquide confirms its leading position in the PV market with the recent
signature of thirteen new contracts with crystalline-Silicon (c-Si) solar cell
manufacturers in China. The Group expands its supply to Chinese market leaders
JA Solar and Yingli Green energy. Air Liquide will invest over 10 million to
meet the needs of these customers.

China is already the world's leading manufacturer of solar cells, hosting around 35%
of total world capacity. Recently, the Chinese government announced a target of
20 GWp power installed by 2020.

Air Liquide is now the carrier gases and specialty gases supplier of JA Solar and
Yingli, respectively China's number two and number three manufacturer, with a
combined capacity of 1,400 MWp. Air Liquide is supplying:

- JA Solar's solar cell production fabs in the Jiangsu' and Hebei'
provinces;

- Yingli's solar cell and Poly-Silicon facilities in Baoding Photovoltaic park,
located in Hebei province.

Air Liquide is the partner of China's three main solar cell manufacturers, since it
already supplies Suntech, the largest c-Si producer in China (as announced in
May 2009).

In addition, in Beijing, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Hebei, Air Liquide was
recently awarded various new long-term contracts for the supply of carrier gases
and of specialty gases, namely to Jinko Solar, Sunflower and DelSolar, as well as
to eight other new c-Si fabs under construction, for a total combined new
manufacturing capacity of above 1,300MWp per year.

In light of the latest contracts, Air Liquide becomes the supplier of more than
100 solar cell manufacturing companies around the world, with an overall c-Si
capacity above 10 GWp per year.

Francisco Martins, Vice-President World Business Line Electronics of the
Air Liquide Group, declared: "We are pleased to have been chosen to supply
the three largest solar cell manufacturers in China. This confirms our
ability to supply added-value gases and turnkey solutions to this industry.
These recent contracts reinforce our leading position in this fast-changing
industry. The photovoltaic activity is at the crossroads of Energy and the
Environment, two growth drivers for the Air Liquide Group."

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