Air Liquide Plans $150 Million US Industrial Gas Production Facility

11:47 PM EDT, 07/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- Air Liquide (AI.PA) earmarked over $150 million for an industrial gas production facility in the US state of Idaho. The French industrial gases company said Thursday it will build and operate the new facility to support the expansion of an unnamed partner semiconductor memory chip company. The planned facility will produce nitrogen, oxygen, and argon, with operations to commence in 2028.