Air Liquide resists in the first quarter of the year
April 28, 2009
Activity in the first quarter has been marked by significant differences between products, sectors and geographies. Thus, the cyclical sectors have experienced a decline in demand in volumes exceeding 30%. Meanwhile, defensive sectors have resisted well globally, with a few reductions in volumes of less than 10%. This decrease has been compensated partially, especially because they continued the sunsets started and improvements of the production capacity of factories, and by the effect of the campaign of prices. In this context, the turnover of the first quarter gives faith of resilience of the group.