Air Liquide (AL) recently announced that it has acquired 80% of the capital of the French company Cryoconcept, which specialises in dilution refrigeration - a technology allowing to reach very low temperatures.
This transaction enables AL to strengthen its expertise in the field of extreme, or close to absolute zero, cryogenics, to propose a broader offer and accelerate the development of Cryoconcept’s activities.
A spin-off company from CEA, Cryoconcept specialised in the field of very deep refrigeration using dilution refrigeration based on the use of helium-3 and helium-4.
This technology, which makes it possible to reach temperatures below 10 milliKelvin (close to absolute zero, i.e. -273.14 °C).
For that reason, AL can now offer its customers a complete range of products and services across the entire cold chain, from 300 Kelvin (ambient temperature) to now less than 10 milliKelvin. |