Air Liquide Garners Top Industry Awards for Its Commerce One Based E-procurement Platform.

Business Editors/High-Tech Writers

PARIS & PLEASANTON, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 28, 2002

Air Liquide, the leading international supplier of medical and industrial gases, has received industry awards for its Commerce One based e-procurement platform from AFNET, the French Internet Users Association, and the French government's Ministry of Industry. The first place e-procurement award and second place distinction for the Net2002 Award were presented to Air Liquide on March 28, 2002 in Paris.

Air Liquide's NEPAL project, selected for the award from a field of more than 20 competing entries, has enjoyed growing success among Air Liquide employees and suppliers since its pilot in January 2001. NEPAL is a user-friendly e-procurement tool, directly accessible from the Air Liquide Group Intranet, which does not require any specific IT expertise. More than 10,000 transactions have taken place since the launch of the application.

The NEPAL on-line catalogue includes over 350,000 products manufactured by more than 60 suppliers. The system is up-and-running in 15 Air Liquide sites in four countries (France, Germany, Japan and the USA). Based on Commerce One e-procurement technology, which operates in conjunction with pre-installed Air Liquide information systems, NEPAL has been successfully integrated into the Oracle and SAP ERP systems deployed within the Air Liquide Group.

The NEPAL system also manages the internal validation of orders, automatically transferring them to corresponding suppliers. It allows Air Liquide to save time and money by helping Air Liquide to create a more efficient supply chain, ensure quick follow-up and improve negotiation with accredited suppliers.

A further advantage of NEPAL is that it supplies purchasing teams with detailed transaction information, which allows for the development of more efficient purchasing plans. This has delivered significant savings for Air Liquide. Olivier Bruder, the Group's e-business director said, "Nepal's international success demonstrates the efficiency of Web-based procurement solutions."

About Air Liquide

Air Liquide is a global provider of industrial and medical gases and related services. By staying at the vanguard of technological leadership, Air Liquide provides its customers all over the world with new products, services and solutions. Founded in 1902, Air Liquide has 130 subsidiaries in more than 65 countries and employs around 30,800 people. Sales in 2001 totaled 8,328 million euros, with revenue outside of France accounting for 77% of total revenue. Air Liquide is listed on the Paris Stock Exchange and is a component of the CAC 40 and the EuroStoxx 50 indexes (Euroclear 12007).

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