On 7 May 2025, Air Products (Lehigh Valley, Pa.) announced the acquisition of IJsfabriek Strombeek (Meise, Belgium). This acquisition enhances Air Products’ footprint in Belgium and France, strengthens its supply chain, and increases CO₂ production capacity to better serve regional demand. The acquisition marks an important strategic step for IJsfabriek Strombeek. All employees will transition to Air Products, ensuring that knowledge and experience are retained, and that integration proceeds smoothly, with uninterrupted production and deliveries to customers.
“We are delighted to welcome IJsfabriek Strombeek to Air Products,” said Harco van den Berg, Business Manager Benelux at Air Products. “This move supports our growth
strategy and reinforces our commitment to delivering value across the industrial gases sector, thereby creating value for customers, employees, and shareholders.”
IJsfabriek Strombeek provides a broad variety of gases and gas mixtures for many applications in the industrial, medical and food sectors, as well as dry ice for cooling and freezing techniques and welding equipment.