What SOL France does

SOL France Sas is a French Société par Actions Simplifiée (SAS) and wholly-owned subsidiary of Italy's SOL Group (SOL S.p.A.), a family-owned industrial conglomerate operating in 28 countries. Headquartered at 8 Rue du Compas in Saint-Ouen-l'Aumône, Ile-de-France, the company produces, distributes, and services industrial and medical gases for manufacturing, metal fabrication, food and beverage, healthcare, chemical and pharmaceutical, oil and gas, and energy and environment customers across France. Operations are supported by four production facilities (Liévin, Saint Savin, Treillières, Vitrolles) plus a regional office in Eragny, with reported headcount of approximately 55–100 employees.

The company's product portfolio spans compressed and liquefied industrial gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, helium, CO2, acetylene), proprietary gas mixtures under registered trademarks (Enermix and Comfort Enermix for welding, LaserSOL for laser sources, AliSOL for food-grade modified atmosphere packaging, SolMix for heat-treatment atmospheres), medical gases with marketing authorizations (ANTASOL, NEOPHYR), refrigerant gases (natural and HFC ranges), and cryogenic technologies. Supporting equipment and services include the TecnoSOL and Sol Welding equipment lines, EasyRobot automated welding systems, DryBlast cryogenic cleaning, NitroSOL on-site nitrogen generation (up to 99.999% purity, >1,000 m³/h), HySOL on-site hydrogen generation (99.9–99.999% purity, >1,500 m³/h per module), CryoSOL cryogenic freezing, SolControl non-destructive testing, Ecojet ozone water treatment, and Enermix.Net remote process monitoring. The company also extends into biotechnology diagnostics via the Diatheva PCR pathogen detection kits sub-brand at the group level. Certifications include ISO 22000, FSSC 22000, and ISO 9000, and the company reports a French Gender Equality Index score of 86/100.

SOL France operates an enterprise field-sales go-to-market model through dedicated technico-commercial (sales-technical) teams serving industrial customers and specialized sales teams for the healthcare sector. Distribution is delivered through pipelines, cryogenic storage tanks, mobile cylinders and tube trailers, and on-site generation systems. Revenue streams combine hardware sales of gases and equipment with professional services including Total Gas Management (TGM), remote management, traceability, training, and technical consulting. Pricing is quote-based and tailored to customer requirements, with Total Gas Management provided on a recurring service basis. The company is privately held within the SOL Group structure, with no public revenue, funding events, or M&A activity disclosed in the input data.

Name

SOL France

Legal name

SOL France Sas

Website

https://solfrance.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SOL France is a French subsidiary of Italy's SOL Group that produces, distributes, and services industrial and medical gases for industrial, healthcare, food, and energy customers across France.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512)

SIC

Chemicals & Allied Products (2800)

akta.pro primary industry

Food & Beverage Gases (Carbonation/Freezing/Packaging) (IMAEACAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Healthcare Gases (IMAEACAF), Welding & Cutting Gases (IMAEACAH), Gas Handling Equipment & Storage (Cylinders/Tanks/Valves) (IMAEACAL)

Keywords

• Industrial gas supply
• Medical gas distribution
• Welding gas mixtures
• Cryogenic freezing systems
• On-site gas generation

Headquarters

HQ city

Saint Ouen l'Aumône

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Revenue model

1. Technical Gases Sales: Sale of industrial gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, helium, CO2, acetylene, and specialty gases in compressed, liquid, or on-site produced forms.
2. Medical Gases Sales: Sale of medical gases and medical devices for healthcare sector, including oxygen, nitrous oxide, medical air, and specialized medical gas mixtures.
3. Gas Equipment and Devices: Sale and rental of gas distribution equipment including pipelines, cryogenic tanks, mobile tanks, regulators, welding machines, and automated systems.
4. Auxiliary Services: Technical consulting, training, remote management, traceability services, and Total Gas Management (TGM) services for comprehensive gas supply management.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

SOL France produces, distributes, and supplies industrial and medical gases, gas mixtures, and related equipment to industrial and healthcare customers across France. The company also designs and operates on-site gas generation systems (nitrogen and hydrogen), cryogenic freezing and cleaning technologies, automated welding solutions, and provides ancillary services including Total Gas Management, remote monitoring, traceability, and training.

Product overview

SOL France is a French subsidiary of the Italian SOL Group specializing in industrial and medical gases. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of products including technical gases (nitrogen, oxygen, argon, helium, hydrogen, acetylene, CO2, specialty gases), gas mixtures (AliSOL for food, Enermix Premium and Comfort for welding, LaserSOL for lasers), refrigerant gases (natural and HFC), and medical gases. These core products are supported by equipment (cryogenic tanks, mobile cylinders, welding machinery under the Sol Welding brand), automation solutions (EasyRobot), and specialized technologies (DryBlast cryogenic cleaning, SolControl non-destructive testing, Enermix.Net process monitoring). Supply is delivered through multiple channels: on-site production systems (NitroSOL, HySOL), pipelines, cryogenic storage, and mobile tanks. Auxiliary services include Total Gas Management (TGM), remote monitoring, traceability, and training. The company serves diverse sectors including food & beverage, metal fabrication, healthcare, chemical/pharmaceutical, oil & gas, and energy/environment.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sol Welding: SOL dedicated brand for development of manual and semi-automatic arc welding and cutting installations using converter technology
• Enermix.Net
• AliSOL
• LaserSOL
• HySOL
• NitroSOL
• TGM (Total Gas Management)
• SolControl
• CryoSOL
• EasyRobot
• SolMix
• Diatheva kit
• TecnoSOL
• Ecojet

Quantifiable outcome

• Gas purity control down to parts per billion (ppb) levels
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments7 records

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SOL Group (Parent Company)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSOL France is a subsidiary of SOL Group, an Italian family-owned company operating in 28 countries. The parent company provides global reach, shared R&D, and established brand presence while SOL France operates as an independent entity serving the French market with local production facilities and customer relationships.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Regional players

• Westfalen Group: German family-owned industrial gas company producing and distributing technical and medical gases across Germany and neighboring countries, with comparable portfolio (industrial gases, medical gases, welding, food applications) to SOL France.
• SIAD Group: Italian industrial gas company (similar size and family-owned character to SOL Group) producing industrial, medical, and specialty gases, primarily serving Italy but also other European markets with overlapping product offerings.

Direct peers

• Messer Group: Family-owned European industrial gas company (similar ownership profile to SOL Group) operating across Europe with comparable technical gas, medical gas, and on-site generation offerings competing in the same end markets.
• Nippon Gases Europe: European industrial gas subsidiary of Nippon Sanso Holdings, supplying industrial and medical gases across multiple European countries including France, with a comparable product portfolio to SOL France.
• Air Liquide: French-headquartered global industrial gas leader operating in France with extensive technical and medical gas portfolios, directly competing with SOL France across welding, food, medical, and specialty gas segments.

Broad incumbents

• Air Products: Global industrial gas company with French operations supplying hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen, and specialty gases to industrial and healthcare customers, overlapping with SOL France's core markets.
• Linde: Global industrial gas major (post-Praxair merger) operating in France with a broader portfolio of industrial, medical, and specialty gases plus engineering, supplying the same customer base as SOL France at much larger scale.

Others

• SOL Group (parent): Italian family-owned parent industrial gas group operating in 28 countries; included as the parent ecosystem reference that supplies shared R&D, brand portfolio, and international reach to SOL France.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/solfrance-solgroup

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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