Les Gaz Industriels Ltd (LGI) was incorporated as a private company, back in 1952, with 100% Mauritian equity and the sole aim of producing oxygen and acetylene for metal cutting and welding purposes.

In 1963, African Oxygen Ltd S.A. AFROX bought 50% equity in LGI. During the next four years, the new corporate entity expanded into the production of general purpose welding electrodes and of medical oxygen and into the importation of nitrous oxide, from AFROX, for use in hospitals and clinics.

In order to allow a more active participation from local shareholders, AFROX reduced its equity to 34% in 1976. LGI kept a steady growth for the next fourteen years, with the modernization of the oxygen plant and the production of liquid and gaseous nitrogen, for multi-purpose uses. It was also heavily involved in the installation of gas reticulation in hospitals and clinics.

LGI became a public company in 1990 and was listed on the Over The Counter (OTC) market in Mauritius. It has, since, also diversified into the production of nitrous oxide for medical purposes. The commissioning of a modern Air Separation Unit in 1998, for the production of liquid and gaseous oxygen and nitrogen and the installation of two cryogenic storage tanks, for liquid oxygen and nitrogen, have given the company the opportunity of doubling its supply of oxygen and nitrogen in Mauritius, with the added advantage of servicing the customer on an ex-stock basis.

Our staff comprises a management and office staff of 31, including two chemical engineers, and a labour force of 45.

We are proud of our team of young and dynamic people who show great enthusiasm in their work and are always quick at understanding any new product or market.

They are backed up by an efficient communications system and modern equipment. The company has invested considerably into information technology with a view to keeping up with new market requirements.

We would like to thank the host of customers who contributed to the successful launch of the company in 1952 and who, over the years, have remained faithful to us and increased and diversified their orders as we expanded into a variety of products and services.

After having been certified ISO 9001: 2000 for a better service in terms of quality and reliability, the whole company is now aiming for ISO 14000 Certification which shall guide us to meet environmental challenges and to continually improve our environmental performance.

With the ISO 9001 : 2000 International Standard, we are actually practicing a more efficient use of our resources / services while taking into accounts the needs and requirements of our stakeholders as well as the regulatory requirements. Through this standard, we are also committing ourselves to continually uphold and improve our performance in this regard, and to maintain a balanced approach between the satisfaction of our stakeholders and the society at large.