July 29 (Reuters) - French industrial gases group Air Liquide AIRP.PA reported a half-year revenue in line with market expectations on Tuesday, citing a favourable energy impact that was mitigated by negative currency effects.
The company, which supplies gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen to factories and hospitals, said its revenue rose 1.8% on a comparable basis to 13.72 billion euros ($15.89 billion) in the January-June period.
Analysts polled by Vara Research were expecting a revenue of 13.73 billion euros on average.
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(Reporting by Olivier Cherfan in Gdansk, editing by Milla Nissi-Prussak)
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