Air Liquide plans 6-yr euro bond -IFR

LONDON, May 26 (Reuters) - French industrial gases group Air Liquide (AIRP.PA) plans to sell a six-year bond, which is expected to be 400 million euros ($559 million) in size, IFR reported on Tuesday.

BNP Paribas, Citigroup and HSBC are joint lead managers on the deal, said IFR Markets, a Thomson Reuters online news and market analysis service.

Air Liquide is rated A by both Standard & Poor's and Fitch Ratings. (Reporting by Natalie Harrison; Editing by David Holmes)