In the 2015 financial year, The Linde Group generated revenue of 17.944 bn, making it one of the leading gases and engineering companies in the world, with approximately 65,000 employees working in more than 100 countries worldwide. Linde´s Gases Division is a world leader in the international gases market, supplying industrial, specialty and medical gases. Linde´s Engineering Division is successful throughout the world with its focus on promising market segments such as olefin plants, natural gas plants and air separation plants, as well as hydrogen and synthesis gas plants.

The Linde Group is a world-leading gases and engineering company with a history that stretches back over 135 years. The Group specialises in the planning, procurement, construction and operation of gas production and processing plants. In addition, Linde is a trusted gas supplier, serving customers of all sizes across all industries and trades, also supporting science, research and medicine.

An integrated business model puts Linde in a very strong position in the international gases and engineering space, based on a one-stop offering across the full product and service spectrum. The company´s broad portfolio extends from gas production right up to delivery – in the supply mode best suited to individual needs. This is rounded off by an exceptionally deep industrial and medical gas application and serving offering.

This unique profile has propelled Linde to the forefront of the gases market in over 50 countries around the globe. The company is also marktet leader in the cylinder and liquid gases business. In the field of healthcare, Linde ist the number one provider of gases, therapies, consultation and supporting services for respiratory medicine.