Klosterhofstrasse 1
Munich, Germany
89-35757-01
http://www.linde.com
DAX 30
#264 in
FT Global 500 (July 2012)
Linde's business is lighter than air and bigger than everyone else's. Operating in more than 100 countries, it is the world's largest producer of industrial and medical gases. Linde also has an engineering unit that builds process plants for companies in the petrochemical, pharmaceutical, and gas manufacturing industries; the gases unit accounts for more than three-quarters of its sales. A third division provides logistics and supply chain services to a broad range of commercial and industrial sectors, including electronics, grocery, retail, and gas. The company still does about half of its business in Europe, but its presence is growing in emerging markets in Asia and Africa.