Andreas Opfermann

Linde GmbH is a holding company, which engages in the gas and engineering business. It operates through the following division: Gases, Engineering, and Other Activities. The Gases Division offers a wide range of compressed and liquefied gases as well as chemicals. The Engineering Division delivers olefin, natural gas, air separation, hydrogen, and synthesis gas plants. The Other Activities Division comprises operations of logistics services company Gist. The company was founded by Carl Paul Gottfried von Linde on June 21, 1879 and is headquartered in Pullach, Germany.

Linde plc engages in the production and distribution of industrial gases. It operates through the following segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); Asia and South Pacific (APAC); Engineering; and Other. The America segment operates production facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. The EMEA segment comprises of production facilities in Germany, France, Sweden, the Republic of South Africa, and the United Kingdom. The APAC segment consists production facilities located primarily in China, Australia, India, South Korea, and Thailand The Engineering segment designs and manufactures equipment for air separation and other industrial gas applications. The company was founded in 1879 and is headquartered in Guildford, the United Kingdom.