Linde PLC LIN

What this company does

Linde produces atmospheric gases, among them oxygen, nitrogen, argon and rare gases, and process gases such as hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, electronic gases, specialty gases and acetylene. It also designs and builds equipment that produces industrial gases and offers gas production and processing services such as olefin plants, natural gas plants, air separation plants, and hydrogen and synthesis gas plants. Its customers are in industries including healthcare, chemicals and energy, manufacturing, metals and mining, food and beverage, and electronics. Sales were $33,986 million in 2025. Majority or wholly owned subsidiaries operate in approximately 50 European, Middle Eastern and African countries, approximately 15 Asian and South Pacific countries, and approximately 20 countries in North and South America. Linde plc was formed under the laws of Ireland and keeps its principal offices in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Written from the business description in LINDE PLC's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 25 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.