Praxair Healthcare Services

What Praxair Healthcare Services does

Praxair Healthcare Services, legally Praxair India Private Limited, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde plc operating from a registered office at Prestige Khoday Tower on Raj Bhavan Road in Bangalore, India. The company provides medical gases and equipment to hospitals and healthcare facilities in India under the Praxair and Linde India brands, with its portfolio centered on a turnkey Medical Gas Pipeline System (MGPS) certified to HTM, NFPA, and ISO standards that distributes oxygen, nitrous oxide, compressed air, nitrogen, and carbon dioxide from source to terminal units. Supporting products include medical-grade Oxygen IP, Nitrous Oxide IP, the proprietary ENTONOX analgesic mixture, Carbon Dioxide USP, and three supply modes (Conventional, Linde Integral Valve LIV, and Pressure Swing Adsorption PSA), alongside ACCURA, SECCURA, DIGIGAS, and LIPROTECT gas-management services for cylinder tracking, automated replenishment, and safety compliance. Beyond healthcare, the entity participates in the broader Linde platform spanning atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide), specialty gases under the HiQ program, rare gases (neon, krypton, xenon), hydrogen and synthesis gas (HyCO), helium, refrigerants, and packaged chemicals, with on-site ECOVAR, ASU, and HyCO plant offerings executed under build-own-operate gas supply agreements.

The business model combines hardware sales of gases and equipment, managed services via cloud-based digital offerings, and recurring subscription-style revenue from long-term on-site supply contracts. Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales through regional representatives covering South Asia, supported by a content-led website (praxair.co.in). Beyond healthcare, the company serves chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, glass, metals, metal fabrication, oil and gas upstream, refining, power and low-carbon fuels, plastics and rubber, construction, pharma and biotech, aquaculture, pulp and paper, water, laboratories, diving, helium applications, refrigeration and HVAC, fumigation, and hospitality end markets through a vertically-integrated industrial gases platform. Linde group-level scale — including 1,000+ ASUs delivered across 90+ countries, 356 ASU process patents, 50+ helium transfill facilities, and operations in 80+ countries — underwrites the security of supply that anchors both healthcare and industrial customer relationships.

Name

Praxair Healthcare Services

Legal name

Praxair India Private Limited

Website

https://praxair.co.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Praxair Healthcare Services, a subsidiary of Linde plc, supplies medical gases, including oxygen, nitrous oxide, and ENTONOX, alongside turnkey Medical Gas Pipeline Systems and gas-management services, to hospitals and healthcare facilities in India, and also serves industrial gases customers across more than 20 end markets in South Asia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Medical Gas Supply Services

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512), Surgical Appliance and Supplies Manufacturing (339113)

SIC

Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047), Pumps & Pumping Equipment (3561)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical & Healthcare Gases (IMAEACAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Pump & Compressor Packages (Skids, Booster Sets) (IMAHANAG)

Keywords

• Medical gas supply
• Medical gas pipeline systems
• Hospital gas management
• Industrial gases
• Healthcare gas solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Danbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Infrastructure, Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Industrial Gases Sales: Sale of atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide), specialty gases, rare gases, hydrogen, helium, and other industrial gases in various supply modes (cylinders, bulk, pipeline, on-site)
2. Medical Gases and Healthcare Services: Medical gases (oxygen, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, ENTONOX), medical gas pipeline systems, and medical equipment for healthcare facilities
3. Process Solutions and Application Technologies: Gas application technologies including OPTIMELT, PLASTINUM, REBOX, CRYOLINE, MAPAX, CARBOFLAM, and other industry-specific solutions combined with gases
4. Gas Management Services: ACCURA cylinder management, SECCURA automatic gas supply, DIGIGAS smart cylinder services, LIPROTECT safety services, and emergency delivery services
5. On-site Plant Design, Build, Own, Operate: ECOVAR systems, ASUs, and HyCO plants built, owned and operated by Linde under gas supply agreements - customers avoid capital expenditure

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels7 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Praxair Healthcare Services supplies medical gases (oxygen, nitrous oxide, carbon dioxide, ENTONOX) and installs turnkey Medical Gas Pipeline Systems (MGPS) for hospitals and healthcare facilities across India. As the Indian subsidiary of Linde plc, the company provides continuous gas delivery, supply mode options (Conventional, LIV, PSA), medical equipment, and on-site plant solutions to meet hospital infrastructure needs.

Product overview

Praxair Healthcare Services, operating as a Linde company, offers a comprehensive portfolio of medical gases, delivery systems, and healthcare solutions. The core product offering centers on the Medical Gas Pipeline System (MGPS) — a turnkey hospital infrastructure solution for delivering medical gases including Oxygen IP, Nitrous Oxide IP, ENTONOX®, and Carbon Dioxide USP through centralized piping networks. Supporting this are multiple supply modes (Conventional, LIV, PSA) and medical equipment. The broader Linde portfolio includes atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide), specialty gases (HiQ® program), rare gases (krypton, neon, xenon), hydrogen (gray/blue/green), helium, refrigerants, and packaged chemicals. Digital offerings include ACCURA® cylinder management, DIGIGAS® smart cylinders, SECCURA® automatic supply, and LIPROTECT® safety services. On-site production capabilities include ECOVAR® plants, Air Separation Units (ASU), and HyCO plants.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Linde Healthcare: Healthcare division providing medical gases, medical gas pipeline systems, and clinical services for hospitals and healthcare facilities.
• HiQ
• ACCURA
• SECCURA
• DIGIGAS
• ECOVAR
• GENIE
• MOBI
• EVOS
• SOLVOX
• CRYOLINE
• MAPAX
• OPTIMELT
• CARBOFLAM
• HYDROPOX
• REBOX
• OXYGON
• COJET
• OPTIVIEW
• CIRRUS
• CUMULUS
• PLASTINUM
• LOTOX
• ACCU-CHILL
• LIPROTECT
• OXYMIX
• LIV
• ENTONOX

Products and services

• Medical Gas Pipeline System (MGPS)

Quantifiable outcome

• OPTIMELT TCR technology can reduce fuel consumption by up to 30% versus air-fuel furnaces
• +5 more outcomes

Segments22 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature8 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Air Products and Chemicals: U.S. global industrial gas major and co-owner of Inox Air Products; supplies hydrogen, helium, atmospheric and specialty gases with on-site plants and pipeline networks comparable to Linde's footprint.
• Messer Group: Privately held German industrial and medical gas company with broad product portfolio (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, medical gases, gas management), direct comparable in scale and product mix to Praxair's portfolio.
• Taiyo Nippon Sanso (Nippon Sanso Holdings): Japanese industrial gas major expanding in U.S. and Asia (Matheson brand); competes on atmospheric, specialty, electronic, and medical gases with comparable on-site and bulk supply models.
• Air Liquide S.A. Global parent of Air Liquide India; one of the two largest industrial and medical gas incumbents worldwide, offering atmospheric gases, specialty gases, on-site ASU plants, and healthcare solutions overlapping Praxair's portfolio.
• SOL Group: European family-owned industrial and medical gas producer active in Italy and emerging markets; comparable mid-sized medical gas and homecare services player serving hospitals and healthcare providers.

Direct peers

• Linde India Limited: Indian listed arm of Linde plc operating in the same market with overlapping medical and industrial gas portfolio; essentially sister entity sharing distribution footprint under the same parent brand.
• Inox Air Products: Joint venture between Inox Group and Air Products, one of the largest industrial and medical gas producers in India; competes on cylinders, bulk liquid supply, and pipeline deliveries to hospitals and factories nationwide.
• Iwatani Corporation: Japanese industrial and medical gas producer with growing India footprint; competes on specialty gases, hydrogen supply, and electronic-grade atmospheric gases for manufacturing customers.
• Air Liquide India: Indian arm of Air Liquide S.A. directly competing in medical and industrial gases in the same hospital and industrial accounts; closest head-to-head competitor for oxygen, nitrous oxide, MGPS, bulk and on-site supply in India.

Regional players

• Yingde Gases Group: Large Chinese on-site industrial gas supplier; relevant comparable for the on-site ASU/HyCO plant business model but primarily serves China rather than directly competing in India.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/praxair-india-pvt-ltd-

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

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