What Linde Engineering does

Linde Engineering is the plant engineering division of Linde plc, founded in 1879 by Carl von Linde and headquartered in Pullach, Germany. The company designs, engineers, builds, and operates industrial gas processing, separation, and liquefaction plants across more than 100 countries, with a reference base of over 1,700 operated plants and more than 4,000 engineering projects delivered to date. Its technology portfolio spans air separation, hydrogen and synthesis gas production, petrochemical processing including steam cracking, carbon capture, and cryogenic systems. Primary customer verticals are chemicals, petrochemicals, refining, energy, electronics, metals, cement, and an emerging presence in quantum computing infrastructure. The company employs 10,000+ people and maintains engineering and R&D centers in Germany, the United States, China, South Africa, Estonia, and Switzerland, along with dedicated manufacturing at Schalchen and operations hubs at Leuna and Ludwigshafen.

The business model combines three revenue streams: large-scale EPC (engineering, procurement, and construction) contracts for plant projects, build-own-operate (BOO) arrangements where Linde finances and operates gas facilities under long-term supply contracts, and PLANTSERV aftermarket services across the full plant lifecycle including revamps, spare parts, and digital optimization. Notable proprietary technologies include STARBRIDGE electric furnace steam cracking technology (targeting 95%+ CO2 reduction by replacing combustion with renewable electricity), the Linde Virtual Furnace kinetic digital twin, PSA/TSA/membrane gas separation systems, and PEM electrolyzer technology developed through the ITM Linde Electrolysis joint venture. Distribution advantages include approximately 1,000 km of hydrogen pipelines globally, 200 hydrogen fueling stations installed, and the world's largest liquid hydrogen capacity and distribution system. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Linde Engineering is structured as a subsidiary of Linde plc (NYSE: LIN, Irish-incorporated), with Linde GmbH (registered in Munich, HRB 256407) as its primary German operating entity. Its key strategic partners include BASF and SABIC for e-furnace co-development at Ludwigshafen, PsiQuantum for cryoplant supply to a utility-scale quantum computer in Australia (delivery H2 2027), ADNOC for a 1.5 Mt/year carbon capture contract at Hail and Ghasha in the UAE, ITM Power for PEM electrolyzer development, and Univation Technologies and W.R. Grace for licensed UNIPOL polyolefin technology. The company received €14.8 million in German federal funding for the e-furnace project and has positioned its roadmap around hydrogen, carbon capture, electrification of petrochemicals, and digital plant operations as core growth engines.

Name

Linde Engineering

Legal name

Linde GmbH

Website

https://linde-engineering.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1879

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

Linde Engineering is the plant engineering division of Linde plc, designing and operating industrial gas processing, separation, and liquefaction plants across 100+ countries. It serves chemicals, petrochemicals, refining, and clean energy customers via EPC contracts, build-own-operate models, and aftermarket services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Plant Engineering

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Engineering Services (54133)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Electrical Industrial Apparatus (3620)

akta.pro primary industry

Industrial & Process Engineering Consulting (BPAHAIAF)

akta.pro secondary industry

Asset Management & Owner’s Engineering (Lifecycle Strategy, Budgeting, Technical Due Diligence) (EUAMAGAJ)

Keywords

• Industrial plant engineering
• Hydrogen production systems
• Air separation units
• Carbon capture technology
• Petrochemical process plants

Headquarters

HQ city

Pullach

HQ country

Germany

HQ region

Europe

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Plant Engineering and Construction: EPC (Engineering, Procurement, Construction) services for industrial gas plants including air separation, hydrogen, CO2, petrochemical and natural gas processing plants. Projects range from small modular to world-scale facilities.
2. Build-Own-Operate (BOO) Facilities: Linde builds, owns and operates gas production facilities, supplying customers through pipeline networks or distribution. Includes hydrogen liquefaction and distribution systems.
3. Industrial Gases Production and Distribution: Production and distribution of industrial gases including hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, CO2, and helium through extensive pipeline networks and trailer distribution.
4. Digital and Advanced Operations Services: Digital twin consulting services, remote diagnostics, predictive maintenance, and process optimization services for plant operations.
5. PLANTSERV Aftermarket Services: Maintenance, repairs, spare parts, revamps and modernizations for industrial plants throughout asset lifecycle.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Linde Engineering is the plant engineering division of Linde plc that designs, engineers, procures, constructs and commissions industrial gas processing plants including air separation, hydrogen and synthesis gas, petrochemical, CO2 and natural gas processing facilities. The company also sells plant components such as cryogenic tanks, coldboxes, heat exchangers and hydrogen refueling equipment, and provides lifecycle services through its PLANTSERV brand under EPC and build-own-operate (BOO) commercial models for enterprise customers worldwide.

Product overview

Linde Engineering is a plant engineering division of Linde plc, offering a comprehensive portfolio of industrial gas processing, separation, and liquefaction technologies. The core offering consists of Process Plants (including air separation, hydrogen/synthesis gas, petrochemical, CO2, natural gas processing, and adsorption/membrane technologies), Plant Components (cryogenic tanks, heat exchangers, vaporizers, hydrogen refueling equipment), and PLANTSERV lifecycle services. The portfolio also includes software products such as Linde Virtual Furnace (digital twin for furnace optimization) and AOPS (AI-powered advanced operations). The company serves diverse industries including chemicals, petrochemicals, energy, electronics, metals, mining, and cement, with operations spanning over 100 countries and more than 4,000 plant engineering projects delivered globally.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STARBRIDGE: Electric furnace steam cracking technology aimed at reducing petrochemical CO2 emissions by up to 95%.
• PLANTSERV
• Selas-Linde
• Linde Virtual Furnace
• Linde Advanced Operations Services (LAOS)
• Linde Kryotechnik

Products and services

• Air Separation Plants Customized and modular air separation plants for industrial gas production, including small on-site cryogenic nitrogen plants. Linde is one of the largest and most experienced suppliers of air separation plants and industrial gases worldwide, serving chemicals, petrochemicals, refining, and metals customers.
• Hydrogen & Synthesis Gas Plants End-to-end hydrogen and synthesis gas processing plants including ammonia/methanol, CO and syngas, gas conditioning/purification/liquefaction, hydrogen liquefaction, and conventional, low-carbon and green hydrogen production. Offered as EPC and build-own-operate packages for energy, refining, chemicals, and mobility customers.
• Petrochemical Technologies Comprehensive portfolio of petrochemical plants including steam cracking technology, STARBRIDGE electric furnaces, EDHOX technology, butadiene extraction, acetylene recovery, hydrodealkylation, polyolefin plants, wet air oxidation, and thermal oxidation technologies, sold to global petrochemical producers.
• Natural Gas Processing Plants Natural gas processing solutions including small-to-mid-scale LNG, world-scale LNG plants, helium recovery and liquefaction, nitrogen rejection units, and natural gas liquids recovery, sold to upstream and midstream gas operators globally.
• CO2 Plants Carbon capture, CO2 purification and liquefaction plants including modular and customized configurations for beverage carbonation, chemical applications, welding/cutting, and other industrial uses, as well as post-combustion capture and oxyfuel combustion systems for power and industrial emitters.
• Plant Components Key components for industrial plants including ammonia storage, coil wound heat exchangers, coldboxes, cryogenic tanks, helium solutions, liquefied hydrogen tanks, plate fin heat exchangers, hydrogen refueling technologies, and water bath vaporizers, sold to EPC contractors and plant operators.
• PLANTSERV Lifecycle Services Lifetime services for industrial plants including emissions reduction, asset health checks, consulting and training, process optimization, maintenance and repairs, operational support, plant relocations, revamps and modernizations, and spare parts management, sold to plant operators globally on service contracts.
• Linde Advanced Operations Services (LAOS) AI-powered advanced operations software and services for plant monitoring, optimization, and predictive maintenance using digital twin technology. Provides remote diagnostics and data-enabled consulting to maximize plant availability for industrial plant operators.
• Linde Virtual Furnace Digital twin software for steam cracking furnace optimization that models live furnace operations using kinetic modeling, predicting cracked gas yield, heat balance, runtime, and coke deposit thickness for petrochemical plant operators.
• STARBRIDGE Electric Furnaces Electric furnace technology for steam cracking that eliminates combustion-related CO2 emissions by using renewable electricity as the heat source instead of natural gas, marketed to petrochemical producers for decarbonization of olefin production.

Quantifiable outcome

• 95%+ CO2 emission reduction through STARBRIDGE electric furnace technology compared to conventional steam cracking
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered minor, key, flagship and core.

• Society for Low Carbon Technologies (SFLCT)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2026SFLCT confirmed official support for the Sustainability Day Summit 2026, formalizing a partnership with Lone Star College–CyFair. Linde Engineering participated in pre-summit activities including sessions on AI-energy-carbon management alongside companies including Kiewit, Eclipse Energy, Weatherford, Siemens Energy, and Fugro.
• NEXTCHEMkeyStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025Linde Engineering's deal with NEXTCHEM relates to ADNOC's Hail and Ghasha project in the UAE. NEXTCHEM is a subsidiary of Maire Tecnimont Group providing technologies for energy transition and sustainable chemistry.
• PsiQuantumkeyTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2024Linde Engineering is manufacturing and supplying one of the largest cryogenic cooling plants (cryoplant) ever built for quantum computing for PsiQuantum's facility in Moreton Bay, Australia. The cryoplant was ordered in late 2024 with delivery scheduled for H2 2027. This is part of PsiQuantum's multi-phase development to build the world's first utility-scale, fault-tolerant quantum computer using photonic quantum computing architecture.
• BASFflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022BASF, SABIC and Linde are jointly developing the world's first demonstration plant for large-scale electrically heated steam cracker furnaces at BASF's Ludwigshafen Verbund site in Germany. Linde serves as the engineering, procurement and construction partner. The project aims to demonstrate 90%+ CO2 emission reduction using renewable electricity instead of natural gas for heating.
• SABICflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022SABIC is co-investing with BASF and Linde in the e-furnace demonstration project. SABIC brings extensive know-how in chemical and petrochemical process development and steam cracker operation. The project demonstrates cross-industry collaboration for decarbonization of the petrochemical industry.
• ITM PowerflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021ITM Linde Electrolysis GmbH is a joint venture between Linde and ITM Power for building PEM electrolyzer plants. The joint venture built the world's largest 24 MW PEM electrolyzer at Leuna, Germany. Linde holds the largest liquid hydrogen capacity and distribution system globally, with the joint venture enabling deployment of high-efficiency PEM technology.
• Univation TechnologiescoreTechnology or IntegrationLinde is an approved bidding contractor for UNIPOL™ PE technology licensed by Univation Technologies. The companies have a cooperation agreement bundling Linde's T-EPC capabilities with Univation's UNIPOL™ PE Process platform to reduce capital expenditure and increase quality and efficiency for ethylene cracker and polyethylene projects.
• W.R. GracecoreTechnology or IntegrationLinde is an approved bidding contractor for UNIPOL™ PP technology licensed by W.R. Grace. Linde provides one-stop polypropylene plant services supporting the full project lifecycle with specialized UNIPOL engineers in continuous exchange with W.R. Grace's process team.
• ADNOC (Abu Dhabi National Oil Company)keyImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerLinde Engineering secured a carbon capture contract for ADNOC's Hail and Ghasha project in the UAE, capable of capturing 1.5 million tonnes per year of CO2. This represents a major low-carbon project in the Middle East.

Scale indicators17 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Air Products: Industrial gases major with in-house EPC and BOO for hydrogen, air separation and gasification projects, directly overlapping Linde's blue/green hydrogen and process plant businesses.
• KBR: Global EPC and technology licensor for refining, petrochemicals, ammonia and hydrogen, with overlap to Linde's process plant and hydrogen/syngas offerings.
• Toyo Engineering: Japanese EPC contractor for ethylene, petrochemical, hydrogen and gas processing plants, competing with Linde on global petrochemical and refining EPC bids.
• Chart Industries: Specialist in cryogenic heat exchangers, liquefaction and hydrogen equipment — competes with Linde Kryotechnik and Selas-Linde in components for H2, LNG and industrial gas plants.
• Honeywell UOP: Licensor and EPC partner for refining, petrochemical and hydrogen processing technologies — competes head-to-head with Linde's process plant and petrochemical technology portfolio.
• Worley: Energy, chemicals and resources EPCM contractor with growing hydrogen and decarbonization practices, overlapping Linde on industrial gas and hydrogen facility design.
• Maire Tecnimont (NEXTCHEM): EPC group whose NEXTCHEM unit focuses on energy transition and sustainable chemistry, already partnering with Linde on ADNOC's Hail and Ghasha project — a direct competitor in CCS and petrochemical decarbonization EPC.
• Technip Energies: Major EPC contractor for hydrogen, CO2 capture, ethylene, ammonia and LNG projects, bidding against Linde on many of the same net-zero petrochemical and refining projects.
• thyssenkrupp Industrial Solutions (Uhde): EPC and technology licensor for fertilizer, petrochemical, refining and electrolysis plants, directly comparable to Linde's process plant EPC portfolio.
• Air Liquide Engineering & Construction: Engineering arm of Air Liquide, the closest direct competitor, providing EPC and proprietary technologies for air separation, hydrogen, CO2 capture and gas processing — the same core offering as Linde Engineering.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lindengineering

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

Frequently asked questions about Linde Engineering