Linde Gas

Name

Linde Gas

Legal name

Linde Inc.

Website

https://lindeus.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1879

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Gases

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512), Industrial Gas Manufacturing (325120), Pump and Compressor Manufacturing (33391), Air and Gas Compressor Manufacturing (333912)

akta.pro primary industry

Electronics & Semiconductor High-Purity Gases (IMAEACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Medical & Healthcare Gases (IMAEACAF), Food & Beverage Gases (Carbonation/Freezing/Packaging) (IMAEACAI), Specialty & Calibration Gas Mixtures (IMAEACAE), Advanced Leak Quantification & Emissions Measurement (Methane Quantification/OGI/Flux) (EUAJADAK)

Keywords

• Industrial gas supply
• Specialty gas production
• Hydrogen solutions
• Cryogenic equipment systems
• Gas application technology

Headquarters

HQ city

Danbury

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices6 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Gas Sales: Sale of industrial gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, carbon dioxide, and specialty gases. Gases supplied through various modes including bulk liquid, cylinder, and on-site production.
2. Gas Equipment and Technologies: Sale and service of equipment including cryogenic freezing and chilling systems, gas supply systems, and application technologies for various industries.
3. Industrial and Petro-Chemical Services: Services provided through Linde Services Inc. including pipeline services, tank and terminal maintenance, leak detection, cleaning, purging, and specialized nitrogen services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Linde Gas produces and supplies industrial, medical, and specialty gases including nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide through bulk liquid, cylinder, and on-site supply modes. The company also provides cryogenic freezing and chilling equipment, gas supply systems, and application technologies, complemented by the Linde Services Inc. division which delivers pipeline services, leak detection, tank and terminal maintenance, cleaning, purging, and mobile hydrogen refueling services.

Product overview

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company that delivers high-quality gases, technologies, and services. The company's portfolio includes core industrial gases (nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, CO2), equipment and process technologies, and the Linde Services Inc. division offering industrial and petro-chemical services. Branded service offerings include leak detection technologies (TRACER TIGHT, SEEPER TRACE, HELITEC), reactor services (JETCOOL, NICOOL, SANDJET), and the IN2ERT cleaning system. The company also provides decarbonization solutions through its Linde Green product line and supports hydrogen mobility with mobile refueling stations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Industrial Gases Core industrial gases including nitrogen, oxygen, argon, hydrogen, and carbon dioxide supplied in bulk liquid, cylinder, and on-site production modes for industrial, medical, and specialty applications.
• Equipment and Technologies Cryogenic freezing and chilling systems, gas supply systems, and process equipment for temperature control, gas atmosphere applications, and service and systems support across multiple industries.
• Linde Services Inc. Service division providing pipeline services, tank and terminal maintenance, specialty cleaning, leak detection, and mobile hydrogen refueling for industrial and petro-chemical customers.
• Enhanced Oil Recovery Nitrogen and carbon dioxide injection systems for tertiary oil recovery, including turnkey on-site air separation plant installations for upstream operators.
• Well Fracturing with CO2 Waterless fracturing service using CO2 to boost productivity of water-sensitive or pressure-depleted oil and gas formations.
• TRACER TIGHT Leak detection service for aboveground and underground storage tanks and buried piping, capable of detecting leaks as small as 1 gallon per day without excavation or service interruption.
• SEEPER TRACE Walkover leak location service for long-distance pipelines carrying liquids, gases, or multi-phase products, detecting leaks as small as 2.5 gallons per day without service interruption or excavation.
• HELITEC Helium tracer-based leak detection service for buried pipelines and plant piping, offering inert, stable, non-flammable tracer gas for improved safety.
• JETCOOL Accelerated reactor cooling service using a proprietary nitrogen recirculation system that delivers up to 50% reduction in nitrogen usage and up to 50% reduction in cooldown time.
• NICOOL Nitrogen-assisted rapid cooling service for hot catalytic reactor beds, capable of cooling most reactors to less than 100°F in 8-18 hours.
• SANDJET Furnace tube decoking service using dry, inert nitrogen gas to propel cleaning particles at high velocity, removing corrosion, scale, and heavy deposits to a white-metal blasted finish for sections up to 10 miles.
• IN2ERT Accelerated cleaning and purging technology for tanks, piping, and heat exchangers that suppresses toxins, encapsulates internal contaminants, and lowers and stabilizes LEL below 10% for safe maintenance entry.
• MobileGen Mobile Nitrogen Generation Mobile nitrogen generation system producing nitrogen from air at the customer's use point with demonstrated 24-hour reliability.
• Mobile Hydrogen Refueling Station Skid-mounted mobile hydrogen refueling system paired with a hydrogen delivery trailer for fueling hydrogen fuel cell fleet vehicles including trucks and buses.
• Linde Green Low carbon intensity atmospheric gases (nitrogen, oxygen, argon) and hydrogen produced using 100% carbon-free energy for customer decarbonization applications.
• NITROBOOST Supplemental refrigeration system that adds or returns lost cooling capacity to existing mechanical freezers.
• SOLVOX Oxygen diffusion systems for recirculating aquaculture systems (RAS) to optimize oxygen dissolution in fish farming operations.
• VITRON Oxygen supply systems for glass manufacturing air-fuel furnaces.
• ADALKA Process stabilization technology for pulp and paper processing applications.
• ADDVance Laser230 Bespoke gas technology to optimize additive manufacturing of copper and metal powders.

Quantifiable outcome

• Up to 50% reduction in nitrogen gas usage and 50% reduction in cooldown time with JETCOOL system
• +4 more outcomes

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles7 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature9 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Yingde Gases Group: China-focused on-site industrial gas supplier serving steel, chemicals, and electronics. Overlaps with Linde's on-site supply and bulk gas offerings, primarily in the Chinese market where Linde's presence is more limited.

Regional players

• SOL Group: European-headquartered industrial and medical gas producer with home-care and healthcare focus. Comparable to Linde's healthcare gases business but more regionally concentrated in Italy and Eastern Europe.

Direct peers

• Messer Group: Privately held, family-owned industrial gas company with strong European and Americas presence. Competes directly with Linde in bulk and cylinder gas supply, on-site plants, and specialty gas applications.
• Iwatani Corporation: Japanese industrial gas and hydrogen distributor with notable hydrogen mobility and LPG overlap. Comparable to Linde in industrial gas supply and a particularly direct competitor in hydrogen refueling infrastructure.
• Air Products and Chemicals: Major US-headquartered industrial gas player with significant hydrogen, helium, and on-site gas supply businesses. Competes head-to-head with Linde in bulk gas supply, hydrogen mobility, and refinery/petrochemical services.
• Air Liquide: World's second-largest industrial gas company, producing and distributing oxygen, nitrogen, hydrogen, and specialty gases across healthcare, electronics, and industry. Directly competes with Linde in nearly every geography and end-market.
• Nippon Sanso Holdings: Japan-based global industrial gases company (formerly Taiyo Nippon Sanso) operating in Japan, the US, Europe, and Asia. Directly competes with Linde in atmospheric gases, electronics gases, and semiconductor materials.

Broad incumbents

• Chart Industries: Manufacturer of cryogenic equipment and process technology used across the industrial gas supply chain. Comparable to Linde in cryogenic distribution and hydrogen liquefaction equipment, though operates as a supplier rather than gas producer.
• Honeywell International: Industrial conglomerate with UOP process technology serving refineries, petrochemicals, and hydrogen production. Comparable as a broad incumbent providing enabling technology adjacent to Linde's refinery and hydrogen customer base.
• Resonac Holdings (formerly Showa Denko): Diversified Japanese chemicals and specialty materials company with a notable electronic gases and high-purity gases business. Overlaps with Linde's semiconductor and electronics specialty gas offerings within a broader chemicals portfolio.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/lindegasprinc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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