Praxair Argentina

What Praxair Argentina does

Praxair Argentina S.A., operating commercially as Linde Argentina, is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Linde PLC (NYSE: LIN) and serves the Argentine market with industrial, special, and medicinal gases. The company delivers gases across all primary supply modes — portable cylinders, bulk liquid delivery, drums, and dedicated on-site pipeline (gasoducto) systems — to customers in healthcare, food and beverage, electronics, energy and clean fuels, manufacturing and metal processing, chemicals, mining, and adjacent verticals. Underlying operations are anchored to Linde's global production technology platform, including air-separation-based atmospheric gas generation, specialty gas purification, and hydrogen production capabilities, combined with process technology consulting.

The company monetizes through a hybrid revenue model combining usage-based industrial gas sales (volume consumed) with subscription-style recurring revenue from on-site production and pipeline infrastructure serving large industrial customers. Its go-to-market relies on direct enterprise field sales for large accounts and the My Linde digital customer portal plus the My Linde Market e-commerce storefront for mid-market and self-serve ordering. Customer relationships are sticky where on-site production and pipeline delivery are deployed, given the capital embedded at customer sites. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed, varying by gas type, purity, volume, and supply mode. The Argentine entity operates with approximately 54 employees from its base in Talar de Pacheco, Buenos Aires Province, and was consolidated under the Linde brand following the 2018 Praxair-Linde merger.

Name

Praxair Argentina

Legal name

Praxair Argentina S.A.

Website

https://praxair.com.ar

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Praxair Argentina (operating as Linde Argentina) is the Argentine subsidiary of Linde PLC that produces and distributes industrial, specialty, and medical gases to enterprise customers across healthcare, food and beverage, electronics, energy, manufacturing, and mining via cylinders, liquid bulk, and pipeline supply.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Gases

NAICS

Industrial Gas Manufacturing (32512), Chemical and Allied Products Merchant Wholesalers (4246)

SIC

Wholesale-Professional & Commercial Equipment & Supplies (5040), Wholesale-Medical, Dental & Hospital Equipment & Supplies (5047)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMAEACAL

Gas Handling Equipment & Storage (Cylinders/Tanks/Valves)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Industrial Gases

SECONDARYIMAEACAF

Medical & Healthcare Gases

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Chemicals & Industrial Materials/Industrial Gases

Keywords

• Industrial gas supply
• Medical gas supply
• Specialty gas production
• Hydrogen energy solutions
• Gas pipeline delivery

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Industrial Gases Sales: Sale of industrial, special, and medicinal gases through various supply modes including cylinders, liquid supply, drums, and pipelines. Revenue generated from gas volume consumption and supply infrastructure.
2. Gas Supply Infrastructure: On-site production and pipeline delivery services providing continuous gas supply to large industrial customers, generating recurring revenue from infrastructure and gas consumption.
3. Digital Platform Services: My Linde and My Linde Market digital platforms enabling online gas ordering and customer management services.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Praxair Argentina (operating commercially as Linde Argentina, "A Linde Company") produces, supplies, and manages industrial, special, and medicinal gases for Argentine customers. The portfolio spans atmospheric gases, specialty gases, rare gases, hydrogen, refrigerants, fumigant gases, diving gases, and chemical product packages, delivered through multiple supply modes including portable cylinders, bulk liquid, drums, and pipeline/on-site production systems. The company also operates the My Linde customer portal and My Linde Market online marketplace for digital ordering and account management.

Product overview

Praxair Argentina (operating as Linde Argentina) offers a comprehensive portfolio of industrial, special, and medicinal gases. The core product offerings include atmospheric gases, special gases, rare gases, hydrogen, refrigerants, chemical product packages, hospital gases, diving gases, and fumigants. These gases are delivered through multiple supply modes: liquid bulk supply, cylinders, drums, and pipelines. The company also provides digital customer platforms including My Linde (customer portal) and My Linde Market (online marketplace) to support ordering and account management. Gases serve a wide range of industries including chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, metallurgy, and mining.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• My Linde: Digital customer portal for gas ordering and management
• My Linde Market

Products and services

• Industrial and Specialty Gases
• Medical Gases (Gases Hospitalarios)
• Hydrogen
• Refrigerants
• Diving Gases (Gases de Buceo)
• Fumigant Gases (Gases Fumigantes)
• Chemical Product Packages (Paquetes de Productos Químicos)
• My Linde Digital Platform
• My Linde Market
• Pipeline / On-site Gas Production

Segments11 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Linde PLC: Parent company and global industrial gas leader; included as a peer because Praxair Argentina is the local Argentine expression of Linde's global strategy, pricing, and technology platform, and Linde's worldwide footprint shapes competitive dynamics in Argentina.
• Air Products and Chemicals: Global industrial gas major with hydrogen, atmospheric, and specialty gas offerings; competes with Linde for large on-site and pipeline contracts in electronics, refining, and clean energy, including Latin American markets.
• Messer SE & Co. KGaA: Family-owned global industrial gas major and parent of Messer Argentina; competes with Linde PLC in atmospheric, medical, and specialty gases worldwide and is a relevant benchmark for Linde's regional positioning.
• Air Liquide SA: Parent of Air Liquide Argentina and the largest direct global competitor to Linde PLC; operates a comparable industrial gas portfolio with pipeline, on-site, and bulk supply across healthcare, electronics, and energy customers worldwide.
• Nippon Sanso Holdings: Japanese industrial gas major (parent of Matheson in the U.S.) with a global atmospheric, specialty, and electronics-grade gas portfolio; competes with Linde for high-purity semiconductor gas contracts and increasingly in Latin America.

Regional players

• Yingde Gases Group: China-headquartered on-site industrial gas supplier with a comparable pipeline/on-site supply model and focus on electronics and hydrogen customers; primarily serves mainland China but is a relevant global benchmark for on-site business economics.
• SOL Group: Italy-based industrial and medical gas company with European and selected non-European presence; comparable business model (atmospheric, medical, and specialty gases via cylinders, bulk, and on-site) and similar customer vertical mix, though not present in Argentina.

Emerging players

• Iwatani Corporation: Japan-headquartered industrial gas and hydrogen player with growing global ambitions in clean-energy hydrogen supply; comparable to Praxair Argentina in hydrogen, rare gases, and specialty gas segments, though with a more focused hydrogen/low-carbon overlap.

Direct peers

• Air Liquide Argentina: Direct competitor in Argentina offering the same portfolio of industrial, medical, and specialty gases through cylinders, bulk, and pipeline supply modes; backed by global Air Liquide SA and serves the same healthcare, food & beverage, and manufacturing end-markets.
• Messer Argentina: Direct competitor operating in Argentina with comparable industrial and medical gas products and supply modes; the Messer family regained control of the Americas businesses from Linde/Praxair in 2019 and competes head-to-head across Argentine verticals.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

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 →

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