In the 2015 financial year, The Linde Group generated revenue of EUR 17.944 bn, making it one of the leading gases and engineering companies in the world, with approximately 64,500 employees working in more than 100 countries worldwide.

The strategy of The Linde Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services.

Responsibility

Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders,business partners, employees, society and the environment in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The company is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.

The Group comprises three Divisions:

Industrial Gases & Healthcare

Engineering

Gist

The largest division, Gases, has three segments: EMEA (Europe,Middle East and Africa), Asia/Pacific and the Americas. These segments are further subdivided into nine Regional Business Units (RBUs). 

In addition, Linde has established five Global Governance Centres (GGCs) for the Gases Division which are centrally managed and operate across the regions: GGC Merchant & Packaged Gases (liquefied gases and cylinder gas), GGC Electronics (electronic gases), GGC Healthcare, GGC Operations and GGC Deliver. 

The Group has also set up the Group-wide function Opportunity & Project Development in order to take better advantage of business opportunities.