Linde
A world-leading industrial gases and engineering company that produces, sells, and distributes atmospheric, process, and specialty gases, along with high-performance surface coatings.
- CEO / Founder
- Sanjiv Lamba
- Team Size
- 10000+
- Stage
- Public
- Total Funding
- Publicly Traded
- Key Investors
- The Vanguard Group, BlackRock, State Street Corporation
Technology & Products
Key Products
Atmospheric Gases (Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon), Process Gases (Carbon Dioxide, Helium, Hydrogen, Acetylene), Specialty Gases & Rare Gases (e.g., Krypton, Xenon), Surface Coatings and Powders, Gas and Welding Equipment, Engineering Services (Turnkey Plant Design and Construction)
Technological Advantage
Linde's primary advantage is its extensive global infrastructure, proprietary process technologies, and a vast patent portfolio. The company is a technology leader in clean energy applications, particularly in the production, processing, storage, and distribution of hydrogen.
Patent position
Linde shifted its additive-manufacturing patent focus toward materials, which accounted for 100% of families filed in 2022–2024, up from 84% in 2019–2021. AMPulse analysis
- Filing momentum
- 11 families filed 2022–2024, 48 in 2019–2021
- Process mix, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
- Powder bed fusion 59% → 55%
- Focus, 2019–2021 → 2022–2024
- Materials 84% → 100%
- Filed in
- EP 62%WO 28%US 14%CN 9%JP 3%
99 AM patent families in total. Recent years are still being published, so read a filing change against the same-office figure.
Differentiation
Value Proposition
Providing high-quality solutions, technologies, and services that enhance customer success, sustainability, and environmental protection.
How They Differentiate
Linde differentiates through its superior global scale, a relentless focus on operational efficiency and productivity, and an integrated business model that combines gas supply with world-class engineering services. This allows for end-to-end solutions for its customers.
Market & Competition
Target Customers
Businesses across a wide range of industries, including chemicals, energy, food and beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, and aerospace.
Industry Verticals
Chemicals & Energy, Healthcare & Medical, Manufacturing & Metals, Food & Beverage, Electronics, Aerospace & Automotive
Competitors
Air Liquide, Air Products
Growth & Milestones
Growth Metrics
Key metrics include consistent revenue growth, strong operating cash flow, and a high return on capital. The company's stock performance (NASDAQ: LIN) is a primary indicator of growth and investor confidence.
Major Milestones
1879: Linde AG is founded by Carl von Linde in Germany., 1907: Praxair is founded as Linde Air Products Company in the US., 1992: Praxair is spun off from Union Carbide to become an independent company., 2018: A merger of equals between Praxair, Inc. and Linde AG is completed, forming the new entity Linde plc and creating the global market leader.
Notable Customers
Serves over two million customers globally, from local businesses to large multinational corporations such as BASF, ExxonMobil, Samsung, and major players in the healthcare and food industries.
AM patents
AM-relevant patents linked to this company.
- Patents
- 115
- Granted
- 10
- Families
- 99
Leading domains: process (113), material (88), equipment (60)
Filings by year: 2023: 6 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 17 · 2020: 22 · 2019: 14 · 2018: 16
- METHOD FOR PRODUCING A COMPONENT, AND CORRESPONDINGLY PRODUCED COMPONENT2023094029 · WO
- 3D-PRINTED HEATING SURFACE ELEMENT FOR A PLATE HEAT EXCHANGER20180045471 · US
- Connection element12455022 · US
- BURNER MODULE AND METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SUCH A BURNER MODULE USING GENERATIVE METHODS3650139 · EP
- METHOD FOR ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING2020064147 · WO