Linde Entities In India

Linde plc is the company resulting from the global merger in 2019, between Linde AG and Praxair Inc. The mission of the new Linde is making the world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making the customers more successful and helping to sustain and protect our planet. Linde plc is a leading engineering and industrial gases company, with sales in 2023 of $ 33 billion.

The company serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde's industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

In India, the Gases business is represented by Linde India Limited, Praxair India Private Limited and Linde South Asia Services Private Limited.

Linde India Limited, formerly BOC India Limited, is a member of Linde Plc. Linde owns India‘s largest air separation plant and run more than 35 operating locations across the country. The Project Engineering Division (PED) comprises the business of designing, supply, installation and commissioning of tonnage air separation units (ASU), and projects relating to setting up of nitrogen plants, pressure swing adsorption (PSA) plants and gas distribution systems. PED also manufactures cryogenic vessels for in-house use as well as for sale to third party customers.

Praxair India Pvt. Ltd. began business operations in India in 1995 through a joint venture with Jindal Steel Works and built one of the largest air separation plants in the world at Bellary, Karnataka. In April 1996, Praxair India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Praxair Inc., was formed, with its headquarters in Bangalore. Today, Praxair India is the leading industrial gases supplier in India, with more than 35 operating locations, a national distribution network, and an impressive list of clients.

On 1st of April 2020, Linde India Limited and Praxair India Private Limited have successfully formed a joint venture, Linde South Asia Services Private Limited (LSAS). This company provides Operations and Management (O&M) services to both existing organizations, which will continue to operate separately.

LSAS carries forward the commitment towards sustainable development, championed by both legacy organizations. It also takes ahead the tradition of development of processes and technologies that have revolutionized the industrial gases industry, serving a variety of end markets including chemical & refining, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing and primary metals.

The Engineering business is represented by Linde Engineering India Private Limited (LEI), established in 1987 and business office at Vadodara, Gujarat.

Linde Global Support Services Pvt. Ltd. (LGSS) is a wholly owned subsidiary of Linde Plc., incorporated in May 2006 under the Companies Act, 1956. It is a Global Captive Center that delivers IT Enabled Services to the group companies of Linde Plc. across the world.