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Linde AG

(LNAGF) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$11.3B

Public
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Dow Jones Description

It's the bomb in hydrogen technology! Linde AG (OTC: LNAGF(ADR) German) is an international technology group. It is active in two segments: Gas and Engineering, and Material Handling. It produces industrial and medical gases, environmentally friendly hydrogen technology, and food gases used for packaging and freezing food products. It also focuses on hydrogen, oxygen and olefin plants, as well as natural gas processing plants. It makes industrial trucks. Founded in 1879, this A9.5 billion company is based in Wiesbaden, Germany, and employs about 42,200 people. In 2005 the company received an Outstanding Technology Management award from Fraunhofer IPT.

President & CEO

Wolfgang Reitzle

Number of Employees 41,383

Contact Information

Leopoldstrasse 252

Munich

(49) 89 35757 01

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Industrial Gas Manufacturing: 325120

Recent Events

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Linde's Q2 net down 38 percent

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News & Analysis

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New Supervisory Board elected at Linde AG's Annual General Meeting - Dr Manfred Schneider confirmed as Chairman

- 2008-06-03

Munich, 3 June 2008 - At the Linde AG's Annual General Meeting held today, the shareholders' representatives were elected in rotation for the new Supervisory Board, which has been reduced in size from 16 to 12 members. At the constitutive meeting immediately following the Annual General Meeting, the Supervisory Board...

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Linde's On-Site Fluorine Supply Boosts Safety and Productivity for Hynix Semiconductor

- 2007-08-13

MURRAY HILL, N.J. -- Hynix Semiconductor is reaping the benefits of improved safety and productivity at 300mm fabs in China and South Korea, thanks to on-site fluorine generation from Linde. Linde entered the on-site fluorine supply market through Linde AG's 2006 acquisition of The BOC Group, plc., which has...

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Airgas Completes Acquisition of Linde U.S. Packaged Gas Business

- 2007-07-02

RADNOR, Pa. -- Airgas, Inc., (NYSE: ARG) today announced that effective at the close of business June 30, 2007, it has completed the acquisition of Linde Gas USA LLC, and with it most of the U.S. packaged gas business of Linde AG (LIN.DE). Airgas, which first announced plans to acquire...

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GERMAN "LINDE" ACQUIRES 66% STAKES IN INDUSTRIAL GASES COMPANY

- 2007-06-19

According to Al-Khabar newspaper (June 18, 2007), the German gas giant Linde AG yesterday signed an agreement based on which it acquired 66% stakes majority stakes of the shares in the state- owned Algerian industrial and medical gases company ENGI Entreprise Nationale de Gaz Industriels. Terms of the transaction were...

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ALGERIA: GERMAN "LINDE" ACQUIRES 66% STAKES IN INDUSTRIAL GASES COMPANY.

- 2007-06-19

According to Al-Khabar newspaper (June 18, 2007), the German gas giant Linde AG yesterday signed an agreement based on which it acquired 66% stakes majority stakes of the shares in the state-owned Algerian industrial and medical gases company ENGI Entreprise Nationale de Gaz Industriels. Terms of...

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Linde Issues More Than EUR 2.4 bn Senior Benchmark Bonds

- 2007-04-19

Linde Finance BV, guaranteed by Linde AG (Baa1 stable/BBB stable) has today successfully placed more than EUR 2.4bn in a three-tranche transaction in both, EUR and GBP. The overall transaction comprises a EUR 1bn 5y Fixed Rate offering priced at plus 24 bps over MidSwaps, a EUR 1bn 10y...

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Newest purchase by Airgas is a packaged-gas business

- 2007-04-03

After 25 years of deal-making, you'd think Airgas Inc., of Radnor, would have run out of acquisition steam. Just how many welders can there be in the United States?Many, it seems.Airgas said last week that it would gobble up the packaged-gas business of Linde AG for $310 million in cash....

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Late News.

- 2007-04-02

AIRGAS TO BUY PORTION OF LINDE * Airgas Inc., an industrial and medical gas provider based in Radnor, Pa., has reached a definitive agreement to acquire part of the U.S. package-gas business of Linde AG for $310 million in cash. The acquisition includes 130...

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Heating method increases capacity by 50%.(PROCESS TECHNOLOGY)(Brief article)

- 2007-04-01

Direct Flame Impingement is a heating technology in which the oxyfuel flame is in direct contact with the object to be heated, reports Linde AG, Germany. DFI significantly increases heat transfer, and when applied in an existing catenary furnace, it resulted in 50% more throughput capacity....

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Airgas Agrees to Purchase Linde's U.S. Packaged Gas Business

- 2007-03-29

RADNOR, Pa. -- Airgas, Inc. (NYSE: ARG) today announced a definitive agreement to acquire a significant part of the U.S. packaged gas business of Linde AG (LIN.DE) for $310 million in cash, to be financed under its revolving credit facility. The transaction is expected to close after regulatory approval and...

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Decision Makers

Name (plus bio)	Position
Wolfgang Reitzle	President & CEO
Carl Von Linde	Founder
Harry Roegner	Director, Corp Communications
Robert Schneider	Manager, Investor Relations
Aldo Belloni	Head, Gas & Engineering
Hubertus Krossa	Head, Material Handling
Jo Raja	Coordinator, Investor Relations
Linde Konzern
Peter Diesch	Head, Finance
Thomas Eisenlohr	Head, Investor Relations

Board of Directors

Name (plus bio)	Position
Frank Zukauski	Board of Directors
Georg Denoke	Board of Directors
Gerhard Beiten	Board of Directors
Gerhard Full	Board of Directors
Gernot Hahl	Board of Directors
Huberstus Krossa	Board of Directors
Joachim Hartig	Board of Directors
Jurgen Strube	Board of Directors
Karl-Hermann Baumann	Board of Directors
Kay Pietsch	Board of Directors
Kent Masters	Board of Directors
Klaus-Peter Muller	Board of Directors
Siegried Friebel	Board of Directors
Thilo Kammerer	Board of Directors
Trevor Burt	Board of Directors
Werner Krummet	Board of Directors
Wilfried Woller	Board of Directors

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Linde AG	President & CEO	Current
International Hydrogen Day	Board of Directors	Current
Linde AG	Board of Directors	Current
Premier Automotive Group	CEO	Former
Linde AG	Chairman	Former

The founder of Linde AG, Carl von Linde, was a lifelong advocate of vocational training and higher education. For many years now, we have honored his tradition by taking responsibility both for our employees and for their social environment, in Germany and throughout the world.

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Tchibo Holding AG	Cfo	Former
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Tchibo Holding AG	Hr Director	Former
Arcandor AG	Director, Finance, Accounting, Real Estate & Taxes	Former

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Executive News

PRESS RELEASE: The Linde Group Joins The Bavarian Environmental Pact

Morningstar.com - 7/02/09 - View Story
The Linde Group joins the Bavarian Environmental Pact

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PRESS RELEASE: Joint Press Release From Borouge And The Linde Group: Borouge Awards USD 1.075 Billion Contract For Ethane Cracker In Abu Dhabi To The Linde Group

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Joint press release from Borouge and The Linde Group: Borouge awards USD 1.075 billion contract for ethane cracker in

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