Linde plc is one of the world's leading engineering and industrial gas production groups. Net sales break down by activity as follows:
- production and sale of industrial gases (89.2%). Net sales break down by market between chemicals and energy (22%), manufacturing (22%), healthcare (17%), metals and mining (13%), food and beverage (9%), electronics (9%) and other (8%);
- surface engineering services (7%);
- other (3.8%).
Net sales are distributed geographically as follows: the United Kingdom (4.7%), the United States (34.8%), Germany (7.6%), China (8%), Australia (4.1%), Mexico (4.1%), Brazil (3.8%) and other (32.9%).
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