Linde
Linde: In the 2014 financial year, The Linde Group generated revenue of EUR 17.047 bn, making it the largest gases and engineering company in the world with approximately 65,500 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. 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:
The largest division, Gases, has three reportable segments – EMEA (Europe,Middle East and Africa), Asia/Pacific and the Americas. These reportable segments are further subdivided into nine Regional Business Units (RBUs).
In addition, Linde has established five Global Governance Centres (GGCs) 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.
