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Linde PLC is a multinational chemical company headquartered in the UK. The company assumed its present form after the 2018 merger of Linde AG from Germany (originally founded in 1879) and Praxair (established in 1907 as Linde Air Products Company) from the US. The new holding company was incorporated in Ireland, with its headquarters located in Guildford, UK. As a diversified chemicals company, it is active in such areas as healthcare, petroleum refining, manufacturing, food, beverage carbonation, fiber optics, aerospace, chemicals, electronics and water-treatment industries. The firm is best known for its dominant presence in the distribution of commercial gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases and process gases, including carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, ammonia, electronic gases and speciality gases. Linde PLC is a Fortune Global 500 company, most often ranked in the 400-500 band of companies.