The complete history of the development of The - The Linde Group

Ambitious goals
With these measures and by concentrating on its main pillars
of Gas and Engineering and Material Handling, the Linde strengthens
its earning power and is well equipped to take on international
leading positions in the future as well.
As one of the world’s leading providers of industrial and
medical gases, the company intends to exploit its growth
potential in the international gas business even further. The
focus here will be on further developing on-site business as
well as the growth markets in healthcare, i.e., medical gases,
and hydrogen.
With the clear direction towards high-growth markets such
as natural gas, hydrogen and oxygen plants, Linde Engineering
will continue to strengthen its international technological leadership
in facilities engineering in the future as well.
2004
The EU expands eastward: ten new countries
join the European Union on May 1.
In the Material Handling Business Segment, the Linde Group
is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of forklifts and warehouse
equipment and is the market leader in Europe. It is the
declared aim of Linde’s management to solidify this position
and at the same time further increase profitability. Linde will
achieve this with innovative products and services as well as by
developing new markets – which is to say, using the strategy
that has run like a red thread throughout the company’s 125year
history.
There is no question that the bar is raised – and remains –
high at Linde. Or in the words of Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle: “Linde
should and must be among the top three competitors – or better
– in every market we choose to enter.” With this challenge as
well the current President and CEO remains firmly within the
tradition of the company’s founder, Carl von Linde.