Linde competitors
As of 2026-09-05, Linde's closest competitors in Specialty Gases are Air Liquide, SK Specialty and Merck KGaA (EMD Electronics). wafergraph tracks 16 companies in Specialty Gases; Linde is positioned as a market leader there with a market cap of $220.2B, and the largest competitor by market cap is Air Liquide at $126.1B.
Data as of 2026-09-05 · peers = companies sharing Linde's primary Specialty Gases segment in the wafergraph taxonomy · ordered by market position, then market cap
Who competes with Linde
| Competitor | Position | Country | Market cap | Revenue | Compare |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Air Liquide | leader | France | $126.1B | $31.3B | Linde vs Air Liquide |
| SK Specialty | leader | South Korea | Unpriced | — | — |
| Merck KGaA (EMD Electronics) | major | Germany | $68.6B | $24.5B | Linde vs Merck KGaA (EMD Electronics) |
| Air Products | major | United States | $67.1B | $12.0B | Linde vs Air Products |
| Daikin Industries | major | Japan | $36.5B | $31.4B | Linde vs Daikin Industries |
| Nippon Sanso Holdings | major | Japan | $15.2B | $398M | Linde vs Nippon Sanso Holdings |
| AGC Inc. | major | Japan | $7.6B | $4.1B | Linde vs AGC Inc. |
| Jiangsu Nata Opto-electronic Material (Nanda Optoelectronics) | major | China | $5.2B | $385M | — |
| Iwatani | major | Japan | $3.1B | $5.7B | Linde vs Iwatani |
| Hansol Chemical | major | South Korea | $1.6B | $646M | Linde vs Hansol Chemical |
| Wonik Materials | major | South Korea | $300M | $236M | Linde vs Wonik Materials |
| Arkema | challenger | France | $5.2B | $10.5B | — |
| Albemarle Corporation | niche | United States | $14.9B | $5.1B | — |
| Foosung | niche | South Korea | $990M | $345M | Linde vs Foosung |
| Kanto Denka Kogyo | niche | Japan | $790M | $357M | Linde vs Kanto Denka Kogyo |
Customers Linde shares with its competitors
Cite as: wafergraph, “Linde competitors — 15 rivals in Specialty Gases, compared”, https://wafergraph.com/competitors/linde (data as of 2026-09-05).
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