Linde competitors
As of 2026-09-16, 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 $213.0B, and the largest competitor by market cap is Air Liquide at $121.8B.
Data as of 2026-09-16 · 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 | $121.8B | $30.9B | Linde vs Air Liquide |
| SK Specialty | leader | South Korea | Unpriced | — | — |
| Merck KGaA (EMD Electronics) | major | Germany | $65.7B | $24.2B | Linde vs Merck KGaA (EMD Electronics) |
| Air Products | major | United States | $63.9B | $12.0B | Linde vs Air Products |
| Daikin Industries | major | Japan | $36.9B | $32.1B | Linde vs Daikin Industries |
| Nippon Sanso Holdings | major | Japan | $15.4B | $407M | Linde vs Nippon Sanso Holdings |
| AGC Inc. | major | Japan | $7.7B | $4.2B | Linde vs AGC Inc. |
| Jiangsu Nata Opto-electronic Material (Nanda Optoelectronics) | major | China | $5.6B | $386M | — |
| Iwatani | major | Japan | $3.1B | $5.8B | Linde vs Iwatani |
| Hansol Chemical | major | South Korea | $1.7B | $641M | Linde vs Hansol Chemical |
| Wonik Materials | major | South Korea | $290M | $234M | Linde vs Wonik Materials |
| Arkema | challenger | France | $4.9B | $10.4B | — |
| Albemarle Corporation | niche | United States | $12.9B | $5.1B | — |
| Foosung | niche | South Korea | $1.1B | $342M | Linde vs Foosung |
| Kanto Denka Kogyo | niche | Japan | $790M | $366M | 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 2026-09-16).
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