Linde
Makes and sells gases like oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen for hospitals and factories.
📖 Its story
In 1879, German engineer Carl von Linde invented a cooling machine and started his company. Later he figured out how to turn air into a liquid to separate its gases. Today Linde is one of the biggest industrial gas companies in the world.
💵 How it makes money
It sells gases to hospitals and to factories that make steel, food and chips, often with contracts that last many years.
🤯 Fun fact
Carl von Linde invented a refrigeration machine that was first used in breweries to keep things cool.
👍 The good part
The oxygen it makes helps patients in hospitals.
⚠️ The risk
It needs a huge amount of electricity, so if energy prices go up, its costs go up too.
🧠 Did you get it?
What did Carl von Linde invent first?
🗂️ Quick facts
- Founded in: 1879
- Founded by: Carl von Linde
- Home: Woking, England, United Kingdom
🔎 How to find it on the stock market
- Search the internet for LIN stock.
- You can also find it in your parents' investing app with the letters LIN.
- Check how much one share costs and whether today it's green (went up) or red (went down).
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