About Linde Kryotechnik

Linde Kryotechnik

Linde Kryotechnik is a subsidiary of Linde plc. We are a world-leading manufacturer of cryogenic equipment. Our core business consists of planning, designing, and constructing helium and hydrogen liquefiers and refrigerators. The temperature range of our cryogenic refrigerators is between -193°C (80 K) and -271.5°C (1.5 K). At our production center in Pfungen, near Winterthur and Zurich, experienced and dedicated engineers, technicians and specialists are engaged in making high-tech equipment. Our customers are gas producers, industry, research institutes, and universities. 

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Helium systems

The company’s success is based, above all, on its extensive experience and how it has put that experience to work in advancing and optimizing helium plant technology and systems. We are supporting scientists all over the world on their journey of seeking and finding answers to questions about the universe by studying the tiniest fundamental particles. We are thrilled again and again when the discovery of a new piece in the puzzle leads to a better understanding of the world. Our passion, long-term know-how, state-of-the-art systems and procedures guarantee comprehensive and professional support to our customers.

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Hydrogen systems

Hydrogen is a carbon-free solution for a sustainable, green future. The hydrogen supply chain demands new technologies and new applications. Some of the technologies have already been in production for decades. Hydrogen liquefiers are such an existing technology. Linde has decades of experience in constructing and operating hydrogen liquefaction plants.

Liquefaction is not the only link in the long hydrogen supply chain that Linde offers. Have a look at the comprehensive range of the Linde Engineering hydrogen portfolio starting from hydrogen production to filling stations.

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Our Company 

Every day around the world, our people are inspired by our mission of making our world more productive. As a leading global industrial gases and engineering company, we deliver high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet. 

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Making Energy Clean 

We are actively contributing to the widespread adoption of clean energy, such as hydrogen and its derivatives, and significantly cutting emissions through carbon capture, utilization and storage technologies. We are committed to making our world more productive, sustainably through our operations and engineering expertise, established infrastructure and strong investment in decarbonization projects and R&D.

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Community Engagement 

Community is a corporate value at Linde.  Connecting with the communities where we live and work and fostering resilience are a key priorities for us. Our global giving and community engagement efforts frame a wide variety of impactful projects in each of our businesses across key focus areas.  Through efforts that include charitable contributions, volunteering, and strategic investments, our people live our mission of making our world more productive every day. 

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Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Linde

With operations in more than 80 countries -- diversity isn't something that Linde does, it's simply who we are:

  • Linde serves a diverse range of customers. Our engineering, gases and application technologies are essential to businesses of every type and size, as well as individuals all over the world.
  • Our people are diverse. Our employees around the globe each bring their diverse backgrounds, skills and experiences and help foster a collaborative, innovative and performance-driven workplace that helps achieve our mission of making our world more productive.
  • At Linde, inclusion is a core value. That means we strive to provide an environment where individuals of all backgrounds and experiences feel comfortable bringing their ideas to the table and are given the opportunity to be heard and to contribute.

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Guided by Integrity 

Integrity is one of our core values. It is at the heart of everything we do and say at Linde. Ethical, respectful, fair, and compliant behaviors build transparency and trust, creating a solid basis for growth and prosperity to the benefit of our employees, customers, suppliers, markets and communities.

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Building a Robust Supply Chain

We value the role our suppliers and contractors play in our ability to deliver on the promises to our customers and to the communities is which we operate. We choose our suppliers carefully based on merit as well as alignment with our values, with Linde’s Supplier Code of Conduct and Code of Business Integrity. We continue to foster diversity and local sourcing. Further, we actively invest in our supplier relationships.

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Zero Today  

Zero Today means we are driving toward zero incidents and zero injuries today and every day.  The Values, Commitments and Safety Principles in our Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) Policy are the foundation for Zero Today at Linde, and our core value of Safety keeps us focused every day on what matters most: the well-being of our people, the environment and the communities in which we operate.

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Sustainability in Focus

At Linde, we are actively engaged in efforts to reduce our own footprint as part of our commitment to protect our planet for the long term.  At the same time, we are helping our customers to improve their environmental performance. We deliver on our commitment to sustainability through a broad range of concrete measures focused around four key priority factors, which are:

  • Climate Change
  • Safety, Health and Environment
  • People and Community
  • Integrity and Compliance 

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Why Linde

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023 sales of $33 billion. We live our mission of making our world more productive every day by providing high-quality solutions, technologies and services which are making our customers more successful and helping to sustain, decarbonize and protect our planet. Our industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications including production of clean hydrogen critical for the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity & specialty gases for electronics, among others. For over 50 years, Linde has been a global leader in hydrogen and is leveraging its engineering capabilities, along with a significant asset base and expertise, to make cleaner energy a reality worldwide. Linde has an exceptional team with a business owner mentality delivering best-in-class financial performance with unwavering capital discipline. 

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