It’s been a busy decade for The Linde Group. The German-based company has been fortifying its presence all over the world in key applications and geographies, including the Middle East, Africa and the Asia-Pacific.
In South East Asia in particular, Linde has carved out a path to progression both for the group and the region’s gases business.
A new chapter in South East Asia began for Linde in July 2004, with the acquisition of the Singapore Syngas plant on Jurong Island from ChevronTexaco Corp. Renamed Linde SynGas Singapore Pte Ltd, the Jurong Island operation would go on to become a flagship facility at the heart of the company’s operations in the Asia-Pacific region.
While the integration of Swedish gas company AGA in 2000 and the subsequent acquisition of the BOC group in 2006 may have been putting the newly formed The Linde Group in the spotlight, the company was already placing considerable investment into Jurong Island. The BOC deal did, in fact, bring significant strength to Linde’s operations in the fast-growing Asia-Pacific region – though investment in Singapore was firmly in progress by that point.
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