Linde Plc engages in the production and distribution of industrial gases. It operates through the following segments: Americas; Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA); Asia and South Pacific (APAC); and Engineering. The America segment include operation of production facilities in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Brazil. The EMEA segment comprises production facilities primarily in Italy, Spain, Germany, the Benelux region, the United Kingdom, Scandinavia, and Russia. The APAC segment consists production facilities located primarily in China, Korea, India and Thailand. The Engineering segment focuses in the design and manufacture of equipment for air separation and other industrial gas applications. The company was founded on April 18, 2017 and is headquartered in Guildford, the United Kingdom.