Linde to Build New Air Separation Plant in North Carolina

HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Linde announced today that it will build, own and operate a new facility for the supply of industrial gases in Garysburg, North Carolina.

The new air separation unit (ASU) will produce liquid oxygen, nitrogen, and argon, serving customers in the region. Acquisition of land and equipment for the new site has begun and the plant is expected to start up at the end of 2028.

“We are experiencing incredible growth across multiple end markets in the area,” said Todd Lawson, Vice President East Region, Linde. “This investment will add to our already robust production and supply network, to meet the current and future industrial gas needs of customers in the region.”

About Linde

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2025 sales of $34 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.

Linde serves a variety of end markets such as chemicals & energy, food & beverage, electronics, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and mining. Linde’s industrial gases and technologies are used in countless applications, enabling space exploration and launch technologies, delivering ultra-high-purity and specialty gases for semiconductor manufacturing, providing life-saving medical oxygen and enabling clean hydrogen production and carbon capture to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas processing solutions to support customer growth, efficiency improvements and emissions reductions.

For more information about the company and its products and services, please visit www.linde.com