The Linde Group is a world leading industrial gases and engineering company with more than 53,000 employees working in approximately 70 countries worldwide. Following the acquisition of The BOC Group, the company has gases and engineering sales of approximately $15 billion. Linde has technology and engineering capabilities which, combined with our understanding of pharmaceutical manufacturing requirements, enables us to design and deliver cost-effective solutions to address customers’ most stringent operational needs. For more information, please see The Linde Group online at http://www.linde.com