WHEN WE THINK about the major players in the gases business, it’s easy to get caught-up with the Air Liquide’s and Linde’s of this world.
The industry’s Tier 1 players have been established for some time now, with Air Liquide, The Linde Group, Air Products, Praxair, Airgas and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. (TNSC) dominating the global market.
This year sees the return of a familiar face to that elite list however, as the Messer Group takes up its seat at the top table of the industrial gases business once again.
Owner and CEO Stefan Messer has overseen the company’s cautious yet considerable progress in recent years, as Messer has grown ever closer to the $1bn sales/revenues barrier and its return to the top. He has also supervised the group’s proud re-entry into its native German gases market.
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