The Linde Group has posted a solid performance and is ready to face the difficult economic environment.
In the 2008 financial year, The Linde Group achieved sales growth, and operating profit increased at a faster rate than sales.
On the basis of reported figures, sales in 2008 were up 2.9% to €12.663bn, and a Group operating profit of €2.555bn was 5.4% higher than the figure for 2007.
After adjusting for exchange rate effects in both cases, sales in were up 8.4%, and Group operating profit was up 10.3%.
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