Linde Gas China · 林德气体（中国）有限公司

Specialty Gas

A foreign (German/UK-headquartered) industrial gas major with confirmed on-the-ground manufacturing in China specifically to supply chip fabs — not merely …
Published

October 11, 2026

Chinese name: 林德气体（中国）有限公司 (Líndé Qìtǐ (Zhōngguó) Yǒuxiàn Gōngsī)

TipWhy This Matters

A foreign (German/UK-headquartered) industrial gas major with confirmed on-the-ground manufacturing in China specifically to supply chip fabs — not merely a sales office. Linde built and started up dedicated ultra-high-purity nitrogen generation and air-separation plants in Shanghai for named China fabs, including a 20-year supply contract with GTA Semiconductor in Lingang and an air-separation plant serving HLMC (Hua Hong).

What does this firm supply?

Ultra-high-purity industrial and electronic gases (nitrogen, oxygen, argon, and specialty electronic gases) piped or delivered directly to fab customers — confirmed named customers include GTA Semiconductor and Shanghai Huali Microelectronics (HLMC), with broader on-site gas production facilities across China’s major fab clusters.

Key Facts

Category Materials
Segment Specialty Gas
Node Capability Not applicable — a materials/gas supplier, not a process-node-specific tool
Founded Unknown
HQ Shanghai
Capacity 110,000 Nm3/h gaseous nitrogen (combined, 2017 China electronics plants), as of 2017 — combined capacity of the 2017 investment batch only; not Linde’s total China electronics capacity
Entity List No
Last Verified Not recorded (newest source dated Sep 2026)

Capability Trajectory

  • 2009: UHP nitrogen/oxygen plant + H2 generator for new 300mm fab in Dalian (ops early 2009)
  • 2017: Multiple on-site N2 plants for China electronics fabs, >110,000 Nm3/h combined, on stream end-2017
  • 2020: Air separation plant + on-site N2/CDA started up in Shanghai to supply HLMC (Hua Hong)
  • 2020: First of two UHP N2 generators started in Shanghai Lingang for GTA Semiconductor (20-yr deal)

Manufacturing Sites in China

  • Linde LienHwa on-site N2 plant for GTA Semiconductor (Shanghai (Lingang Industrial Zone)) — UHP nitrogen generators (2nd unit due 2022); supplies N2, O2, Ar, CO2, CDA to GTA’s fab
  • Linde air separation plant for HLMC (Shanghai) — ASU supplying N2, high-purity O2, Ar; on-site N2 generators and CDA
  • Linde UHP N2/O2 plant for Dalian 300mm fab (Dalian) — Integrated UHP nitrogen and oxygen plant, hydrogen generator, Ar/He supply (customer unnamed)

Sources

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