Linde to Increase Green Hydrogen Production in Brazil

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Linde to Increase Green Hydrogen Production in Brazil

18.04.2024 / 12:00 CET/CEST
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Linde to Increase Green Hydrogen Production in Brazil

Woking, UK, April 18, 2024 - Linde (Nasdaq: LIN) announced today its
subsidiary White Martins will build, own and operate a second electrolyzer
to produce green hydrogen for the southeast region of Brazil.

The five-megawatt pressurized alkaline electrolyzer plant will be located
next to the company's existing air separation facility in Jacareí, São
Paulo. The new plant will be powered by renewable energy from local solar
and wind power projects to produce independently certified green hydrogen.

Once operational, White Martins' new plant will supply green hydrogen to
glass manufacturer Cebrace to reduce emissions from their glass melting
furnaces in Jacareí. It will also meet demand for competitive green hydrogen
from existing and new customers across industrial sectors including metals,
food and chemicals, among others. The new plant is expected to start up in
2025.

White Martins was the first company to produce green hydrogen on an
industrial scale with an international certification in South America, at
its plant in Pernambuco in 2022.

"Investing in green hydrogen to supply the industrial heart of São Paulo
reaffirms our commitment to the energy transition in Brazil," said Gilney
Bastos, President South Latin America, Linde. "We look forward to helping
Cebrace achieve its decarbonization goals while also supporting merchant
customers' transition to lower carbon solutions."

As a leading industrial gases and engineering company, Linde is playing a
key role in the clean energy transition. The company is actively helping its
customers to decarbonize their operations with the latest carbon capture and
hydrogen technologies through its world-class engineering organization, key
alliances and ventures, and leveraging its extensive experience and
infrastructure. Linde is developing clean energy projects across a range of
applications and industries and growing its established business along the
entire value chain.

About Linde

Linde is a leading global industrial gases and engineering company with 2023
sales of $33 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.

The company 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
including production of clean hydrogen and carbon capture systems critical
to the energy transition, life-saving medical oxygen and high-purity &
specialty gases for electronics. Linde also delivers state-of-the-art gas
processing solutions to support customer expansion, efficiency improvements
and emissions reductions.

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

     Contacts:
     Investor Relations              Media Relations
     Juan Pelaez                     Anna Davies
     Phone: +1 203 837 2213          Phone: +44 1483 244705
     Email: juan.pelaez@linde.com    Email: anna.davies@linde.com

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   Language:       English
   Company:        Linde plc
                   Forge, 43 Church Street West
                   GU21 6HT Woking, Surrey
                   United Kingdom
   Phone:          +1-203-837-2210
   E-mail:         Investor_Relations@Linde.com
   Internet:       www.linde.com
   ISIN:           IE000S9YS762
   Listed:         Nasdaq
   EQS News ID:    1883033

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