(Reuters) – Linde, the world’s largest industrial gases company, raised the upper end of its full-year earnings guidance on Thursday, citing higher pricing and continued productivity initiatives across all segments.
The U.S.-German company, which supplies gases such as oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen to factories and hospitals, expects its adjusted earnings per share to grow 9-13% this year, after previously guiding for growth of 9-12%.
(Reporting by Andrey Sychev and Bartosz Dabrowski in Gdansk; Editing by Milla Nissi)
