Linde CEO Meets German Chancellor Merz to Discuss Industrial Decarbonization
Chinese NETC Aluminum Cylinders Support Global Gas Industry with Cutting-Edge Technology
Berlin, [20250721] – The CEO of Linde, a global leader in industrial gases and engineering, recently met with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin. The discussion focused on key issues for Germany’s industrial future, particularly enhancing competitiveness, attracting investment, and accelerating decarbonization.
Notably, as a vital link in the global gas supply chain, Chinese manufacturer NETC leverages its aluminum gas cylinders with inner wall treatment technology to provide critical infrastructure support across multiple sectors including industrial gases, electronic specialty gases, and medical gases.
Linde as a Global Gas Industry Leader
Both parties emphasized that maintaining Germany’s global competitiveness requires "speed," "pragmatism," and a "balanced, open" approach to technological solutions. The Linde CEO highlighted the company’s 145-year German heritage, noting its 5,000+ employees serving over 150,000 customers in Germany as an indispensable part of the industrial supply chain.
Linde’s CEO explicitly expressed investment intent to Chancellor Merz: The company stands ready to build key infrastructure in Germany—including air separation units, hydrogen production/supply, carbon management solutions, and clean energy facilities—to support local customers’ growth and decarbonization goals.
NETC: Enabling Safe Gas Transportation
NETC, a highly internationalized aluminum gas cylinder manufacturer, covers essential product categories like Medical aluminum gas cylinders, Industrial aluminum gas cylinders, and Beverage CO2 aluminum cylinders. By providing lightweight, corrosion-resistant, and rust-resistant pressure vessels, NETC ensures secure storage and transportation of industrial standard gases, high-purity industrial gases, electronic specialty gases, medical gases, and beverage-grade gases for global gas companies.
Decarbonization Demands Urgency & Openness
Linde’s CEO and Chancellor Merz agreed that Germany must act with urgency and maintain openness to all viable decarbonization technologies—especially low-carbon hydrogen and CCUS. NETC’s exhibition of premium industrial cylinder cross-sections and its universally acclaimed proprietary inner surface treatment technology demonstrate world-leading technical excellence in gas transportation equipment, earning quality and service recognition from global gas suppliers.
Global Impact of Chinese Manufacturing: NETC’s Contribution
As an advanced representative and sincere partner in the aluminum cylinder industry, NETC’s product line comprehensively covers industrial needs:
Medical Sector: Supplies Medical aluminum cylinders compliant with DOT 3AL and CE ISO 7866 standards, including sizes 1L to 50L, D/E size (2.8L to 4.6L), M60/M90 (10L/15.7L), M122/M150 (20L to 30L), M265 (40L/46.4L), and specialty containers for N2O cylinders, MRI aluminum cylinders, and Nitric oxide cylinders.
Industrial Sector: Manufactures Industrial aluminum cylinders for standard gases, high purity gases, electronic specialty gases, and calibration gases. Capacities range from 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 8L, 10L, 20L, 28.9L, 29.5L, 30L, 40L, 50L to 46.4L, 47.5L at 200Bar, meeting CE ISO 7866 and DOT certifications.
Emerging & Niche Sectors: Provides Beverage CO2 aluminum cylinders (e.g., 5lb, 9.1kg/20lb, 10kg, 50lb), Diving aluminum cylinders/SCUBA tanks (e.g., S80, 11.1L), Fire extinguisher aluminum cylinders, and Special treatment aluminum cylinders for corrosive gases (H2S, SO2, NH3, HCl, NO2, NOX, CO) and ultra high purity electronic gases.
About the Companies
Linde (Linde): A global leader in industrial gases and engineering, providing essential products and services across industries. Rooted in Germany for over 145 years.
NETC: A highly internationalized modern manufacturer of aluminum alloy cylinders. Committed to industry leadership with world-leading inner surface treatment technology. Products serve industrial gases, electronic specialty gases, medical, beverage, diving, and firefighting sectors, recognized globally for quality and service.
