Established in 1927, Afrox has prospered by constantly evolving to meet the solutions that add value to its business. This ability to respond and adapt to change, and determination to meet world standards of product and service, enables Afrox to provide superior returns for its stakeholders.
Part of the global Linde Group, Afrox is sub-Saharan Africa’s market leader in the manufacture and sale of gases and related products, and welding equipment and products. Afrox has a market capitalisation of around R11.9 billion and is ranked amongst the Top 100 Companies on the JSE Securities Exchange.
Linde operates in 90 countries worldwide and Afrox is increasingly supplying the world benchmark products under the Linde brand to many of these global markets.
The operating model incorporates four major business areas and five operations that are synchronised with the business areas. These are Merchant and Packaged Gases, Tonnage, LPG and Healthcare supported by Manufacturing, Sales and Distribution, Technical, SHEQ (safety, health, environment and quality) and African Operations.