Messer recently has announced that it doubled its sales in 2019 compared to the previous year.

According to Messer, it generated consolidated sales of about 2.8 billion euros in the past fiscal year. In the previous year, it sales 1.35 billion euros.

Fiscal year 2019 marked a milestone in Messer’s development as a new global player through the acquisition of most of the gases business of Linde AG in North America as well as individual business activities of Linde and Praxair in South America.

EBITDA rose from 366 million euros to 695 million euros. That results in a current EBITDA margin of 25 percent.

Since this year, Messer has aligned its business activities with the 17 UN Sustainability Goals, which are part of the Agenda 2030 of the United Nations. The actions of Messer's around 11,000 employees in Europe, Asia and America are based on a total of 34 goals, such as safety, environmental protection and equal rights within the company.