BOC Group plc, along with its subsidiaries, produces industrial gases. The company operates in three segments: Process Gas Solutions (PGS), Industrial and Special Products (ISP), and BOC Edwards. The PGS segment provides atmospheric gases, oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, syngas, and liquefied gases to the oil and chemicals, food and beverage, metals, and glass sectors in the United Kingdom, the United States, Australia, South Africa, and Asia. The ISP segment offers gases for cutting and welding, hospitality, laboratory applications, and a various other medical purposes; packaged chemicals and liquefied petroleum gas; and cutting and welding products. Its products are used in the fabrication, engineering, automotive, refrigeration, and hospitality or medical sectors. The BOC Edwards segment provides electronic materials, electronic bulk gases, semiconductor equipment, general vacuum equipment, and pharmaceutical systems, as well as vacuum and exhaust management, and chemical management for the semiconductor industry and other industries in Asia, North America, and Europe. The company also provides supply chain solutions, such as managing a range of supply chains on behalf of retailers in the United Kingdom, as well as overseas; chilled and ambient transport to food manufacturers in the Netherlands, Spain, Germany, Portugal, France, and the Czech Republic; and supply chain consulting, end-to-end supply chain solutions, and logistics support to e-fulfilment opportunities. It serves electronics, chemicals, and medical industries. The company, formerly known as Brin’s Oxygen Company, was incorporated in 1886 and changed its name to BOC Group plc in 1982. BOC Group is headquartered in Windlesham, the United Kingdom. As of September 5, 2006, BOC Group is a subsidiary of Linde AG.