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Linde's $75M plant brings 20 jobs to Northampton County.

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Linde increases headcount by 20.

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Linde's $75M plant brings 20 jobs to Northampton County. 04/02/2026 United Kingdom-based Linde will invest $75 million to build an air separation facility in the town of Garysburg where it plans to hire 20 people to manufacture and distribute industrial gases for the health care, food and beverage, electronics, and chemical industries. The new jobs will pay an average wage of $87,750, more than 67% higher than the current average wage in Northampton of $52,448. The average wage in North Carolina is $70,672. The new plant is expected to start up at the end of 2028. Linde plans to produce argon, nitrogen and oxygen for use in hospital services, semiconductor manufacturing, battery production and food preservation. The plant will be constructed in the Northampton County Commerce Park and will send products directly to customers, according to a release from the state. "Linde is committed to serving the needs of our customers and to grow in the U.S.," said Todd Lawson, vice president, East Region, in a release. "We chose this location based on its proximity to customers and the support of Northampton County. This new air separation unit will strengthen Linde's presence in the state and extend our strong merchant gases supply network to increase our ability to reliably serve our customers' current and future needs." Linde employs about 66,000 people and operates in 80...

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Headcount growth

What this signalsFast hiring often means budgets are growing.

Headcount
20

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Increases headcount by

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92%
Detected
Apr 2, 2026
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