Experience Messer

A leading industrial and medical gas company serving North and South America

Messer Americas represents the world’s largest privately held industrial gas enterprise. Drawing on a rich heritage of industrial gases expertise, we deliver quality gases through an extensive distribution network and offer over 120 years of experience across industrial, medical, electronic and specialty gases.

We are ready to grow with you, combining our in-depth understanding of industry trends, customer requirements and market insights with our unrivaled technical development capabilities to innovate game-changing solutions.

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“Messer offers the best of both worlds: the breadth, capabilities and insights of a major global gas corporation – combined with the agility, speed and entrepreneurial spirit of a lean, privately-held enterprise. We know the Americas markets very well. Now we are bringing solutions to market faster than ever to support our customers.”

- Jens Luehring, President & CEO, Messer Americas

Products

We offer a full range of essential products, innovative services and expertise to meet customer needs for industrial gases, specialty gases, electronic gases, medical gases, laser gases and on-site gas production.

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  • Argon (Ar)
  • Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
  • Electronic Gases
  • Helium (He)
  • Hydrogen (H2)
  • Nitrogen (N2)
  • Oxygen (O2)
  • Specialty Gases and Mixtures

Markets

We offer high-value products and cutting-edge gas technology application solutions for a wide range of end-use markets.

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Food and Beverages

for carbonation as well as advanced food processing and packaging

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Water Treatment

for municipal and industrial purification and treatment

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Chemicals and Specialties

for various processes

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Pulp and Paper

for pulp bleaching and water treatment

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Healthcare Including Gases

for medical uses as well as pharmaceutical R&D and processing

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Metals

for combustion, melting, heat treatment, additive manufacturing, forging and casting

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Oil and Gas

for well production and hydrocarbon processing

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Electronics

for use in manufacturing and excimer lasers

Safety & Environment

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At Messer, our aim is to avoid causing any harm to people or the environment. We continually strive to improve the quality and safety of our products and services. The occupational health and safety of our employees and environmental protection in general are just as important to us. Our global, integrated management system helps us achieve these goals by embedding health and safety into our daily operations.

Our proactive culture also helps you meet your legal and safety responsibilities. We offer concrete assistance in the form of practical guidelines, safety data sheets, safety audits and dedicated training packages.

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About Us

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About Messer Americas

With over 70 production facilities and approximately 5,000 employees operating in the United States, Canada, Brazil, Colombia and Chile, Messer Americas today is one of the leading industrial gas companies in North and South America and part of the world’s largest privately-held industrial gases enterprise.

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Leadership & Governance

Management Board:

Bernd Eulitz
Chief Executive Officer, Messer Group

Stefan Messer
Chairman of the Supervisory Board, Messer Group

Helmut Kaschenz
CFO, Messer Group

Alexander Dibelius
Managing Partner and Head of Germany, CVC Capital Partners

Lars Haegg
Principal, CVC Capital Partners

Daniel Pindur
Senior Managing Director, CVC Capital Partners

Management Team:
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Jens Luehring
President & CEO, Americas

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Gareth Parkin
CFO and Senior Vice President, Americas

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Chris Ebeling
Executive Vice President, Sales & Marketing, North America

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Rob Capellman
Executive Vice President, MPG Americas & Tonnage US, Americas

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Brian Kenney
Executive Vice President, Operations, Americas

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Christian Lafleur
General Manager, Canada

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Scott Latta
General Manager, Brazil

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Maria Iglesias
General Manager, Colombia & Chile

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Greg Schuetz
Chief Legal Officer, Americas

Careers

Do you want to join our team and grow with us? View our open jobs.

News & Media

Change in management at Messer: Stefan Messer takes over as new Chairman of the Supervisory Board; Bernd Eulitz to become CEO
Change in management at Messer: Stefan Messer takes over as new Chairman of the Supervisory Board; Bernd Eulitz to become CEO

04/27/2023 - Full Press Release

Media Contacts

Americas, US, Canada, Colombia & Chile:
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Amy Ficon
amy.ficon@messer-us.com
+1-201-741-1656

Brazil:
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Kati Torri
kati.torri@messer-br.com
+55-11-99107-3779

Messer is the largest privately held industrial gas business in the world, and a leading industrial and medical gas company in North and South America. Messer offers over 120 years of expertise in industrial, medical, specialty and electronic gases. The company delivers quality gases, related services and technology via an extensive production and distribution network. Health and safety, sustainability practices and environmental protection are core Messer values that are embedded in the company’s daily operations.

Messer Americas is part of the Messer SE & Co. KGaA, representing a USD ~3.8 billion enterprise with presence in the Americas, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit: www.messeramericas.com.

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