Messer was founded in 1898 in Bad Soden, Germany and today is the largest family-run specialist for industrial, medical and specialty gases worldwide. Under the brand 'Messer - Gases for Life' the company offers products and services in a total of 40 countries Europe, Asia and the Americas. Messer China started in 1995. Today, Messer has set up 12 wholly-owned enterprises and 17 joint ventures in the country, coordinated by a corporate office in Shanghai.