pricing power locks in durable margin
Linde stands to benefit from the crisis because industrial gas suppliers with long take-or-pay contracts can pass through sharp helium price increases, giving Linde durable pricing power amid structural undersupply.
Long-term take-or-pay contracts let Linde pass helium cost spikes directly to customers, shielding margins during structural undersupply. Industrial gas pricing power becomes a defensive moat rather than a transient tailwind.