I suspect Linde Group is maintaining the BOC brand in the countries in which BOC was a dominate player and Linde was not.

USA is one of those places! Linde had less than a dozen LOX/LIN plants in the US and those were divested. So I wonder if the few Linde trucks still on the road are really Airgas!

it's clear that Linde is still using the BOC brand in the UK. See recent press release: http://www.linde.com/international/web/l...

"Guildford, UK, 3 September 2009 - BOC, the UK’s largest provider of industrial gases, will be explaining to a new generation the science that lies behind the products it supplies to virtually every industry in the UK – from steelmaking, through medical and food applications to the party balloons available in every high street.

"BOC, a member of the Linde Group, is taking part in the Schools Programme at this year’s British Science Festival, which takes place from 5-10 September at the University of Surrey in Guildford...."