Afrox in Steelport is part of AfroxA frican Oxygen Limited Afrox which is a market leader in gases and welding products in sub-Saharan Africa The business was founded in 1927 and has listed on the JSE since 1963 Afrox operates in 10 other African countries as well as South Africa They also manage operations in five more countries on behalf of their parent company The Linde Group which is a global gases engineering and technology company Afrox has prospered by constantly meeting the needs of customers and by developing solutions that add value to their customers applications The business strives to be transparent in all the decisions and activities that may impact the environment and society in general Afrox is vision is to be the leading gases and welding company However Afrox also places safety as one of their guiding principles Afrox offers a range of gases that include gas services industrial gases medical gases as well as occupational health gasses They also focus on range of performance enhancing gases