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Praxair Inc.

(PX) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$24.9B

Last Fiscal Year Sales:$10.7B

Public
US

Dow Jones Description

Praxair makes the coatings that make the world's industries work. Founded in 1907 and headquartered in Danbury, CT, Praxair Inc (NYSE: PX) manufactures and sells atmospheric, process, and specialty gases and surface coatings. Primarily, it produces oxygen, nitrogen, and argon through several separation processes, and supplies wear- and temperature-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings to customers in healthcare, petroleum, computer chip, carbonation, fiber optic, steel, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment. The company has revenues of approximately $7.65 billion and employs about 27,300 workers. It operates in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia.

Number of Employees 26,936

Contact Information

39 Old Ridgebury Rd

Danbury, Connecticut 06810

www.praxair.com

(203) 837-2000

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Industrial Gas Manufacturing: 325120

Company News

Recent Events

Praxair PX Issues Regional Guidance for 2009

12/09/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Praxair Unit Launches Coating Production Cell For Airframe Applications - Quick Facts

12/07/09 - Product Announcement - View Story
Praxair China Signs Gas Supply Contract with China Aviation

11/30/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Praxair to sell gases to Chinese solar cell maker

11/23/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Indian Market To Track Global Cues For Direction

11/23/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Praxair PX Signs Solar Cell Bulk and Process Gas Supply Agreement with MAGI Solar

11/23/09 - Joint Venture / Alliance - View Story
Praxair declares dividend of 40 cents

10/28/09 - Stock Split / Dividend - View Story
Praxair, Inc. - SWOT Analysis

10/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Secretary Chu's 'Game-Changing' Push to Capture Carbon

10/15/09 - New Investment - View Story
Praxair listed among top for carbon disclosure

9/30/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Praxair 2Q Profit Down 14%; Gives Weak 3Q EPS View

7/29/09 - Financial Announcement - View Story
Praxair Surface Technologies Acquires Sermatech Int'l - Update

7/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story
Praxair Acquires Sermatech International

7/01/09 - Merger / Acquisition - View Story

News & Analysis

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HyRadix Inc. Announces Supply Agreement with Praxair India

- 2007-12-13

DES PLAINES, Ill. -- HyRadix([R]) Inc., a leading provider of on-site hydrogen generation systems and supply solutions, has entered into an agreement with Praxair India, a subsidiary of US based Fortune 300 company, Praxair, Inc., for the supply of the HyRadix Aptus([R]) on-site hydrogen generator for industrial hydrogen applications within...

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Praxair Announces Agreement With Vacuum Instrument to Provide Solutions for Leak Testing

- 1999-09-08

DANBURY, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 8, 1999-- Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) announced today that it entered into a joint marketing agreement with Vacuum Instrument Corporation to provide non-destructive leak testing to the automotive and heating, venting and air conditioning HVAC industry segments. Praxair is a leading supplier of helium, the tracer...

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Praxair, Samsung Enter Long-Term Helium Pact

- 1997-06-02

PRAXAIR INC. HAS SIGNED a long-term agreement to supply high-purity helium gases to Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd. The agreement is for a minimum of 10 years. Praxair says the contract will be worth roughly $1 million annually. PRAXAIR INC. HAS SIGNED a long-term agreement...

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Union Pacific Resources and Praxair to increase helium supply by 25 percent

- 1997-04-01

DANBURY, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 1, 1997--Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX), one of the world's largest industrial gases suppliers, announced today that it signed a purchasing agreement with Union Pacific Resources Group, Inc. UPR, a leading oil and gas company, that will increase Praxair's available helium supply by 25 percent. The...

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Praxair signs confidentiality agreement with CBI

- 1995-12-05

DANBURY, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 5, 1995--Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) said in an amendment to its Schedule 14D-1 filing being made today with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it has signed a confidentiality agreement with CBI Industries, Inc. (NYSE:CBI).Among other things, the agreement grants Praxair the right to review certain non-public information...

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Praxair Extends Tender Offer, Is In Negotiations for Confidentiality Agreement with CBI

- 1995-12-04

DANBURY, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Dec. 4, 1995--Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) announced today that it is extending its tender offer for CBI Industries (NYSE:CBI) at $32 net cash per share until 5:00 p.m. Eastern time on Friday, Dec. 15, 1995. The offer had been scheduled to expire at midnight Eastern time on Monday,...

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