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Praxair Inc.

(PX) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$24.6B
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

NAICS Code Industrial Gas Manufacturing: 325120

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

dividend and praxair inc. - All News and Analysis

  • Praxair Declares Dividend

    - 1999-07-27

    DANBURY, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--July 27, 1999-- The board of directors of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) today declared a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share, payable on September 15, 1999 to shareholders of record on September 7, 1999. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America,...

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  • Praxair Declares Dividend

    - 1999-04-27

    DANBURY, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--April 27, 1999-- The board of directors of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) today declared a quarterly dividend of 14 cents per share, payable on June 15, 1999 to shareholders of record on June 7, 1999. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America,...

    Tags: Business Wire, Connecticut, dividend, FINANCE, Manufacturing, Praxair Inc.

  • Praxair Dividend Increased

    - 1999-01-26

    DANBURY, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Jan. 26, 1999--The board of directors of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) today increased Praxair's quarterly dividend from 12 1/2 cents per share to 14 cents per share, payable on March 15, 1999 to shareholders of record on March 5, 1999. This is the sixth consecutive year that the...

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  • Praxair Declares Dividend

    - 1998-10-28

    DANBURY, Conn.--BUSINESS WIRE--Oct. 27, 1998--The board of directors of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) today declared a quarterly dividend of 12 1/2 cents per share, payable on December 15, 1998 to shareholders of record on December 7, 1998. Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America,...

    Tags: Business Wire, Connecticut, dividend, FINANCE, NYSE Euronext, Praxair Inc.

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     PX $80.28 -0.50 (-0.62% )
Average Volume 1,537,360
Shares Outstanding 306.81M
Market Cap 24.6B
Year High 86.07
Year Low 53.35
Earnings Per Share 3.58
P/E Ratio 22.42
Dividend 1.60
Yield 1.99
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