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Praxair Inc.

(PX) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$25.0B
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

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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 Commercializes Industry's Only Hydrogen Storage System

    - 2007-10-22

    DANBURY, Conn. -- Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) has begun supplying its pipeline hydrogen customers out of its innovative hydrogen storage facility in Texas. The underground storage cavern, the only one of its kind in the industrial gases industry, is designed to provide Praxair's customers with hydrogen during periods of planned...

    Tags: hydrogen, Praxair Inc.

  • Praxair to supply hydrogen for R&D refueling station.

    - 2006-02-27

    Praxair Inc. of Danbury will supply the hydrogen for a research and development refueling station for vehicles in Detroit--the third in Michigan and one of several funded and operated by BP designed to work out the bugs for creating a retail hydrogen Praxair Inc. of Danbury...

    Tags: fuel cell, hydrogen, Praxair Inc., R&D

  • Praxair To Demonstrate Two Hydrogen Fueling Systems For Canadian Fuel Cells Applications

    - 2004-11-19

    DANBURY, Conn. -- Praxair Canada Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) will demonstrate the company's hydrogen-supply systems for backup power fuel cells in two different pilot applications. Praxair is actively designing advanced ProStarTM Platinum gas-delivery systems to meet the needs of this emerging marketplace, making hydrogen use safer...

    Tags: hydrogen, Praxair Inc.

  • Praxair Starts up Two New Hydrogen Plants

    - 2004-07-28

    DANBURY, Conn. -- Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) recently started up two new hydrogen plants in Texas City and Port Arthur, Texas. Now fully operational, the plants produce a total of 200 million cubic feet per day of hydrogen, increasing Praxair's hydrogen-production capability along the U.S. Gulf Coast by nearly 55%. In...

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     PX $81.57 +0.42 (0.52% )
Average Volume 1,560,190
Shares Outstanding 306.81M
Market Cap 25.0B
Year High 86.07
Year Low 53.35
Earnings Per Share 3.58
P/E Ratio 22.78
Dividend 1.60
Yield 1.96
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