BNET Industries

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

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

job and praxair inc. - All News and Analysis

Michael J. Douglas has been appointed president of Praxair Asia at Praxair Inc.(Jobs and People)(Brief Article)

- 2003-09-01

MICHAEL J. DOUGLAS MICHAEL J. DOUGLAS

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Jay Cheng has joined Praxair Inc. as president of Praxair China.(Jobs and People)(Brief Article)

- 2003-09-01

JAY CHENG JAY CHENG

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Praxair Inc.(Jobs and People)(Brief Article)

- 2003-09-01

DOMINGOS H.G. BULUS DOMINGOS H.G. BULUS

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Killing the goose that laid the golden egg.(Looking Inside)(offshore labor)(Column)

- 2003-08-11

A reader commented that I have been too hard on companies exporting jobs to India and elsewhere. "Cutting labor costs is the only way many companies can cut costs and show a profit," he said. First, it was factory workers. Now it can affe ...

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Jobs are our biggest export. (Looking Inside).(exporting jobs to China, India)

- 2003-07-14

If you think exporting of jobs to China, India and elsewhere does not affect the economy of the United States, take a look at these just-released U.S.Census Bureau figures for the first quarter of 2003. The United States bought $42.8 billion in pro If...

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Praxair Inc. (Jobs and People).(Ricardo S. Malfitano)(Brief Article)

- 2003-04-28

Ricardo S. Malfitano, currently president of Praxair South America, has been appointed a senior vice president of Praxair Inc. Mr. Malfitano will be responsible for Praxair ... Ricardo S. Malfitano, currently president of Praxair South America, has been appointed a senior vice president of...

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Praxair Inc. (Jobs and People).(appointment)(Brief Article)

- 2003-04-28

Stephen F. Angel, executive vice president of Praxair Inc., has been assigned an expanded role and will be responsible for North American industrial gases, Praxair ... Stephen F. Angel, executive vice president of Praxair Inc., has been assigned an expanded role and will be...

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