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Praxair Inc.

(PX) is in the Manufacturing Industry

Market Cap:$25.3B
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 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

praxair inc. and technology - All News and Analysis

  • Praxair to Seek DOE Funding for Oxy-Coal Project

    - 2008-08-21

    DANBURY, Conn. -- In response to a Funding Opportunity recently issued by the U.S. Department of Energy's Clean Coal Power Initiative, Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) will submit a proposal, working with the Jamestown Oxy-Coal Alliance and others, to demonstrate technology designed to capture carbon dioxide emissions from both new and existing...

    Tags: Department of Energy, emission, Praxair Inc., technology

  • PRAXAIR INC.(Supercritical Systems Inc.)(Brief Article)

    - 2000-11-06

    PRAXAIR Inc. will jointly develop what it calls an environmentally friendly semiconductor wafer cleaning technology with Fremont, Calif-based Supercritical Systems Inc. The companies are developing a technology for ... PRAXAIR Inc. will jointly develop what it calls an environmentally friendly semiconductor wafer cleaning...

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  • Praxair and Supercritical Systems Enter Wafer Cleaning Venture.(Brief Article)

    - 2000-10-02

    PRAXAIR INC., and Supercritical Systems Inc. plan to jointly develop innovative, environmentally friendly semiconductor wafer cleaning technology that enables the production of next generation devices. The companies are developing a technology for PRAXAIR INC., and Supercritical Systems Inc. plan to jointly develop...

    Tags: Praxair Inc., technology

  • Praxair Inc.(new technology to extend juice shelf-life)(Brief Article)

    - 2000-07-01

    Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., is conducting in-plant testing of a new technology to significantly extend the shelf-life of juices while maintaining their just-squeezed flavor. The process, expected to achieve food safety results similar to heat paste Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., is conducting in-plant testing of a...

    Tags: food, juice, Praxair Inc., technology

  • PRAXAIR INC.

    - 1999-05-24

    PRAXAIR INC. has acquired the worldwide rights to Edmeston AB's proprietary technology and equipment for heat recovery and emissions control from glass furnace exhaust gases. The companies will maintain an alliance to develop additional energy reco PRAXAIR INC. has acquired the worldwide rights to...

    Tags: Praxair Inc., recovery, technology

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     PX $82.48 +0.02 (0.02% )
Average Volume 1,547,090
Shares Outstanding 306.81M
Market Cap 25.3B
Year High 86.07
Year Low 49.82
Earnings Per Share 3.58
P/E Ratio 23.04
Dividend 1.60
Yield 1.94
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