BNET Industries

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

Peer Companies

NAICS Code Industrial Gas Manufacturing: 325120

Company News

Recent Events

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
Chemical Stocks to Pore Over

8/20/09 - Bond / Stock Rating - 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. - All News and Analysis

Praxair Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-28

Question-and-Answer SessionYour first question comes from Pj Juvekar - Citi Pj Juvekar - Citi The reality appreciated significantly against the dollar recently. That should be a benefit on the translation impact but maybe Brazilian export growth slows down. Can you talk about those pluses and minuses and how are...

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Praxair Expects Business Pipeline to Stay Strong for the Long Term

Seeking Alpha - 2009-09-23

Zacks.com submits: Monday, Praxair Inc.’s PX Chinese subsidiary installed its NCOOL cryogenic heat exchanger system at a Shanghai Pharmaceutical Group Ltd. unit. It employs Praxair’s patented NCOOL cryogenic heat exchanger system in a pharmaceutical freeze dryer. Praxair’s highly efficient nitrogen-based system replaces its mechanically refrigerated freeze dryer with...

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Praxair's Good Fortune Will Only Get Better

Seeking Alpha - 2009-09-01

David Fessler submits: Back in February in this column, I reviewed Praxair (NYSE: PX), one of the dominant players in the specialty gas sector. You may recall that Praxair – a global, Fortune 300 company – is the largest industrial gases company in the Americas, and the...

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Praxair, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-07-29

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator instructions. And your first question is from the line of Sergey Vasnetsov with Praxair. Please proceed. Sergey Vasnetsov - Barclays I wish it was Praxair, I’m with Barclays. Good morning. Jim Sawyer Good morning, Sergey. Sergey Vasnetsov - Barclays I wanted to ask you about your...

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Praxair, Inc. Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-07-29

Praxair, Inc. PX Q2 2009 Earnings Call Transcript July 29, 2009 11:00 am ET

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Praxair's Growth Continues to Buck This Recession

Seeking Alpha - 2009-07-09

David Fessler submits: Back in February, I profiled a great infrastructure “pick & shovel” company. Praxair (NYSE: PX) is a global Fortune 300 company, the largest industrial gases company in the Americas, and one of the largest in the world. Investors saw PX climb up almost 25% before...

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Praxair Q1 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-04-29

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Your first question comes from the line of David Begleiter with Deutsche Bank. Please proceed with your question. David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank Hey, good morning. James Sawyer Hi, David. David Begleiter - Deutsche Bank Hi. Jim, just on the cost fortuity issue. The decline...

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Praxair Has Potential for '09 Breakout Performance

Seeking Alpha - 2009-03-02

Bullish Bankers submits: In my opinion, 2009 is about defense as the global economic picture worsens and the domestic outlook follows. There is nothing like unemployment north of 7% to seriously second-guess the strength of a nation. The companies below have displayed an ability to outperform their peers in...

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Praxair: Aggressive Growth Despite a Recession

Seeking Alpha - 2009-02-05

Investment U submits: by David Fessler It’s hard to imagine an easy way to grow a company during recessionary times. Most are hunkering down, laying off workers, and closing factories. So how is it that a few CEO’s manage not just to survive a recession, but are actually able...

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Praxair Inc. Q4 2008 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha - 2009-01-28

Question-and-Answer SessionOperator And your first question comes from the line of Kevin McCarthy with Bank of America-Merrill Lynch. You may proceed. Kevin McCarthy - Banc of America-Merrill Lynch Yes, good morning. Jim, with regard to the project pipeline, would you comment on how many projects were entered and...

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