Praxair, Inc.
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Praxair China Signs Agreement with MAGI Solar Energy Technology Co. [Press Release]
Business Wire | 7 hours 19 minutes ago
Praxair China has signed a multi-year agreement with MAGI Solar Energy Technology Co., Ltd. to supply bulk and process gases for its solar cell and module manufacturing facility, located in the Jiangsu Yixing Economic Development Zone, Jiangsu Province. MAGI uses advanced processing technology to manufacture high efficiency, high quality monocrystalline solar cells and modules.
Praxair Metals Technology Makes Debut in China [Press Release]
Business Wire | 5 days 7 hours 19 minutes ago
Praxair’s patented technology, Dilute Oxygen Combustion, has been successfully installed for the first time in China, at Jinlong Copper Co., Ltd.
Praxair to Build and Operate Hydrogen & Nitrogen System for New Indian Oil Refinery [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 17 hours 32 minutes ago
Praxair, Inc. has received a major order from the Indian Oil Corporation Ltd. for the long-term supply of hydrogen and nitrogen gases to its new 300,000 barrels per day greenfield oil refinery which is being built at Paradip, Orissa on the eastern coast of India.
Praxair Reports Third-Quarter Results [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 17 minutes ago
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE:PX) reported third-quarter net income and diluted earnings per share of $325 million and $1.04, respectively. These results include a net after-tax benefit of $7 million, or 2 cents of diluted earnings per share, resulting from a $306 million pre-tax charge, and $313 million of income tax benefits, related primarily to a Brazilian government tax amnesty program.
Praxair Distribution Announces Price Actions Effective December 1, 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 16 days 13 hours 53 minutes ago
Praxair Distribution, Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), is notifying its industrial, medical and specialty gas cylinder customers through its direct locations and its majority-owned joint ventures in the U.S. and Canada of price actions effective December 1, 2009 or as otherwise permitted by customer contracts.
Praxair issues $400 million of notes due 2012
Boston Globe, The | 12 days 10 hours 58 minutes ago
DANBURY, Conn.Industrial gas producer Praxair Inc. said Tuesday it has priced $400 million of 1.75 percent notes due Nov. 15, 2012.
Praxair Issues $400 Million of 1.75% Notes Due 2012 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 12 days 15 hours 15 minutes ago
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) has priced $400 million of 1.75% notes due November 15, 2012. The notes are being offered under its universal shelf registration statement filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. The offering is led by Banc of America Securities LLC and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc.
Praxair declares dividend of 40 cents
Boston Globe, The | 25 days 18 hours 52 minutes ago
DANBURY, Conn.Industrial gas producer Praxair Inc. said Wednesday its board declared a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share.
Praxair Announces Price Increases for Gases and Facility Fees Effective November 15, 2009 [Press Release]
Business Wire | 23 days 14 hours 20 minutes ago
Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) is notifying bulk industrial and bulk medical gas customers in the United States and Canada of the following increases in prices and facility fees, effective November 15, 2009, or as contracts permit:
Praxair Declares Dividend [Press Release]
Business Wire | 26 days 19 minutes ago
The board of directors of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) has declared a quarterly dividend of 40 cents per share, unchanged from the previous quarter. The dividend is payable on December 15, 2009 to shareholders of record on December 7, 2009.
Research and Markets: The Global Market for Clean Coal Technology 2009 - The Greening of Coal-Fired Energy [Press Release]
Business Wire | 6 days 16 hours 36 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/a65f9c/the_global_market) has announced the addition of the "The Global Market for Clean Coal Technology 2009 - The Greening of Coal-Fired Energy" report to their offering.
Research and Markets: Clean Coal Report: U.S. Emerging Technologies, R&D and Next Generation Equipment [Press Release]
Business Wire | 20 days 17 hours 59 minutes ago
Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/5a050b/clean_coal u_s_e) has announced the addition of the "Clean Coal: U.S. Emerging Technologies, R&D and Next Generation Equipment" report to their offering.
NASA Awards Helium Contract [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 75 days 14 hours 16 minutes ago
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla., Sept. 8 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- NASA has selected five companies to provide liquid and gaseous helium for 17 agency locations, including centers and facilities.
Marsulex appoints Randy Hull to new position of Senior Vice President, Development, Sales Marketing [Press Release]
PRNewswire | 82 days 18 hours 47 minutes ago
TORONTO, Sept. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Marsulex Inc.
Ticonderoga Securities Announces Investment Opinion: Ticonderoga Securities Expands Equity-Research Group with Coverage of the Chemical Sector [Press Release]
Business Wire | 38 days 20 hours 29 minutes ago
Ticonderoga Securities, an institutional broker dealer, announced today that it is has expanded its equity-research group to include coverage of the chemical sector with the initiation of 8 companies.
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Company Overview
| Company: | Praxair, Inc. |
|---|---|
| Industry: | Basic and Intermediate Chemical & Petrochemical Manufacturing |
| Website: | http://www.praxair.com |
At Praxair, doing business is always a gas. The company produces and sells atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and others), as well as process and specialty gases (CO2, helium, and hydrogen) for the chemicals, food and beverage, semiconductor, and health care industries worldwide. Depending on a client company's gas needs, Praxair can build an on-site gas plant or provide gases by the cylinder. The company's Praxair Surface Technologies subsidiary supplies high-temperature and corrosion-resistant metallic, ceramic, and powder coatings mainly to the aircraft, plastics, and primary metals industries. Praxair's Healthcare Services unit supplies hospitals and the medical homecare industry.
Key Numbers
| Sales in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 10,796 (2008) |
|---|---|
| One-year % Growth in Sales | 14.8 (2008) |
| Net Income in U.S. Dollars (mil.) | 1,211 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Net Income | 2.9 (2008) |
| Number of Employees | 26,936 (2008) |
| One-year % Growth in Number of Employees | -3.8 (2008) |
| Fiscal Year-End | December |
