Praxair is an industrial gasses company that supplies atmospheric, process, and specialty gasses, high-performance coatings, and related service.
The company was founded in 1907 and was the first company to commercialize cryogenically separated oxygen.
In 1917 Praxair introduced the first system to distribute liquid gas.
Today Praxair’s primary products are Atmospheric Gasses – oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gasses, Process & Specialty Gasses – carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, semiconductor process gasses, and Applications & Technologies that help customers increase productivity, reduce operating costs and energy consumption, and improve environmental performance.
The company also builds on-site gas plants and provide gasses by the cylinder.
Praxair is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PX, is a member of the S&P 500, is #262 in the Fortune 500, has 27,560 people, and had $12.06 billion in revenue in 2013.
PraxairPraxair is an industrial gasses company that supplies atmospheric, process, and specialty gasses, high-performance coatings, and related service.
The company was founded in 1907 and was the first company to commercialize cryogenically separated oxygen.
In 1917 Praxair introduced the first system to distribute liquid gas.
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Today Praxair’s primary products are Atmospheric Gasses – oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gasses, Process & Specialty Gasses – carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, semiconductor process gasses, and Applications & Technologies that help customers increase productivity, reduce operating costs and energy consumption, and improve environmental performance.
The company also builds on-site gas plants and provide gasses by the cylinder.
Praxair is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol PX, is a member of the S&P 500, is #262 in the Fortune 500, has 27,560 people, and had $12.06 billion in revenue in 2013.