Company Background / History

Praxair, Inc., a Fortune 250 company with 2014 sales of $12.3 billion, is one of the largest industrial gases companies
worldwide. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric, process and specialty, and high-performance
surface coatings. Praxair products, and technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing efficiency
and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including manufacturing, primary metals and many others.

Products:
Industrial gases – Atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon and rare gases).
Process gases (carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases and acetylene).
Surface coatings –Wear-resistant and high-temperature corrosion-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings and powders.

Services:
On-site gas handling and monitoring systems; supply-chain management; pipeline and plant services; utility management and co-generation; turnkey design and construction; inventory control.

End Use Markets:
Industrial gases – Aerospace, chemicals, electronics, energy, food and beverage, healthcare, manufacturing (including metal fabrication, glass, pulp and paper, water treatment), metals.
Surface coatings – Aircraft, electronics, printing and textiles, chemicals, primary metals.

Technology:
Industrial gases – Introduced cryogenic air separation to U.S. industry in the early 1900’s and led development of non-cryogenic supply systems.
Continuing innovation in application technologies specific to particular industries.
Surface coatings – Thermal spray coatings, including detonation gun, plasma, high-velocity oxy-fuel and diffusion processes. Anilox and hydrophilic roll surfaces. Thermal spray powder development and manufacturing.

Global Capabilities:
More than half of Praxair’s sales are generated outside the U.S. through subsidiaries and regional companies.