Server: HTTPS/0.98 Allow: GET HEAD POST MIME-version: 1.0 Content-type: text/html Date: Thursday, 25-Apr-96 21:32:59 GMT Last-modified: Wednesday, 19-Nov-97 13:58:6 GMT Content-length: 12196 Praxair At a Glance





Praxair separates air into its building blocks and recovers other gases to help a growing number of customers improve their processes, products and services and to enhance our quality of life in hundreds of industrial, commercial and life-saving ways. We actively help entire industries prosper by boosting their productivity, while helping them preserve and improve the environment. Our commitment to raising standards for quality and developing new technology strengthens the loyalty of long-time customers and attracts new ones. Our worldwide growth comes from a clear-sighted focus on what we do best.



An Industry Leader



Productivity Solutions and Performance Improvement

Praxair's half-million customers have a broad range of requirements for the gases we produce and deliver. Gas purity, on-time delivery and cost are always important. But many customers also seek process improvements that will enhance their business productivity and performance, providing them an edge in the increasingly competitive global marketplace.

Our engineering and marketing teams work with customers to uncover all possible ways to:



Helping Customers Meet Environmental Challenges

Customers use our gases and technology to reduce pollution and energy consumption, thereby complying with increasingly stringent environmental regulations. Below are some examples:

OXYGEN


OTHER GASES



Technology Solutions for Today and Tomorrow

Customers look to Praxair for innovative technology solutions that help them do business more profitably in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

Praxair has set the industry standard for commercializing new technologies. We continuously invest in research and development, seeking advanced, cost-effective solutions to benefit our customers.

Our highly trained teams of engineers and scientists work in market-focused environments to create and fine-tune technologies that meet wide-ranging market needs. Input from our customers throughout the product development process helps us provide a continuing source of value-added innovations.

EXAMPLES:


Praxair Surface Technologies (PST)



Annual Sales

Over $4 Billion (U.S.)



Number of Employees

23,000 Worldwide


Markets

Industrial Gases:


Chemicals

Metal Production

Metals and Materials Processing

Medical

Electronics

Refining

Glass

Welding

Aerospace

Environmental

Pulp & Paper

Automotive

Pharmaceuticals

Waste Management

Healthcare

Beverage

Food Processing & Packaging

Surface Coatings:

Aircraft

Paper

Printing & Textiles

Petrochemicals

Primary Metals



Global Presence

More than half of Praxair's worldwide sales are generated outside the United States through subsidiaries and regional companies in the following countries:

Argentina

Australia

Austria

Belgium

Belize

Bolivia

Brazil

Canada

Chile

Colombia

Costa Rica

Croatia

Czech Republic

Denmark

Equador

France

Germany

India

Indonesia

Israel

Italy

Japan

Korea

Mexico

Netherlands

Paraguay

People's Republic
of China

Peru

Poland

Portugal

Puerto Rico

Singapore

Slovenia

Spain

Thailand

Turkey

United Kingdom

Uruguay

Venezuela


New York Stock Exchange Symbol:

PX
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World Headquarters:

Praxair, Inc.
39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, Connecticut 06810-5113
1-800-PRAXAIR
(716) 879-4077





If you have questions or comments, contact us at info@praxair.com
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last updated 02/28/97