Praxair

Praxair, Inc.
Company typeSubsidiary
NYSE: PX
IndustryChemicals
Founded1907; 117 years ago (1907)
FounderCarl von Linde
HeadquartersDanbury, Connecticut, United States
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Steve Angel
(chairman, president, & CEO)
ProductsIndustrial gases
RevenueIncrease US$11.437 billion (2017)
Increase US$2.448 billion (2017)
Decrease US$1.237 billion (2017)
Total assetsIncrease US$20.436 billion
Total equityIncrease US$6.018 billion
Number of employees
26,461 (January 2020)
ParentLinde plc
Websitewww.praxair.com
Footnotes / references
[1] [2]

Praxair, Inc. was an American worldwide industrial gases company. Founded in 1907, Praxair was the largest industrial gases company in North and South America, and the third-largest worldwide by revenue. In 2018 it merged with Linde AG to form Linde plc. The Praxair name was discontinued on September 1, 2020 in the US.[3]

  1. ^ "FORM 10-K". sec.gov. 2018-02-28.
  2. ^ "Praxair, Inc. 2017 Annual Report (Form 10-K)". sec.gov. U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. January 2018.
  3. ^ "Praxair Announces Name Change to Linde". Food Industry Executive. August 13, 2020.