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Praxair Inc. (PX)At 4:02PM ET: 89.84  Down 1.16 (1.27%)  
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Praxair Inc.
39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, CT 06810-5113
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Phone: 716-879-4077
Fax: 716-879-2040
Web Site: http://www.praxair.com

DETAILS 
Index Membership:S&P 500
S&P 1500 Super Comp
Sector:Basic Materials
Industry:Synthetics
Full Time Employees:27,999

BUSINESS SUMMARY 
Praxair, Inc. engages in the production and distribution of industrial gases primarily in North America, South America, Europe, and Asia. Its products include atmospheric gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and rare gases; and process gases, such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, and acetylene. The company also designs, engineers, and builds equipment that produces industrial gases. In addition, Praxair supplies surface coatings, including wear-resistant and high-temperature corrosion-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings, and powders to the aircraft, printing, textile, plastics, primary metals, petrochemical, and other industries. Further, the company manufactures electric arc, plasma, and high-velocity oxygen fuel spray equipment, as well as arc and flame wire equipment used for the application of wear resistant coatings. Praxair serves various industries, including healthcare, petroleum refining, computer-chip manufacturing, beverage carbonation, fiber-optics, steel making, aerospace, chemicals, and water treatment. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut.
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    CORPORATE GOVERNANCE 
    Praxair Inc.'s Corporate Governance Quotient (CGQ®) as of 1-Aug-08 is better than 74.8% of S&P 500 companies and 94% of Materials companies.
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    KEY EXECUTIVES 
     PayExercised
    Mr. Stephen F. Angel , 52
    Chairman, Chief Exec. Officer and Pres
    N/A N/A
    Mr. James S. Sawyer , 51
    Chief Financial Officer and Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. James J. Fuchs , 55
    Sr. VP, Pres of North American Industrial Gases and Pres of Praxair Canada Inc
    N/A N/A
    Mr. Ricardo S. Malfitano , 49
    Exec. VP
    N/A N/A
    Mr. James T. Breedlove , 60
    Sr. VP, Corp. Sec. and Gen. Counsel
    N/A N/A
    Dollar amounts are as of and compensation values are for the last fiscal year ending on that date. "Pay" is salary, bonuses, etc. "Exercised" is the value of options exercised during the fiscal year.
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