Praxair
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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.[2]
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Company type | Subsidiary of Linde plc |
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Industry | Chemicals |
Founded | 1907 |
Founder | Carl von Linde |
Headquarters | Danbury, Connecticut, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Steve Angel (Chairman, President, & CEO) |
Products | Industrial gases |
Revenue | US$11.437 billion (2017) |
US$2.448 billion (2017) | |
US$1.237 billion (2017) | |
Total assets | US$20.436 billion |
Total equity | US$6.018 billion |
Number of employees | 26,461 (January 2020) |
Parent | Linde plc |
Website | www |
Footnotes / references [1] |
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