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www.praxair.com
Making our planet more productive
An Introduction
to
Praxair
Copyright © 2011 Praxair Technology, Inc. All rights reserved.
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Praxair At A Glance
A Fortune 300 company with 2010 sales of $10 billion
One of the largest industrial gases companies worldwide
and the largest in North and South America
Operations in more than 30 countries
26,000 employees
One million customers worldwide
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Praxair At A Glance
Food & Beverage
Healthcare
Manufacturing
Metals
Varied smaller markets
Leader in advancing supply systems and equipment, and
in developing applications technologies; about 3,000
active patents
Markets Served
Aerospace
Chemicals
Electronics
Energy
– Petroleum Refining
– Oil & Gas Production
– Utilities/Gas Turbines
– Solar, Biofuels
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A Sterling Reputation
A component of the Dow Jones
Sustainability Index – 8 years
Code of conduct ranked among
top 10 chemical companies by
Ethisphere magazine
Regularly rated among the most
shareholder-friendly chemical
companies (Institutional Investor)
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Sales by Markets Served
Healthcare 10% Manufacturing 23%
Metals 16%
Food and
Beverage 7%
Other 11%
Electronics 9%
Aerospace 3%
Chemicals 10%
Energy 11%
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An Industry Pioneer
1907-1930 1940-1950 1950-1990 1990-2000
Oxy-fuel
technology
wins
Kirkpatrick
Award
Developed
remote
process
monitoring
and control
Company
founded
First
commercial
oxygen plant
in North
America
First
distribution of
liquefied gas
Introduced
non-
cryogenic air
separation
Began doing
business in
Europe,
Mexico,
South Korea
Introduced
non-cryogenic
air separation
advancements
Introduced
post-
combustion
&
nitrogen/
slag- splashing
technologies
Acquired Liquid
Carbonic
Opened Food
Technology
Center
Patented CoJet®
technology
Expanded
offerings to
electronics
markets
2000-2011
Developed
coatings
technologies
initiated
on-site gas
supply
Entered
Brazilian
market
Expanded U.S.
home healthcare
business
Commercialized
oxygen-based
technologies for
utility boilers &
steel mills
Acquired
business in
Germany,
packaged gases
businesses in
North America
Established
Leading-
supplier
positions in
China & India
Doubled U.S.
hydrogen
capacity
Started up
Brazil’s first
LNG plant
Formed first
joint venture in
the Middle East
Entered
Russian
market
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Strategic Global Position
North
America
51%
South
America
19%
Europe
13%Asia
11%
Industrial Gases Sales by Region
Excludes worldwide sales of Praxair Surface Technologies (6% of total sales)
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Global Market
Source: Spiritus Consulting
Excludes non-gas sales
Total 2010 Industry Sales: $66 billion
Other 26%
Air Liquide 20%Linde 19%
Air Products &
Chemicals 13%
Praxair 14%
AirGas 4%
Taiyo Nippon
Sanso 4%
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Sales by Distribution Method
Packaged Gases 29%
(cylinders & equipment)Merchant 30%
On-Site 25%
(includes non-cryogenic)
Other 16%
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Customer Benefits
Praxair is a recognized leader in...
Uninterrupted supply
Expertise in the industries we serve
Responsiveness to customer requirements
Safety
Praxair helps customers...
Improve productivity
Decrease energy consumption
Produce higher quality products
Cost-effectively achieve environmental and safety standards
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Major Gas Products
Atmospheric gases (derived from air)
Oxygen, nitrogen, rare gases (argon, xenon, krypton, neon)
Process Gases (derived from industrial processes or
natural gas)
Hydrogen, carbon dioxide, helium, acetylene
Specialty Gases
Electronics gases (arsine, phosphine, silane, mixtures)
Instrument gases and mixtures
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Services
Design and installation of advanced gas-delivery systems
Site-gas, utility and energy management
Total materials management
Safety and technical training
Process analysis
Pipeline leak detection, purging and cleaning services
Inventory management
Mobile nitrogen pumping services
Enhanced oil and gas recovery services
Food testing services
Specialty gases analysis and testing
Productivity-enhancing equipment management services
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Air Separation – Cryogenic Distillation
Air
Filtration &
Conditioning
Purify Liquefy by
cooling to
-320 °F
Separate
by
distillation
Air
Oxygen
-297 °F
Argon
-302 °F
Nitrogen
-320 °F
78% nitrogen
21% oxygen
1% other gases
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Air Separation – Non-Cryogenic
Air
Oxygen
Adsorbent
Zeolites
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Applicationsof Praxair products and technologies
Healthcare
Metals Production
Gasoline Production
Computer Chips
Welding
Oil & Gas Production
Food & Beverage
Special Effects
Aviation
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Applications
MARKETS APPLICATIONS CUSTOMER BENEFITS PRODUCTS
Metal Fabrication Welding & cutting Productivity, Cost Reduction Argon
Product Quality
Primary Combustion in electric arc furnaces Productivity, Energy Savings Oxygen
Metals Refining of metal products Product Quality
Cast iron melting in rotary furnaces Flexibility, Cost Reduction Argon
Oxygen
Chemicals & Vent-gas recovery of volatile organics Environmental Nitrogen
Pharmaceuticals Vapor and liquid phase oxidation Productivity, Cost Reduction Oxygen
Petroleum Catalyst regeneration Productivity Oxygen
Refining Enhanced oil and gas recovery Productivity Nitrogen
Gasoline reformulation Environmental Hydrogen
Food Freezing and chilling Productivity. Flexibility Nitrogen,
Shelf Life. Flavor, Safety Carbon dioxide
Packaging Quality, Shelf Life Nitrogen
Beverage Carbonation Quality Carbon dioxide
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Applications
MARKETS APPLICATIONS CUSTOMER BENEFITS PRODUCTS
Electronics Semiconductor fabrication Productivity Total Materials
Lower cost, Reliability Management Specialty Gases
Atmosphere control Product quality Nitrogen
Healthcare Respiratory assistance Patient health Medical Oxygen Magnetic resonance imaging Performance, Reliability Helium
Metals & Heat treating Product Quality Gas Mixtures
Materials Productivity Argon
Processing Hydrogen
Environmental Water treatment, pH control Emissions reductions/ Oxygen
Remediation Flexibility Carbon Dioxide
Whitening pulp and paper Chlorine Elimination Oxygen, Ozone
Waste incineration Emissions reduction Oxygen Productivity