Company: Praxair
Industry: Chemicals
Description: Praxair was an American multinational industrial gases company and the largest industrial gases company in North and South America until its 2018 merger with Linde AG. Founded in 1907 as Linde Air Products Company, Praxair employed approximately 26,000 people worldwide and generated annual revenues of $11 billion by 2017, ranking as a Fortune 250 company.
The company was headquartered in Danbury, Connecticut, and operated as the third-largest industrial gases company globally by revenue. Praxair specialized in manufacturing and distributing atmospheric and process gases including oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, and specialty gases for industries such as healthcare, manufacturing, aerospace, electronics, and steel making.
Career opportunities spanned engineering, research and development, operations, sales, manufacturing, supply chain, environmental health and safety, and corporate functions. The company was known for its focus on operational excellence and technological innovation. In 2018, Praxair merged with German company Linde AG to form Linde plc, creating the world’s largest industrial gas supplier with combined operations serving over 100 countries. (according to Wikipedia and the company).
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