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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