Praxair

With a location in Norcross, Ga., Praxair Distribution is the North American distribution arm of Praxair for the supply of industrial, medical and specialty gases in cylinders and small cryogenic containers, and related equipment and consumables. With annual sales in excess of $6.5 billion, Praxair is a global company that supplies atmospheric, process and specialty gases, high-performance coatings and related services and technologies. Praxair's primary products include: atmospheric gases such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon and rare gases produced when air is purified, compressed, cooled, distilled and condensed; and process and specialty gases such as carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, semiconductor process gases and acetylene produced as by-products of chemical production or recovered from natural gas. Praxair is headquartered in Danbury, Conn.