Praxair to Present at Barclays Select Series 2012 Chemical ROC Stars Conference

Eduardo Menezes, executive vice president of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), and president, North American Industrial Gases business, will addressthe Barclays Select Series 2012 Chemical ROC Stars Conference in NYC on Thursday, May 3 at 11:15 am EDT. Menezes will discuss Praxair's growth strategies and business outlook.

The presentation will be available on Praxair's web site at www.praxair.com/investors.

Praxair, Inc. is the largest industrial gases company in North and South America and one of the largest worldwide, with 2011 sales of $11 billion. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric and process gases and high-performance surface coatings. Praxair products, services and technologies are making our planet more productive by bringing efficiency and environmental benefits to a wide variety of industries, including aerospace, chemicals, food and beverage, electronics, energy, healthcare, manufacturing, metals and others. More information on Praxair is available on the Internet at www.praxair.com.

Contacts:

Praxair, Inc.
Investors:
Kelcey Hoyt, [phone]
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or
Media:
Sue Neumann, [phone]
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