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David Silver
EUR 101.80 For Business Accounts Only

Praxair is the most profitable supplier in the stable and profitable industrial gas industry.

We expect to raise our $130 per share fair value estimate for wide-moat Industrial Gas supplier Praxair by roughly 3%-4% following above-forecast third-quarter results, growing evidence of a broader industrial upturn, and steady progress on the proposed Praxair-Linde merger.
We still believe the merger will be approved by shareholders of both companies. We also think a full merger of the two firms can pass regulatory scrutiny, albeit with significant required divestments. The combination as envi...
Underlying
Praxair Inc.

Praxair is an industrial gas company in North and South America. The company's operations consist of two main product lines: industrial gases and surface technologies. The industrial gases product line centers on the manufacturing and distribution of atmospheric gases (oxygen, nitrogen, argon, rare gases) and process gases (carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, electronic gases, specialty gases, acetylene). The company's surface technologies segment supplies wear-resistant and high-temperature corrosion-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings and powders. The company's subsidiary, Praxair Surface Technologies, supplies wear-resistant and high-temperature corrosion-resistant metallic and ceramic coatings and powders.

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David Silver

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