Praxair Announces Conference Call Details on Fourth-Quarter 2012 Earnings

DANBURY, Conn. -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) announces the following details for its fourth-quarter earnings release and teleconference call, which will be open to the public and to the media in listen-only mode.

		Earnings release:			Wednesday, January 23, 2013, before the market opens
		Teleconference:			Wednesday, January 23, 2013, 11:00 am ET
		Dial-in number:			(617) 597-5346 -- Passcode: 52650064
		Webcast:			Listen-only mode via Internet broadcast from Praxair’s web site
		Web replay:			Will be available beginning at 2:00 pm ET on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
		Telephone replay:			Will be available for one week, beginning at 2:00 pm ET on Wednesday, January 23, 2013
		Replay number is:			(617) 801-6888 -- Passcode: 50513469

Presentation materials that will be used during the teleconference will be available at www.praxair.com/investors on Wednesday, January 23, 2013.

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.