Praxair Named to 2017 Newsweek Green Rankings

DANBURY, Conn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–$PX #PraxairInc—Praxair,
Inc. (NYSE: PX), a leading industrial gas company and recognized
global leader in sustainable development, has again earned a place in
the Newsweek Green Rankings. For 2017, Praxair ranked first among all
industrial gas companies and ranked 26th on the U.S. 500. The company
ranked 4th out of 35 companies in the Materials sector.

The U.S. 500 is an assessment of the sustainability performance of the
500 largest publicly-traded companies in the U.S. by revenue. Newsweek’s
rankings are based on research from Corporate Knights and HIP Investor,
which measured and assessed companies’ sustainability performance across
eight specific indicators, including Energy, GHG and Water Productivity,
Green Revenue, and Sustainability Governance. For more information about
the 2017 Newsweek Green Rankings, visit http://bit.ly/2BQD9yd.

“We are proud to again be recognized by Newsweek for our sustainable
development efforts,” said Dr. Riva Krut, chief sustainability officer
for Praxair. “Environmental and social responsibility are core values at
Praxair that our employees live every day, not only supporting our
company’s efforts to minimize its environmental footprint, but also
helping our customers to do the same. This is a recognition of all of
our employees for their commitment to sustainable development around the
world.”

Praxair has a strong record of sustainable development, including:

• Being named to the Dow Jones® World Sustainability Index
  for 15 consecutive years.
• Being listed as one of the 2017 Forbes JUST 100, a list of “America’s
  Most Just Companies.”
• Being included in the FTSE4Good Index Series by FTSE Russell for the
  second consecutive year.

More information about Praxair’s sustainable development practices can
be found at http://bit.ly/1UXmtdG.

About Praxair

Praxair, Inc. is a leading industrial gas company in North and South
America and one of the largest worldwide.
With market capitalization of approximately $40 billion and 2017 sales
of $11 billion, the company employs over 26,000 people globally and has
been named to the Dow Jones® World Sustainability Index for 15
consecutive years. Praxair produces, sells and distributes atmospheric,
process and specialty gases,
and high-performance surface
coatings. Our 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, primary metals
and many others. For more information about the company, please visit
our website at www.praxair.com.

Contacts

Praxair Media:
Jason Stewart, 203-837-2448
[email protected]
or
Praxair
Investor:
Juan Pelaez, 203-837-2213
[email protected]