DANBURY, Conn.–(EMWNews)–Praxair Distribution, Inc., a subsidiary of Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX), is

notifying its industrial, medical and specialty gas cylinder customers

in the U.S. and Canada of price increases effective September 1, 2008 or

as otherwise permitted by customer contracts.

Increases will be up to:

• 30% for helium, hydrogen, fuel gases and rare gases

• 15% for oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide/dry ice and specialty

  gases

• 15% for cylinder rental and facility fees

• 5% for equipment and consumables

In some circumstances, price adjustments may be higher or lower than

these percentages.

These actions are being implemented in response to rapidly escalating

energy, fuel and other operational costs, current supply/demand

imbalances and increases in the cost of capital goods required to

support product supply to customers.

Praxair is the largest industrial gases company in North and South

America, and one of the largest worldwide, with 2007 sales of $9.4

billion. The company produces, sells and distributes atmospheric,

process and specialty gases, and high-performance surface coatings.

Praxair products, services and technologies bring productivity 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.

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