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Praxair Selected for Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index
Sep. 25, 2009 - The industrial gases company has been included in the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index for the second consecutive year.

Praxair to Supply Industrial Gases for ThyssenKrupp Steel’s New Alabama Plants
Sep. 10, 2008 - Praxair will supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon to ThyssenKrupp’s new state-of-the-art carbon and stainless steel processing facilities that are currently under construction in Mobile, Ala.

Praxair Expands Supply Agreement with Shaoguan Iron & Steel
Sep. 3, 2008 - Praxair China will build a large air separation plant as part of its new long-term agreement to supply oxygen, nitrogen and argon for Guangdong Shaoguan Iron & Steel Group.

Praxair Signs Heat-Treat Joint Marketing Agreements
May 20, 2008 - Praxair signs joint marketing agreements with Atmosphere Engineering Co. and Super Systems, Inc. to combine the core competencies of each company.

Praxair to Supply Oxygen for JSW Steel’s Vijaynagar Facility
Sep. 26, 2007 - Praxair will build and operate a state-of-the art, 1800-tonnes-per-day air separation plant to support the expansion of JSW Steel’s steel plant in Vijaynagar from 6.8 to 10 million tonnes per year by 2010.

Praxair Facility to Support New LianZhong Stainless Plant
Jun. 20, 2007 - Praxair (China) Investment Co., Ltd has started up a new 400-tonne/day air separation plant for LianZhong (GZ) Stainless Steel Corp. in Guangzhou, South China. LianZhong will produce 800,000 tons per year of stainless steel to meet the growing demands of the Chinese market.

Praxair Starts up New Separation Plant in Guangzhou
May 31, 2007 - Praxair (China) Investment has started up a new 400-ton/day air separation plant for LianZhong (GZ) Stainless Steel to support its planned production of 800,000 tons/year of stainless steel.

AIST Announces President, Officers for 2007–2008
May 24, 2007 - AIST announced new 2007-2008 officers during its recent annual conference and exposition, AISTech 2007, including the appointment of Charles J. Messina of Praxair Metals Technologies as the association’s new President.

Praxair Licenses 100th EAF CoJet System to Nanjing Iron & Steel
Apr. 29, 2007 - Praxair has licensed its 100th patented electric arc furnace CoJet gas injection system to Nanjing Iron & Steel United Co., marking the fourth major Chinese steel manufacturer in two years to choose the CoJet system for electric arc furnaces.

Algoma Steel Reports Annual Results
Feb. 8, 2007 - Feb. 8, 2007 — Algoma Steel Inc. reported net income of $50.4 million on sales of $418.4 million for the fourth quarter, and net income of $221.8 million on sales of $1.94 billion for the ful

Partnership Enters Agreement with ThyssenKrupp CSA
Feb. 1, 2007 - Feb. 2007 — An international partnership formed by Praxair, Air Liquide and ThyssenKrupp Minergy has signed a 20-year agreement to supply industrial gases to

Esmark Announces Nominees for Wheeling-Pittsburgh Board
Jul. 21, 2006 - July 21, 2006 — Esmark Inc. announced its nominees for directors in preparation for the next Wh

Hurricane Impact to Dampen Praxair's 3rd Quarter
Oct. 6, 2005 - Praxair, Inc. expects the combined impacts of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita to reduce operating profit by $15 to $18 million ($0.04 of diluted earnings per share) in the third quarter ended September 30, 2005.

Praxair Licenses CoJet Technology for WCI Steel BOF
Aug. 30, 2005 - Praxair, Inc. has signed a licensing agreement with WCI Steel, Inc. for use of Praxair's patented CoJet(R) gas injection system in their basic oxygen furnace.

AIST Announces 2005-2006 Officers
Jun. 9, 2005 - June 9, 2005 — The Association for Iron & Steel Technology (AIST) announced that Richard E. O’Hara, Director of Procurement and Logistics for Carpenter Specialty Alloys, Reading, Pa, has been elected as the association’s President for 2005-2006. He replaces outgoing President Thomas C. Graham Jr., Vice President, T.C. Graham & Associates, Mason, Ohio.

Berry Metal Announces New President
Sep. 24, 2004 - Berry Metal Co. announced the promotion of George J. Koenig to the position of President, effective immediately. He succeeds Theodore J. Leczo, who has elected to retire and pursue a career as a consultant.

Management Changes at Ispat Iscor
Sep. 1, 2004 - Ispat Iscor has made excellent progress in recent years to establish itself as a premier global steel producer. With the support of its major shareholder, LNM Holdings NV, Ispat Iscor has delivered substantial sustainable audited cost savings exceeding ZAR 1,412 billion through the Business Assistance Agreement. This has contributed to a significant turnaround in the fortunes of the company, reflected in the recent interim results where an operating profit of ZAR 2.9 billion was reported.

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