Founded in 1907, Praxair Inc. is a global, Fortune 300 company, specializing in the production and supply of atmospheric, process and specialty gases, high-performance coatings, and related services and technologies to customers worldwide. Its product line includes gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, argon, carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, semiconductor process gases, acetylene and various other rare gases. The company also designs, engineers and constructs cryogenic as well as non-cryogenic supply systems. The firm serves a wide range of industries, including aerospace, food and beverages, healthcare, semiconductors, chemicals, refining, oil and gas production, primary metals and metal fabrication, and others.