Praxair 2003

WORLD HEADQUARTERS
PRAXAIR, INC.
39 Old Ridgebury Road
Danbury, CT 06810-5113
USA
1-800-PRAXAIR
(716)879-4077 (from outside the U.S.)

PRAXAIR SURFACE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
Indianapolis, IN, USA
(317) 240-2500
(affiliates in Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom)

NORTH AMERICA
PRAXAIR, INC.
Danbury, CT, USA
1-800-PRAXAIR
(716)879-4077

PRAXAIR MEXICO S.A. DE C.V.
Mexico City, Mexico
52 (55) 5354-9500

PRAXAIR CANADA INC.
Mississauga, Ontario
(905)803-1600

SOUTH AMERICA
WHAITE MARTINS GASES INDUSTRIAIS LTDA.
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
55 (21) 2588-6622
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay, Venezuela

CENTRAL AMERICA/CARIBBEAN
PRAXAIR PUERTO RICO
Gurabo, Puerto Rico
(787)258-7200
Costa Rica

EUROPE
PRAXAIR EUROPE
Madrid, Spain
34 91 453-7200
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Israel, Italy, The Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Turkey

ASIA
PRAXAIR ASIA
Shanghai, People’s Republic of China
(86) 21-2894-7000
India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand

FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
The forward-looking statements contained in this annual report concerning demand for products and services, the expected macroeconomic environment, sales and earnings growth, projected capital and acquisition spending, the impact of required changes in accounting, the impact of accounting and other estimates, and other financial goals, involve risks and uncertainties, and are subject to change based on various factors. These risk factors include the impact of changes in worldwide and national economies, the cost and availability of electric power, natural gas and other materials and the ability to achieve price increases to offset such cost increases, development of operational efficiencies, changes in foreign currencies, changes in interest rates, the continued timely development and acceptance of new products and services, the impact of competitive products and pricing, and the impact of tax and other legislation and regulation in the jurisdictions in which the company operates as well as new accounting rules and practices.

Praxair and the Flowing Airstream design, AOD, CoJet, Grab‘n Go, I-SO, Medipure, StarSolver and UpTime are trademarks or registered trademarks of Praxair Technology, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.