Praxair Increases Prices of Argon, Helium

摘要

Praxair Inc., Danbury, CT, has notified its industrial gas customers in the U.S. and Canada of the following price increases, except as otherwise provided by the terms and conditions of customer contracts: up to 20 percent increase for bulk and cylinder argon; 10 percent increase for bulk and gas helium; discounts on helium tube trailer rental rates are being reduced in varying amounts. The argon price increase is primarily because of higher production and distribution costs. The helium price increase is primarily driven by increasing manufacturing costs related to rising costs of crude helium gas and refined liquid purchases.