Praxair acquires five gas businesses

Praxair Inc., Danbury, Conn., has announced the acquisition of five industrial gas businesses.

In the U.S., the company acquired three independent distributors of industrial and specialty packaged gases: The Welding Center in Illinois, Welder Services in Indiana, and A&B Electric Motors and Supplies in Arizona. In Panama, the firm acquired Geneva Industrial Gases. Additionally, Praxair’s Italian subsidiary, Rivoira, acquired Ossigas S.r.l.