Finance

Following is additional detail on first-quarter 2014 results by segment.

Praxair, Inc. reported first-quarter net income and diluted earnings per share of $448m and $1.51, 8% and 9% above the prior-year quarter, respectively.

Air Products today reported results for the quarter ended March 31, 2014. Net income of $284m and diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.32, were down 2% and 4%, respectively, compared with results for the...

Preparing for the acceleration of its development strategy, McPhy Energy recorded impressively strong growth in its first quarter 2014 sales of €774,000, up 50% year-on-year.

CIMC Enric Holdings Limited (CIMC ENRIC) recently announced its audited annual results for the year ended 31st December 2013 and has seen turnover rise 23.5% over full year 2012.

Consolidated Sales € 596.3m (+2.3% vs €583.0m in 2012), EBITDA €131.8m (22.1% on sales), EBIT €53.5m (9.0% on sales), Consolidated Net Profit of €21.6m (€29.0m in 2012).

Luxfer Group has announced that it has acquired Vexxel Composites, a manufacturer of high-pressure composite cylinders for containment of compressed natural gas (CNG). The company will operate as part of the group’s global Luxfer Gas...

ALIAD, the Air Liquide group’s subsidiary dedicated to take minority stakes in innovative technology start-ups, has announced equity investments in three start-ups: McPhy Energy, Solumix and Xylowatt.

Rapidly growing Chinese industrial gases company Yingde Gases Group has declared its financial results for the year ended 31st December 2013, with significant rises seen in both turnover and profit.

Three clear messages were issued at Linde’s Press Conference on Monday by outgoing CEO Professor Dr. Wolfgang Reitzle – success, strength and teamwork.