Danbury’s Praxair Inc., the largest industrial gas supplier in North America, posted a marginally higher quarterly profit on strong sales to energy companies and manufacturers, Reuters reports.
The company said Wednesday its net income rose 1 percent to $429 million, or $1.42 per share, in the second-quarter, from $425 million, or $1.38 per share, a year earlier.
Revenue fell 2 percent to $2.81 billion.
