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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., April 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), the global leader in helium production, continues to take actions to improve future helium supply reliability for its customers. Today Air Products announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Russia-based Gazprom Export LLC that confirms Air Products' long-term plans to purchase helium from Gazprom. Gazprom intends to start development of its major natural gas resources in Eastern...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD)--a leading international supplier of gases, materials, equipment and technology solutions--has again been recognized for its sustainability commitment and performance, with Corporate Responsibility Magazine (CR Magazine) naming the company one of the 100 Best Corporate Citizens for 2013. The top 100 corporate responsibility leaders are selected from the large-cap Russell 1000® based on publicly available...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., April 16, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective, May 1, 2013, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will increase product pricing and monthly charges for merchant customers in North America. The pricing adjustments include increases of up to 10% for liquid argon, liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid and bulk hydrogen, bulk carbon monoxide, and liquid carbon dioxide. Some price adjustments may be outside of these ranges based on other specific situations....

Company's LIN Solutions Can Help Pharmaceutical/Biopharmaceutical Manufacturers Improve Process Efficiency and Lower Operating Costs LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), a leading industrial gas supplier and cryogenic solutions provider, will highlight its wide range of advanced liquid nitrogen (LIN) technologies at INTERPHEX 2013 in New York City from April 23-25. The company's LIN solutions can address many process challenges in the...

Order Comes Within a Year After PETRONAS Chose Air Products' Technology for Another LNG Project LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa, April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), the global leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology and equipment, today announced it has received an LNG heat exchanger order from PETRONAS for a major LNG project in Malaysia. Air Products' SplitMR® liquefaction process and technology was selected and will be supplied to the PETRONAS LNG Train 9 Project....

Worldwide Teamwork Produces Two Billion SCF Per Day of Hydrogen for Clean Fuels Production LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., April 10, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Two decades of operational excellence and success were celebrated by Air Products (NYSE: APD) and Technip (NYSE: FR0000131708) to mark the 20 year milestone of the longest and most productive global hydrogen alliance supporting the oil and gas industry around the world. The global alliance was formed to meet refining industry demands for...

New Active Ingredient Helps Improve Moisture Retention Levels in Personal Care Products LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) will launch its new Dermohydrine(TM) cellular active at next week's In-Cosmetics 2013 in Paris. Dermohydrine cellular active provides personal care formulators with an effective, high-performing moisturizing solution that can meet the natural ingredient demands of today's consumers. Dermohydrine cellular active is the...

Company Shows How Oxygen Enhancement Can Improve Economics of Cement and Lime Manufacturing LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) will highlight the company's proprietary oxygen injection technologies for cement and lime manufacturing at the 2013 IEEE-IAS/PCA Cement Conference in Orlando, Fla., from April 14-16. The company's technologies can help cement and lime manufacturers improve combustion and lower costs, while increasing alternative fuel...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., April 2, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD) has introduced its new GASGUARD® AP11 controller for specialty gas delivery systems. To develop the AP11, Air Products combined customer feedback, the real world experiences of our on-site MEGASYS(®) total gas and chemical management teams, and millions of operating hours at sites around the world to provide next generation control technology for our specialty gas equipment customers. The new AP11...

Company's Technology Solutions Can Help Improve Efficiency, Reduce Operating Costs LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., March 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), a global industrial gas and technology leader, will feature a range of gas technologies and equipment that can help foundry operators improve efficiency and reduce costs throughout their operations at CastExpo 2013 in St. Louis, Mo., from April 6-9. CastExpo attendees can stop by booth #3047 to speak with an Air Products...