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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 30, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that, effective January 1, 2013 or as contracts permit, it will increase prices globally for various specialty gases and process materials supplied by its Electronics business. These price increases are being implemented to recover increases in raw material, supply chain and labor costs. In addition, also effective January 1, 2013 or as contracts permit, Air Products will implement container...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE:APD) recently launched a new microsite bursting with information for food processors who are currently freezing or considering freezing product. The microsite includes instructional videos, interactive tools, and a comprehensive literature library all aimed at helping food processors maximize their operation and improve the quality of their product. The microsite features a Freeze Time Calculator, which is an...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has been awarded a contract with India's University of Petroleum and Energy Studies (UPES) to build the country's first solar powered renewable hydrogen fueling station. Air Products' hydrogen fueling technology and infrastructure will be part of a mass public transit bus fueling and vehicle demonstration program administered by UPES. The station, which will generate hydrogen from solar...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today introduced its new Airase(TM) Structured Siloxane Defoamer Line (SSDL(TM) Defoamers) comprising seven siloxane defoamers specifically designed for optimal performance in water-based formulations. These new defoamers have been designed to exhibit predictable performance relative to each other to provide formulators with a structured approach to defoamer selection. The Airase SSDL defoamers are free of...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that Paul Huck, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the Citi Basic Materials Symposium in New York City on November 27, 2012 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Huck will provide an overview of Air Products and present the company's growth opportunities and leadership positions in key markets and geographies around the world. An audio webcast and presentation slides will be...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 19, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products' (NYSE:APD) PRISM(®) Membrane technology is enabling vehicles to run on methane at quasar energy group's biomethane refueling facility in Columbus, Ohio. PRISM(®) PB Membrane modules are the key component of quasar's biofueling plant, which uses anaerobic digestion to convert biogas generated from waste products into purified biomethane. The purified methane produced by quasar is currently fueling 25-50 municipal trucks,...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Directors of Air Products (NYSE: APD) today declared a quarterly dividend of 64 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on February 11, 2013 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 2, 2013. About Air ProductsAir Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced the signing of an agreement to expand its existing syngas separation unit (SSU) in Geismar, Louisiana to increase the supply of carbon monoxide (CO). The increased capacity of CO is mainly for the supply of BASF's publicly-announced world-scale formic acid plant to be built at BASF's Geismar Verbund site. The facility expansion will also provide Air Products increased hydrogen production...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 14, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In a continuing effort to ensure America has the highly skilled workforce needed to compete in today's global economy, Air Products (NYSE: APD) and the American Welding Society (AWS) are jointly establishing a $50,000 scholarship program to help enable women to develop the skills required to pursue technical careers. The "Air Products Women of Gases & Welding Scholarship" was introduced last evening during a reception sponsored...

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Nov. 8, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Strengthening its position in the oilfield services industry with a new liquid nitrogen production facility in Mooreland, Oklahoma, Air Products (NYSE: APD) today held an Open House for customers and other guests to celebrate the plant's onstream status. The new facility will produce approximately 250 tons per day of liquid nitrogen and increases Air Products' existing leadership position in supplying the region's oilfield services...