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LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD), a leading global supplier of gases, materials, technology and equipment solutions, is again included on the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) Carbon Disclosure Leadership Index (CDLI), which recognizes the top 10 percent of S&P 500 and Global 500 companies in terms of climate transparency. Air Products is the only industrial gas company selected to the Global and S&P 500 CDLI for 2012. Representing 655...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) has again been ranked among the top 10 percent of companies in its industry sector as a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index 2012/2013. In addition to the World Index, Air Products also is a component of the Dow Jones Sustainability North America Index, a sub-set of the World Index, which places it among the top 20 percent of companies in its sector in North America. Each year, Sustainable...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Effective, October 1, 2012, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will increase product pricing and monthly service charges for merchant customers in North America. The pricing adjustments include increases of: Up to 10% for liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid and bulk hydrogen and liquid carbon dioxide Up to 20% for liquid argon and bulk carbon monoxide Some price adjustments may be outside of these ranges based on...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 12, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has acquired an air separation unit (ASU) and integrated gases liquefier in Guiyang, China from Guizhou Kaiyang Chemical Co., Ltd. The ASU will produce approximately 2,000 tons per day (TPD) of gaseous oxygen and nitrogen to be supplied to Guizhou Kaiyang Chemical's coal to ammonia facility under long-term contract. Liquid product will be sold predominantly to the region's industries on...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 11, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) recently signed a contract to supply its integrated oxy-fuel solution to Jinxin Glass in Jiyuan, Henan Province, China to help Jinxin reduce emissions and improve productivity and quality in its glass production. A manufacturer of pharmaceutical borosilicate glass using coal oven gas for local companies and overseas markets, Jinxin had been looking for a new solution to substitute the traditional air-fuel...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products' (NYSE: APD) Susan D. Reiter has been elected to the board of directors of the Gases and Welding Distributors Association (GAWDA), a 67-year-old trade organization representing the industrial gases and welding supply industry. The announcement was made today at the GAWDA 68th Annual Convention in Colorado Springs, Colo. Reiter becomes the first woman to hold the seat of supplier vice president on the GAWDA board. An...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has signed a long-term contract with Cangzhou Zhengyuan Fertilizer Co., Ltd. and will build, own and operate an air separation unit (ASU) and integrated gas liquefier in Hebei Province, China. The ASU will produce approximately 2,000 tons per day (TPD) of gaseous oxygen for Cangzhou Zhengyuan's gasifier operation at its fertilizer plant in Hebei. The facility also will produce liquid...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that Paul Huck, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Industrial & Materials Conference in Boston, Mass., on September 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. EDT. 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...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) announced today that Guillermo Novo will join the company as senior vice president, Electronics, Performance Materials, Strategy and Technology, effective September 14. Novo will be responsible for the company's Electronics and Performance Materials businesses, Technology organization, and corporate strategy and marketing. He will report to the chairman and CEO and serve on the company's Corporate Executive...
LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Aug. 7, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it will build and operate the world's largest renewable energy plant in the UK using advanced gasification energy-from-waste (EfW) technology. The Tees Valley plant, located at the New Energy and Technology Business Park, near Billingham, Teesside, will be the first of its kind in the UK, and the largest of its kind anywhere in the world with an approximate capacity of 50MW. The plant is...
