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        &lt;em&gt;Overall energy efficiency will improve by more than 15%. &lt;/em&gt;
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        &lt;em&gt;CO2 emissions will be 200,000 tons per year lower, comparable to taking 90,000 cars off the road annually. &lt;/em&gt;
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        &lt;em&gt;Air Products increases hydrogen production capacity at the site by approximately 50%. &lt;/em&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;Today, Air Products and ExxonMobil celebrated the start-up of a new world-scale hydrogen production plant in Rotterdam. Joop Atsma, State Secretary for Infrastructure and the Environment, Mayor Aboutaleb of Rotterdam and Hans Smits, CEO Port of Rotterdam, participated in the official ceremony. Integrating ExxonMobil’s refinery with Air Products new hydrogen plant will lead to a 15% improvement in energy efficiency and reduce related CO2 emissions by 200,000 tons per year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Key to achieving the delivery of a world-class plant of this size and scope within such an aggressive timetable was the expertise and close collaboration of all those involved in the project. The Dutch government and local authorities also played an important role in helping us to deliver a plant that, by design, minimizes the loss of heat to the environment and reduces the natural gas requirement,” said Jeff Byrne, Air Products’ global vice president and general manager - Tonnage Gases. “As a location, the ExxonMobil Botlek site offers significant synergy in terms of our products and feedstock flow. It also allows us to connect the new plant into our extensive Rotterdam hydrogen pipeline network, which supplies hydrogen to several other customers in the region.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;State Secretary Atsma said in his speech that the importance of the new plant should not be underestimated. “We need plants like this one nationally as well as internationally to achieve our European mid-term and long term environmental ambitions. Today, Air Products and ExxonMobil show that by a targeted investment and integration of industrial processes, a substantial energy saving and CO2 reduction are being achieved. ’’ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Air Products plant uses ExxonMobil refinery’s excess gas to produce hydrogen. The refinery uses hydrogen for the desulphurization of oil products and in the manufacture of petrochemicals. The new plant uses the most advanced processes and technologies which makes the hydrogen production considerably more efficient than the previous hydrogen supply to the refinery. The hydrogen plant also delivers steam to the refinery. The synergy in the production processes of the two plants will improve overall energy efficiency by more than 15%. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Improving energy efficiency is the best way to reduce energy consumption and related CO2 emissions,” says Andrew Madden, ExxonMobil Refinery Manager. “Through projects such as this one refineries can continue to provide oil products economically while continuing to reduce their environmental footprint. The Rotterdam refinery and petrochemical complex play an important role in our global company and the integration with the hydrogen plant demonstrates ExxonMobil’s commitment to disciplined investments in this region.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products, in conjunction with Technip – its main contractor on the project – began construction of the new hydrogen plant in June 2010. Maria van der Hoeven, Minister of Economic Affairs at that time, officially started the ground breaking. The start-up of the new hydrogen plant took place in December 2011. It took approximately one million man-hours to build the plant. The construction was completed with more than 450 people working at the site at one time, with eight different languages spoken. Although there were challenging circumstances, the worker’s safety was managed proactively and successfully. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 18,000 employees in over 40 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had sales of $10.1 billion. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In the Netherlands, Air Products has been active in Rotterdam since 1970 with production facilities in Botlek, Pernis and Europoort. The company also has offices in Amsterdam, Utrecht, Nijmegen and Terneuzen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About ExxonMobil &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;ExxonMobil is the world's largest publicly traded international oil and gas company and a global leader in the petrochemical industry, with activities in almost every country. In the Netherlands, ExxonMobil has a refinery, several chemical plants, a lube oil blending plant and a network of service stations. Also, ExxonMobil is co-owner of the Rotterdam-Antwerp Pipeline, TEAM Terminal and MOT. ExxonMobil has a significant interest in the Dutch gas business through its participation in NAM and GasTerra. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.exxonmobil.com/"&gt;www.exxonmobil.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Press Contact for ExxonMobil: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Downstream Public and Government Affairs&lt;br /&gt;Exxon Mobil Corporation &lt;br /&gt;Media Line: 703-846-4467 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/fGLvXP8W-cw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0208-air-products-hydrogen-plant-in-rotterdam-botlek.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{8D361096-DAE9-4091-A7BF-B202C8F21ADF}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/ATizQ-FZuSE/0208-air-products-hydrogen-plant-in-rotterdam-botlek-netherlands.aspx</link><title>Staatssecretaris Atsma opent waterstoffabriek van wereldformaat in Rotterdam-Botlek </title><description>&lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Totale energie-efficiëntie verbetert met meer dan 15%&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;200.000 ton per jaar minder CO2-uitstoot, vergelijkbaar met jaarlijks 90.000 minder auto's op de weg&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Air Products verhoogt waterproductiecapaciteit op de site met ongeveer 50% &lt;/li&gt;
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    &lt;p&gt;Vandaag vieren Air Products en ExxonMobil de officiële ingebruikname van een nieuwe fabriek voor de productie van waterstof in Rotterdam. Joop Atsma, Staatssecretaris voor Infrastructuur en Milieu, Burgemeester Aboutaleb van Rotterdam en Hans Smits, CEO van Havenbedrijf Rotterdam, verrichten de officiële handeling. Dankzij de integratie van de ExxonMobil-raffinaderij met de nieuwe waterstoffabriek van Air Products verbetert de energie-efficiëntie met meer dan 15% en worden gerelateerde CO2-emissies met 200.000 ton per jaar teruggebracht. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"De realisatie van deze fabriek van wereldformaat in zo'n kort tijdsbestek was alleen mogelijk dankzij de expertise en nauwe samenwerking van alle betrokken partijen. Ook de overheid en lokale autoriteiten speelden een belangrijke rol in de totstandkoming van de fabriek, die zó ontworpen is dat het verlies aan warmte naar het milieu geminimaliseerd en de benodigde hoeveelheid aardgas verminderd worden," zei Jeff Byrne, Global Vice-President Tonnage Gases en General Manager van Air Products. "Voor wat betreft de locatie biedt de Botlek-site van ExxonMobil aanzienlijke synergie in de product- en grondstoffenstromen. Ook was het mogelijk om de nieuwe fabriek aan te sluiten op ons uitgebreide Rotterdamse pijpleidingennetwerk, waarmee waterstof wordt geleverd aan verschillende andere klanten in de regio." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In zijn toespraak zei staatssecretaris Atsma dat het belang van de nieuwe fabriek niet onderschat mag worden. "Fabrieken als deze hebben we nationaal en internationaal nodig om onze Europese milieuambities voor de middellange en lange termijn te behalen. Vandaag laten Air Products en ExxonMobil zien dat door gericht te investeren en industriële processen te integreren, een aanzienlijke energiebesparing en vermindering van CO2-uitstoot behaald wordt. '' &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De Air Products-fabriek gebruikt het overtollige gas van de ExxonMobil-raffinaderij om waterstof te produceren. De raffinaderij gebruikt waterstof voor de ontzwaveling van olieproducten en bij de productie van petrochemische producten. De nieuwe fabriek maakt gebruik van de meest geavanceerde processen en technologieën waardoor de waterstofproductie aanzienlijk efficiënter is dan de voormalige levering van waterstof aan de raffinaderij. De waterstoffabriek levert ook stoom aan de raffinaderij. Door de synergie in de productieprocessen van de twee fabrieken zal de energie-efficiëntie met meer dan 15% verbeteren. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Verbeteren van energie-efficiëntie is de beste manier om het energiegebruik en de daaraan gerelateerde CO2-uitstoot te verminderen", zegt Andrew Madden, directeur van de ExxonMobil-raffinaderij. "Met projecten zoals deze kunnen raffinaderijen op een economisch verantwoorde manier olieproducten blijven leveren en tegelijkertijd hun footprint op het milieu blijven verkleinen. Het Rotterdamse raffinaderij- en petrochemische complex speelt een belangrijke rol in ons wereldwijde concern en de integratie met de waterstoffabriek is een voorbeeld van ExxonMobil's commitment om gericht te investeren in deze regio." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products begon, samen met Technip – de grootste contractor in dit project – in juni 2010 met de bouw van de nieuwe waterstoffabriek. Toenmalig Minister van Economische Zaken Maria van der Hoeven gaf destijds het officiële startsein. In december 2011 werd de nieuwe waterstoffabriek opgestart. De bouw van de fabriek nam ongeveer 1 miljoen manuren in beslag; tijdens de bouwperiode waren meer dan 450 mensen tegelijkertijd aan het werk , met 8 verschillende spreektalen. Ondanks de uitdagingen die de omstandigheden met zich meebracht, werd de veiligheid van de mensen proactief en succesvol gemanaged. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/ATizQ-FZuSE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0208-air-products-hydrogen-plant-in-rotterdam-botlek-netherlands.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{87F1F616-DC02-4C5E-AC2C-899E1F982316}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/hcZcCsYfCbk/0208-air-products-spirit-of-innovation-exhibition-poland.aspx</link><title>Air Products zorganizowało wystawę „Duch innowacji” prezentującą osiągnięcia ponad dwudziestu lat działań firmy w zakresie badań i rozwoju</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Firma Air Products, największy dostawca gazów technicznych w Polsce, zorganizowała w dniach 1-3 lutego 2012 roku w siedzibie Europejskiej Grupy Technologicznej (European Technology Group) Air Products w Basingstoke w Wielkiej Brytanii wystawę prezentującą osiągnięcia ponad 20 lat działań firmy w zakresie opracowywania innowacji. Wydarzenie było okazją do podkreślenia celowości inwestycji w badania i rozwój, a także wyeksponowania współpracy wielu podmiotów przy projektach badawczych. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gośćmi wystawy „Duch innowacji” byli studenci kierunków ścisłych, partnerzy projektów badawczo-rozwojowych z całej Europy oraz klienci Air Products. Na wystawie można było zobaczyć najważniejsze oraz nagradzane projekty opracowane przez Europejską Grupę Technologiczną Air Products. Zaprezentowano osiągnięcia ośrodka od jego otwarcia w 1991 r. do &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;chwili obecnej oraz ich wpływ na rozwój wielu sektorów przemysłu na świecie. Dwa prezentowane eksponaty Air Products – technologia oczyszczania gazów wysokiej czystości BIP&amp;reg; oraz butla Integra&amp;reg; wraz z towarzyszącą jej ofertą gazów spawalniczych Maxx&amp;reg;, uzyskały prestiżową brytyjską nagrodę Queen’s Awards for Enterprise: Innovation, odpowiednio w 2004 i 2007 roku. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Wiele opracowanych przez firmę Air Products innowacji znalazło komercyjne zastosowanie w różnych gałęziach przemysłu. W ostatnich dekadach technologie kriogeniczne są wykorzystywane na szeroką skalę w niemal wszystkich zastosowaniach wymagających bardzo niskich temperatur - od systemów mrożenia żywności po rozwiązania kontroli emisji. Z kolei gazy techniczne w butlach oraz wiązki butli wykorzystywane są na różne sposoby – począwszy od prac budowlanych na dnie morza przez analizy laboratoryjne, aż po spawalnictwo. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;„Niektórzy spośród najzdolniejszych naukowców i inżynierów Air Products pracują w ośrodku Europejskiej Grupy Technologicznej w Basingstoke, gdzie przy współpracy z partnerami z instytucji naukowych i przemysłu poszukują rozwiązań, które odpowiadałyby na globalne wyzwania z zakresu technologii i inżynierii. Wystawa ta została zorganizowana w celu przedstawienia olbrzymiego znaczenia innowacji i ich szerokiego zastosowania, a także aby zaprezentować wiodące na rynku produkty, które są bezpośrednio związane z marką Air Products. &lt;br /&gt;Celebrowanie osiągnięć w tym zakresie pomaga wspierać dalsze działania badawcze oraz rozwój naszego biznesu” – powiedział John Marsland, wiceprezes i dyrektor generalny ds. rynku gazów technicznych na świecie, Air Products. „Wystawa prezentuje także naszą strategię biznesową, której celem jest dalsze inwestowanie w kluczowe działania, aby wzmacniać naszą pozycję, jako wiodącego dostawcy gazów technicznych”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Na wystawie można było obejrzeć następujące innowacyjne rozwiązania Air Products: &lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;li&gt;Tunele zamrażalnicze wykorzystujące ciekły azot do szybkiego mrożenia produktów żywnościowych, podnoszące jakość mrożonej żywności poprzez zatrzymanie wilgoci oraz poprawę jej smaku, konsystencji i wyglądu. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Kriogeniczna technologia kontroli emisji zmierzająca do wychwytywania lotnych związków organicznych i innych szkodliwych substancji z wyeksploatowanych lodówek i zamrażarek. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Innowacyjna butla Integra&amp;reg;, która jest lżejsza oraz łatwiejsza i bezpieczniejsza w użyciu od wcześniej stosowanych butli wraz z gamą gazów spawalniczych Maxx&amp;reg;. Pomagają one spawaczom poprawiać wydajność, efektywność i jakość spawania oraz zwiększają komfort pracy. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Butle z gazami do pakowania żywności Freshline&amp;reg;, które są wykorzystywane do przechowywania produktów w atmosferze modyfikowanej. Przedłużają one przydatność różnych produktów do spożycia, dzięki czemu żywność zachowuje świeżość i pożądaną jakość. &lt;/li&gt;
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        &lt;strong&gt;Informacje o Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE: APD) dostarcza gazy atmosferyczne, procesowe i specjalne, nowoczesne tworzywa, osprzęt i technologie. Od ponad 70 lat rozwiązania firmy pozwalają klientom zwiększać produktywność, zmniejszać zużycie energii oraz działać zgodnie z zasadami zrównoważonego rozwoju. Ponad 18 tysięcy pracowników Air Products w ponad 40 krajach dostarcza innowacyjne rozwiązania: półprzewodniki, wodór wykorzystywany w rafineriach, procesy gazyfikacji węgla, skraplanie gazu ziemnego oraz zaawansowane powłoki i kleje. Korzystają z nich klienci z sektorów energetycznego, ochrony środowiska oraz prowadzący działalność na rozwijających się rynkach. W roku fiskalnym 2011 przychody ze sprzedaży Air Products wyniosły 10,1 miliarda dolarów amerykańskich. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products jest obecny w 15 krajach Europy, włączając w to kraje Europy Centralnej i Wschodniej, takie jak Słowacja, Czechy, Rosja i Polska. Firma Air Products, która jest obecna w Polsce od 18 lat, konsekwentnie wdraża strategię rozwoju opartą na starannie dobranych inwestycjach. Po przejęciu BOC Gazy w 2007 roku Air Products stał się największym producentem gazów technicznych w Polsce. Dodatkowe informacje dostępne są pod adresem: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;
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      &lt;a href="mailto:PAZDZIJ@airproducts.com"&gt;Janusz Paździora &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Menedżer Rynku Spożywczego na Europę Centralną &lt;br /&gt;Air Products Sp. z o.o. &lt;br /&gt;ul. Gliwicka 31 &lt;br /&gt;Kędzierzyn-Koźle &lt;br /&gt;tel. +48 694 406 733 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jsoroczynski@questiapr.pl"&gt;Jarosław Soroczyński &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Questia Sp. z o.o. sp. k. &lt;br /&gt;Communications Management Consultants &lt;br /&gt;tel. +48 22 623 07 00 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/hcZcCsYfCbk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0208-air-products-spirit-of-innovation-exhibition-poland.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{69C4771A-C23A-4CCE-8391-466407C0ABDD}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/RgFQHziyQXw/0208-air-products-spirit-of-innovation-exhibition-spanish.aspx</link><title>Air Products repasa sus 21 años de éxitos en I+D en la exposición “Espíritu de Innovación”</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products organizó, entre el 1 y el 3 de febrero, una exposición para &lt;br /&gt;conmemorar sus 21 años de innovación y para promover la importancia de la colaboración en &lt;br /&gt;proyectos de investigación como núcleo del desarrollo de I+D. La exhibición “Espíritu de &lt;br /&gt;Innovación” tuvo lugar en la sede del Grupo de Tecnología Europea, en Basingstoke. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En el evento se mostraron algunos de los productos del Grupo de Tecnología Europea de Air &lt;br /&gt;Products más significativos y con más reconocimiento en materia de I+D -desde que se inaugurara la &lt;br /&gt;instalación en 1991 hasta la fecha-, así como los que han tenido un mayor impacto en el mercado &lt;br /&gt;global. Dos de los productos expuestos, la gama de tecnología BIP&amp;reg; y las botellas Integra&amp;reg; -con su &lt;br /&gt;complementaria gama de gases Maxx&amp;reg;- lograron el Queen's Award for Innovation (premio de la &lt;br /&gt;Reina de Inglaterra a la innovación) en 2004 y 2007, respectivamente. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En las últimas décadas, la tecnología de congelación criogénica ha encontrado numerosas &lt;br /&gt;aplicaciones industriales, desde sistemas de congelación de alimentos a soluciones de control de &lt;br /&gt;emisiones, así como cualquier aplicación que requiera un entorno extremadamente frío. Los túneles &lt;br /&gt;de gases industriales y las botellas de gas se emplean también en todo lo relacionado con la &lt;br /&gt;construcción submarina, los análisis de laboratorio y hasta las aplicaciones para soldadura. &lt;br /&gt;A la inauguración de la exposición “Espíritu de Innovación” acudieron estudiantes e investigadores &lt;br /&gt;de la localidad, así como numerosos clientes y socios de industriales de toda Europa. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John Marsland, Vice-presidente de Air Products y Director Mundial de Gases Comerciales, comentó: &lt;br /&gt;“Algunos de los científicos e ingenieros más brillantes de nuestra compañía están en este centro (del &lt;br /&gt;Grupo de Tecnología Europea, en Basingstoke), trabajando en iniciativas de colaboración con &lt;br /&gt;investigadores y socios industriales, para encontrar soluciones a los desafíos técnicos de la ingeniería &lt;br /&gt;mundial”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Hemos organizado esta exposición para mostrar la innovación en todos los niveles, no sólo a través &lt;br /&gt;de nuestros productos líderes del mercado, que se han convertido en sinónimo de nuestra marca. &lt;br /&gt;Promover los logros en este área nos ayudará a alcanzar un “espíritu de innovación” que beneficiará &lt;br /&gt;a nuestro negocio e inspirará nuestras futuras investigaciones”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sobre la exposición, Marsland comentó que “la exposición pone de relieve, también, nuestra &lt;br /&gt;estrategia de negocio, que se centrará en continuar las inversiones en actividades que fortalezcan aún &lt;br /&gt;más nuestra posición como proveedor líder de gases industriales”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Algunos de los productos que se mostraron en la exposición fueron: &lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;li&gt;Túneles de congelación de alimentos, que emplean nitrógeno líquido para congelar rápidamente &lt;br /&gt;los productos, y mejoran la calidad del producto gracias a la reducción de la pérdida de humedad, &lt;br /&gt;así como el sabor, la textura y la apariencia. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Tecnología de control de emisiones criogénicas para recuperar compuestos orgánicos volátiles &lt;br /&gt;(VOCs) y otros contaminantes dañinos de frigoríficos y congeladores fuera de uso. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Las innovadoras botellas Integra&amp;reg;, que son más ligeras, más fáciles de manejar y más seguras de usar, junto con la gama de gases Maxx&amp;reg;. Ambos productos ayudan a los soldadores a mejorar la productividad, la calidad de la soldadura, la eficiencia y el medio ambiente. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Los gases alimentarios Freshline&amp;reg;, que se utilizan en el envasado de los alimentos para extender su vida útil, y preservar la calidad de una gran variedad de alimentos. &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;
      &lt;strong&gt;Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) suministra a los mercados industrial, energético, tecnológico y sanitario una cartera única de gases atmosféricos, gases de proceso y especiales, materiales de alto rendimiento, equipos y servicios. Fundada en 1940, Air Products se ha labrado una posición destacada en mercados en crecimiento fundamentales, como materiales para semiconductores, hidrógeno para refinerías, servicios de asistencia domiciliaria, licuefacción de gas natural, o recubrimientos y adhesivos avanzados. La empresa goza de reconocimiento por su cultura innovadora, su excelencia operativa y su compromiso con la seguridad y el medio ambiente. En el ejercicio 2011, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos de 10.100 millones de dólares, con actividad en más de 40 países y 18.900 empleados en todo el mundo. Para obtener más información, visite: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carburos Metálicos &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Carburos Metálicos se constituyó en 1897. Desde entonces ha registrado un crecimiento constante que le ha llevado a liderar el sector de gases industriales y de uso medicinal en España. La empresa cuenta con un equipo de más de 1.000 profesionales, 15 plantas de producción, 2 laboratorios de gases de alta pureza, 41 centros propios y más de 200 puntos de distribución y delegaciones repartidos por todo el territorio nacional. Carburos Metálicos forma parte del Grupo Air Products desde 1995. Para más información sobre Carburos Metálicos visite: &lt;a href="http://www.carburos.com/"&gt;www.carburos.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/RgFQHziyQXw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0208-air-products-spirit-of-innovation-exhibition-spanish.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{2EB94D80-9873-4260-B87A-099522751F10}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/PmganXww2rM/0207-air-products-hydrogen-technology-fueling-over-1000-material-handling-fuel-cell-units.aspx</link><title>Air Products’ Hydrogen Technology to Surpass Fueling of Over 1,000 Material Handling Fuel Cell Units Daily at U.S. Customer Warehouses</title><description>Today Air Products (NYSE: APD) helps businesses move consumer goods purchased and used every day by providing the hydrogen fueling and infrastructure to power nearly 1,000 material handling fuel cell units operating in warehouses across the United States. And when Air Products soon brings on stream its industry leading technology to fuel the material handling units of a customer with warehouse locations in Pennsylvania, New York, Massachusetts and Texas, it will easily eclipse the 1,000 unit milestone. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We are the leader in providing hydrogen fueling and the related infrastructure to the material handling market. Today we are fueling nearly 1,000 pieces of material handling equipment, and we are refueling them safely on a daily basis. We are very proud of this accomplishment and with future installations already under contract, doubling the number of units is already within sight,” said Ed Kiczek, global director – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. “It goes without saying that our technology’s consistent performance and reliability, along with the environmental sustainability and productivity benefits we provide have been recognized by this market application.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Kiczek added that the early support in demonstration projects partially funded by the United States Department of Energy was important to proving the benefits of the technology. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies and projects are provided at &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/h2energy"&gt;www.airproducts.com/h2energy&lt;/a&gt;.   &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many advantages to using hydrogen-powered forklifts and material handling equipment. Hydrogen-powered equipment only needs refueling once or twice daily, depending on use, and does not require change-out downtime while traditional battery-powered equipment is taken out of operation for battery replacement or recharging approximately every four to six hours. Hydrogen-powered equipment provides consistent power strength during use and does not experience decreased performance or wear down as battery units do when nearing change-out or recharge time. Additionally, unlike battery-powered forklifts, hydrogen-powered fuel cells are not adversely impacted by temperature when operating in coolers and freezers. Further, hydrogen-powered equipment is more environmentally friendly and does not involve lead-acid battery storage or disposal issues. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Many of the material handling units being fueled by Air Products include Plug Power’s (NASDAQ: PLUG) GenDrive&amp;reg; hydrogen fuel cell power units. The GenDrive systems can be quickly refueled in just minutes, completely eliminating the need to change, store, charge and maintain multiple lead acid batteries for each lift. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Plug Power has captured the leadership role in manufacturing, shipping and deploying GenDrive fuel cell units to commercially viable material handling customer sites,” said Andy Marsh, CEO at Plug Power. “Plug Power holds over 85% of this market. And, as referenced by Air Products, continuing to secure multi-site material handling customers only further proves the reliability and value-add of the hydrogen-powered GenDrive product to the customer.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products, the leading global supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 15,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 130 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 19 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with trend-setting technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 350,000 hydrogen fills per year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations can be delivered to a site via truck, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 18,000 employees in over 40 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had sales of $10.1 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Plug Power &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for our key accounts, including Wegmans, Whole Foods, and FedEx Freight. With more than 2,000 GenDrive units shipped to material handling customers, accumulating over 5 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow’s incumbent power solutions today. Visit us at www.plugpower.com. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/PmganXww2rM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">PLUG</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0207-air-products-hydrogen-technology-fueling-over-1000-material-handling-fuel-cell-units.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{B952C055-C887-4042-A68C-4112A5514BB1}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/qUSI7WzDaRk/0206-air-products-freshline-qs-tunnel-freezer-provides-quick-start-to-cryogenic-freezing-poland.aspx</link><title>Nowy tunel kriogeniczny Freshline&amp;reg; QS firmy Air Products zapewnia przetwórcom żywności szybkie i łatwe mrożenie produktów spożywczych </title><description>Firma Air Products, największy dostawca gazów technicznych w Polsce, ogłosiła dzisiaj, że wprowadza na polski rynek tunel zamrażalniczy Freshline&amp;reg; QS. Urządzenie znajduje zastosowanie w kriogenicznym mrożeniu oraz chłodzeniu wielu różnych produktów spożywczych, takich jak: mięso, drób, ryby, owoce morza, warzywa, owoce, makarony, nabiał, lody, produkty piekarnicze oraz dania gotowe. Nowy tunel zamrażalniczy Freshline QS został zaprojektowany w taki sposób, aby był nieskomplikowany w użytkowaniu. Jest to idealne rozwiązanie dla przedsiębiorstw przetwarzających małe ilości żywności oraz firm rozpoczynających działalność w zakresie mrożenia/schładzania produktów, które chcą szybko uruchomić linię zamrażania wysokiej jakości produktów przy minimalnych nakładach inwestycyjnych. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tunel zamrażalniczy Freshline QS można szybko i łatwo zintegrować z nową lub istniejącą linią produkcyjną. Rozwiązanie jest także odpowiednie dla przetwórców żywności, którzy chcą uruchomić linię ciągłego mrożenia, usprawnić procesy lub rozwinąć czy zdywersyfikować istniejące linie produkcyjne. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Tunel zamrażalniczy Freshline QS to ekonomiczne i łatwe w obsłudze urządzenie, które zostało stworzone z myślą o potrzebach przedsiębiorstw przetwarzających małe ilości żywności oraz firm rozpoczynających działalność w zakresie mrożenia produktów. Freshline QS zaprojektowano w taki sposób, aby można było szybko uruchomić linię produkcyjną przy minimalnych nakładach inwestycyjnych. Dzięki temu mrożenie kriogeniczne staje się bardziej praktycznym rozwiązaniem dla producentów przetwarzających małe ilości produktów spożywczych" – powiedział Janusz Paździora, Menedżer Rynku Spożywczego na Europę Centralną, Air Products. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dzięki tunelowi zamrażalniczemu Freshline QS można łatwo zintegrować w jedną linię produkcyjną mrożenie produktów spożywczych na danym etapie produkcji z linią ciągłego zamrażania. Umożliwia to uwolnienie miejsca w zakładzie produkcyjnym poprzez dostosowanie produkcji do aktualnego popytu rynkowego na dane produkty żywnościowe. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;W tunelach zamrażalniczych firmy Air Products wykorzystywany jest ciekły azot o bardzo niskiej temperaturze -196 stopni Celsjusza, który umożliwia znaczne obniżenie temperatury produktów spożywczych. Urządzenia te pozwalają na szybkie mrożenie żywności liczone w minutach, a nie w godzinach, jak ma to miejsce w przypadku tradycyjnych systemów do mrożenia działających z zastosowaniem amoniaku czy freonu. Szybkie mrożenie przyczynia się nie tylko do uzyskiwania większej ilości zamrożonej żywności w jednostce czasu, ale także do podniesienia jakości zamrożonych produktów. W trakcie szybkiego zamrażania, w produktach spożywczych rozwijają się mniejsze kryształy lodu, dzięki czemu nie dochodzi do znacznego uszkodzenia komórek w strukturze produktów. W rezultacie produkty żywnościowe zachowują właściwą wilgotność, która nie tylko poprawia ich strukturę, kolor i smak, ale także przekłada się na ich mniejsze straty wagowe spowodowane utratą wody. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tunel zamrażalniczy Freshline QS posiada łatwy w użyciu, zautomatyzowany system kontroli, który zapamiętuje ustawienia dotyczące przetwarzania konkretnych produktów spożywczych. Pozwala to zaoszczędzić czas oraz zmniejszyć ilość pracowników obsługujących tunel zamrażalniczy. Innowacyjna konstrukcja urządzenia obejmuje otwarty i łatwy dostęp do wewnętrznych części tunelu. Dzięki temu można go sprawnie czyścić, zachowując zgodność procesu mrożenia z przepisami BHP. Ponadto tunel zamrażalniczy Freshline QS charakteryzuje się prostą budową i posiada mniej ruchomych części niż tradycyjne tunele kriogeniczne, toteż wymaga mniej prac konserwacyjnych. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Firma Air Products od ponad 40 lat dostarcza na potrzeby przetwórców żywności rozwiązania do mrożenia, chłodzenia, powlekania, mieszania, formowania i pakowania produktów spożywczych. Zapewnia także rozwiązania służące do oczyszczania ścieków. W swoich nowoczesnych, w pełni wyposażonych laboratoriach zlokalizowanych w Stanach Zjednoczonych, Azji i Europie, Air Products może przeprowadzać testy z wykorzystaniem produktów żywnościowych klientów, aby określić przydatność tunelu Freshline QS w konkretnych procesach produkcyjnych. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Więcej informacji na temat tunelu Freshline QS oraz innych rozwiązań Air Products do zamrażania kriogenicznego i pakowania żywności znajduje się na stronie: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts-freshthinking.com/pl"&gt;www.airproducts-freshthinking.com/pl&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Informacje o Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE: APD) dostarcza gazy atmosferyczne, procesowe i specjalne, nowoczesne tworzywa, osprzęt i technologie. Od ponad 70 lat rozwiązania firmy pozwalają klientom zwiększać produktywność, zmniejszać zużycie energii oraz działać zgodnie z zasadami zrównoważonego rozwoju. Ponad 18 tysięcy pracowników Air Products w ponad 40 krajach dostarcza innowacyjne rozwiązania: półprzewodniki, wodór wykorzystywany w rafineriach, procesy gazyfikacji węgla, skraplanie gazu ziemnego oraz zaawansowane powłoki i kleje. Korzystają z nich klienci z sektorów energetycznego, ochrony środowiska oraz prowadzący działalność na rozwijających się rynkach. W roku fiskalnym 2011 przychody ze sprzedaży Air Products wyniosły 10,1 miliarda dolarów amerykańskich. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products jest obecny w 15 krajach Europy, włączając w to kraje Europy Centralnej i Wschodniej, takie jak Słowacja, Czechy, Rosja i Polska. Firma Air Products, która jest obecna w Polsce od 18 lat, konsekwentnie wdraża strategię rozwoju opartą na starannie dobranych inwestycjach. Po przejęciu BOC Gazy w 2007 roku Air Products stał się największym producentem gazów technicznych w Polsce. Dodatkowe informacje dostępne są pod adresem: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Kontakt dla mediów: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:PAZDZIJ@airproducts.com"&gt;Janusz Paździora &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Menedżer Rynku Spożywczego na Europę Centralną &lt;br /&gt;Air Products Sp. z o.o. &lt;br /&gt;ul. Gliwicka 31 &lt;br /&gt;Kędzierzyn-Koźle &lt;br /&gt;tel. +48 694 406 733 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jsoroczynski@questiapr.pl"&gt;Jarosław Soroczyński &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/a&gt;Questia Sp. z o.o. sp. k. &lt;br /&gt;Communications Management Consultants &lt;br /&gt;tel. +48 22 623 07 00&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/qUSI7WzDaRk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0206-air-products-freshline-qs-tunnel-freezer-provides-quick-start-to-cryogenic-freezing-poland.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{24F7B9C8-74C4-4526-B7E5-B74A33B809FE}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/faUESBR1pHc/0206-air-products-hydrogen-technology-fueling-material-handling-fuel-cells.aspx</link><title>Air Products’ Hydrogen Technology Fueling Material Handling Fuel Cells at WinCo’s California Warehouse</title><description>Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that its industry leading hydrogen fueling technology and infrastructure is now on stream and providing hydrogen to fuel material handling fuel cell units at WinCo Foods LLC’s 800,000 square foot grocery distribution center in Modesto, Calif. Air Products is currently fueling 33 material handling units, with 49 more pieces of equipment to be added in April, and increasing to 184 overall when the facility conversion to hydrogen-powered fuel cell lifts is complete in 2013. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We continue to grow our leadership position in the material handling equipment market at a time when recognition of the productivity and sustainability benefits of hydrogen fueling for this application continues to increase. We worked closely with WinCo as the timing for getting hydrogen supply installed was critical to a seamless conversion of their material handling equipment to hydrogen fuel cells. We began using our mobile fueling technology, and then brought the permanent fueling station online this month which includes two fueling dispensers,” said Sarah Hammond, business development manager – Hydrogen Energy Systems at Air Products. Details on Air Products’ hydrogen fueling station technologies and projects are provided at &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/h2energy"&gt;www.airproducts.com/h2energy&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The WinCo material handling units being fueled by Air Products include Plug Power’s (NASDAQ: PLUG) GenDrive&amp;reg; hydrogen fuel cell power units. The GenDrive systems can be quickly refueled in just minutes, completely eliminating the need to change, store, charge and maintain multiple lead acid batteries for each lift. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Plug Power’s GenDrive fuel cell systems have provided WinCo with a power solution for its lift truck fleet that increases productivity and reduces operational costs over traditional lead-acid batteries. At the same time, the fuel cells offer a much more sustainable alternative for power,” said Andy Marsh, CEO at Plug Power. “Our GenDrive units run on hydrogen, and Air Products understands the importance of getting the hydrogen infrastructure in place so the fuel cells can be deployed and the customer can start realizing the benefits of the project.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;There are many advantages to using hydrogen fuel cell-powered forklifts and material handling equipment. Hydrogen-powered equipment only needs refueling once or twice daily, depending on use, and does not require change-out downtime while traditional battery-powered equipment is taken out of operation for battery replacement or recharging approximately every four to six hours. Hydrogen-powered equipment provides consistent power strength during use and does not experience decreased performance or wear down as battery units do when nearing change-out or recharge time. Additionally, unlike battery-powered forklifts, hydrogen-powered fuel cells are not adversely impacted by temperature when operating in coolers and freezers. Further, hydrogen-powered equipment is more environmentally friendly and does not involve lead-acid battery storage or disposal issues. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products, the leading global supplier of hydrogen to refineries to assist in the production of cleaner burning transportation fuels, has unique experience in the hydrogen fueling industry. These varied fueling applications provide an opportunity to assess consumer experiences, evaluate product performance and advance product improvements. In fact, in certain market applications, fueling rates at several individual sites of over 15,000 refills per year are occurring. The company has placed over 130 hydrogen fueling stations in the United States and 19 countries worldwide. Cars, trucks, vans, buses, scooters, forklifts, locomotives, planes, cell towers, material handling equipment, and even submarines have been fueled with trend-setting technologies that involve Air Products’ know-how, equipment and hydrogen. Use of the company’s technology is increasing and is currently over 350,000 hydrogen fills per year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products has more than 50 years of hydrogen experience and is on the forefront of hydrogen energy technology development. Air Products has an extensive patent portfolio with over 50 patents in hydrogen dispensing technology. Air Products provides liquid and gaseous hydrogen, and HCNG (hydrogen/compressed natural gas) fueling, and has developed a variety of enabling devices and protocols for fuel dispensing at varied pressures. Hydrogen for these stations can be delivered to a site via truck, produced by natural gas reformation, biomass conversion, or by electrolysis, including electrolysis that is solar and wind driven. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) provides atmospheric, process and specialty gases; performance materials; equipment; and technology. For over 70 years, the company has enabled customers to become more productive, energy efficient and sustainable. More than 18,000 employees in over 40 countries supply innovative solutions to the energy, environment and emerging markets. These include semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, coal gasification, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had sales of $10.1 billion. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About WinCo &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;For more information about WinCo visit &lt;a href="http://www.wincofoods.com/"&gt;www.wincofoods.com/&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Plug Power &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;The architects of modern fuel cell technology, Plug Power revolutionized the industry with cost-effective power solutions that increase productivity, lower operating costs and reduce carbon footprints. Long-standing relationships with industry leaders forged the path for our key accounts, including Wegmans, Whole Foods, and FedEx Freight. With more than 2,000 GenDrive units shipped to material handling customers, accumulating over 5 million hours of runtime, Plug Power manufactures tomorrow’s incumbent power solutions today. Visit us at &lt;a href="http://www.plugpower.com/"&gt;www.plugpower.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/faUESBR1pHc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">PLUG</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0206-air-products-hydrogen-technology-fueling-material-handling-fuel-cells.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{23F498D9-7275-4F39-995A-8BA835449522}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/rYW3N0O4ItE/0201-air-products-organise-une-exposition-qui-retrace-21-ans-de-succes-en-rd.aspx</link><title>Air Products organise « Esprit d'innovation », une exposition qui retrace 21 ans de succès en R&amp;amp;D </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products accueille du 1er au 3 février 2012 une exposition dans les quartiers généraux de son Centre d'excellence technologique européen à Basingstoke (Grande-Bretagne) qui retrace 21 ans d'innovations. Il souligne ainsi l'importance des projets collectifs de recherche, élément clé de ses investissements en R&amp;amp;D. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L'exposition « Esprit d'innovation » est organisée à l'attention des étudiants en sciences de la région comme des clients et des partenaires industriels et de recherches du Groupe en Europe. Y sont mis en exergue quelques uns des succès les plus significatifs obtenus par le Centre d'excellence technologique européen depuis son ouverture en 1991, distingués par des prix, et qui ont eu un impact sur le marché mondial. Deux d'entre eux – la technologie BIP&amp;reg; d'Air Products et la Bouteille Integra&amp;reg;, avec sa gamme de gaz Maxx&amp;reg; - ont ainsi respectivement obtenu le Queen's Award for Innovation en 2001 et 2007. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ces dernières décennies, la technologie cryogénique a trouvé différentes applications dans l'industrie, du système de surgélation alimentaire aux solutions de contrôle des émissions ; en fait, presque toute application avantagée par un environnement extrêmement froid. Les bouteilles et les cadres de gaz industriels sont également utilisés partout, de la construction sous-marine à l'analyse en laboratoire en passant par les applications de soudage. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John Marsland, Senior vice President et General Manager of Global Merchant Gases chez Air Products a déclaré : « Quelques-uns des plus brillants chercheurs et ingénieurs de recherche du Groupe sont basés dans ce Centre, collaborant avec des partenaires de recherche et des partenaires industriels afin de trouver des réponses à des problèmes techniques et d'ingénierie intéressant le monde entier. Cette exposition a été organisée pour mettre en valeur des innovations de tout ordre, pas seulement les produits leaders sur le marché qui sont maintenant immédiatement associés à notre marque. Fêter des succès dans ce domaine va nous aider à encourager « l'esprit d'innovation » qui va continuer de profiter à notre activité et nous inspirer dans nos initiatives en R&amp;amp;D. L'exposition souligne également notre stratégie qui consiste à investir continuellement dans des domaines clés, de manière à renforcer encore et toujours notre position de grand fournisseur de gaz industriel ». &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voici quelques exemples des projets exposés durant ces 3 jours : &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;les tunnels de surgélation alimentaires utilisant de l'azote liquide pour surgeler IQF des aliments et qui améliorent la qualité du produit en réduisant les pertes humides tout en préservant goût, texture et aspect ; &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;la technologie cryogénique de contrôle des émissions pour récupérer les COV et d'autres polluants dangereux contenus dans les frigidaires et les congélateurs usagés ; &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;l'innovante bouteille de gaz Integra&amp;reg;, plus légère, plus facile à manipuler et plus sûre d'utilisation ainsi que la gamme de gaz Maxx. Combinés, ils aident les soudeurs à gagner en productivité et en efficacité, à améliorer la qualité de leur soudure et de leur environnement de travail ; &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;la gamme de gaz Freshline&amp;reg; pour l'industrie alimentaire utilisée pour le conditionnement sous atmosphère modifiée et qui contribue à étendre la durée de conservation d'une grand nombre de produits alimentaires tout en préservant leurs qualités. &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.fr/"&gt;www.airproducts.fr&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/rYW3N0O4ItE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0201-air-products-organise-une-exposition-qui-retrace-21-ans-de-succes-en-rd.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{66EE2EB5-09EF-4827-BDA5-38C9E26DEB0A}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/FEANDA5dn5E/0130-air-products-spirit-of-innovation-exhibition-to-showcase-21-years-of-rd-success.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces "Spirit of Innovation" Exhibition to Showcase 21 Years of R&amp;amp;D Success</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products is hosting an exhibition at its European Technology Group’s headquarters in Basingstoke to showcase 21 years of innovation and to promote the importance of collaborative research projects as a focus for R&amp;amp;D investment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The ‘Spirit of Innovation’ exhibition (1–3 February 2012) will be attended by local science students as well as a host of customer, research and industry partners from across Europe. Exhibits at the event will include some of the European Technology Group’s most significant and award-winning R&amp;amp;D success stories to date, since the facility opened in 1991, and their impact in the global marketplace. Two of the exhibits – Air Products’ BIP&amp;reg; technology and the Integra&amp;reg; cylinder, with its complementary Maxx&amp;reg; gases range, have achieved Queen’s Awards for Innovation in 2004 and 2007 respectively. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In recent decades, cryogenic technology has found many varied industrial uses in everything from food freezing systems to emissions control solutions, in fact, in virtually any application that benefits from an extremely cold environment. Industrial gas cylinders and cylinder packs are used in everything from sub sea construction to laboratory analysis and welding applications. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John Marsland, Air Products’ Senior Vice President and General Manager of Global Merchant Gases, said: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Some of the company’s brightest research scientists and engineers are located at the Centre, working on collaborative initiatives with research and industrial partners to find solutions to global engineering and technical challenges. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“This exhibition has been organised to showcase innovation at all levels, not just the market-leading products that have become synonymous with our brand. Celebrating achievements in this area will help to foster a ‘spirit of innovation’ which will continue to benefit our business and inspire research initiatives. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“The exhibition also underlines our business strategy, which is to focus on continuing to invest in core activities in order to further strengthen our position as a leading industrial gas supplier.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The following exhibits are among those that will feature at the exhibition: &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Food freezing tunnels that use liquid nitrogen to individually quick freeze food products, improving product quality by helping to reduce moisture loss and improve taste, texture and appearance &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Cryogenic emissions control technology to recover VOCs and other harmful pollutants from fridges and freezers at the end of their life. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;The innovative Integra&amp;reg; cylinder, which is lighter, easier to handle and safer to use, along with the Maxx&amp;reg; range of gases. Together, they are helping welders to improve productivity, weld quality, efficiency and the working environment. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Freshline&amp;reg; food grade gases, which are used in modified atmosphere packaging to help extend the shelf-life and preserve the quality of a variety of food groups. &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Other technology demonstrations will also feature. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;
      &lt;strong&gt;Press contact: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Christine Smart &lt;br /&gt;Smarts &lt;br /&gt;Tel: +44 (0)121 456 3199 &lt;br /&gt;Email: &lt;a href="mailto:christine.smart@smarts.co.uk"&gt;christine.smart@smarts.co.uk&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Note to Editors: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-ansi-language: EN-GB"&gt;About Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/b&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal&lt;span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"&gt; 2011&lt;/span&gt;, Air Products had revenues of&lt;span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"&gt; $10.1&lt;/span&gt; billion, operations in over 40 countries, and&lt;span style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold"&gt; 18,900&lt;/span&gt; employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a title="blocked::http://www.airproducts.com/" href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;&lt;span style="mso-bidi-font-style: italic"&gt;&lt;span style="COLOR: #800080"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/FEANDA5dn5E" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0130-air-products-spirit-of-innovation-exhibition-to-showcase-21-years-of-rd-success.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{7ED7207D-03CA-41A4-9C0D-10CAD5ED6CBF}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/eGZa4NfV1kU/0126-omzet-air-products-in-eerste-kwartaal-van-boekjaar-2012-stabiel.aspx</link><title>Omzet Air Products in eerste kwartaal van boekjaar 2012 stabiel</title><description>Air Products (NYSE:APD), één van de grootste leveranciers van industriële gassen en equipment ter wereld, heeft in het eerste kwartaal van boekjaar 2012, dat afliep op 31 december 2011, een omzet gerealiseerd van 2,423 miljard dollar. Dat betekende een stijging van 1 procent ten opzichte van het eerste kwartaal in boekjaar 2011. De brutowinst over het eerste kwartaal bedroeg 385 miljoen dollar, een daling van 5 procent vergeleken met het eerste kwartaal van boekjaar 2011. In Nederland heeft Air Products diverse kantoren en productielocaties, waaronder het Europese hoofdkantoor van Air Products Chemicals Europe B.V. in Utrecht. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De divisie ‘Merchant Gases’ boekte in het eerste kwartaal van boekjaar 2012 net als in 2011 een omzet van 989 miljoen dollar. De lagere volumes werden deels gecompenseerd door hogere prijzen in Noord-Amerika en Europa. De winst daalde met 4 procent naar 192 miljoen dollar. De omzet bij de divisie ’Tonnage Gases’ bedroeg 810 miljoen dollar, een stijging van 6 procent ten opzichte van het eerste kwartaal van boekjaar 2011. De stijging was het gevolg van een hogere productie door de inbedrijfstelling van enkele nieuwe fabrieken. De brutowinst daalde met 4 procent naar 111 miljoen dollar, met name als gevolg van hogere onderhoudskosten. De divisie ‘Electronics and Performance Materials’ realiseerde in vergelijking met het eerste kwartaal van 2011 een omzetgroei van 2 procent en kwam uit op 535 miljoen dollar. De winst in deze divisie steeg vergeleken met het eerste kwartaal in het vorige boekjaar met 13 procent naar 78 miljoen dollar. De divisie ‘Equipment and Energy’ zette in het eerste kwartaal van 2012 89 miljoen dollar om, een daling van 21 procent. Die daling werd vooral veroorzaakt door een teruglopend aantal ASU- en LNG-projecten. De winst daalde met 64 procent naar 7 miljoen dollar. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We hadden verwacht dat de economische groei in het afgelopen kwartaal zou vertragen, waardoor de verkochte volumes en de omzetgroei onder druk zouden komen staan”, zei CEO John McGlade. “Maar ondanks de economische tegenwind hebben we toch onze efficiency weten te verbeteren, de kosten verder kunnen verlagen en hebben we ook enkele belangrijke bulkcontracten binnengehaald.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Vooruitblikkend zei McGlade: “We verwachten dat de economische activiteit in het tweede kwartaal nog zal achterblijven, maar we voorspellen dat de groei in Azië en Noord-Amerika in de tweede helft van ons boekjaar 2012 weer zal toenemen. In combinatie met de verbeterde efficiency en een aantal nieuwe fabrieken dat in gebruik genomen wordt, zou dat in de tweede helft van het jaar tot een hogere productie en een hogere omzet moeten leiden. Dankzij recent afgesloten contracten, onze goed gevulde orderportefeuille en onze betrokkenheid bij tal van aanbestedingen hebben we goede vooruitzichten om onze doelstellingen tot 2015 wat betreft groei, marge en return on capital te realiseren.”&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/eGZa4NfV1kU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0126-omzet-air-products-in-eerste-kwartaal-van-boekjaar-2012-stabiel.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{CB1D973E-A2B3-4FE1-BE09-EEF8B173C879}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/OkaFENPtQJY/0125-air-products-au-congres-de-pneumologie-de-lyon.aspx</link><title>Air Products au Congrès de Pneumologie de Lyon </title><description>La Division médicale d’Air Products est au service des professionnels de la santé (en milieu hospitalier comme dans le secteur privé ou associatif) depuis plus de 20 ans en France. Son expertise technique en matière d’installations et son offre alliant sécurité et confort d’utilisation en font un partenaire de choix des prestataires en oxygénothérapie. C’est donc en toute logique qu’il participe au Congrès de Pneumologie organisé à Lyon du 27 au 29 janvier 2012*. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Grâce à une maîtrise technique totale des installations gaz acquise en milieu industriel et à sa connaissance du milieu médical, la division médicale d’Air Products est en mesure d’offrir aux prestataires en oxygénothérapie à domicile une réponse sur mesure à leurs attentes. Son objectif : agir en véritable partenaire afin que ces derniers puissent se concentrer sur le service à apporter à leurs patients, en toute sécurité. Après l’analyse des besoins de l’entreprise, la définition du type d’approvisionnement adapté à son mode de fonctionnement comme à son niveau de consommation, et enfin la rédaction d’un cahier des charges, Air Products fournit à ses clients l’ensemble des documents administratifs nécessaires incluant un plan de masse, avant réalisation des installations et mise en place des nourrices. Air Products prend également en charge la formation du personnel. Son service de télésurveillance est ensuite là pour prévenir toute rupture d’approvisionnement. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products est présent aux côtés du prestataire chez le patient, via sa bouteille d’oxygène médical Evasion, mise au point pour faciliter la vie du personnel soignant comme le confort de l’utilisateur. Ultra-légère pour favoriser la mobilité du patient, cette bouteille en aluminium dispose également d’un système d’attache au lit rétractable avec manomètre actif bien visible. La bouteille Evasion allie simplicité d’utilisation et sécurité. Un revêtement polyuréthane transparent, spécifiquement mis au point par Air Products, a été apposé sur la bouteille,lui garantissant une protection optimale et une meilleure visibilité de son étiquetage. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La sécurité est d’ailleurs au cœur des préoccupations d’Air Products et, a fortiori, de sa division médicale. « La vie est votre métier, l’air est le nôtre » est sa devise. Concrètement, cela signifie que l’équipe médicale d’Air Products veille avec la plus grande vigilance à la stricte conformité de ses installations en gaz avec les normes sécurité les plus sévères, sans aucun compromis. C’est sans doute pour cela que plusieurs CHU aux 4 coins de la France et de nombreux clients dans le privé comme dans l’associatif lui font confiance. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et parce qu’Air Products a toujours à cœur de mieux servir ses clients professionnels, et donc leurs patients, la société a investi et continue d’investir pour renforcer sa couverture géographique en France. C’est la raison pour laquelle elle a acquis l’entreprise familiale SAGA et sa filiale SAGA médicale en novembre 2010 consolidant sa présence dans les régions Centre et Sud-Ouest et qu’elle disposera d’une quatrième source d’oxygène médicale agréée d’ici l’été dans l’ouest de la France. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A propos d’Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE : APD) sert des clients dans l'industrie, l'énergie, la technologie et la santé à travers le monde entier grâce à un portefeuille unique de gaz de l'air, gaz de procédés et gaz spéciaux, de produits chimiques, d'équipements et de services. Fondé en 1940, Air Products a su prendre une place prépondérante sur des marchés clés comme les matériaux semi-conducteurs, l'hydrogène de raffinerie, les services de soins médicaux à domicile, la liquéfaction du gaz naturel ainsi que les revêtements et adhésifs issus de technologies de pointe. Le Groupe est reconnu pour sa culture de l'innovation, son excellence opérationnelle et son souci permanent de la sécurité et de l'environnement. Air Products a réalisé un CA mondial de 10,1 milliards de dollars pendant l'exercice fiscal 2011, est présent dans plus de 40 pays et emploie 18 900 personnes à travers le monde. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products est actif dans plus de 15 pays en Europe. En France, Air Products est issu de la fusion de Prodair et de l'Oxygène liquide en 1990. Aujourd'hui, Air Products est le 2e plus grand producteur de gaz industriels en France et détient 15 % de parts de marché. En France, Air Products dispose de nombreux dépôts et sites de production et sert sa clientèle par l'intermédiaire d'un réseau étendu d'agents et de son service Gas Taxi. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.fr/"&gt;www.airproducts.fr&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/OkaFENPtQJY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0125-air-products-au-congres-de-pneumologie-de-lyon.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{BE0B684A-4430-4F33-8FE3-1B4C0E0D6C9C}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/VO7Gg36tKBU/q1fy12-earnings-24jan2012.aspx</link><title>Air Products Reports Fiscal Q1 EPS Up One Percent to $1.36</title><description>&lt;style&gt;

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    &lt;h3&gt;Quarter Summary &lt;/h3&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Underlying sales increased 1% &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Tonnage gases sales up on new projects &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;New China project is the largest on-site ASU order &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Announced intention to divest Continental Europe Homecare business &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) today reported net income of $292 million*, or diluted earnings per share (EPS) of $1.36*, for its fiscal first quarter ended December 31, 2011, versus $296 million* and $1.35* for the first quarter of fiscal 2011. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;The discussion of first quarter results and guidance in this release is based on non-GAAP comparisons. A reconciliation can be found at the end of this release.* &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;First quarter revenues of $2,423 million increased one percent versus the prior year on higher prices in Merchant Gases and Performance Materials. Higher volumes from new plants in Tonnage Gases were offset by lower Equipment sales and lower volumes in Performance Materials and Merchant Gases. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Sequentially, sales declined seven percent due to seasonality in Electronics and Performance Materials and Merchant Gases, plus currency effects. Operating income of $385 million was down five percent and margin of 15.9% was down 100 basis points from last year driven by lower Equipment sales and weaker Merchant Gases volumes. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;John McGlade, chairman, president and chief executive officer, said, “As we expected, economic growth continued to slow this quarter, depressing volumes and limiting earnings growth. In spite of these economic headwinds, we did improve our operating performance, while lowering costs and winning significant new tonnage contracts.” &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;h3&gt;First Quarter Segment Performance &lt;/h3&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;b&gt;Merchant Gases&lt;/b&gt; sales of $989 million were unchanged versus prior year as lower volumes were offset by higher pricing in U.S./Canada and Europe Liquid Bulk and Packaged Gases. Operating income of $192 million decreased four percent from the prior year, due principally to weaker volumes. Sequentially, sales decreased five percent, driven by lower volumes and currency effects. Operating income was flat and margin was up 100 basis points sequentially on improved operating performance and productivity. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;b&gt;Tonnage Gases&lt;/b&gt; sales of $810 million were up six percent on improved volumes from new plants. Operating income of $111 million decreased four percent from the prior year due to higher maintenance costs from outages. Sequentially, sales were down eight percent due to lower volumes and lower energy pass-through. Sequential operating income decreased 27% on higher maintenance costs, favorable gases contract modifications in the prior quarter and an unfavorable polyurethane intermediates contract modification in the current quarter. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;b&gt;Electronics and Performance Materials&lt;/b&gt; sales of $535 million increased two percent on higher volumes and pricing. Electronics sales were up four percent while Performance Materials sales decreased one percent versus last year. Operating income of $78 million increased 13 percent from the prior year primarily due to improved cost performance. Sequential sales were down nine percent due to seasonal volume declines in both Electronics and Performance Materials. Operating income was down 15 percent sequentially on the lower volumes. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;
        &lt;b&gt;Equipment and Energy &lt;/b&gt;sales of $89 million and operating income of $7 million were down 21 percent and 64 percent respectively versus prior year, driven by lower ASU and LNG project activity. Sequential sales decreased seven percent. The sales backlog versus prior year is up 48 percent. &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;h3&gt;Outlook&lt;/h3&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Looking ahead, McGlade said, “We expect second quarter economic activity to remain slow. We are forecasting Asia and North America growth to accelerate in the second half of our fiscal year. Coupled with our improved operating performance and new plant on-streams, this should lead to stronger sales and earnings growth in the last half of our year. Our recent orders, strong project backlog and robust bidding activity position us well to achieve our 2015 goals for growth, margin and returns.” &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Air Products is maintaining its guidance for fiscal 2012 of $5.90 to $6.30 per share. The company expects second quarter EPS to be between $1.37 and $1.43 per share. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;h3&gt;Annual Meeting of Shareholders &lt;/h3&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Air Products will host its Annual Meeting of Shareholders on Thursday, January 26, 2012, at 2:00 p.m. ET. Access the audio Webcast at: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/en/investors/shareholder-services/annual-meeting-materials.aspx"&gt;&lt;u&gt;http://www.airproducts.com/en/investors/shareholder-services/annual-meeting-materials.aspx&lt;/u&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy and technology markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Note: This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, including earnings guidance, projections, targets and business outlook. These forward-looking statements are based on management's reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including, without limitation, slowing of global economic recovery; renewed deterioration in global or regional economic and business conditions; weakening demand for the Company's products; future financial and operating performance of major customers and industries served by the Company; unanticipated contract terminations or customer cancellations or postponement of projects and sales; the success of commercial negotiations; asset impairments due to economic conditions or specific product or customer events; the impact of competitive products and pricing; interruption in ordinary sources of supply of raw materials; the ability to recover unanticipated increased energy and raw material costs from customers; costs and outcomes of litigation or regulatory activities; successful development and market acceptance of new products and applications; the ability to attract, hire and retain qualified personnel in all regions of the world where the Company operates; the success of productivity programs; the success and impact of restructuring and cost reduction initiatives; achieving anticipated acquisition synergies; the timing, impact, and other uncertainties of future acquisitions or divestitures; significant fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currencies from that currently anticipated; the continued availability of capital funding sources in all of the Company's foreign operations; the impact of environmental, healthcare, tax or other legislation and regulations in jurisdictions in which the Company and its affiliates operate; the impact of new or changed financial accounting guidance; the impact on the effective tax rate of changes in the mix of earnings among our U.S. and international operations; and other risk factors described in the Company's Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. The Company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this document to reflect any change in the Company's assumptions, beliefs or expectations or any change in events, conditions, or circumstances upon which any such forward-looking statements are based. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;hr /&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;*The presentation of non-GAAP measures is intended to enhance the usefulness of financial information by providing measures which our management uses internally to evaluate our baseline performance on a comparable basis. Presented below are reconciliations of the reported GAAP results to non-GAAP measures. Net income and diluted EPS data are attributable to Air Products. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;table style="BORDER-RIGHT: #d7d7d7 1px solid; BORDER-TOP: #d7d7d7 1px solid; BORDER-LEFT: #d7d7d7 1px solid; WIDTH: 450px; BORDER-BOTTOM: #d7d7d7 1px solid" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"&gt;
&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-green" colspan="8"&gt;Consolidated Results&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-shaded"&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-shadedright" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Operating&lt;br /&gt;Income &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-shadedright"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Operating&lt;br /&gt;Margin&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-shadedright" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Net&lt;br /&gt;Income&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-shadedright" colspan="2"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Diluted&lt;br /&gt;EPS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td&gt;2012 GAAP&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;384.7 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;15.9% &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;248.1 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;1.16 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottom"&gt;2011 GAAP&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;360.6 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;15.1% &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;268.6 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;1.23 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottom"&gt;Change GAAP&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;24.1 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;80bp &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;(20.5) &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;(.07) &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottom"&gt;% Change GAAP&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;7% &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;(8)% &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;(6)% &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest"&gt;2012 GAAP&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;384.7 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;15.9% &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;248.1 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;1.16 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottom"&gt;Spanish tax settlement&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;–&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;– &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;43.8 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;.20 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottom"&gt;2012 Non-GAAP Measure&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;384.7 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;15.9% &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;291.9 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;1.36 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest"&gt;2011 GAAP&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;360.6 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;15.1% &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;268.6 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;1.23 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottom"&gt;Net loss on Airgas transaction (tax impact $16.3) &lt;sup&gt;(a)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;43.5 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;1.8%&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;27.2 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;.12 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottom"&gt;2011 Non-GAAP Measure&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;404.1 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;16.9% &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;295.8 &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;1.35 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottom"&gt;Change Non-GAAP Measure&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;(19.4) &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;(100bp) &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;(3.9) &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;$&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright"&gt;.01 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest"&gt;% Change Non-GAAP Measure&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;(5)% &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;(1)% &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-right"&gt;1% &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;
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&lt;tbody&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-shaded"&gt; &lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-shadedright"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;YTD 2012&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottom"&gt;2012 Guidance&lt;sup&gt;(b)&lt;/sup&gt;&lt;/td&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest-borderbottomright" style="WHITE-SPACE: nowrap"&gt;$5.90–$6.30 &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest" colspan="2"&gt;(a) Based on average statutory tax rate of 37.44% &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;
&lt;td class="tdinvest" colspan="2"&gt;(b) Guidance excludes the impact of the Spanish tax settlement &lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;p&gt;View entire earnings release with all financial tables.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a class="pdf" href="~/media/Files/PDF/investors/earnings-releases/q1fy12-earnings-24jan2012.ashx" target="_blank"&gt;Download PDF&lt;/a&gt; (71 KB)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a class="right_arrow" href="/en/investors/earnings-releases/teleconference-information.aspx"&gt;Teleconference Information&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/VO7Gg36tKBU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">EPS</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/q1fy12-earnings-24jan2012.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{DC3FEFCC-77E1-447E-8DF3-9BEBD753ADD0}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/0cB3l1CCxFI/0117-air-products-exhibits-freshline-solutions-at-international-poultry-expo.aspx</link><title>Air Products Will Exhibit Its Freshline&amp;reg; Solutions at International Poultry Expo to Help Processors Improve Productivity, Lower Costs and Produce High-Quality Products</title><description>Poultry processors looking for ways to improve productivity, increase product yield and lower costs while producing high-quality products can turn to Air Products’ (NYSE:APD) Freshline&amp;reg; solutions. The company will be highlighting its range of technology and equipment solutions for freezing, chilling, mixing, forming and more at the International Poultry Expo (IPE) in Atlanta, Ga. from January 24-26. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products’ portfolio of Freshline solutions includes cryogenic food processing equipment that uses liquid nitrogen (LIN) to rapidly chill, cool or freeze a high-quality product. Accounting for more than three-quarters of the earth’s atmosphere, nitrogen is plentiful, making it a reliable alternative to carbon dioxide, which experiences regular, seasonal supply shortages. Air Products offers nitrogen in a variety of supply modes that can match the volume requirements of any size operation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Among the offerings that Air Products will highlight at this year’s IPE is Freshline&amp;reg; LIN-IS, which is a specially designed liquid nitrogen injection solution that can be retrofitted to new or existing mixers, grinders and blenders for fast, consistent and repeatable cooling. LIN-IS can be used to manage the temperature of minced or chopped proteins through controlled injection of liquid nitrogen into the product during mixing, which can reduce the difficulty of subsequent forming caused by machine-generated heat. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition, Air Products offers cryogenic freezers that use the ultra-fast freezing power of liquid nitrogen (LIN), which can help poultry processors improve yield and enhance product quality. The Freshline&amp;reg; DM tunnel freezer is a highly flexible option that allows manufacturers to process both IQF (individually quick frozen) and flat or trayed products in a single machine. The company also offers its new Freshline&amp;reg; QS tunnel freezer, which is an economical and easy-to-operate option for food processors who want to convert to continuous freezing, alleviate a bottleneck in their operation, or grow and diversify their existing product line. The QS freezer is ideal for smaller volume food processors and start-ups who want to quickly begin freezing a high-quality product with minimal upfront cost. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products will have food specialists on-hand at Booth #6324 to explain the benefits of using cryogenics for poultry processing, help identify ways to get more value out of existing equipment and processes, and discuss Air Products’ full range of Freshline solutions for the poultry industry. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In addition, the company will perform live liquid nitrogen (LIN) freezing demonstrations to illustrate the rapid freezing ability of LIN. Due to the extremely cold temperature of LIN (-196°C), food can be frozen within minutes instead of the hours traditionally required with other systems. A quick freeze results in the formation of smaller ice crystals, which causes less damage to a product’s cellular structure. This enables food products to maintain moisture, which not only improves texture, color and flavor, but also translates into smaller weight losses from dehydration and higher yields. The LIN demonstrations will conclude with making “LIN cream”—Air Products’ unique ice cream treat made with liquid nitrogen—for all booth visitors to enjoy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products has been providing the food industry with solutions for freezing, chilling, coating, mixing, forming, packaging and wastewater treatment for more than 40 years. With state-of-the-art, fully-equipped food laboratories in the U.S., Europe and Asia, Air Products can test a customer’s product to determine the feasibility of using the company’s Freshline solutions for their specific process. For more information or to schedule a product trial, call 1-800-654-4567 (610-706-4730 outside of the U.S.), or visit us online at &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/industries/FoodBeverage.aspx"&gt;www.airproducts.com/industries/FoodBeverage.aspx&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/0cB3l1CCxFI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">IPE</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">LIN</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0117-air-products-exhibits-freshline-solutions-at-international-poultry-expo.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{B3CF9BE4-03A9-4B43-A395-45E0C9642B1B}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/_IDtN2EpTis/0111-carburos-metalicos-y-MATGAS-ponen-en-marcha-una-investigacion-sobre-congelacion-criogenica.aspx</link><title>Carburos Metálicos y MATGAS ponen en marcha una investigación sobre congelación criogénica con la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia</title><description>La compañía de gases Carburos Metálicos, del Grupo Air Products, junto con el centro de excelencia en investigación de CO2 y sostenibilidad MATGAS, ha anunciado la firma de un proyecto de investigación sobre congelación criogénica con la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia (UPV). El objetivo del proyecto es potenciar y expandir las amplias ventajas de la congelación de alimentos con nitrógeno líquido, además de otros programas de investigación. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El túnel de congelación Freshline&amp;reg; QS es un nuevo diseño de congelador criogénico de alimentos. Puede ser utilizado para enfriar o congelar criogénicamente una amplia variedad de alimentos, como por ejemplo carnes, aves de corral, mariscos, frutas y verduras, pastas, productos lácteos, productos horneados y comidas preparadas. Con un diseño simple, el nuevo túnel de congelación es ideal para transformadores de alimentos de pequeño volumen, o para empresas que quieran iniciarse en la congelación de productos con alta calidad pero con un coste inicial mínimo. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La primera actividad que se desarrollará en la investigación consiste en instalar el túnel de congelación Freshline&amp;reg; QS en el Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos de la UPV. El túnel Freshline&amp;reg; QS forma parte de la cartera de productos de la gama Freshline de Air Products, empresa matriz de Carburos Metálicos. Los avances logrados en la investigación de la congelación criogénica aportarán una importante mejora a la calidad global de los productos alimenticios congelados. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Además de los citados programas de investigación, se organizarán visitas a la zona de procesadores de alimentos para ver en funcionamiento el congelador, así como observar los beneficios de la congelación criogénica. El túnel de congelación estará a disposición de las empresas que quieran llevar sus productos para ensayar con ellos, y conocer si el túnel de congelación es adecuado para sus productos. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Estamos muy contentos con la firma del acuerdo y con la puesta en marcha de esta investigación con la Universidad Politécnica de Valencia, de gran prestigio en este campo", comentó Lourdes Vega, directora de I + D de Carburos Metálicos. "Este proyecto es un ejemplo de cómo Carburos Metálicos apoya la evolución de las áreas de congelación y conservación de alimentos. Estamos entusiasmados con las oportunidades que los resultados de este trabajo aportarán al mercado", concluyó Lourdes Vega. "Para el Departamento de Tecnología de Alimentos, la colaboración con una empresa de referencia en el sector como Carburos Metálicos y el centro de excelencia MATGAS supone una gran oportunidad para la mejora de nuestra proyección en el sector empresarial y el desarrollo de actividades y proyectos que nos beneficien mutuamente", comentó José Manuel Barat, Catedrático de Tecnología de Alimentos y responsable del proyecto en la UPV. La Universidad organizará algunas conferencias técnicas durante el próximo curso 2012, donde los interesados podrán aprender más sobre los programas de investigación así como observar el congelador y su proceso.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) suministra a los mercados industrial, energético, tecnológico y sanitario una cartera única de gases atmosféricos, gases de proceso y especiales, materiales de alto rendimiento, equipos y servicios. Fundada en 1940, Air Products se ha labrado una posición destacada en mercados en crecimiento fundamentales, como materiales para semiconductores, hidrógeno para refinerías, servicios de asistencia domiciliaria, licuefacción de gas natural, o recubrimientos y adhesivos avanzados. La empresa goza de reconocimiento por su cultura innovadora, su excelencia operativa y su compromiso con la seguridad y el medio ambiente. En el ejercicio 2011, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos de 10.100 millones de dólares, con actividad en más de 40 países y 18.900 empleados en todo el mundo. Para obtener más información, visite &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carburos Metálicos &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Carburos Metálicos se constituyó en 1897. Desde entonces ha registrado un crecimiento constante que le ha llevado a liderar el sector de gases industriales y de uso medicinal en España. La empresa cuenta con un equipo de más de 1.000 profesionales, 15 plantas de producción, 2 laboratorios de gases de alta pureza, 41 centros propios y más de 200 puntos de distribución y delegaciones repartidos por todo el territorio nacional. Carburos Metálicos forma parte del Grupo Air Products desde 1995. Para más información sobre Carburos Metálicos visite &lt;a href="http://www.carburos.com/"&gt;www.carburos.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;MATGAS &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;MATGAS, centro de excelencia en CO2 y sostenibilidad, es una agrupación surgida como alianza estratégica entre la empresa Carburos Metálicos, del Grupo Air Products, el Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas y la Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Situado en el campus de la UAB, MATGAS es un centro puntero en el uso sostenible de fuentes energéticas, reduciendo las emisiones de CO2 y otros gases de efecto invernadero y desarrollando nuevas tecnologías de captura, transformación y utilización del CO2, incluyendo también temas relacionados con el hidrógeno y otras fuentes de energía sostenible, tratamiento de aguas, preservación de alimentos, simulación y modelización y análisis del ciclo de vida. Para más información sobre MATGAS visite &lt;a href="http://www.matgas.org/"&gt;www.matgas.org&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Para más información: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;BURSON-MARSTELLER &lt;br /&gt;Tel: 93.201.10.28 &lt;br /&gt;Izaskun Martínez: izaskun.martinez@bm.com &lt;br /&gt;Gloria Almirall: gloria.almirall@bm.com&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/_IDtN2EpTis" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">UPV</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0111-carburos-metalicos-y-MATGAS-ponen-en-marcha-una-investigacion-sobre-congelacion-criogenica.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{E60CBF0F-7431-4EA2-9986-D536C257950F}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/UU0wGTqKkDA/0109-air-products-annonce-son-projet-de-cession-au-groupe-linde.aspx</link><title>Air Products annonce son projet de cession au Groupe Linde de ses activites de soins medicaux a domicile (Homecare) en Europe Continentale</title><description>Air Products (NYSE : APD) a annoncé la conclusion d’accords avec le groupe Linde portant sur le rachat de ses activités de soins médicaux à domicile (Homecare) en Europe continentale. Il s’agit pour Linde d'acquérir les activités Homecare de l'entreprise en Belgique, en Allemagne, au Portugal et en Espagne ainsi qu’en France. Les transactions sont assujetties aux procédures d'approbation réglementaire et de consultation des employés. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le prix d'achat total des activités de soins médicaux à domicile (Homecare) d'Air Products en Europe continentale sera de 590 MM €, sous réserve des conditions convenues lors de la signature du contrat. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les termes de ces accords couvrent la vente des services aux patients d’Air Products en oxygénothérapie, traitement de l’apnée du sommeil et thérapie par perfusion en Europe continentale. Ces activités concernent près de 260 000 patients au total, répartis dans les cinq pays cités précédemment et ont représenté un CA de 210 MM d’euros en 2011. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John McGlade, président et PDG de l'entreprise, a déclaré : « Pendant de nombreuses années, notre équipe européenne de soins médicaux à domicile (Homecare) a géré ces activités de façon très rentable et nous a permis de nous imposer comme leader dans divers domaines. Mais, de plus en plus, la tendance a consisté à privilégier les concentrateurs au détriment des bouteilles, tandis que les thérapies autres que l'oxygénothérapie connaissent une croissance accélérée en Europe continentale. Par conséquent, nous pensons que ces activités ne sont plus en accord avec nos activités principales dans le secteur des gaz.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Notre stratégie de croissance vise les marchés de l'énergie, de l'environnement et les marchés émergents, pour lesquels nous continuons de percevoir de nouvelles opportunités. Nous restons concentrés sur notre réussite dans ces domaines en continuant de favoriser la recherche et le développement, les technologies et les investisssement de capitaux chez Air Products. » &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;« Malgré la situation économique, la France reste l'une des plus grandes économies mondiales et un marché important à nos yeux », a commenté Graham Rhodes, vice-président régional Global Merchant Gases Strategy and Business Development (Stratégie internationale gaz industriels et Développement commercial). « Notre engagement est clair et cela a été démontré par l'acquisition l'année dernière d'une participation majoritaire dans l'entreprise française SAGA, qui a renforcé notre position dans les régions du centre et du sud-ouest du pays. » &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;L'entreprise évalue actuellement différentes options pour les intérêts qui lui restent dans le secteur des soins médicaux à domicile (Homecare) au Royaume-Uni et en Irlande, ainsi qu'en Argentine et au Brésil. Air Products continuera à diriger ces activités dans le cadre de son portefeuille , décidé à gagner de nouvelles parts de marché et à fournir des soins de qualité aux patients. De façon plus générale, les activités liées à la santé (Healthcare) continuent à offrir des opportunités rentables grâce à la fourniture de gaz industriels et de services associés aux hôpitaux et autres prestataires de soins. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A propos d’Air Products : &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE : APD) sert des clients dans l’industrie, l’énergie, la technologie et la santé à travers le monde entier grâce à un portefeuille unique de gaz de l’air, gaz de procédés et gaz spéciaux, de produits chimiques, d’équipements et de services. Fondé en 1940, Air Products a su prendre une place prépondérante sur des marchés clés comme les matériaux semi-conducteurs, l'hydrogène de raffinerie, les services de soins médicaux à domicile, la liquéfaction du gaz naturel ainsi que les revêtements et adhésifs issus de technologies de pointe. Le Groupe est reconnu pour sa culture de l’innovation, son excellence opérationnelle et son souci permanent de la sécurité et de l’environnement. Air Products a réalisé un CA mondial de 10,1 milliards de dollars pendant l'exercice fiscal 2011, est présent dans plus de 40 pays et emploie 18 900 personnes à travers le monde. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products est actif dans plus de 15 pays en Europe. En France, Air Products est issu de la fusion de Prodair et de l'Oxygène liquide en 1990. Aujourd'hui, Air Products est le 2e plus grand producteur de gaz industriels en France et détient 15 % de parts de marché. En France, Air Products dispose de nombreux dépôts et sites de production et sert sa clientèle par l'intermédiaire d'un réseau étendu d'agents et de son service Gas Taxi. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/UU0wGTqKkDA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0109-air-products-annonce-son-projet-de-cession-au-groupe-linde.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{1E53ED08-6AFF-4873-9519-32580B88D216}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/BFLwDoccFwg/0109-air-products-anuncia-sus-planes-de-venta-de-la-division-de-terapias-domiciliarias.aspx</link><title>Air Products anuncia sus planes de venta de la división de terapias domiciliarias en Europa Continental a Linde</title><description>La compañía Air Products ha anunciado hoy el establecimiento de un acuerdo con Linde (The Linde Group) para la compra de su negocio de terapias domiciliarias en Bélgica, Francia, Alemania, España y Portugal. Dicha transacción está sujeta, a día de hoy, a los requisitos de aprobación legislativa, así como a la consulta de los empleados. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El precio total de la compra de la división de atención domiciliaria de Air Products asciende a 590 millones de euros, sujeto a los términos acordados tras la finalización de la transacción. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Los acuerdos cubren tanto la venta de los servicios de terapias domiciliarias de Air Products (oxigenoterapia, terapia del sueño, aerosolterapia, etc.), como la de otros servicios de la compañía en los cinco países antes mencionados, que atienden a más de 260.000 pacientes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Según apunta John McGlade, presidente y director general de Air Products, “durante muchos años, nuestro equipo europeo de terapias domiciliarias ha dirigido con éxito esta división y, además, ha conseguido que alcance posiciones de liderazgo. Pero la tendencia de este mercado hacia los concentradores y el rápido incremento en Europa de terapias respiratorias que no precisan gases, hace que creamos que este negocio tiene cada vez menos sinergias con nuestro negocio principal, centrado en los gases”. “Nuestra estrategia actual de crecimiento se basa en nuevas oportunidades en el campo de la energía, medio ambiente y mercados emergentes en los que vemos importantes oportunidades de desarrollo”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Por su parte, Grahan Rhodes, vicepresidente regional de Desarrollo Empresarial y Estratégico de Global Merchant Gases, apunta que “España es y seguirá siendo un mercado importante para la Compañía. De hecho, el pasado noviembre se anunció una importante inversión en una nueva unidad de separación de gases del aire en Sagunto (Valencia) para abastecer la creciente demanda de nuestros clientes”. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“En el ámbito estratégico, en España están implantadas algunas de nuestras actividades principales, como son los laboratorios, básicos para el trabajo en I+D, o el Centro de Servicios Compartidos de Cornellá que, tras una inversión hace unos años de aproximadamente 8 millones de euros, ahora alberga las funciones corporativas administrativas, financieras y de asistencia al cliente, con servicio para 12 países en toda Europa”, continúa explicando Grahan Rhodes.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Tras este acuerdo, la empresa está valorando varias opciones relacionadas con el resto de sus áreas de negocio en el sector de las terapias domiciliarias en el Reino Unido e Irlanda, así como en Argentina y Brasil. Air Products seguirá contando con estas divisiones como parte de su cartera de servicios, compitiendo para ganar nuevas oportunidades de negocio y proporcionando una atención de calidad a los pacientes. Desde un punto de vista más amplio, el sector sanitario sigue proporcionando oportunidades ventajosas como el suministro de gases medicinales y servicios relacionados con hospitales y otros proveedores del sector médico. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sobre Grupo Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) surte a los mercados industrial, energético, tecnológico y sanitario con una cartera única de gases atmosféricos, gases de proceso y especiales, materiales de alto rendimiento y equipos y servicios. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fundada en 1940, Air Products es líder en mercados clave como semiconductores, refinería de hidrógeno, servicios de asistencia sanitaria, licuefacción de gas natural y recubrimientos avanzados y adhesivos. La compañía es reconocida por su cultura innovadora, su excelencia operacional y su compromiso con la seguridad y el medioambiente. En el ejercicio de 2011, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos de 10.100 millones de dólares, con actividades en más de 40 países y 18.900 empleados en todo el mundo. Más información en &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Para más información: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;BURSON-MARSTELLER &lt;br /&gt;Tel: 93.201.10.28 &lt;br /&gt;Izaskun Martínez: &lt;a href="mailto:izaskun.martinez@bm.com"&gt;izaskun.martinez@bm.com&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;Gloria Almirall: &lt;a href="mailto:gloria.almirall@bm.com"&gt;gloria.almirall@bm.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/BFLwDoccFwg" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0109-air-products-anuncia-sus-planes-de-venta-de-la-division-de-terapias-domiciliarias.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{15E945AC-B42B-4034-9F67-90CCEC7CF150}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/r7MNc8RKBDE/0109-air-products-de-venda-do-negocio-de-cuidados-domiciliarios-na-europa-continental-ao-grupo-linde.aspx</link><title>A Air Products anuncia plano de venda do negócio de Cuidados Domiciliários na Europa Continental ao grupo Linde </title><description>&lt;p&gt;A Air Products (NYSE: APD) anunciou hoje que chegou a acordo com o grupo Linde acerca da venda do negócio de Cuidados Domiciliários na Bélgica, França, Alemanha, Portugal e Espanha. As transações estão sujeitas a requisitos de aprovação legal e de consulta dos funcionários. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O preço total da aquisição do negócio de Cuidados Domiciliários na Europa Continental da Air Products será de € 590 MM (sujeito aos termos acordados aquando da sua conclusão). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;O acordo inclui a venda dos serviços para pacientes de terapia com oxigénio, terapia do sono e terapia de infusão da Air Products na Europa Continental. Este negócio abrange cerca de 260 mil pacientes, num total de cinco países, onde obteve uma receita aproximada de € 210 MM no ano passado. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John McGlade, Chairman, President e CEO, comentou: “Ao longo dos anos, a nossa equipa de Cuidados Domiciliários na Europa Continental desenvolveu um negócio de sucesso, ajudando-nos a conseguir várias posições de liderança. No entanto, com as mais recentes tendências dos concentradores e terapias sem oxigénio, acreditamos que esta área já se afastou do nosso negócio central de gases.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A nossa estratégia de crescimento baseia-se nos mercados energéticos, ambientais e emergentes, onde continuarmos a detetar oportunidades de relevo. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Portugal é e continuará a ser um mercado importante para nós. Temos instalações de produção e enchimento em Perafita e no Cacém, o que nos permite garantir uma posição de apoio ao nosso negócio de gases central e à nossa estratégia de crescimento”, comentou Graham Rhodes, vice-presidente regional de Global Merchant Gases Strategy e Business Development. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A empresa está a avaliar as diversas opções relativamente ao seu interesse nos negócios de Cuidados Domiciliários restantes, localizados no Reino Unido e Irlanda, Argentina e Brasil. A Air Products continuará a operar estes negócios como parte da sua carteira de produtos, competindo para ganhar novos negócios e proporcionar um serviço de qualidade de cuidado de pacientes. De uma forma geral, o negócio de Healthcare continua a oferecer oportunidades vantajosas através do fornecimento de Merchant Gases e de serviços relacionados com hospitais e outros prestadores de cuidados. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;Nota: &lt;br /&gt;Este comunicado pode conter declarações prospetivas no âmbito das disposições contidas na Lei de Reforma de Litígio de Títulos Privados de 1995. Estas declarações prospetivas são baseadas em razoáveis expectativas da administração nesta data, atendendo aos importantes fatores de risco. O atual desempenho e os resultados financeiros podem diferir materialmente as projeções e estimativas expressas nas declarações prospetivas devido aos muitos fatores não previstos pela administração, incluindo os fatores de risco descritos no formulário 10K da empresa relativo ao ano fiscal encerrado em setembro de 2011. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notas para os Editores: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Acerca da Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;A Air Products (NYSE:APD) trabalha com clientes nos mercados industrial, energético, tecnológico e de cuidados de saúde em todo o mundo, oferecendo uma carteira exclusiva de gases atmosféricos, gases de processamento e especialidade, materiais de desempenho, equipamentos e serviços. Fundada em 1940, a Air Products conquistou lugares de destaque em mercados de crescimento chave, como os materiais semicondutores, as refinarias de hidrogénio, os cuidados de saúde ao domicílio, a liquefação de gás natural e os revestimentos e adesivos avançados. A empresa é conhecida pela sua cultura de inovação, excelência operacional e compromisso com a segurança e o ambiente. No ano fiscal de 2011, a Air Products registou receitas no valor de 10,1 mil milhões de dólares, com operações em mais de 40 países e 18 900 colaboradores em todo o mundo. Para mais informações, visite &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;strong&gt;Para mais informações poderá contactar:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Renato Póvoas&lt;br /&gt;Tel:  (+351) 21 844 63 91) &lt;br /&gt;Email: &lt;a href="mailto:rpovoas@guesswhatpr.com"&gt;rpovoas@guesswhatpr.com&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/r7MNc8RKBDE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0109-air-products-de-venda-do-negocio-de-cuidados-domiciliarios-na-europa-continental-ao-grupo-linde.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{E4E05978-E49F-41F5-BDAC-739A35C70681}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/t93EzBXBNf0/0109-air-products-kondigt-aan-om-haar-homecare-activiteiten-in-continentaal-europa-te-verkopen-aan.aspx</link><title>Air Products kondigt aan om haar Homecare activiteiten in continentaal Europa te verkopen aan de Linde Group</title><description>Air Products (NYSE:APD) kondigt vandaag aan dat het met de Linde Group een overeenkomst heeft bereikt om haar Homecare activiteiten in België, Duitsland, Frankrijk, Portugal en Spanje aan deze groep te verkopen. De transacties moeten goedgekeurd worden door de regelgevende instanties en vereisen ook nog het nodige werknemersoverleg. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De totale verkoopprijs van de Homecare activiteiten van Air Products op het Europese vasteland bedraagt €590 miljoen. Die som kan schommelen naargelang de voorwaarden bij de afronding. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De overeenkomsten hebben betrekking op de verkoop van Air Products’ zuurstoftherapie, slaaptherapie en infuustherapie voor medische thuishulp in continentaal Europa. Deze activiteit bedient een 260.000 patiënten verspreid over de vijf landen en was goed voor een omzet van ongeveer €210 miljoen in 2011. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Voorzitter en CEO, John McGlade verklaart: “Ons Homecare team op het Europese vasteland is al jarenlang succesvol bezig en heeft ons geholpen om verschillende leidersposities uit te bouwen. Door de recente trend om meer gebruik te maken van zuurstofconcentratoren en therapieën die geen zuurstof gebruiken, vinden we dat Homecare activiteiten niet meer natuurlijk aansluiten bij onze kernactiviteit: gassen. Onze groeistrategie steunt op de energie-, de milieu- en de opkomende markten waarin we prachtige kansen blijven zien. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Het bedrijf evalueert verschillende opties met betrekking tot zijn resterende Homecare belangen in het Verenigd Koninkrijk, Ierland, Argentinië en Brazilië. Air Products zal deze bedrijfsactiviteiten blijven uitvoeren als onderdeel van haar portfolio. Het doel blijft daarbij om nieuwe zaken te winnen en blijvend kwalitatieve patiëntenzorg af te leveren. Meer in het algemeen wil Air Products Healthcare rendabele kansen blijven bieden aan ziekenhuizen en andere zorgverstrekkers met de aanlevering van gassen en gerelateerde diensten. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Over Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (www.airproducts.com) levert stikstof, zuurstof en argon, procesgassen, zoals waterstof en koolmonoxide, specialiteitsgassen en performance chemicals voor de sectoren technologie, (petro)chemie, energie, medisch en industrieel. Air Products staat wereldwijd bekend om haar innovatieve cultuur, de operationele vakkundigheid en de verantwoordelijkheid voor veiligheid en milieu. De jaaromzet bedroeg in het boekjaar 2011 meer dan 10,1 miljard dollar. Bij Air Products werken wereldwijd ruim 18.900 medewerkers verdeeld over 40 landen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;NOOT: Dit bericht kan zogenaamde ‘toekomstgerichte verklaringen’ bevatten als bedoeld in de Amerikaanse Private Securities Litigation Reform Act uit 1995. Deze toekomstgerichte verklaringen zijn gebaseerd op de redelijke verwachtingen en veronderstellingen van het management op datum van dit bericht met betrekking tot belangrijke risicofactoren. De werkelijke prestaties en financiële resultaten kunnen materieel verschillen van de voorspellingen en schattingen die worden weergegeven in de toekomstgerichte verklaringen, omdat een of meerdere factoren mogelijks niet werden geanticipeerd door het management. Deze factoren bevatten onder meer de risicofactoren die zijn beschreven in het Document 10K van de onderneming voor het fiscale jaar dat op 30 september 2011 werd beëindigd.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Perscontact: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Hans Karperien&lt;br /&gt;Tel.: +32 (0)2 627 06 00&lt;br /&gt;Email: &lt;a href="mailto:hans@insticom.be"&gt;hans@insticom.be&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/t93EzBXBNf0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0109-air-products-kondigt-aan-om-haar-homecare-activiteiten-in-continentaal-europa-te-verkopen-aan.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{C56713BE-9414-4204-818F-481C8EFACCF1}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/SMtPYfecKa8/0109-air-products-plant-homecare-geschaft-in-kontinental-europa-an-die-linde-group-zu-veraubern.aspx</link><title>Air Products plant, Homecare-Geschäft in Kontinentaleuropa an die Linde Group zu veräußern</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Der US-amerikanische Industriegasehersteller Air Products hat sich mit der Linde Group auf den Verkauf des Homecare-Geschäfts in Kontinentaleuropa geeinigt. Bestandteil der Einigung ist der Verkauf des Homecare-Geschäfts in Belgien, Frankreich, Deutschland, Portugal und Spanien an Linde. Die Transaktionen unterliegen gesetzlichen Genehmigungen und Anforderungen an Mitarbeitergespräche. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Der Kaufpreis für das Homecare-Geschäft von Air Products in Kontinentaleuropa beträgt 590 Mio. Euro, je nach vereinbarten Bedingungen bei Geschäftsabschluss. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Die Einigung umfasst den Verkauf von Services für die patientenorientierte Sauerstoff-, Schlaf- und Infusionstherapie in Kontinentaleuropa. Der Geschäftsbereich versorgt in den fünf genannten Ländern einen Patientenbestand von ca. 260.000 Patienten und erzielte im Jahr 2011 einen Umsatz von rund 210 Mio. Euro. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;John McGlade, Chairman, President und CEO von Air Products, zu den Hintergründen des Verkaufs: „Unser kontinentaleuropäisches Homecare-Team hat viele Jahre lang erfolgreich gewirtschaftet und uns damit Führungspositionen im Markt verschafft. Der Trend hat sich jedoch in jüngster Zeit weg von Flaschengasen und hin zu der Versorgung durch Konzentratoren sowie zu nicht Sauerstoff basierten Therapien entwickelt. Diese Entwicklungen passen nicht mehr zu unserem Kerngeschäft mit Gasen. Unsere Wachstumsstrategie liegt auf den Energie-, Umwelt- und aufstrebenden Märkten, in denen wir deutliche Entwicklungschancen sehen.“ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;„Deutschland ist ein wichtiger Markt für uns. So versorgen wir beispielsweise die Brennstoffzellen-U-Boote der deutschen Marine mit Wasserstoff. Strategisch wichtig ist zudem, dass sich in Deutschland auch unser Performance Material Polyurethane Technology Centre für Europa und den Nahen Osten befindet, in dem wir kürzlich ein Investment-Programm für den weiteren Ausbau unserer Test- und Support-Möglichkeiten abgeschlossen haben, “ erklärt Graham Rhodes, Regional Vice President Global Merchant Gases Strategy und Business Development bei Air Products. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products prüft derzeit verschiedene Möglichkeiten hinsichtlich des verbliebenen Homecare-Geschäfts in Großbritannien, Irland, Argentinien und Brasilien. Das Unternhemen führt diese Geschäftsbereiche als Teil des Unternehmensportfolios fort, um zusätzliche Marktanteile zu gewinnen und eine qualitativ hochwertige Patientenversorgung zu gewährleisten. Der übergreifende Bereich „Healthcare“ bietet für Air Products mit Großabnehmern medizinischer Gase und den zugehörigen Services für Krankenhäuser und andere Pflegeanbieter weiterhin profitable Möglichkeiten. &lt;/p&gt;
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        &lt;strong&gt;Über Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) bietet seinen Kunden in Industrie, Energiewirtschaft und Gesundheit ein weltweit einzigartiges Portfolio von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen und Dienstleistungen. Seit seiner Gründung im Jahr 1940 hat sich Air Products eine führende Stellung in bedeutenden Wachstumsmärkten wie der Halbleiterindustrie, der Wasserstofferzeugung, der Erdgasverflüssigung und des Gesundheitswesens sowie moderner Schicht- und Klebstoffe erarbeitet. Im Mittelpunkt der Unternehmenskultur stehen Innovation, effiziente Prozesse und ein umfassendes Sicherheits- und Umweltbewusstsein. Air Products erzielte im Geschäftsjahr 2011 einen Umsatz von mehr als 10.1 Milliarden US-Dollar und beschäftigte in mehr als 40 Ländern 18.900 Mitarbeiter. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.de/"&gt;www.airproducts.de&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;
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      &lt;strong&gt;Pressekontakt: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Alexander Hirsch &lt;br /&gt;Script Corporate+Public Communication &lt;br /&gt;Feuerbachstr. 26-32 &lt;br /&gt;60325 Frankfurt am Main &lt;br /&gt;Tel.: +49 69 92020 - 875 &lt;br /&gt;Email: &lt;a href="mailto:a.hirsch@script-com.de"&gt;a.hirsch@script-com.de&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/SMtPYfecKa8" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0109-air-products-plant-homecare-geschaft-in-kontinental-europa-an-die-linde-group-zu-veraubern.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{F4FCBE42-0A54-4FA4-BA71-FB874379CACC}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/U_hH4C9lnfM/0109-air-products-to-divest-homecare-business-in-continental-europe-to-the-linde-group.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces Plan to Divest Homecare Business in Continental Europe to The Linde Group</title><description>Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced it has reached agreements for The Linde Group to purchase its Homecare business in Belgium, Germany, France, Portugal and Spain. The transactions are subject to regulatory approval and employee consultation requirements. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The total purchase price for Air Products’ Continental Europe Homecare business will be €590 MM, subject to terms agreed upon completion. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The agreements cover the sale of Air Products’ patient-based oxygen-therapy, sleep-therapy and infusion-therapy services in Continental Europe. This business serves a total patient base around 260,000 in all five countries and had revenue of approximately €210 MM last year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chairman, President and CEO John McGlade said, “Over many years, our Continental European Homecare team has run a successful business, helping us to build several leadership positions. With the more recent trends towards concentrators and non-oxygen therapies, we feel it is no longer a natural fit with our core gases business. Our growth strategy lies in the energy, environmental and emerging markets in which we continue to see significant opportunities.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The company is assessing several options in regards to its remaining Homecare interests in the UK, Ireland, Argentina and Brazil. Air Products will continue to operate these businesses as part of its portfolio, competing to win new business and providing quality patient care. More broadly, Healthcare continues to offer profitable opportunities through the supply of merchant gases and related services to hospitals and other care providers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/U_hH4C9lnfM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2012/0109-air-products-to-divest-homecare-business-in-continental-europe-to-the-linde-group.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{8AC17EB3-20E2-4D31-A968-6D31222F1424}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/7Tz5VPIm4WA/1215-air-products-announces-north-america-price-increase-for-liquid-and-bulk-helium-gases.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces North America Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Helium Gases</title><description>Effective January 1, 2012, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will be implementing a price increase for liquid and bulk helium gases in North America. Specific adjustments are being communicated directly to customers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The price increase is the result of several factors. The global helium market continues to experience severe shortages in the supply needed to meet the world’s growing demand. The industry-wide shortage has made it increasingly difficult to maintain Air Products’ global system for meeting customer requirements, and unfortunately this situation is expected to continue well into the future. Air Products has incurred increased costs to operate in this manner, as its worldwide helium team is managing this difficult situation on a daily basis in order to maintain uninterruptible supply to customers. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/7Tz5VPIm4WA" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1215-air-products-announces-north-america-price-increase-for-liquid-and-bulk-helium-gases.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{D9B81CC3-1034-4755-AED8-14207F6AF53B}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/slSUnbmGEaE/1215-air-products-brings-onstream-worlds-first-and-largest-onsite-ammonia-plant-chinese.aspx</link><title>空气产品公司在中国投产全球首座且最大规模高纯氨现场制气工厂以支持快速发展的LED产业</title><description>&lt;p&gt;空气化工产品公司 (Air Products，简称空气产品公司，纽约证券交易所代码：APD)今日宣布已在中国安徽省芜湖市投产一座现场大规模制氨工厂，为三安光电旗下子公司安徽三安光电有限公司提供超高纯度氨气。工厂位于三安光电在芜湖经济技术开发区新建的高亮度LED制造基地，年产2000公吨气体，是全球首座也是规模最大的超高纯氨现场制气工厂。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;三安光电是中国规模最大的高质量照明发光二极管（LED）制造商。为支持三安光电的扩张计划，空气产品公司目前正在同一制造基地为三安光电建设第二座高纯度氨气工厂，该工厂的产能与此次投产的一期工厂相同，并计划在2012年中期投产。LED制造过程中使用的氮化镓基层需要大量氨气来提供氮的来源。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;12月12日，空气产品公司在三安光电芜湖工厂举行了隆重的开幕典礼，庆祝这一里程碑事件。空气产品公司中国区总裁兼全球能源炼化及能源和设备事业部高级副总裁兼总经理史蒂夫•琼斯（Stephen Jones），空气产品公司全球电子材料部总监约瑟夫•斯多肯那（Joseph Stockunas）以及三安光电的代表等出席了此次仪式。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;史蒂夫•琼斯表示："空气产品公司在全球范围内拥有建造大规模现场制气工厂的悠久历史和可靠经验。我们很高兴三安光电选择空气产品公司为其不断增长的LED生产提供高纯度氨气。我们双方通过紧密合作，成功使得全球首座且规模最大的高纯氨现场制气工厂顺利投产。这是三安光电和空气产品公司共同的里程碑。LED是空气产品公司快速发展的市场。我们将继续运用我们领先的技术，卓越的可靠性和安全绩效来满足不断增长的市场需求。" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;安徽三安光电总经理韦大曼表示："我们很高兴能与空气产品公司合作，我们依靠其领先的技术和全球专业知识，为我们提供生产高质量LED所需要的优质高纯度氨气。我们希望这一长期合作伙伴关系能够增强我们在LED市场的领导地位。" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;空气产品公司于上世纪四十年代首创了现场制气的供应模式。此后，公司先后建成了多座现场制气工厂，在全球范围内广泛服务于炼化、化工、钢铁和玻璃制造等行业。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LED 广泛应用于汽车和交通标志等领域，凭借功耗低、发热少和使用寿命长等优点，正在逐步取代传统照明设备。LED也越来越多地应用于电视和显示器的背光系统。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;欲知更多信息，请登陆 &amp;gt; &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/electronics"&gt;www.airproducts.com/electronics&lt;/a&gt;。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;关于空气产品公司 &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;空气产品公司（Air Products, 纽约证券交易所代码：APD）在全球为工业制造、能源、科技和医疗护理等领域的客户提供独特的产品和生产方案，其中包括工业气体产品、特种和工艺气体、功能材料和相关设备及服务。自1940年成立以来，空气产品公司已在半导体材料、加氢炼制、家居保健服务、天然气液化、高级涂料和粘合剂等主要高增长市场上确立了领先地位。公司在创新的企业文化、完善的管理和对环境及安全的保护承诺方面得到了广泛的赞誉。拥有18,900多名员工的空气产品公司，业务遍及全球40多个国家，2011年的销售额达101亿美元。欲获得更多信息，请登陆公司网站 &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/" target="_blank"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;。 &lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p class="mini"&gt;注释：此新闻稿中可能包含1995年《私人证券诉讼改革法案》中所界定的一些前瞻性陈述。这些前瞻性陈述基于本新闻稿发布日期时管理层关于重大风险因素的预期和假设所作出。由于管理层可能没有预期到一些因素，请以实际情况为准，这些因素包括公司10K表中的风险因素，因为本财年已于2011年9月30日结束。 &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;strong&gt;媒体垂询：&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;博达公关上海办事处 &lt;br /&gt;联系人：常东升 &lt;br /&gt;电话：(8621) 62893488 – 15 &lt;br /&gt;邮件： &lt;a href="mailto:diana.chang@ebacomms.com"&gt;diana.chang@ebacomms.com&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/slSUnbmGEaE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1215-air-products-brings-onstream-worlds-first-and-largest-onsite-ammonia-plant-chinese.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{86747582-3EB4-4A62-8484-5123B96DFE15}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/NGMOtlMw_7U/1215-air-products-china-project-is-largest-single-on-site-asu-order-ever-chinese.aspx</link><title>空气产品公司在中国赢得全球最大的现场空分供气订单</title><description>空气化工产品公司 (Air Products，简称空气产品公司，纽约证券交易所代码：APD)今日宣布，公司已与陕西未来能源化工有限公司签署一项长期合同，将在陕西省榆林市建造并运营一座现场空气分离装置。该合同是迄今为止授予工业气体公司的全球最大的空分装置现场气体供应订单。新建装置包括四套大型空气分离机组，每天可为陕西未来能源化工有限公司的煤化工项目提供12000吨氧气以及吨量级的氮气和压缩干燥空气。这些空气分离机组计划在2014年投入运行。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;空气产品公司中国区总裁史蒂夫•琼斯（Stephen Jones）表示："我们非常荣幸能够达成这个里程碑，来满足陕西未来能源化工巨大的工业气体需求。我们相信，我们在全球范围内工业气体设施的安全性和生产的可靠性记录，对我们赢得这一长期合同至关重要。获得这一新订单后，空气产品公司已赢得迄今为止授予工业气体公司的全球最大的两笔空分装置订单，为陕西省的两家重要客户供应工业气体"。琼斯先生是公司最高执行委员会（Corporate Executive Committee）成员，作为公司战略的一部分，他被派驻上海，支持公司在中国战略的实施，即抓住重大发展机遇并加速公司在高增长市场的发展。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;空气产品公司于2010年宣布赢得了在当时授予工业气体公司的全球最大的单座现场空分装置订单。该项目位于陕西省渭南市，计划将于2013年年中投入运行。项目包括三个空气分离机组，每天可生产8200吨以上的氧气、3100吨以上的氮气以及375吨以上的压缩干燥空气，并为商用市场提供液态产品。&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;陕西未来能源化工有限公司总经理孙启文表示："今天我们很高兴能与空气产品公司签署这项空分装置气体供应合同。我们相信，通过与空气产品公司的密切合作，我们可以建造并运行一个达到世界级水平的的煤化工项目。" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;陕西未来能源公司成立于2011年，由兖矿集团（持股50%）、兖州煤业股份有限公司（持股25%） 与陕西延长石油集团（持股25%）共同持有。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;在这份合同签署前不久，空气产品公司曾于9月26日宣布在南京达成了一个长期气体供应项目，将在南京化学工业园区内建造并运营另一座空分装置。另外，空气产品公司还将运营一座综合液化设施来大大增加液态产品的供应，以满足该地区日益增长的商用液态工业气体市场的需求。南京工业园区的新装置将于2013年投入运行，这是空气产品公司在该地区建造的第三座空分装置。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;自1987年以来，空气产品公司就已经在中国开展业务，是首批在中国投资的跨国工业气体公司。目前，公司在中国拥有40多家公司，50多处生产设施以及2400多名员工，建立了坚实的市场基础，为各行各业提供服务。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;关于空气产品公司 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;空气产品公司（Air Products, 纽约证券交易所代码：APD）在全球为工业制造、能源、科技和医疗护理等领域的客户提供独特的产品和生产方案，其中包括工业气体产品、特种和工艺气体、功能材料和相关设备及服务。自1940年成立以来，空气产品公司已在半导体材料、加氢炼制、家居保健服务、天然气液化、高级涂料和粘合剂等主要高增长市场上确立了领先地位。公司在创新的企业文化、完善的管理和对环境及安全的保护承诺方面得到了广泛的赞誉。拥有18,900多名员工的空气产品公司，业务遍及全球40多个国家，2011年的销售额达101亿美元。欲获得更多信息，请登陆公司网站 &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;注释：此新闻稿中可能包含1995年《私人证券诉讼改革法案》中所界定的一些前瞻性陈述。这些前瞻性陈述基于本新闻稿发布日期时管理层关于重大风险因素的预期和假设所作出。由于管理层可能没有预期到一些因素，请以实际情况为准，这些因素包括公司10K表中的风险因素，因为本财年已于2011年9月30日结束。 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;媒体垂询：&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;博达公关上海办事处 &lt;br /&gt;联系人：常东升 &lt;br /&gt;电话：(8621) 62893488 – 15 &lt;br /&gt;邮件： &lt;a href="mailto:diana.chang@ebacomms.com"&gt;diana.chang@ebacomms.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/NGMOtlMw_7U" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1215-air-products-china-project-is-largest-single-on-site-asu-order-ever-chinese.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{2C33B627-6DFC-495D-BA99-D5995CA41A93}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/xCijmQ8a9xw/1215-air-products-to-broadcast-first-quarter-earnings-teleconference-january-24.aspx</link><title>Air Products to Broadcast First Quarter Earnings Teleconference January 24</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) will release its fiscal 2012 first quarter financial results on Tuesday, January 24, 2012, before the stock market opens. The company will review these results later that day in a teleconference at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST). The teleconference will be open to the public and the media in listen-only mode by telephone and Internet broadcast. &lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;td&gt; &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/en/investors/earnings-releases/teleconference-information.aspx"&gt;www.airproducts.com/en/investors/earnings-releases/teleconference-information.aspx&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;&lt;/tbody&gt;&lt;/table&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/xCijmQ8a9xw" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">EST</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1215-air-products-to-broadcast-first-quarter-earnings-teleconference-january-24.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{C8BE3B51-268F-46A5-A0A2-273C6AD60229}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/i1QtvYLzgwI/1215-los-ninos-del-hospital-virgen-de-la-salud-disfrutan-de-una-fiesta-infantil.aspx</link><title>Los niños del Hospital Virgen de la Salud disfrutan de una fiesta infantil</title><description>Los niños hospitalizados en el Complejo Hospitalario de Toledo disfrutaron ayer de una fiesta infantil con la que dieron la bienvenida a la Navidad. La jornada festiva, organizada por Carburos Médica junto con el centro hospitalario, hizo que los más pequeños disfrutaran y se olvidaran del motivo de su ingreso. La cita navideña, en la que no faltaron tampoco los globos, juegos y talleres de marionetas, contó con la actuación de los payasos, que arrancaron las carcajadas de los pequeños, a quienes después entregaron varios regalos. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Según explica Berna Rodríguez, coordinadora del equipo educativo del hospital, "se trata de una experiencia que realizamos anualmente coincidiendo con la llegada de la &amp;#x0;15;avidad. Para los niños supone un escape y una evasión, dado que pasan todo el día rodeados de personal sanitario, algo que forma ya parte de su pequeño mundo. La visita de los payasos cargados con regalos, globos, marionetas y demás juegos hace que salgan de la monotonía y la rutina pasen una tarde diferente y divertida". &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La participación del personal de la compañía en esta actividad y el diseño de ésta responden a la filosofía de Carburos Médica de ser un aliado de profesionales y pacientes, más allá del mero suministro de terapias. En este sentido, Carburos Médica, desarrolla múltiples proyectos con pacientes y familiares, suponiendo un complemento y un servicio adicional a las terapias que ofrece, tal y como expresa su eslogan "Al lado de los pacientes", En este sentido, la organización de forma continuada de foros permite establecer un vínculo de mayor cercanía entre Carburos Médica, pacientes y familiares de aquellos que reciben la prestación del servicio, de forma que se puedan reforzar conductas de adherencia al tratamiento y promoción de hábitos de vida saludables mediante la educación para la salud. Asimismo, la celebración de diferentes actividades lúdico-formativas involucrando a pacientes llevadas a cabo por la compañía, en las que se promueve la autonomía y calidad de vida, crea un ambiente propicio para compartir experiencias y una excelente oportunidad de mantener un plan de mejora constante del servicio de terapias domiciliarias. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sobre Carburos Médica-Grupo Air Products &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Compañía pionera en la innovación de mejoras para los pacientes con enfermedades respiratorias, Carburos Médica cuenta con más de 65 años de experiencia en el sector sanitario y es líder nacional en gases medicinales y en servicios sanitarios a domicilio. Su mentalidad fundamentalmente sanitaria le hace única dentro del sector gasista de nuestro país, explorando y desarrollando nuevos caminos que, en colaboración con diferentes socios, beneficien la salud y calidad de vida de la sociedad. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products presta servicio a clientes en los mercados tecnológico, energético, sanitario e industrial de todo el mundo, ofreciendo una oferta global de productos, servicios y soluciones en gases atmosféricos, especiales y de proceso, así como materiales de alto rendimiento e intermedios químicos. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Fundada en 1940, Air Products es líder en mercados clave como semiconductores, refinería de hidrógeno, servicios de asistencia sanitaria, licuefacción de gas natural y recubrimientos avanzados y adhesivos. La compañía es reconocida por su cultura innovadora, su excelencia operacional y su compromiso con la seguridad y el medioambiente y está incluida en el Dow Jones Sustainability y el FTSE4Good Indices. La compañía opera en más de 40 países y cuenta con más de 18.900 empleados en todo el mundo, con unos ingresos en el año fiscal de 2011 de 9 billones de dólares. Más información en &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/i1QtvYLzgwI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1215-los-ninos-del-hospital-virgen-de-la-salud-disfrutan-de-una-fiesta-infantil.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{FE7CC9A3-4117-416C-887A-DBA31B01C512}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/WvmyZrmFbbs/1214-air-products-brings-worlds-first-on-site-high-purity-ammonia-plant-onstream-in-china.aspx</link><title>Air Products Brings World’s First On-site High-Purity Ammonia Plant Onstream in China to Support Booming LED Market</title><description>Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has brought a large-scale, on-site ammonia (NH3) plant onstream in China’s Anhui Province to supply ultra high-purity NH3 to Anhui Sanan OptoElectronics Co. Ltd, a subsidiary of Sanan OptoElectronics (Sanan). The plant, located at Sanan’s new high brightness LED (light emitting diode) manufacturing facility in the Wuhu Economic and Technological Development Area, is the largest on-site high-purity NH3 facility in the world with a supply capacity of 2,000 metrics tons per year. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sanan is the largest high quality LED manufacturer in China. To support Sanan’s expansion plan, Air Products is also building a second high-purity NH3 plant with the same capacity, which is expected to be onstream in the middle of 2012. Large volumes of NH3 are needed to provide the nitrogen source for the gallium nitride layers used in the manufacture of LEDs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;A grand opening ceremony was held on December 12 at Sanan’s Wuhu facility to celebrate the milestone. Attendees included Steve Jones, Air Products’ China president and senior vice president and general manager of Global Tonnage Gases, Energy and Equipment; Joseph Stockunas, director of electronics materials for Air Products; and representatives from Sanan. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Air Products has a long and proven record of building large-scale, on-site industrial gas plants around the world. We are pleased Sanan OptoElectronics chose Air Products for their high-purity ammonia supply to support its increased LED production. By working closely together, we successfully brought the world’s first and largest on-site facility onstream. It is a milestone for both Sanan and Air Products,” said Steve Jones. “LED is an exciting market for Air Products. We will continue to leverage our leading technologies, excellent reliability and safety records to support the growing market needs.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We are pleased to have partnered with Air Products as we rely on its leading technologies and global expertise to provide us ammonia with the purity necessary for high-quality LED production,” said Wei Daman, general manager of Anhui Sanan OptoElectronics. “We hope the long-term partnership can reinforce our leadership in the LED market.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products pioneered the on-site industrial gas supply mode in the 1940s. Since then, it has been building on-site facilities serving refining, chemicals, steel and glass-making industries around the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;LEDs are used in applications such as automotive and traffic signage, and are displacing conventional lighting alternatives based on their ability to operate at reduced power, lower temperature and with extended lifetimes. LEDs are also increasingly finding use as backlighting for televisions and displays. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information, please go to &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/electronics"&gt;www.airproducts.com/electronics&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/WvmyZrmFbbs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1214-air-products-brings-worlds-first-on-site-high-purity-ammonia-plant-onstream-in-china.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{39F5FB5A-9B07-43CA-99FF-B19EE3CACD4B}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/xgve_s32ooU/1214-air-products-china-project-is-largest-single-on-site-asu-order-ever.aspx</link><title>Air Products’ China Project Award is Largest Single On-Site ASU Order Ever</title><description>Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced it has signed a long-term contract with Shaanxi Future Energy Chemical Co., Ltd. and will build, own and operate the largest on-site air separation unit (ASU) order ever awarded to an industrial gas company. The facility, to be located in Yulin, Shaanxi Province, China, will include multiple ASU trains and produce 12,000 tons per day (TPD) of oxygen and significant tonnage volumes of nitrogen and compressed dry air for Shaanxi’s coal chemical plant. The Air Products ASU trains are scheduled to be operational in 2014. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We are honored to have reached this milestone and to supply this very large industrial gas demand for Shaanxi Future Energy Chemical Company. We believe our worldwide track record of industrial gas facility safety and production reliability was important to gaining this long-term contract. Winning this new order allows Air Products to supply two important customers, both located in Shaanxi Province, from the two largest ASU train orders ever awarded to an industrial gas company,” said Steve Jones, Air Products’ China president. Jones, a member of the company’s corporate executive committee, is based in Shanghai as part of Air Products’ corporate strategy to support significant growth opportunities and accelerate the company’s development in emerging markets. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In 2010, Air Products had announced, what at that time, was the largest single ASU on-site order ever committed to an industrial gas company. Scheduled to be operational in mid-2013 in Weinan, Shaanxi Province, China, that facility includes three ASU trains producing over 8,200 TPD of oxygen, over 3,100 TPD of nitrogen, and over 375 TPD of compressed dry air, along with producing liquid products for the merchant market. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The industrial gases produced by Air Products’ ASUs and supplied to Shaanxi Future Energy Chemical Company at Yulin will be used to help produce one million tons per year of oil products. The ASU trains are to include design enhancements to minimize operating costs through energy efficiency. Technology advancements and other productivity improvements support Air Products’ overall sustainability goals of reducing energy consumption and emissions. “We have worked hard to develop the lowest cost and newest advanced technology ASU facilities to serve our customers with energy efficiencies that benefit their operations and the environment,” said Jones. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We are pleased to sign the ASU gases supply contract with Air Products today. We believe that through close cooperation with Air Products, we can build and operate a world-class coal chemical plant,” said Qiwen Sun, general manger of Shaanxi Future Energy Chemicals Co., Ltd. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Shaanxi Future Energy Company was established in 2011. It is jointly-owned by YanKuang Coal Group (50%), Yanzhou Coal Co., Ltd. (25%) and Shaanxi Yanchang Petroleum Group (25%). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Today’s China contract award news follows Air Products’ Sept. 26 announcement of a project in Nanjing, China where the company will build, own and operate another ASU in the Nanjing Chemicals Industrial Park to supply industrial gases under long-term contract. Air Products will also operate an integrated liquefier to significantly increase the supply of liquid products for the growing merchant liquid industrial gas market in the region. The Nanjing operations are scheduled to be operational in 2013. It will be the third Air Products’ ASU operating at this location. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products has been operating in China since 1987 and was one of the first multinational industrial gas corporations to invest in the country. With over 40 operating entities, 50 production facilities and 2,200 employees, the company has already established a strong market position in China, serving a broad range of industries. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/xgve_s32ooU" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">TPD</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">ASU</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1214-air-products-china-project-is-largest-single-on-site-asu-order-ever.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{A9A5FCE0-F328-467D-856C-920E511C8FC9}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/Wj6EWYHuVZE/1214-air-products-collaborates-with-university-of-science-and-technology-beijing-chinese.aspx</link><title>空气产品公司和北京科技大学联手开发气体分离先进技术 </title><description>空气化工产品公司 (Air Products，简称空气产品公司，纽约证券交易所代码：APD)，作为全球领先的工业气体和功能材料供应商，今日宣布与北京科技大学签署一项联合研发协议。空气产品公司将和北京科技大学气体分离工程研究所合作，共同开发先进技术模型，提高气体分离过程中的能源利用和资本效率。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;空气产品公司中国区总裁兼全球能源炼化及能源和设备事业部高级副总裁兼总经理史蒂夫•琼斯（Stephen Jones）表示："对于工业气体供应商和他们的客户来说，如何在实现可持续性发展的同时有效地管理成本是目前所面临的一个挑战。作为技术领导者，空气产品公司致力于用我们的创新解决方案让世界变得更高效、节能, 实现可持续发展。北京科技大学是一所以冶金和材料科学研究而闻名的全国重点大学。与北科大合作，我们将会为气体行业带来创新的和低本高效的解决方案。" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;北京科技大学是教育部批准的具有影响力重点大学，也是国家首批授权成立研究生院的大学之一，气体分离工程研究所拥有多项气体分离技术专利，是专注于气体应用和工程设计的主要研究机构之一。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;北京科技大学气体分离工程研究所所长刘应书教授表示："我们很高兴能够与空气产品公司建立合作伙伴关系，空气产品公司是全球工业气体行业的领导者，亦是一家高度创新的公司。此次合作是一个双赢的项目，我们将努力开发出更多的新技术，以满足市场需求。该项目是双方合作的起点，我们希望在未来能够进一步扩大合作伙伴关系。" &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;空气产品公司是首个在中国设立内部研发机构的全球工业气体公司，于2005年成立亚洲技术中心。公司一直积极与中国顶尖的大学、设计机构和工程师开展合作，以开发尖端的技术，推动业务增长，并且支持中国政府实现十二五计划项下的可持续性社会和经济发展的目标。公司近期宣布已与中国多所知名大学，包括天津大学、中国地质大学和华中科技大学，联合开展了各种创新性研究项目。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;关于空气产品公司&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;空气产品公司（Air Products, 纽约证券交易所代码：APD）在全球为工业制造、能源、科技和医疗护理等领域的客户提供独特的产品和生产方案，其中包括工业气体产品、特种和工艺气体、功能材料和相关设备及服务。自1940年成立以来，空气产品公司已在半导体材料、加氢炼制、家居保健服务、天然气液化、高级涂料和粘合剂等主要高增长市场上确立了领先地位。公司在创新的企业文化、完善的管理和对环境及安全的保护承诺方面得到了广泛的赞誉。拥有18,900多名员工的空气产品公司，业务遍及全球40多个国家，2011年的销售额达101亿美元。欲获得更多信息，请登陆公司网站 &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;关于北京科技大学气体分离工程研究所 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;北京科技大学气体分离工程研究所成立于1999年，主要从事空气分离应用技术的研究和开发，例如变压吸附和膜分离技术等。研究所拥有先进的实验室，能够开展应用基础性研究和预试验，承担了多项国家重点研究和开发项目。研究所拥有多项气体分离技术专利，并获得过18项国家及省级的科技进步奖，是国内专注于气体应用和工程设计的顶尖研究机构之一。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;注释：此新闻稿中可能包含1995年《私人证券诉讼改革法案》中所界定的一些前瞻性陈述。这些前瞻性陈述基于本新闻稿发布日期时管理层关于重大风险因素的预期和假设所作出。由于管理层可能没有预期到一些因素，请以实际情况为准，这些因素包括公司10K表中的风险因素，因为本财年已于2011年9月30日结束。 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;媒体垂询： &lt;br /&gt;博达公关上海办事处 &lt;br /&gt;联系人：常东升 &lt;br /&gt;电话：(8621) 62893488 – 15 &lt;br /&gt;邮件： &lt;a href="mailto:diana.chang@ebacomms.com"&gt;diana.chang@ebacomms.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/Wj6EWYHuVZE" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1214-air-products-collaborates-with-university-of-science-and-technology-beijing-chinese.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{F938AC38-317B-447D-8CB2-A465DCE4DE10}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/OPF_soLyWno/1213-air-products-and-university-of-science-and-technology-beijing-collaborate-on-air-separation.aspx</link><title>Air Products and University of Science and Technology Beijing Collaborate on Advanced Technology to Drive Air Separation Efficiency</title><description>Air Products (NYSE: APD), a leading global industrial gases and performance materials supplier, today announced it has signed a joint research and development (R&amp;amp;D) agreement with the University of Science and Technology Beijing (USTB). The collaboration between Air Products and the Institute of Gas Separation Engineering of USTB will focus on the development of an advanced technology model to improve energy and capital efficiency in air separation processes. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Achieving sustainability while managing costs is a challenge faced by industrial gases suppliers and their customers,” said Steve Jones, China President and senior vice president and general manager of Tonnage Gases, Energy and Equipment, at Air Products. “As a technology leader, Air Products is committed to making the world more productive, energy efficient and sustainable with our innovative solutions. By partnering with USTB, a world leading university renowned for its study of metallurgy and materials science, the collaboration will bring innovative and cost-effective solutions to the gas industry.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;USTB is one of the most influential universities approved by the Ministry of Education and among the first universities in China to be entitled to establish state-approved graduate schools. Its Institute of Gas Separation Engineering owns a number of patents in gas separation technologies and is one of the top research institutes that focuses on gas applications and engineering design. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We are pleased to form a partnership with Air Products, which is one of the global industrial gas leaders and a highly innovative company. The collaboration is a win-win project for both parties as we strive to bring more new technologies to meet market demands. The project is a starting point for both sides to collaborate and we expect our partnership will be further expanded in the future,” said Prof. Liu Yingshu, director of the Institute of Gas Separation Engineering of USTB. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products was the first global industrial gas company to establish an internal R&amp;amp;D capability in China when it set up its Asia Technology Center in 2005 and has been actively partnering with China’s leading universities, design institutes and engineers to drive development of state-of-the-art technologies for its growth and to support the Chinese government’s goal for sustainable social and economic progress under the 12th Five Year Plan. The company recently announced joint R&amp;amp;D efforts with various universities in China including Tianjin University, the China University of Geosciences and the Huazhong University of Science and Technology on various innovative research projects. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the Institute of Gas Separation Engineering of University of Science and Technology Beijing &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Established in 1999, the Institute of Gas Separation Engineering of USTB focuses on the research and development of air separation application technologies such as pressure swing adsorption and membrane separation. With sophisticated labs that enable application fundamental research and pilot experiment, the institute has supported many State key research and development projects. It owns a number of patents in gas separation technologies and has won 18 national or provincial prizes for Progress in Science and Technology. It is one of the top research institutes that focus on gas applications and engineering design. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/OPF_soLyWno" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">USTB</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1213-air-products-and-university-of-science-and-technology-beijing-collaborate-on-air-separation.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{BC9C7AAB-0F0A-4766-874C-21564C6F77D2}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/CJKayUO0A4Y/1213-air-products-india-joint-venture-signs-agreement-with-posco.aspx</link><title>Air Products’ India Joint Venture Investing in Two New Merchant Gases Plants and Signs Another Long-Term Supply Agreement with Posco, India </title><description>Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that INOX Air Products Ltd., its joint venture in India, will invest over $50 million (Rs 250 crores) to construct two new air separation units (ASU) for the growing merchant industrial gas markets in West and South India. The company also announced INOX Air Products’ signing of a new long-term industrial gas supply contract with Posco Maharashtra Steel Private Limited (PMSPL) for hydrogen and nitrogen for PMSPL’s Phase 2 facility expansion in Maharashtra. The INOX Air Products facilities are all scheduled to come on stream between late 2012 and early 2013. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“These two important projects are a substantial next step in our efforts to extend our leadership position in the merchant industrial gases market in India. We continue to invest in these projects to ensure that we are in the best position to supply our customers with reliable, high quality and cost effective solutions for their industrial gas needs,” said Pavan K. Jain, managing director of INOX Air Products. “Our repeat win at Posco is clear evidence that we are consistently delivering value for our customers.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;INOX Air Products will build one of the ASUs to produce liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen in the state of Andhra Pradesh to serve a strong customer base in key manufacturing segments. This facility is strategically located close to the principal markets it will serve and will provide customers with enhanced security of industrial gas supply. This facility complements the four existing INOX Air Products industrial gas production facilities currently serving customers in Andhra Pradesh and the surrounding area. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;INOX Air Products will build the second ASU for the merchant industrial gas market in Maharashtra. For over three decades, INOX Air Products has repeatedly shown its commitment to this region with significant investments in production facilities at five locations across Maharashtra. “INOX Air Products’ investments are widely acknowledged to have provided unparalleled reliability of industrial gases supply to the diverse customer base in the region. What makes the investments even more enriching is the carry forward of the relationship, as most industries in Maharashtra have expanded to other regions and INOX Air Products has supplied them there as well,” said Jain. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;INOX Air Products will also supply two steam methane reformer (SMR) plants to provide hydrogen, and will provide nitrogen from the ASU at Maharashtra under a long term agreement for PMSPL’s Phase 2 expansion. The two hydrogen plants represent the third and fourth such units to be supplied by INOX Air Products in India and demonstrate an unparalleled ability to cost effectively meet varied hydrogen requirements with an on-site production philosophy. Air Products’ on-site hydrogen SMR product offers flows across a wide range of volume requirements with highly efficient use of natural gas. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We have been very pleased with our engagement with INOX Air Products for our Phase 1 project. The customer focus they have shown has given us the full confidence that they will also successfully support our needs in this further expansion,” said Mr. Jae Bong Kim, general manager of PMSPL. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;In adding these two new hydrogen SMR facilities, which are based on product offerings from Air Products’ PRISM&amp;reg; gas generation portfolio, INOX Air Products’ market presence in India continues to grow. In December 2010, the company announced four new merchant gases facilities and a long term on-site supply agreement for nitrogen and hydrogen with Saint Gobain Glass India in Rajasthan. These projects included three ASUs and an SMR from Air Products’ PRISM&amp;reg; gas generation portfolio. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products’ PRISM&amp;reg; line of gas generation systems supply nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen to more than 1,500 customers in over 30 countries worldwide. Global markets currently served by Air Products’ entire PRISM&amp;reg; line of gas generation systems include glass, steel, electronics and semiconductors, non-ferrous metals, metals processing, chemicals, food processing and packaging, and energy production and processing. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About INOX Air Products Ltd. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;INOX Air Products Limited is a joint venture company in which the Jain family (former owners of the Industrial Oxygen Company) and Air Products hold an equal stake. Headquartered in Mumbai, INOX Air Products is one of the largest manufacturers of industrial gases in India with 36 plants spread throughout the country with a workforce of approximately 1,200. INOX Air Products Ltd. manufactures and supplies industrial gases including oxygen, nitrogen, helium, argon, carbon dioxide, hydrogen, and specialty gas mixtures throughout India. More information can be found at: &lt;a href="http://www.inoxairproducts.com/"&gt;www.inoxairproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/CJKayUO0A4Y" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">ASU</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">SMR</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">PMSPL</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1213-air-products-india-joint-venture-signs-agreement-with-posco.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{B45E0E81-9BE3-4100-B388-410D5F9EFA26}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/gwd0gLO9I2I/1208-air-products-and-dow-corning-enter-silane-supply-agreement.aspx</link><title>Air Products and Dow Corning Enter Long-Term Silane Supply Agreement</title><description>Air Products (NYSE:APD) and Dow Corning―a global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation―entered into a long-term supply agreement for electronic-grade silane, a material used for manufacturing flat panel displays, semiconductors and photovoltaic cells. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The agreement provides Air Products with access to significant silane volume to meet the present and future needs of its global customers, as well as the future growth of the electronics and solar industry. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“This agreement further demonstrates Air Products’ commitment to our silane customers around the world, as well as the global electronics industry,” said Wayne Mitchell, vice president of Electronics for Air Products. “With over 20 years of experience supplying silane around the world, Air Products is an industry safety leader, providing extensive training to customers in the handling and storage of silane. We believe that Air Products will provide the electronics market with a high quality, reliable and safe solution for their long-term silane requirements.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Dow Corning and Air Products combine the strength of a silicon manufacturing leader with the expertise and infrastructure capabilities of a global gas distributor to the electronics industry,” according to Jim Helwick, vice president, Dow Corning Electronics Solutions. “Air Products, with its commitment to the long-term supply of ultra-high purity silane, is a great channel partner for Dow Corning,” Jim added. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“With our silane capacity fully dedicated to the merchant market under a global distributor channel-to-market business model, Dow Corning is offering a cost competitive and reliable first or second source of silane,” said Eric Peeters, Dow Corning vice president, Solar Solutions. “The plant’s consistent purity and our track record of quality in silicon-based products make silane from Dow Corning a switch customers can make with confidence.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dow Corning has been producing electronic-grade silane since March 2011 in a newly constructed, state-of-the-art, fully vertically integrated plant in Thomas Township, Mich., adjacent to the polysilicon manufacturing plant of Hemlock Semiconductor Group, of which Dow Corning is majority shareholder. Dow Corning’s silane plant, recently ISO-9001:2000 certified with zero non-conformities and zero opportunities for improvement, has a world-leading capacity of 4,000 metric tons per year, producing silane at the same or even higher level of purity currently offered in the market. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Dow Corning &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Dow Corning (www.dowcorning.com) provides performance-enhancing solutions to serve the diverse needs of more than 25,000 customers worldwide. A global leader in silicones, silicon-based technology and innovation, Dow Corning offers more than 7,000 products and services via the company’s Dow Corning&amp;reg; and XIAMETER&amp;reg; brands. Dow Corning is equally owned by The Dow Chemical Company and Corning, Incorporated. More than half of Dow Corning’s annual sales are outside the United States. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/gwd0gLO9I2I" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1208-air-products-and-dow-corning-enter-silane-supply-agreement.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{5F75FC82-313F-4A7F-8BB7-BD50805E655D}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/MUYobYa1jZc/1202-air-products-ianceert-nieuwe-freshline-qs-tunnelvriezer.aspx</link><title>Air Products lanceert nieuwe Freshline QS tunnelvriezer</title><description>Air Products, leverancier van gassen voor de levensmiddelenindustrie, industriële apparatuur en diensten, brengt de Freshline QS tunnelvriezer op de markt. Deze ‘Quick Start’ tunnelvriezer kan gebruikt worden voor het cryogeen vriezen van een groot aantal soorten voedingsmiddelen, zoals vis, schaal- en schelpdieren, vlees en gevogelte, groenten en fruit, zuivelproducten en pasta. Ook bereide maaltijden en gebakken producten kunnen in de QS tunnelvriezer ingevroren worden. Door het eenvoudige ontwerp is de nieuwe tunnelvriezer zeer geschikt voor kleinere voedselproducenten en jonge bedrijven, die met een relatief beperkte investering toch snel willen invriezen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Voor voedselproducenten die kleine volumes willen invriezen zijn uitgebreide vriessystemen niet aantrekkelijk, omdat hiervoor grote initiële investeringen nodig zijn”, zegt Ann Callens, Food Manager Europe bij Air Products. “De Freshline QS tunnelvriezer is speciaal ontworpen met het oog op eenvoudige bediening, snelheid en flexibiliteit. Startende bedrijven kunnen zo met minimale initiële kosten en een laag risico profiteren van de voordelen van cryogeen vriezen en koelen. Bovendien is de QS tunnelvriezer snel in een bestaande of nieuwe productlijn te integreren.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Door de flexibele opzet van het vriessysteem is het eenvoudig om tijdens een bepaalde werktijd te veranderen van product. Bovendien gaat het vriezen zo snel dat producenten vraaggericht kunnen invriezen en dus geen grote hoeveelheden van het product in voorraad hoeven te houden. Door de eenvoudige tunnelwerking is minder mankracht vereist en is het gemakkelijk te bedienen. Callens: “In het automatische bedieningspaneel zijn voorgeprogrammeerde recepten opgenomen, waardoor de juiste instellingen met één druk op de knop gevonden zijn. De QS tunnelvriezer biedt, in vergelijking met een batchvriezer, een veel grotere invriescapaciteit. In het ontwerp is rekening gehouden met een optimale hygiëne; reiniging en onderhoud zijn eenvoudig doordat de machineonderdelen gemakkelijk bereikbaar zijn.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Afgezien van de financiële en operationele voordelen biedt de QS tunnelvriezer belangrijke kwaliteitsvoordelen. Snelle en gelijkmatige cryogene koeling resulteert in kleinere ijskristallen, waardoor hydratatieverliezen tijdens het invriezen en het ontdooien afnemen. Bij cryogeen invriezen wordt het vochtgehalte van het product beter behouden. Daardoor verbetert de kwaliteit van het eindproduct en wordt de smaak en waarde van het product gemaximaliseerd. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products biedt al meer dan 40 jaar oplossingen voor de voedselverwerkende industrie op het gebied van vriezen, koelen, coaten, mengen, vormen en verpakken. Binnen de Freshline-range is de QS tunnelvriezer een aanvulling op de DM tunnelvriezer, GW tunnelvriezer, QF tunnelvriezer, TRS tunnelvriezer en VT tunnelvriezer.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/MUYobYa1jZc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1202-air-products-ianceert-nieuwe-freshline-qs-tunnelvriezer.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{4749A9B1-B088-4805-8FF9-668E16D39CFA}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/PPnuITURCTQ/1202-air-products-lanceert-nieuwe-freshline-qs-tunnelvriezer.aspx</link><title>Air Products lanceert nieuwe Freshline QS tunnelvriezer</title><description>Air Products, leverancier van gassen voor de levensmiddelenindustrie, industriële apparatuur en diensten, brengt de Freshline QS tunnelvriezer op de markt. Deze ‘Quick Start’ tunnelvriezer kan gebruikt worden voor het cryogeen vriezen van een groot aantal soorten voedingsmiddelen, zoals vis, schaal- en schelpdieren, vlees en gevogelte, groenten en fruit, zuivelproducten en pasta. Ook bereide maaltijden en gebakken producten kunnen in de QS tunnelvriezer ingevroren worden. Door het eenvoudige ontwerp is de nieuwe tunnelvriezer zeer geschikt voor kleinere voedselproducenten en jonge bedrijven, die met een relatief beperkte investering toch snel willen invriezen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Voor voedselproducenten die kleine volumes willen invriezen zijn uitgebreide vriessystemen niet aantrekkelijk, omdat hiervoor grote initiële investeringen nodig zijn”, zegt Ann Callens, Food Manager Europe bij Air Products. “De Freshline QS tunnelvriezer is speciaal ontworpen met het oog op eenvoudige bediening, snelheid en flexibiliteit. Startende bedrijven kunnen zo met minimale initiële kosten en een laag risico profiteren van de voordelen van cryogeen vriezen en koelen. Bovendien is de QS tunnelvriezer snel in een bestaande of nieuwe productlijn te integreren.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Door de flexibele opzet van het vriessysteem is het eenvoudig om tijdens een bepaalde werktijd te veranderen van product. Bovendien gaat het vriezen zo snel dat producenten vraaggericht kunnen invriezen en dus geen grote hoeveelheden van het product in voorraad hoeven te houden. Door de eenvoudige tunnelwerking is minder mankracht vereist en is het gemakkelijk te bedienen. Callens: “In het automatische bedieningspaneel zijn voorgeprogrammeerde recepten opgenomen, waardoor de juiste instellingen met één druk op de knop gevonden zijn. De QS tunnelvriezer biedt, in vergelijking met een batchvriezer, een veel grotere invriescapaciteit. In het ontwerp is rekening gehouden met een optimale hygiëne; reiniging en onderhoud zijn eenvoudig doordat de machineonderdelen gemakkelijk bereikbaar zijn.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Afgezien van de financiële en operationele voordelen biedt de QS tunnelvriezer belangrijke kwaliteitsvoordelen. Snelle en gelijkmatige cryogene koeling resulteert in kleinere ijskristallen, waardoor hydratatieverliezen tijdens het invriezen en het ontdooien afnemen. Bij cryogeen invriezen wordt het vochtgehalte van het product beter behouden. Daardoor verbetert de kwaliteit van het eindproduct en wordt de smaak en waarde van het product gemaximaliseerd. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products biedt al meer dan 40 jaar oplossingen voor de voedselverwerkende industrie op het gebied van vriezen, koelen, coaten, mengen, vormen en verpakken. Binnen de &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.be/food/voedingsmiddelen/technologies/tunnel_freezing_chilling.htm"&gt;Freshline-range &lt;/a&gt;is de QS tunnelvriezer een aanvulling op de DM tunnelvriezer, GW tunnelvriezer, QF tunnelvriezer, TRS tunnelvriezer en VT tunnelvriezer.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/PPnuITURCTQ" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1202-air-products-lanceert-nieuwe-freshline-qs-tunnelvriezer.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{D69C1264-0CFF-492C-A5C0-B147163FC8A9}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/rozAvCQMG4g/1201-air-products-increases-prices-for-electronics-offerings.aspx</link><title>Air Products Increases Prices for Electronics Offerings</title><description>Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that effective January 1, 2012, or as contracts allow, it will be increasing prices in North America by 3.5% to 15% on all electronics materials and electronic formulated products. In addition, Air Products will be eliminating rental discounts on these products. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The price increase is necessary to address escalating production costs. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/rozAvCQMG4g" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1201-air-products-increases-prices-for-electronics-offerings.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{7CF6760E-0C8A-4308-9496-EA9FF6F057D5}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/PmQuIlnFG2g/1130-air-products-cfo-to-address-bank-of-america-merrill-lynch-industrials-conference.aspx</link><title>Air Products CFO to Address Bank of America Merrill Lynch Industrials Conference</title><description>Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that Paul Huck, senior vice president and chief financial officer, will be presenting at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch Industrials Conference in New York on December 7, 2011 at 2:15 p.m. EST. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;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. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An audio webcast and presentation slides will be available on Air Products’ Investor Relations web site at &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/investors/webcasts-and-presentations.aspx"&gt;www.airproducts.com/investors/webcasts-and-presentations.aspx&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/PmQuIlnFG2g" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1130-air-products-cfo-to-address-bank-of-america-merrill-lynch-industrials-conference.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{DA367740-2334-4412-9698-E6DC4DB100BD}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/LtsUhKUTPlI/1122-air-products-senior-vp-to-address-citi-4th-annual-basic-materials-symposium.aspx</link><title>Air Products Senior Vice President to Address Citi’s 4th Annual Basic Materials Symposium</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that Corning Painter, senior vice president of Corporate Strategy, Technology and Supply Chain, will be presenting at Citi’s 4th Annual Basic Materials Symposium in New York on November 29, 2011 at 9.00 a.m. EST. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Painter 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. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An audio webcast and presentation slides will be available on Air Products’ Investor Relations web site at &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/investors/webcasts-and-presentations.aspx"&gt;www.airproducts.com/investors/webcasts-and-presentations.aspx&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/LtsUhKUTPlI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1122-air-products-senior-vp-to-address-citi-4th-annual-basic-materials-symposium.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{53B59401-E59F-43EA-814B-E668EFBC5AD0}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/MI01wIzTUKs/1122-air-products-settles-spanish-tax-audit.aspx</link><title>Air Products Settles Spanish Tax Audit</title><description>Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced a settlement with Spanish tax authorities for approximately €40 million ($55 million). This settlement was reached by mutual agreement, and no fines or penalties were assessed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The settlement resolves a dispute in which the authorities disallowed certain deductions taken by the company’s Spanish subsidiaries in fiscal years 2005 to 2011. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Although Air Products continues to believe that all positions were compliant with applicable laws and verified by external experts, the company decided to settle this matter now. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;It’s expected that a significant portion of the settlement amount will be recorded as an increase to income tax expense in the first quarter of fiscal year 2012. This expense was not included in the company’s previously provided first quarter diluted earnings per share guidance of $1.31 to $1.39. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/MI01wIzTUKs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 22 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1122-air-products-settles-spanish-tax-audit.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{940C6227-087E-43BC-AEE4-D99C44A192F3}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/_XNTTKUzTCc/1121-air-products-engage-sur-tous-les-fronts-de-la-bataille-en-faveur-de-lenvironnement.aspx</link><title>Air Products engagé sur tous les fronts de la bataille en faveur de l'environnement </title><description>Au service des industries et des collectivités locales depuis plus de 20 ans, la division Environnement d’Air Products leur fournit non seulement les gaz industriels mais aussi les équipements et les technologies nécessaires à la mise en œuvre de solutions performantes pour le traitement des eaux usées, la récupération des COV ou encore le traitement des déchets critiques. Air Products est également présent en amont et en aval de ces marchés par le biais de sa division Gaz Spéciaux, avec une gamme de mélanges gazeux dédiée aux analyses environnementales. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Traitement des eaux usées &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;La gamme Halia&amp;reg; d'Air Products regroupe de nombreuses solutions à l'oxygène pur pour l'élimination des micro-polluants, la désinfection des eaux usées ou encore le recyclage de l'eau à des fins industrielles. Utilisée pour doper les stations d'épuration biologiques saturées et/ou absorber les pointes de charges (abattement de la DCO ou dénitrification) cette technologie allie simplicité de mise en œuvre et basse consommation d'énergie, réduisant ainsi les coûts d'aération. D'autres procédés, destinées à la désintégration des boues, sont capables d'en réduire les volumes de 65 à 80%, comme par exemple la gamme Halia&amp;reg; Ozone Reactor. Cette solution est également dédiée au traitement de la DCO non biodégradable à petit débit et concentration élevée. La technologie Halia&amp;reg; Advanced Oxidation System (HiPOx) permet quant à elle de réaliser le traitement des DCO non biodégradable à gros débit et faible concentration. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Traitement de l’air &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Destructeurs de la couche d'ozone, les composés organiques volatils (COV) sont placés sous haute surveillance et la réglementation ne cesse d'abaisser les seuils de rejet tolérés. Le procédé CryoCondap&amp;reg; d'Air Products permet de récupérer jusqu'à 99% des vapeurs de solvants et d'hydrocabures dans les effluents gazeux collectés avant leur retour dans l'atmosphère. Le respect de la réglementation va ainsi de pair avec une amélioration de la rentabilité globale d'une exploitation. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Traitement des déchets critiques… &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;… tels que les pneumatiques usagés : &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Environ 350 000 tonnes de pneus sont mis chaque année au rebut en France selon l'ADEME mais leur mise en décharge est interdite depuis le 1er juillet 2002. Il convient donc de les recycler de façon rentable. Leader mondial en matière de développement de technologies cryogéniques, Air Products offre des systèmes de cryo-broyage qui utilisent l'azote liquide pour fragiliser le stock de pneus à broyer et l'amener à sa température de transition vitreuse permettant ainsi d'obtenir de plus fines particules de caoutchouc (jusqu'à 10 microns dans certains cas), une courbe de distribution plus étroite et un meilleur rendement. Autre bénéfice de l'azote liquide : son effet refroidissant sur le procédé de broyage permet au produit final de conserver la plupart de ses qualités originelles. De plus grande valeur, la poudrette obtenue offre ainsi un meilleur potentiel commercial comparé à un produit issu d'un procédé de broyage classique. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;…. ou les réfrigérateurs hors d'usage : &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Le recyclage des réfrigérateurs est compliqué par la présence de CFC, de COV et les risques d'explosion. Air Products a donc développé une technologie de condensation cryogénique utilisée dans les unités européennes de recyclage des réfrigérateurs sous le nom générique de CryoCondap&amp;reg;. Elle consiste à inerter le processus pour, en contrôlant le niveau d'oxygène, éliminer tout risque d'explosion et récupérer en toute sécurité les agents moussants propulseurs contenant les CFC et les COV. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Et parce que dans tous ces domaines, la précision des analyses s'avère cruciale, Air Products est également présent aux côtés des industriels et des instances régulatrices avec sa Division gaz spéciaux et sa gamme Experis&amp;reg; environnement de mélanges ultra stables conçue pour le contrôle des émissions et de la qualité de l'air. Air Products a été jusqu'à concevoir un kit mains libres sous la forme d'une petite bouteille de gaz étalons dans un sac à dos pour les analyses environnementales les plus acrobatiques ! &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Une démarche globale &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Etre présent sur tous les segments du marché de l'environnement s'imposait pour un Groupe qui a inscrit depuis plusieurs années déjà sa stratégie globale dans une démarche de développement durable tant du point de vue de ses offres (nouvelles énergies par exemple) que de ses propres process (économies d'énergie, réduction des pollutions, solutions propres…). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A propos d’Air Products Healthcare &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;A l'écoute et au service du patient et des professionnels de santé, Air Products Healthcare – filiale médicale du groupe Air Products – fournit des services d'oxygénothérapie, pression positive continue, ventilation assistée, aérosolthérapie, aspiration trachéale, perfusion, nutrition et insulinothérapie par pompe à plus de 20 000 patients en France et 350 000 patients en Europe suivant ses traitements et soignés à domicile. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.fr/homecare"&gt;www.airproducts.fr/homecare&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/_XNTTKUzTCc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">COV</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1121-air-products-engage-sur-tous-les-fronts-de-la-bataille-en-faveur-de-lenvironnement.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{F6309311-6712-4C50-8132-906D0A3FEAF6}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/SEjd3lDi2Ec/1117-air-products-declares-quarterly-dividend.aspx</link><title>Air Products Declares Quarterly Dividend</title><description>The Board of Directors of Air Products (NYSE:APD) today declared a quarterly dividend of 58 cents per share of common stock. The dividend is payable on February 13, 2012 to shareholders of record at the close of business on January 3, 2012. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/SEjd3lDi2Ec" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1117-air-products-declares-quarterly-dividend.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{58C9F84D-97BA-4DC8-AE32-60B02EE57C42}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/J_xhlVH1v9o/1116-air-products-prism-gas-generation-system-is-answer-for-gerdau_steel.aspx</link><title>Air Products’ PRISM&amp;reg; Gas Generation System is the Answer for Gerdau Steel</title><description>The ribbon has been cut, and Air Products’ (NYSE: APD) PRISM&amp;reg; VSA Oxygen Generation System is now officially supplying Gerdau Steel’s Whitby, Ontario, Canada facility with over 200 tons per day of oxygen for its steelmaking plant. Air Products won the long-term contract, which also includes liquid nitrogen and liquid oxygen supply, by demonstrating the versatile flexibility of the PRISM system as the right fit for Gerdau’s production schedule. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We have vast experience working with the global steel industry to meet their industrial gas needs. Not all steel mills are the same, and we have several supply options to provide the right solution. Our PRISM VSA Oxygen Generation System was the ideal fit to help Gerdau achieve an optimal balance between efficiency and economics,” said Nelson Squires, vice president, North America Merchant Gases at Air Products. “We worked closely with Gerdau to understand their steel plant operating needs and to evaluate the gas supply alternatives, and our PRISM product was the on-site solution chosen.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Unlike cryogenic air separation processes, the VSA generator works at ambient temperature, significantly reducing power consumption, capital investment, and the amount of time to stop and start the system. The system’s modular design requires minimal plot space and is efficiently skidded for low installation cost. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This Gerdau project announcement follows Air Products’ September 2011 PRISM VSA Oxygen Generation System contract win at a first-of-its-kind waste-to-ethanol facility in Vero Beach, Florida, demonstrating the application versatility of the oxygen system. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products’ PRISM&amp;reg; Gas Generation Systems supply nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen to more than 1,500 customers in over 30 countries worldwide. Global markets currently served by these systems include glass, steel, electronics and semiconductors, non-ferrous metals, metals processing, chemicals, food processing and packaging, and energy production and processing. More information on Air Products’ PRISM offerings can be found at &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/en/products/Gases/supply-options/onsite-gas-generation.aspx"&gt;www.airproducts.com/en/products/Gases/supply-options/onsite-gas-generation.aspx&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2010. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/J_xhlVH1v9o" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 16 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1116-air-products-prism-gas-generation-system-is-answer-for-gerdau_steel.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{929B8815-93B5-40A3-93D6-3A0B24E1ABEA}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/RI6UTTcZkFs/1115-air-products-memasok-solusi-terpadu-oxy-fuel-untuk-techpack-solutions-di-korea-selatan.aspx</link><title>Air Products Memasok Solusi Terpadu Oxy-fuel untuk Techpack Solutions di Korea Selatan</title><description>Air Products (NYSE: APD), pemimpin teknologi pembakaran (oxy-fuel) dan pemasok solusi terpadu untuk industri kaca global, hari ini mengumumkan telah menandatangani kontrak untuk memasok solusi terpadu oxy-fuel untuk Techpack Solutions di Korea Selatan untuk mengurangi emisi dan meningkatkan efisiensi energi serta produktifitas pada produksi botol gelas serta peralatan makan kaca (tableware). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Menurut kontrak tersebut, Air Products memasok burner oxy-fuel Cleanfire&amp;reg; HRiTM dan panel kontrol alir. Perusahaan ini juga akan memasang Prism &amp;reg; Vacuum Swing Adsorption (VSA) di lokasi Techpack Solutions untuk memasok oksigen yang handal dan ekonomis di lokasi customer yang digunakan untuk mensuplai kebutuhan burner oxy-fuel untuk meleburkan kaca. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dengan berpengalaman lebih dari 50 tahun dalam teknologi oxy-fuel, Air Products menawarkan solusi oxy-fuel terpadu, mulai dari pasokan gas untuk oxy-fuel dan teknologi, sistem kontrol yang sesuai, ahli teknik dan rancangan, layanan komisioning, pelatihan keamanan, kontrak pemeliharaan dan manajemen proyek. Air Products telah memasok lebih dari 1.500 burner Cleanfire di seluruh dunia. Baru-baru ini perusahaan mengumumkan kontrak lainnya untuk solusi oxy-fuel yang terpadu untuk produsen fibreglass di China. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, kunjungi &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx"&gt;http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Teknologi pembakaran yang inovatif untuk oxy-fuel ini memberikan berbagai manfaat antara lain mengurangi lebih dari 80% emisi nitrogen oksida, meningkatkan produktifitas 25%, mengurangi modal, menghemat energi 25-60% serta meningkatkan efisiensi dan kualitas kaca. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kami merasa terhormat dapat terpilih oleh Techpack Solution untuk mendukung konversi pembakaran mereka menjadi oxy-fuel," ungkap Richard Huang, Manajer Industri Kaca Air Products di China. "Dengan Aturan Hukum Low Carbon Green Growth yang baru di Korea ditambah dengan meningkatnya permintaan pasar, produsen kaca Korea dapat memperoleh manfaat dari teknologi oxy-fuel untuk mengurangi emisi serta meningkatkan produktivitas. Air Products adalah pemimpin teknologi yang inovatif dengan hasil yang telah terbukti di seluruh dunia, dan para ahli kaca kami akan membantu produsen kaca di Asia berkembang dengan lebih kuat dan ramah lingkungan " &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Techpack Solutions, yang didirikan pada pertengahan 1950-an, adalah penyedia solusi kemasan terkemuka dan produsen botol kaca terbesar di Korea Selatan. Perusahaan ini memproduksi berbagai wadah kaca untuk industri minuman, makanan dan medis. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tentang Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) melayani pelanggan pasar industri, energi, teknologi, dan kesehatan di seluruh dunia dengan portofolio unik pada gas atmosferik, proses dan gas spesial, kinerja bahan, peralatan serta layanan. Air Products, yang didirikan pada tahun 1940, berada di posisi terdepan pasar yang berkembang seperti bahan semikonduktor, kilang hidrogen, layanan kesehatan rumah, pencairan gas alam, perekat dan pelapis canggih. Perusahaan ini diakui karena budaya perusahaannya yang inovatif, keunggulan operasional serta komitmen untuk keselamatan dan lingkungan. Pada tahun fiskal 2011, Air Products memiliki pendapatan sebesar $ 10.1 miliar, beroperasi di lebih dari 40 negara, dan memiliki 18,900 pekerja di seluruh dunia. Untuk informasi lebih lanjut, kunjungi &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;CATATAN: Rilis berita ini mungkin berisi pernyataan berwawasan ke depan menurut ketentuan Private Securities Litigation Reform Act tahun 1995. Pernyataan berwawasan ke depan ini berdasarkan harapan dan asumsi manajemen yang jelas sebagaimana rilis ini dipublikasikan terkait dengan berbagai faktor penting. Kinerja aktual dan hasil keuangan mungkin berbeda secara material dari tujuan dan perkiraan yang diungkapkan pada pernyataan berwawasan ke depan karena beberapa faktor yang tidak diantisipasi oleh manajemen, yang termasuk faktor resiko yang dijelaskan dalam Formulir 10K Perusahaan untuk tahun fiskal yang berakhir pada tanggal 30 September, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/RI6UTTcZkFs" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">VSA</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1115-air-products-memasok-solusi-terpadu-oxy-fuel-untuk-techpack-solutions-di-korea-selatan.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{D7442607-C525-47FC-A7E5-06F32EEB4D16}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/C_4jnsrwmZI/1115-air-products-membekalkan-penyelesaian-bahan-bakar-oksi-kersepadu-kepada-techpack-solutions.aspx</link><title>Air Products Membekalkan Penyelesaian Bahan Bakar Oksi Bersepadu kepada Techpack Solutions di Korea Selatan</title><description>Air Products (NYSE: APD), sebuah pemimpin di dalam teknologi pembakaran bahan bakar oksi dan pembekal penyelesaian bersepadu kepada industri kaca dunia, hari ini mengumumkan bahawa ia telah menandatangani satu kontrak untuk membekalkan penyelesaian bersepadu bahan bakar oksi mereka kepada Techpack Solutions di Korea Selatan bagi mengurangkan pelepasan bahan cemar dan meningkatkan kecekapan tenaga dan daya pengeluaran di dalam pengeluaran kontena kaca dan pinggan mangkuk. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Di bawah kontrak itu, Air Products membekalkan penunu bahan bakar oksi dan skid kawalan aliran Cleanfire&amp;reg; HRiTM. Syarikat itu akan juga memasang unit penyerapan vakum berpusing (VSA) Prism&amp;reg; mereka di tapak Techpack Solutions bagi membekalkan oksigen yang ekonomikal dan boleh dipercayai di tapak yang digunakan untuk menjanakan alat penunu bahan bakar oksi bagi mencairkan kaca. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dengan lebih 50 tahun pengalaman di dalam teknologi bahan bakar oksi, Air Products menawarkan satu penyelesaian bahan bakar oksi yang bersepadu, daripada bekalan gas kepada alat penunu bahan bakar oksi dan sistem dan teknologi kawalan yang ditempah khas, kepakaran teknikal dan reka bentuk, perkhidmatan pentauliahan, latihan keselamatan dan di tapak, kontrak penyelenggaraan dan pengurusan projek. Air Products telah memasang lebih daripada 1,500 alat penunu Cleanfire di seluruh dunia. Syarikat itu baru-baru ini mengumumkan satu lagi kontrak bagi penyelesaian bersepadu bahan bakar oksi kepada sebuah pengeluar gentian kaca di China. Untuk mendapatkan maklumat lanjut, sila layari: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx"&gt;http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Sebagai sebuah teknologi pembakaran yang berinovatif, teknologi bahan bakar oksi membawa pelbagai faedah seperti pengurangan lebih 80 peratus di dalam pelepasan nitrogen oksida, peningkatan kira-kira 25 peratus di dalam daya pengeluaran, pengurangan modal, penjimatan 25 hingga 60 peratus tenaga dan pembaikan di dalam kecekapan dan kualiti kaca. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Kami sangat berbesar hati kerana telah dipilih oleh Techpack Solutions untuk menyokong penukaran mereka kepada pembakaran bahan bakar oksi," kata Richard Huang, pengurus industri Asia bagi Kaca, Air Products. "Dengan Undang-undang Pertumbuhan Hijau Karbon Rendah yang baru di Korea Selatan dan digabung dengan peningkatan di dalam permintaan pasaran, para pembuat kaca di Korea boleh meraih faedah daripada teknologi bahan bakar oksi bagi mengurangkan pelepasan bahan cemar dan pada masa yang sama meningkatkan daya pengeluaran. Air Products adalah sebuah pemimpin di dalam teknologi yang inovatif ini dengan rekod perkhidmatan yang terbukti di seluruh dunia, dan pakar-pakar kaca kami akan membantu lebih ramai pembuat kaca di Asia untuk berkembang lebih mantap dan lebih hijau." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ditubuhkan pada pertengahan tahun 1950-an, Techpack Solutions adalah merupakan pembekal penyelesaian pembungkusan terkemuka di Korea Selatan dan merupakan pengeluar botol kaca yang terbesar di negara itu. Syarikat itu membuat pelbagai jenis kontena kaca bagi industri makanan, minuman dan perubatan. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Maklumat mengenai Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) memberi perkhidmatan kepada pelanggan di dalam pasaran industri, tenaga, teknologi dan penjagaan kesihatan di seluruh dunia dengan satu portfolio yang unik terdiri daripada gas atmosfera, gas proses dan khas, bahan prestasi, dan peralatan dan perkhidmatan. Ditubuhkan pada tahun 1940, Air Products telah membina kedudukan yang utama di pasaran pertumbuhan penting seperti bahan semikonduktor, kilang penapisan hidrogen, perkhidmatan penjagaan kesihatan kediaman, pencecairan gas asli, dan salutan termaju dan bahan perekat. Syarikat itu telah diiktiraf kerana budayanya yang berinovatif, kecemerlangan di dalam operasi dan komitmen kepada keselamatan dan alam sekitar. Untuk tahun fiskal 2011, Air Products telah mencatatkan pendapatan sebanyak $10.1 bilion, beroperasi di lebih 40 buah negara, dan mempunyai 18,900 orang pekerja di seluruh dunia. Untuk mendapatkan maklumat lanjut, sila layari &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTA: Siaran media ini mungkin mengandungi kenyataan yang berpandangan ke hadapan di dalam konteks peruntukan safe harbor bagi Akta Pembaharuan Ligitasi Sekuriti Persendirian 1995. Kenyataan yang berpandangan ke hadapan ini adalah didasarkan kepada jangkaan munasabah dan andaian pihak pengurusan pada tarikh siaran media ini berhubung faktor-faktor risiko yang penting. Pencapaian sebenar dan keputusan kewangan mungkin berbeza daripada yang disasarkan dan anggaran yang dizahirkan di dalam kenyataan berpandangan ke hadapan itu disebabkan oleh banyak faktor yang tidak dijangkakan oleh pihak pengurusan, termasuk faktor risiko yang digambarkan di dalam Borang 10K Syarikat bagi tahun fiskal yang berakhir pada 30 September, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/C_4jnsrwmZI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">VSA</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1115-air-products-membekalkan-penyelesaian-bahan-bakar-oksi-kersepadu-kepada-techpack-solutions.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{8FD14259-4184-47E6-BCD0-683AEFC2608F}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/FOL5lVv6Dfk/1115-air-products-supplies-oxy-fuel-integrated-solution-to-techpack-solutions-in-korea.aspx</link><title>Air Products Supplies Oxy-fuel Integrated Solution to Techpack Solutions in Korea</title><description>Air Products (NYSE: APD), a leader in oxy-fuel combustion technology and integrated solution supplier to the global glass industry, today announced it has signed a contract to supply its oxy-fuel integrated solution to Techpack Solutions in Korea to reduce emissions and improve energy efficiency and productivity in container and tableware glass production. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Under the contract, Air Products supplies its Cleanfire&amp;reg; HRiTM oxy-fuel burners and flow control skid. The company will also install its Prism&amp;reg; vacuum swing adsorption (VSA) unit at Techpack Solutions’ site to supply reliable and economical on-site oxygen used to power the oxy-fuel burners for melting glass. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;With over 50 years of experience in oxy-fuel technology, Air Products offers an oxy-fuel integrated solution, from gases supply to oxy-fuel burners and technology, customized control system, technical and design expertise, commissioning service, safety and site training, maintenance contracts and project management. Air Products has installed more than 1,500 Cleanfire burners around the world. The company recently announced another contract for oxy-fuel integrated solution to a fiberglass manufacturer in China. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx"&gt;http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;An innovative combustion technology, oxy-fuel technology brings various benefits such as over 80% reduction of nitrogen oxide emissions, about 25% increase in productivity, reduction of capitals, 25-60% energy savings and improvement in efficiency and glass quality. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We are honored to be selected by Techpack Solutions to support their conversion to oxy-fuel combustion,” said Richard Huang, Asia industry manager for Glass, Air Products. “With South Korea’s new Low Carbon Green Growth Law coupled with increasing market demand, Korean glass makers can benefit from oxy-fuel technology to reduce emissions while enhancing productivity. Air Products is a leader in this innovative technology with proven track records worldwide, and our glass experts will help more glass makers in Asia grow stronger and greener.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Founded in the mid-1950s, Techpack Solutions is South Korea’s leading packaging solution provider and the country’s largest manufacturer of glass bottles. The company makes a wide range of glass containers for the food, drink and medical industries. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management’s reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company’s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/FOL5lVv6Dfk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">VSA</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1115-air-products-supplies-oxy-fuel-integrated-solution-to-techpack-solutions-in-korea.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{2BC62B55-7E4A-496F-91DC-F9DE84E20C1A}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/RLvpVXj0vuI/1115-air-products-supplies-oxy-fuel-integrated-solution-to-techpack-solutions-taiwan.aspx</link><title>Air Products為韓國Techpack Solutions提供純氧燃燒整體解決方案 </title><description>Air Products (紐約證券交易所代碼: APD), 純氧燃燒技術的領導者以及向全球玻璃產業提供整體燃燒解決方案的供應商，今日宣佈已與位於韓國的Techpack Solutions簽署一項合同，為該公司提供純氧燃料整體解決方案，以協助其在玻璃容器和餐具產品製程中減低排放、提高能源效率和產能。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;根據該合同，Air Products將提供Cleanfire&amp;reg; HRiTM系列純氧燃燒器及氣體控制系統;并將在Techpack Solutions廠內安裝其Prism&amp;reg;真空變壓吸附(VSA) 現場製氧系統，為純氧燃燒器提供可靠和經濟的氧氣，以進行玻璃熔融。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;憑藉在純氧燃燒技術領域積累的50餘年的經驗，Air Products提供的純氧燃燒整體解決方案，包含各種氣體供應、純氧燃燒器及相關技術、客製化控制系統、技術及設計指導、責任施工服務、現場安全操作培訓、維修保養及專案管理等。Air Products已在全球各地安裝了1500多個Cleanfire系列純氧燃燒器。如需更多資訊，請造訪&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx"&gt;http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx&lt;/a&gt;。  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;作為一種創新的燃燒技術，純氧燃燒技術可帶來諸多利益，諸如降低氮氧化物(NOx)排放量超過80%以上、提高產能25%左右、降低投資成本需求、節省25-60%的燃料消耗並改善製程效率與玻璃品質。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products的亞洲區玻璃經理黃勝訓先生表示：「我們深感榮幸能有機會幫助Techpack Solutions實施純氧燃燒方案。由於新的韓國低碳綠色發展之律法和日益增長的市場需求，韓國玻璃製造廠可通過使用純氧燃燒技術，在減少排放的同時亦可提高生產效率。Air Products是純氧燃燒技術的領導者，歷經考驗。我們的玻璃專家將會繼續幫助更多亞洲玻璃製造廠壯大發展並獲致更環保的成效。」 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Techpack Solutions成立於50年代中期，是韓國包裝解決方案的領先供應商，同時也是全國最大的玻璃瓶製造廠。該公司生產食品、飲料和醫療所用的各種玻璃容器。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products 自1987年起投資三福氣體公司，透過三福氣體在台灣的營運，供應工業氣體、特殊電子氣體、化學品及相關設備給許多產業。該公司約有八百名員工，分布於全台18個據點以服務台灣各地的客戶。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;三福氣體公司不但榮獲天下雜誌評選全台「前三百大公司」，也是全台第一個通過ISO9002 與 ISO14000 認證的氣體公司，證明公司恪遵高品質與環保標準。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products (紐約證券交易所代碼：APD）供應產品予全球工業、能源、科技與健康照護領域的客戶，專營大氣氣體、加工與特殊氣體、高性能材料與相關設備及服務。Air Products 創立於1940年，迄今已在許多市場居領導地位，如半導體材料、精鍊氫 (refinery hydrogen）、家庭照護服務、液化天然氣與高級塗料及膠著劑等。本公司以創新文化、績優作業與嚴格要求安全與環保著稱。2011財務年度營業額為101億美元，全球計40國據點，共18,900名員工。如需更多資訊，請上&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;。  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;本新聞稿可能包含對未來的預期，且均符合1995年私有證券改革法案安全港條款。此類預期內容來自管理當局的合理預期與考慮風險後的現時合理假設。因管理當局恐未能預期部分因素（包括風險因素變化），故實際績效與財務結果可能與預期差距甚大；相關風險因素請見2011年9月30日該公司財務年度終止後揭露之10K表。&lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/RLvpVXj0vuI" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">VSA</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1115-air-products-supplies-oxy-fuel-integrated-solution-to-techpack-solutions-taiwan.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{81BF6BF8-D363-42B5-97C4-4D6B3DCC065A}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/PIqWovpAqIM/1115-air-products-supplies-oxy-fuel-integrated-solution-to-techpack-solutions-thai.aspx</link><title>Air Products ส่งมอบโซลูชันการใช้ออกซิเจนแบบองค์รวมในเตาหลอมให้กับบริษัท Techpack Solutions ในประเทศเกาหลี</title><description>ในวันนี้ Air Products (NYSE: APD) ซึ่งเป็นผู้นำด้านเทคโนโลยีการเผาไหม้แบบใช้ออกซิเจนและเป็นผู้ส่งมอบโซลูชันให้กับอุตสาหกรรมแก้วทั่วโลกได้แถลงว่า บริษัทได้เซ็นสัญญาจัดส่งโซลูชันแบบใช้ออกซิเจนแบบองค์รวมรวมให้กับบริษัท Techpack Solutions ในประเทศเกาหลี เพื่อช่วยลดการปล่อยมลภาวะและเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในด้านพลังงานและการผลิตแก้วสำหรับภาชนะและเครื่องใช้บนโต๊ะอาหาร &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ภายใต้สัญญานี้ Air Products จะส่งมอบหัวเผาแบบใช้ออกซิเจนรุ่น Cleanfire&amp;reg; HR-iTM และระบบควบคุมการไหลของออกซิเจน โดยบริษัทจะติดตั้งเครื่องผลิตออกซิเจน (VSA) รุ่น Prism&amp;reg; ที่หน่วยงานของ Techpack Solutions เพื่อผลิตออกซิเจนในราคาประหยัดและมีความน่าเชื่อถือสูงในหน่วยงานของลูกค้าเพื่อใช้กับหัวเผาแบบใช้ออกซิเจนสำหรับการหลอมแก้ว &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ด้วยประสบการณ์มากกว่า 50 ปีในด้านเทคโนโลยีแบบใช้ออกซิเจน Air Products นำเสนอโซลูชันการใช้ออกซิเจนแบบองค์รวมที่มีตั้งแต่การผลิตก๊าซไปจนถึงหัวเผาและเทคโนโลยีแบบใช้ออกซิเจน ระบบการควบคุมที่สามารถออกแบบตามความต้องการของลูกค้า ผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านเทคนิคและการออกแบบ การติดตั้งและเริ่มเดินระบบ การฝึกอบรมด้านความปลอดภัยและการปฏิบัติงานที่หน่วยงานของลูกค้า สัญญาการบำรุงรักษาและการจัดการโครงการ Air Products ได้ติดตั้งหัวเผา Cleanfire มาแล้วมากกว่า 1,500 เครื่องทั่วโลก เมื่อเร็วๆ นี้ บริษัทฯได้แถลงข่าวเกี่ยวกับการทำสัญญาจัดส่งโซลูชันแบบใช้ออกซิเจนให้กับผู้ผลิตไฟเบอร์กลาสรายหนึ่งในประเทศจีน ท่านสามารถดูข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx"&gt;http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ด้วยนวัตกรรมเทคโนโลยีการเผาไหม้ของเรา เทคโนโลยีแบบใช้ออกซิเจนนำมาซึ่งคุณประโยชน์มากมาย เช่นลดการปล่อยไนโตรเจนออกไซด์ได้มากถึง 80% เพิ่มประสิทธิภาพในการผลิตประมาณ 25% ลดต้นทุน ประหยัดพลังงานได้ 25-60% รวมถึงการปรับปรุงประสิทธิภาพและการเพิ่มคุณภาพของกระจกอีกด้วย &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“เรารู้สึกเป็นเกียรติที่ Techpack Solutions เลือกให้เราเป็นผู้ช่วยในการปรับเปลี่ยนระบบการหลอมไปสู่การเผาไหม้แบบใช้ออกซิเจน” Richard Huang ผู้จัดการฝ่ายอุตสาหกรรมในเอเชียสำหรับอุตสาหกรรมแก้วของ Air Products กล่าว “เนื่องจากกฎหมาย Low Carbon Green Growth Law ใหม่ของประเทศเกาหลีใต้และความต้องการในตลาดที่สูงขึ้น ผู้ผลิตแก้วในประเทศเกาหลีจะได้รับประโยชน์จากเทคโนโลยีแบบใช้ออกซิเจนในการลดการปล่อยมลภาวะและเพิ่มประสิทธิภาพการผลิตไปพร้อมกัน Air Products คือผู้นำในนวัตกรรมเทคโนโลยีนี้ด้วยผลงานที่ได้รับการยอมรับทั่วโลก และผู้เชี่ยวชาญด้านแก้วของเราจะช่วยให้ผู้ผลิตแก้วในเอเชียเติบโตอย่างแข็งแกร่งและเป็นมิตรต่อสิ่งแวดล้อม” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Techpack Solutions ก่อตั้งในช่วงกลางทศวรรษที่ 1950 และเป็นผู้นำในด้านโซลูชันบรรจุภัณฑ์ในประเทศเกาหลีใต้ และเป็นผู้ผลิตขวดแก้วรายใหญ่ที่สุดของประเทศ บริษัทผลิตภาชนะแก้วหลากหลายประเภทสำหรับอาหาร เครื่องดื่ม และอุตสาหกรรมทางการแพทย์ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;เกี่ยวกับ Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) ให้บริการลูกค้าในตลาดอุตสาหกรรม พลังงาน เทคโนโลยี และการดูแลสุขภาพทั่วโลกด้วยกลุ่มผลิตภัณฑ์ก๊าซในชั้นบรรยากาศ ก๊าซในกระบวนการผลิต และก๊าซพิเศษ รวมถึงอุปกรณ์และการให้บริการต่างๆ ก่อตั้งในปี 1940 Air Products ได้ขึ้นเป็นผู้นำในตลาดหลักต่างๆ ที่มีการเติบโต เช่น วัสดุเซมิคอนดักเตอร์ ไฮโดรเจนสำหรับโรงกลั่นน้ำมัน บริการดูแลสุขภาพในครัวเรือน การเปลี่ยนก๊าซธรรมชาติเป็นของเหลว และวัสดุสำหรับการเคลือบและประสาน บริษัทนี้เป็นที่รู้จักในด้านวัฒนธรรมองค์กรเรื่องนวัตกรรมใหม่ๆ ความเป็นเลิศในการปฎิบัติงาน และความรับผิดชอบในด้านความปลอดภัยและสภาพแวดล้อม ในปีงบประมาณ 2011 Air Products มีรายได้ 1.01 หมื่นล้านเหรียญ ดำเนินธุรกิจในประเทศต่างๆ กว่า 40 ประเทศ และมีพนักงาน 18,900 คนทั่วโลก ท่านสามารถดูข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;ในประเทศไทย บริษัท บางกอกอินดัสเทรียลแก๊ส จำกัด เป็นบริษัทร่วมทุนของ Air Products ก่อตั้งในปี พ.ศ. 2530 ปัจจุบันมีโรงแยกอากาศจำนวน 4 โรงงานซึ่งมีกำลังการผลิตสูงสุดในประเทศ พร้อมทั้งโครงข่ายท่อส่งกาซตลอดจนรถบรรทุกกาซเหลวที่มีระบบความปลอดภัยสูงสุด เพื่อให้บริการลูกค้าครอบคลุมในทุกอุตสาหกรรม บริษัทฯ ตระหนักถึงความปลอดภัยเป็นสิ่งสำคัญสูงสุด จนได้รับรางวัลความปลอดภัยแห่งชาติถึง 3 ปีติดต่อกัน ท่านสามารถดูข้อมูลเพิ่มเติมได้ที่ www.bigth.com &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;หมายเหตุ: ข้อมูลนี้อาจมีแถลงการณ์คาดการณ์ล่วงหน้าที่อยู่ภายในข้อกำหนดยกเว้นการรับผิดของกฎหมายว่าด้วยการปฏิรูปการฟ้องร้องคดีหลักทรัพย์ส่วนบุคคลในปี 1995 แถลงการณ์คาดการณ์ล่วงหน้าเหล่านี้ขึ้นอยู่กับการคาดหมายและข้อสันนิษฐานที่มีเหตุผลของฝ่ายบริหารตามวันที่ประชาสัมพันธ์แถลงการณ์นี้เกี่ยวกับปัจจัยความเสี่ยงที่สำคัญ ผลลัพธ์ในด้านประสิทธิภาพและการเงินที่เกิดขึ้นจริงอาจแตกต่างจากการคาดคะเนและการประมาณการที่กล่าวไว้ในแถลงการณ์คาดการณ์ล่วงหน้านี้เนื่องจากฝ่ายบริหารอาจไม่ได้คาดการณ์ล่วงหน้าถึงปัจจัยอีกหลายประการ รวมไปถึงปัจจัยความเสี่ยงที่อธิบายไว้ใน Form 10K สำหรับปีงบประมาณที่สิ้นสุดในวันที่ 30 กันยายน 2011 ของบริษัท. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/PIqWovpAqIM" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">VSA</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1115-air-products-supplies-oxy-fuel-integrated-solution-to-techpack-solutions-thai.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{491344C9-F4FC-4ED7-A858-1F8210D82C15}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/2ZJvgBNlcTk/1115-air-products-supplies-oxy-fuel-solution-to-techpack-solutions-chinese.aspx</link><title>空气产品公司向韩国Techpack Solutions提供纯氧燃烧整体解决方案 </title><description>&lt;p&gt;空气化工产品公司(Air Products，简称空气产品公司，纽约证券交易所代码: APD), 作为纯氧燃烧技术的领导者以及向全球玻璃产业提供整体燃烧解决方案的供应商，今日宣布其已与位于韩国的Techpack Solutions签署一项合同，为该公司提供纯氧燃烧整体解决方案，以帮助其在容器和餐具玻璃产品生产过程中减少污染排放、提高能源效率和生产效率。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;根据该合同，空气产品公司提供了Cleanfire&amp;reg; HRiTM系列纯氧燃烧器及流量控制系统。同时空气产品公司也将在Techpack Solutions的工厂内安装Prism&amp;reg;真空变压吸附（VSA）现场制氧系统，为纯氧燃烧器提供经济可靠的氧源，以进行玻璃熔融 。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;凭借在纯氧燃烧技术领域中所积累的50多年的经验，空气产品公司提供的纯氧燃烧整体解决方案涵盖气体供应、纯氧燃烧器及相关技术、定制化控制系统、技术及设计指导、调试服务、现场安全操作培训、维修保养及项目管理。空气产品公司已在全球各地安装了1500多个Cleanfire系列纯氧燃烧器。最近，空气产品公司已与中国一家玻璃纤维生产厂家签署了一项合同，为该公司提供纯氧燃烧整体解决方案。欲知更多信息，敬请访问&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx"&gt;http://www.airproducts.com/industries/GlassMinerals.aspx&lt;/a&gt;。  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;作为一种创新的燃烧技术，纯氧燃烧技术可带来诸多益处，比如大幅降低氮氧化物(NOx)排放量降低80%以上、提高生产率约25%、节省投资成本、节省25-60%的燃料消耗并提高效率和玻璃品质。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;空气产品公司亚洲玻璃行业经理黄胜训先生表示：“我们深感荣幸能有机会帮助Techpack Solutions实施纯氧燃烧方案。由于新的韩国低碳绿色发展之律法的实施和日益增长的市场需求，使用纯氧燃烧技术可使韩国玻璃制造商从中获益，在减少排放的同时生产效率亦可得到提高。空气产品公司是纯氧燃烧技术的领导者，历经考验。我们的玻璃行业专家将会继续帮助更多的亚洲玻璃制造商发展壮大并达到更环保的效果。” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Techpack Solutions成立于50年代中期，是韩国包装解决方案的领先供应商，同时也是全国最大的玻璃瓶生产厂家。该公司生产食品、饮料和医疗产业所用的各种玻璃容器。 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;关于空气产品公司 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;空气产品公司（Air Products, 纽约证券交易所代码：APD）在全球为工业制造、能源、科技和医疗护理等领域的客户提供独特的产品和生产方案，其中包括工业气体产品、特种和工艺气体、功能材料和相关设备及服务。自1940年成立以来，空气产品公司已在半导体材料、加氢炼制、家居保健服务、天然气液化、高级涂料和粘合剂等主要高增长市场上确立了领先地位。公司在创新的企业文化、完善的管理和对环境及安全的保护承诺方面得到了广泛的赞誉。拥有18,900多名员工的空气产品公司，业务遍及全球40多个国家，2011年的销售额达101亿美元。欲获得更多信息，请登陆公司网站：&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;。  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;注释：此新闻稿中可能包含1995年《私人证券诉讼改革法案》中所界定的一些前瞻性陈述。这些前瞻性陈述基于本新闻稿发布日期时管理层关于重大风险因素的预期和假设所作出。由于管理层可能没有预期到一些因素，请以实际情况为准，这些因素包括公司10K表中的风险因素，因为本财年已于2011年9月30日结束。 &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;/em&gt;博达公关上海办事处 &lt;br /&gt;联系人：于亚楠 &lt;br /&gt;电话：(8621) 62893488 – 18&lt;br /&gt;邮件： &lt;a href="mailto:rachel.yu@ebacomms.com"&gt;rachel.yu@ebacomms.com&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/2ZJvgBNlcTk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1115-air-products-supplies-oxy-fuel-solution-to-techpack-solutions-chinese.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{6759CED5-705D-4538-885F-4549BE4A18C6}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/S8tpiQWRjWc/1114-air-products-healthcare-souligne-le-lien-entre-diabete-et-apnee-du-sommeil.aspx</link><title>Air Products Healthcare souligne le lien entre diabète et apnée du sommeil </title><description>A l'occasion de la Journée Mondiale du Diabète1 et du prochain Congrès du Sommeil2, Air Products Healthcare met à disposition du grand public, via les professionnels de santé, un nouveau titre dans la collection des Carnets du Sommeil de l'INSV (Institut National du Sommeil et de la Vigilance) : « Sommeil &amp;amp; Diabète ». Ce livret de 16 pages explique dans un langage simple la pathologie, ses symptômes, ses liens avec le sommeil et les solutions existantes, le tout complété par des conseils pratiques pour améliorer la qualité de vie du patient. En supplément, un agenda du sommeil permet au lecteur de préparer sa première consultation avec un spécialiste. Ce carnet est accompagné d'une affiche « Troubles du Sommeil – Attention Diabète » pour sensibiliser les patients sur ce sujet. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En s'associant à la publication de ce N°8 des Carnets du Sommeil, Air Products Healthcare, Spécialiste dans la prise en charge des patients sous insulinothérapie par pompe et traités pour le syndrome d'apnée du sommeil, a pour objectif de mettre en avant le lien qui peut exister entre le diabète et l'altération de la qualité du sommeil. La filiale médicale du Groupe Air Products montre ainsi une fois de plus sa volonté à établir des relations fondées sur le dialogue et le partenariat avec les médecins et tous les professionnels de santé afin de mieux servir le patient et lui assurer une meilleure qualité de vie. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;C'est avec ce même objectif qu'Air Products Healthcare a conçu en 2010 le Programme Adhérence APMedicalDirect&amp;reg;, un système innovant de suivi en ligne des patients pris en charge pour l'apnée du sommeil, l'oxygénothérapie et la ventilation, afin d' améliorer leur observance aux traitements ainsi que la qualité des soins. Aujourd'hui, plus de 350 000 personnes à travers l'Europe peuvent ainsi compter sur le service et les équipes pluridisciplinaires d'Air Products Healthcare qui met le patient au cœur de son métier. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;La journée mondiale du Diabète &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Organisée par la Fédération Internationale du Diabète (FID) et soutenue par l’OMS, c’est la plus importante campagne mondiale de sensibilisation au diabète. Lancée en 1991 en réponse à l’escalade de l’incidence du diabète dans le monde, elle rassemble tous les 14 novembre (jour anniversaire de Frederick Banting, premier à avoir développé la théorie à l’origine de la découverte de l’insuline en 1922) des millions de personnes dont les leaders d’opinion, les professionnels et prestataires de soins de santé, les médias, les malades et le grand public. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur &lt;a href="http://www.journee-mondiale.com/42/14_novembre-diabete.htm"&gt;www.journee-mondiale.com/42/14_novembre-diabete.htm&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Le Congrès du sommeil &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Organisé par La Société Française de Recherche et Médecine du Sommeil et la Société de Pneumologie de Langue Française, le Congrès du Sommeil est un lieu d’échanges et de rencontres entre professionnels de la santé, chercheurs, décideurs publics, associations de patients, prestataires de soins à domicile, industriels et fournisseurs de matériels, qui rassemble chaque années plus de 2 000 participants. Le prochain Congrès du sommeil aura lieu du 24 au 26 novembre 2011 à Strasbourg. Air Products Healthcare y participera et vous donne rendez-vous sur le stand N°52 Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur &lt;a href="http://www.lecongresdusommeil.com/"&gt;www.lecongresdusommeil.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A propos d’Air Products Healthcare &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;A l'écoute et au service du patient et des professionnels de santé, Air Products Healthcare – filiale médicale du groupe Air Products – fournit des services d'oxygénothérapie, pression positive continue, ventilation assistée, aérosolthérapie, aspiration trachéale, perfusion, nutrition et insulinothérapie par pompe à plus de 20 000 patients en France et 350 000 patients en Europe suivant ses traitements et soignés à domicile. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.fr/homecare"&gt;www.airproducts.fr/homecare&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/S8tpiQWRjWc" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">FID</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1114-air-products-healthcare-souligne-le-lien-entre-diabete-et-apnee-du-sommeil.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{7C17FA8B-8B6A-41D1-B7D6-B6D08CEA0B5E}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/PZ-piDeFmBk/1109-air-products-2011-chairmans-award-for-excellence-presented-to-yu-nan-liu.aspx</link><title>Air Products 2011 Chairman’s Award of Excellence Presented to Yu-Nan Liu</title><description>Dr. Yu-Nan Liu of Air Products (NYSE:APD) was joined by family, colleagues and the company chairman last night at a dinner honoring him as this year’s recipient of the Chairman’s Award of Excellence. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer John McGlade noted that as technical director, LNG, for Air Products, Dr. Liu has been influential in the development of 55 LNG (liquefied natural gas) production trains at plants around the world. He is named on four patents, has authored over 20 publications and is recognized by the industry as one of the world’s premier LNG technical experts. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Yu-Nan’s creativity and technical ability have significantly contributed to Air Products as the premier supplier of cryogenic natural gas liquefaction technology and equipment,” said McGlade. “Yu-Nan’s reputation precedes him, and in a conservative industry, he makes customers feel comfortable accepting new technology. I want to thank him for his contributions to Air Products for over 35 years.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Chairman’s Award for Excellence was established in 1988 to honor significant contributions of employees towards the realization of corporate goals. Winners are selected by the chairman based on nominations proposed by a committee comprised of senior company officials. Dr. Liu received $75,000 in cash and company stock, and was presented with a sculpture symbolizing the technology for air separation engraved with the Latin title “Caelum Aratro Findimus,” translated as “To Cleave the Sky.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Dr. Liu and his wife Mary, live in Emmaus, Pa. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. In fiscal 2011, Air Products had revenues of $10.1 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/PZ-piDeFmBk" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1109-air-products-2011-chairmans-award-for-excellence-presented-to-yu-nan-liu.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{DB2C64AF-2EF1-4412-A18E-391DAE121F43}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/kOt8SbZiRT0/1107-carburos-metalicos-presentara-sus-propuestas-mas-innovadoras-en-salon-expoquimia-barcelona.aspx</link><title>Carburos Metálicos presentará sus propuestas más innovadoras en la 16ª edición del salón Expoquimia Barcelona</title><description>Carburos Metálicos, Grupo Air Products, participará en la próxima edición del Salón Internacional de la Química, Expoquimia, que tendrá lugar del 14 al 18 de noviembre en la Fira de Barcelona (Recinto Gran Vía). En el encuentro, Carburos Metálicos presentará sus propuestas más innovadoras para el sector químico. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La edición de este año de Expoquimia se une a la ONU y la UNESCO para celebrar el Año Internacional de la Química, bajo el lema "Química: nuestra vida, nuestra futuro". La filosofía de Carburos Metálicos se identifica plenamente con esta iniciativa, ya que la marca trabaja desde su creación en el desarrollo de productos y aplicaciones que contribuyan a una mejora de la calidad de vida. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Carburos Metálicos estará presente en el salón con un espacio en el que los profesionales del sector podrán conocer de cerca las soluciones más innovadoras de la marca en el suministro de gases para usos químicos y farmacéuticos. En este campo, Carburos Metálicos cuenta con más de 110 años de experiencia en el desarrollo de productos, que dan respuesta a las necesidades más exigentes de los procesos analíticos, y de tecnologías que garantizan un correcto suministro de gases en todas sus formas de distribución (gases comprimidos, licuados, generadores, etc.) para la elaboración de una gran variedad de productos como medicamentos, ingredientes activos o cosméticos. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Entre las propuestas que presentará Carburos Metálicos destacan las siguientes: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Tecnología BIP&amp;reg; con purificador integrado&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Esta revolucionaria tecnología patentada permite dotar a las botellas de un exclusivo sistema de purificación que da como resultado los más altos niveles de pureza en los gases de laboratorio. La tecnología BIP&amp;reg; permite obtener gases hasta 300 veces más puros que los portadores convencionales, así como prolongar considerablemente la vida útil de las columnas de cromatografía gracias a sus niveles más bajos de oxígeno y humedad. El purificador integrado puede incluso sustituir a los purificadores externos, ofreciendo la mayor calidad y facilitando los procesos. Además, la botella MiniBIP&amp;reg; ofrece las mismas prestaciones con un formato mucho más pequeño y manejable. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Gases ultrapuros de la gama Experis&amp;reg; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;La gama de gases ultrapuros Experis&amp;reg; ofrece al analista una amplia variedad de gases de máxima fiabilidad y pureza que responden a todas sus necesidades. Mezclas de gases Experis&amp;reg;, cuando la calidad, la precisión y la fiabilidad son fundamentales Casi todos los sectores industriales necesitan llevar a cabo análisis de alta precisión. Para ello es imprescindible contar con mezclas de gases que les permitan calibrar los aparatos con la máxima exactitud. Las mezclas Experis&amp;reg; de Carburos Metálicos tienen hasta 10 años de vida estable, hasta a 200 bar de presión y con acreditación ISO 17025. Las mezclas Experis&amp;reg; de Carburos Metálicos tienen trazabilidad garantizada y mínima incertidumbre. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PolarFit™ Molienda Criogénica &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;La tecnología PolarFit™ de molienda criogénica permite reducir eficazmente el tamaño de partículas de distintos tipos de sustancias utilizando el nitrógeno líquido a temperaturas controladas. Carburos Metálicos cuenta con un innovador sistema para la molienda ultra fina que le permite conseguir un rendimiento constante de partículas de entre 45 y 325 micras, pudiéndose producir en algunos casos partículas inferiores a 10 micras. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Hielo seco &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Carburos Metálicos investiga de forma continuada para proponer nuevas aplicaciones del hielo seco, cubriendo así la gran variedad de necesidades existentes y dinamizando los formatos y presentaciones para seguir dando respuesta a las diferentes realidades del sector. El hielo seco, excelente refrigerante, puede aplicarse a multitud de campos, desde alimentación hasta limpieza. En la industria química y farmacéutica es un elemento imprescindible para el control de reacciones a baja temperatura, conservación de vacunas, sueros, tejidos, etc. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sistema de Tratamiento de Aguas Halia&amp;reg; &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Este sistema modular de aireación creado por Carburos Metálicos, permite tratar de forma eficaz tanto las aguas residuales como las destinadas al consumo humano. Formado por un sistema de aporte de oxígeno puro, intetegrado con un mezclador/oxigenador de baja energía, el sistema Halia&amp;reg; permite reducir el volumen de gases emitidos por la superficie del tanque de tratamiento, obtener una alta eficiencia y resistencia a las cargas de choque, así como la potenciación de plantas existentes debido al aumento de la capacidad de tratamiento. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Expoquimia y el Año Internacional de las Mujeres Científicas &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;En el marco de la 16ª edición de Expoquimia, y coincidiendo con el Año Internacional de las Mujeres Científicas, tendrá también lugar una mesa redonda que llevará por tema: "Científicas Diseñando el Futuro Químico". El acto, que tendrá lugar el próximo 15 de noviembre a las 17'30h, contará con la participación de Lourdes Vega, directora de I+D de Carburos Metálicos y directora de MATGAS, Centro de Excelencia en investigación de CO2. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Todas estas propuestas, que se podrán conocer con más detalle en Expoquimia, son el resultado de minuciosos procesos de investigación del equipo de Carburos Metálicos para ofrecer soluciones de calidad que al mismo tiempo contribuyan a la reducción de costes y sean respetuosas con el medioambiente. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Expoquimia, que se celebra cada tres años, es uno de los encuentros de referencia internacional en el que se dan cita. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carburos Metálicos &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Carburos Metálicos se constituyó en 1897. Desde entonces ha registrado un crecimiento constante que le ha llevado a liderar el sector de gases industriales y de uso medicinal en España. La empresa cuenta con un equipo de más de 800 profesionales, 15 plantas de producción, 2 laboratorios de gases de alta pureza, un centro de I+D, 41 centros propios y más de 200 puntos de distribución y delegaciones repartidos por todo el territorio nacional. Carburos Metálicos forma parte del Grupo Air Products desde 1995. Para más información sobre Carburos Metálicos visite &lt;a href="http://www.carburos.com/"&gt;www.carburos.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Air Products&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) suministra a los mercados industrial, energético, tecnológico y sanitario una cartera única de gases atmosféricos, gases de proceso y especiales, materiales de alto rendimiento, equipos y servicios. Fundada en 1940, Air Products se ha labrado una posición destacada en mercados en crecimiento fundamentales, como materiales para semiconductores, hidrógeno para refinerías, servicios de asistencia domiciliaria, licuefacción de gas natural, o recubrimientos y adhesivos avanzados. La empresa goza de reconocimiento por su cultura innovadora, su excelencia operativa y su compromiso con la seguridad y el medio ambiente. En el ejercicio 2010, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos de 9.000 millones de dólares, con actividad en más de 40 países y 18.300 empleados en todo el mundo. Para obtener más información, visite &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/kOt8SbZiRT0" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1107-carburos-metalicos-presentara-sus-propuestas-mas-innovadoras-en-salon-expoquimia-barcelona.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{221760C8-6C51-45DD-9E75-FE816A25BABB}</guid><link>http://feeds.airproducts.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~3/SVpiZaMAfaY/1104-carburos-metalicos-y-abello-linde-invierten-en-una-nueva-planta-en-sagunto.aspx</link><title>Carburos Metálicos y Abelló Linde invierten más de 40 millones de euros en una nueva planta en Sagunto (Valencia)</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Oxígeno de Sagunto, una Joint Venture (50/50) entre las compañías Carburos Metálicos, grupo Air Products, y Abelló Linde, miembro del Grupo Linde, ha anunciado que invertirá más de 40 millones de euros en una nueva Unidad de Separación de Aire (ASU), localizada en Sagunto. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Esta mañana, directivos de ambas compañías se han reunido con Antonio Cejalvo, Director General de Energía de la Conselleria de Economía, Industria y Comercio de la Comunidad Valenciana y Alfredo Castelló, alcalde de Sagunto, así como con otras personalidades de la localidad, para celebrar oficialmente el acto de colocación de primera piedra de las nuevas instalaciones, un acto que muestra la importante inversión llevada a cabo en la región. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;La División Linde Engineering es la encargada de construir la nueva planta, que sustituirá a las instalaciones que existen actualmente en esta misma localidad, y que entrará en funcionamiento a principios de 2013. Utilizando las tecnologías y los procesos más avanzados, esta Unidad de Separación de Aire aumentará considerablemente su eficiencia energética y producirá aproximadamente 400 toneladas por día de oxígeno, nitrógeno y argón. Esta cifra supone triplicar los volúmenes actuales de producción. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"La decisión de ampliar nuestra presencia en Sagunto, con el apoyo del Ayuntamiento, aportará grandes ventajas para los clientes, donde los gases del aire juegan un papel determinante en la producción industrial en múltiples sectores, ha comentado Graham Rhodes, Vice President &amp;amp; Regional Executive, Global Merchant Gases Strategy and Business Development de Air Products, en la planta de Sagunto hoy. "La construcción de esta planta ampliará nuestra capacidad para atender la demanda y adicionalmente mejorará la eficiencia energética y la productividad. "La inversión realizada por Linde supone un paso hacia adelante y asegura una mejora de la eficiencia, y nos posibilita para ofrecer un mejor servicio a los clientes. De la misma manera, esta inversión nos permite seguir creciendo a la vez que contribuimos al desarrollo positivo de la economía", comenta Peter Stocks, Head of Regional Business Unit Continental &amp;amp; Northen Europe, Linde Gases Division. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Hoy es un día muy importante para Sagunto porque en una situación económica como la actual hay empresas que siguen invirtiendo y apostando por nuestro municipio", ha afirmado Alfredo Castelló, alcalde de Sagunto. Durante el evento ha agradecido también "toda el alma y entusiasmo" que ambas compañías han puesto en este proyecto. "Estamos por la labor de apoyar a las empresas para que todo funcione correctamente".&lt;/p&gt;
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      &lt;strong&gt;Carburos Metálicos &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Carburos Metálicos se constituyó en 1897. Desde entonces ha registrado un crecimiento constante que le ha llevado a liderar el sector de gases industriales y de uso medicinal en España. La empresa cuenta con un equipo de más de 800 profesionales, 15 plantas de producción, 2 laboratorios de gases de alta pureza, un centro de I+D, 41 centros propios y más de 200 puntos de distribución y delegaciones repartidos por todo el territorio nacional. Carburos Metálicos forma parte del Grupo Air Products desde 1995. Para más información sobre Carburos Metálicos visite &lt;a href="http://www.carburos.com/"&gt;www.carburos.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) suministra a los mercados industrial, energético, tecnológico y sanitario una cartera única de gases atmosféricos, gases de proceso y especiales, materiales de alto rendimiento, equipos y servicios. Fundada en 1940, Air Products se ha labrado una posición destacada en mercados en crecimiento fundamentales, como materiales para semiconductores, hidrógeno para refinerías, servicios de asistencia domiciliaria, licuefacción de gas natural, o recubrimientos y adhesivos avanzados. La empresa goza de reconocimiento por su cultura innovadora, su excelencia operativa y su compromiso con la seguridad y el medio ambiente. En el ejercicio 2010, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos de 9.000 millones de dólares, con actividad en más de 40 países y 18.300 empleados en todo el mundo. Para obtener más información, visite &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Abelló Linde &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Abelló Linde, SA, es una compañía centenaria (fundada en 1907), principalmente dedicada a la fabricación y distribución de gases del aire (oxígeno, nitrógeno, argón), para su aplicación en los ámbitos industrial, alimentario y medicinal. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En la actualidad, Abelló Linde cuenta con 10 centros de producción y envasado, que dan servicio a más de 21.000 clientes. Nuestra amplia red de distribución en el territorio español se divide en cuatro regiones: Noreste, Este (Levante), Centro y Sur, con un total aproximado de 400 empleados. Nuestra empresa lleva a cabo una constante y ambiciosa política de inversión que nos permite estar permanentemente al frente de la vanguardia tecnológica a través de nuestras innovadoras aplicaciones. Abelló Linde forma parte de The Linde Group, empresa de gases e ingeniería líder a nivel mundial. Para más información, visite nuestra web &lt;a href="http://www.abellolinde.es/"&gt;www.abellolinde.es&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Linde Group&lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;The Linde Group es una empresa líder a nivel mundial en el campo de los gases y la ingeniería con aproximadamente 49.100 trabajadores en más de 100 países en todo el mundo. Durante el año fiscal 2010, la compañía logró unas ventas de alrededor de 12,868 billones de euros. La estrategia de The Linde Group se basa en un crecimiento a largo plazo, focalizándose en la expansión de su negocio internacional con productos y servicios que responden a las necesidades futuras, Linde actúa con responsabilidad frente a sus accionistas, socios, empleados, sociedad y medio ambiente - en cada una de sus áreas de negocio, regiones y localidades en todo el mundo. Linde está comprometida con las tecnologías y productos que unen los objetivos de los clientes con el desarrollo sostenible. Para más información, visite la web del Grupo Linde en &lt;a href="http://www.linde.com/"&gt;www.linde.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/news/allnewsreleases/~4/SVpiZaMAfaY" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">ASU</category><category domain="http://rss.financialcontent.com/stocksymbol">APD</category><feedburner:origLink>http://www.airproducts.com/en/company/news-center/2011/1104-carburos-metalicos-y-abello-linde-invierten-en-una-nueva-planta-en-sagunto.aspx</feedburner:origLink></item></channel></rss>

