Industrial/Institutional Cleaning News Releases

Air Products Showcases Gases and Chemicals Solutions at 103rd AOCS Annual Meeting & Expo

Wed, 18 Apr 2012 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE:APD) will be highlighting its diverse portfolio of gases and chemicals solutions that can help processors in the fats, oils, and related industries increase sustainability and process efficiency, improve safety and product quality, and help lower total operating costs at the 103rd AOCS (American Oil Chemists’ Society) Annual Meeting & Expo in Long Beach, Calif., from April 29-May 2.

Air Products will have representatives available at booth #739 to discuss the company’s experience and know-how in providing the right gas technologies and solutions for various customer applications including hydrogenation. As the world’s leading hydrogen supplier, Air Products can help optimize hydrogenation reactions and reduce costs through selection of the best supply mode and technology, and evaluation of process parameters. Featured offerings include the company’s PRISM® Hydrogen Generators and its Cryogenic Hydrogen Compressor System.

Representatives also will be available to discuss Air Products’ range of surfactants for formulating hard surface cleaners, degreasers, laundry, vehicle care, mining, and oilfield products. These novel surfactants can help customers meet their most demanding applications, environmental regulations, or those applications requiring a balance of cost and performance.

Air Products representatives will be making numerous presentations throughout the Expo. Attendees can learn how to conserve energy and hydrogen during hydrogenation by attending:

“Innovative Hydrogen Solutions”
EXH 1: Technology Showcase, 101A on April 30 at 3:45 p.m.
“Best Practices and Opportunities for Optimization and Conservation in Hydrogenation of Fats and Oils”
PRO 1: New Technology, Room 203AB on April 30 at 4:40 p.m.

Attendees also can find out how to replace solvents in their formulated products, discover how functional surfactant additives can bring value to formulated products, and learn about Air Products’ capabilities in functional testing for cleaning compounds by attending:

“Opportunities in VOC Reduction: Performance and Cost Improvements by Eliminating Solvents”
Poster Presentation from April 29-May 2
“Functional Additives for Your Applications”
S&D Networking Reception: Spotlight Seminars on April 30
“Development and Validation of Image Analysis in Degreasing Evaluation”
S&D 4.2: General Surfactants II on May 2

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.

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.

Air Products Increases Prices for Functional Additives

Mon, 23 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that effective June 15, 2011, or as contracts allow, it will increase prices up to 10 cents per pound for products sold under the trade names Tomamine® Surfactant, Tomadry™ Surfactant, Tomadyne™ Surfactant, Tomadol® Surfactant, Nonidet® Surfactant, Nonatell® Surfactant and NEODOL® Alcohol. NEODOL is a registered trademark of Shell Trademark Management B.V.

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 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

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.

Air Products Increases Prices for Functional Additives

Mon, 04 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that effective May 1, 2011, or as contracts allow, it will be increasing prices of its Tomamine® surfactant, Tomadry™ surfactant, Tomadyne™ surfactant, Tomadol® surfactant, Nonidet® surfactant and Nonatell® surfactant by five cents per pound.

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 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

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.

Air Products Increases Prices for Functional Additives

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that effective April 4, 2011, or as contracts allow, it will be increasing prices of its Tomamine® surfactant, Tomadry™ surfactant and Tomadyne™ surfactant by five cents per pound. Air Products also will increase prices of its Tomadol® surfactant, Nonidet® surfactant and Nonatell® surfactant by four cents per pound.

These price increases are necessary to address escalating raw material costs.

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 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

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.

Air Products Increases Prices for Functional Additives

Wed, 22 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that effective January 15, 2011, or as contracts allow, it will be increasing the price of its Tomamine® surfactant, Tomadry™ surfactant, and Tomadyne™ surfactant by six cents per pound. Air Products will also increase the price of its Tomadol® surfactant, Nonidet® surfactant and Nonatell® surfactant by three cents per pound.

These price increases are necessary to address escalating raw material costs.

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 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

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.

Air Products Increases Prices for Functional Additives

Wed, 10 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that, effective December 10, 2010, or as contracts allow, it will increase all list and off-list prices for its Tomadol® surfactant, Nonidet® surfactant, and Nonatell® surfactant products by five cents per pound.

The price increase is necessary to address escalating operating and raw material costs.

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 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

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, 2009.

Air Products Increases Prices for Functional Additives

Thu, 16 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced that, effective October 15, 2010, or as contracts allow, it will increase all list and off-list prices for its Tomamine®, Tomadol®, Tomadry™,and Tomadyne™ products by three cents per pound to 12 cents per pound.

The price increase is necessary to address escalating operating and distribution costs.

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 2009, Air Products had revenues of $8.3 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,900 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

Air Products Introduces Bio-based Tomadol Surfactants

Tue, 29 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today introduced a series of Tomadol surfactants based on renewable or bio-based resources. Air Products’ natural Tomadol surfactants are derived from palm or coconut oil and provide formulators with a choice of alcohol ethoxylate surfactants to meet their customer’s demands for bio-based solutions for the industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaning markets.

“Natural Tomadol surfactants provide formulators with flexibility. If bio-based or renewable resources is their primary concern, then our natural Tomadol surfactants are the answer,” said Russ King, marketing manager for Air Products’ Performance Solutions.

Besides the use of bio-based oils, these new Tomadol surfactants are also efficient, environmentally friendly alternatives to phenol-containing surfactants such as nonyl phenol ethoxylates (NPE), which have been under scrutiny as being environmentally persistent.

Formulations using Tomadol surfactants also use much less solvent than NPE-containing solutions enabling the manufacturer to meet increasingly strict regulations on total VOC content. Tomadol surfactants also offer much faster solution times and a lower viscosity profile, which can increase asset utilization/productivity for the cleaning solution manufacturer.

“Whether you are seeking a natural source for your alcohol ethoxylates or are looking to replace NPEs, Air Products’ Tomadol surfactants offer its customers a true competitive advantage,” said King.

More information on Air Products’ complete line of Tomadol surfactants can be found at www.airproducts.com/choice3.

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. Air Products has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

Air Products Announces a Price Increase for Alcohol Ethoxylates

Thu, 31 Aug 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Tomah Products, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. is announcing that it will increase prices on all grades of its TOMADOL® and NONATELL® alcohol ethoxylate series products by $0.03 per pound for both list and off-list customers effective September 15, 2006 or as contracts allow.

This price adjustment is necessary to offset the on-going escalating costs for key raw materials.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

Air Products Completes Tomah3 Products Acquisition to Grow Performance Materials Business

Mon, 03 Apr 2006 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE: APD) today announced that it completed the acquisition of Tomah³ Products of Milton, Wis., for approximately $115 million in cash on March 31. The acquisition, initially announced on March 22, increases the size of Air Products' Performance Materials business and will capitalize on the company's surface science expertise and high growth market opportunities. Tomah produces specialty surfactants and processing aids primarily for growth segments of the institutional and industrial cleaning, mining and oil field industries, among others.

Through a commercial and product development relationship formed in 2004, Air Products and Tomah have been developing customized offerings for high growth segments of their target industries that benefit from the unique combinations of the companies' technologies. These offerings are increasingly attractive for customers seeking environmental and productivity benefits. The Tomah acquisition reflects Air Products' Performance Materials strategy to expand its presence in profitable market segments where it can build on its surface science expertise and leverage its global scope and supply chain capabilities. Tomah's product lines, production capabilities and market channels support this strategy.

"Tomah's product mix complements Air Products' specialty surfactant and specialty amine offerings with new product applications and new market channels. Our Performance Materials business is a strategic growth platform for us, and Tomah has unique capabilities to create high value products. Together, the combined product lines and technical expertise will allow us to enhance our offerings to our core market segments in coatings, inks and adhesives, and provide access to exciting, high growth segments that are well served by Tomah," said Wayne Mitchell, vice president and general manager of Air Products' Performance Materials Division.

In addition to specialty surfactants, Air Products' Performance Materials growth platform, with sales of approximately $600 million in FY2005, includes epoxy and polyurethane additives, specialty amines and advanced materials. These products are sold based on performance characteristics that provide unique solutions for customers. They use proprietary technology based on Air Products' advanced surface and material science capabilities, and are sold into multiple targeted end-use markets worldwide. They have consistently produced strong growth and sustainable returns above their cost of capital.

Tomah's broad portfolio of non-ionic surfactants, based on amine chemistry and alcohol alkoxylates, serve growth segments in a variety of end-use industries, including industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaning, mining, oil field, and fuel and lube additives, among others. Each of these industries seeks performance additives that improve productivity, provide greater ease of use, and meet the growing regulatory trends, including protecting the environment through improved biodegradability and reduced emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs). Tomah's products and applications know-how provide customers with high value solutions to their needs.

Founded in 1967, and with sales of $73 million in 2005, Tomah employs approximately 90 people and has production facilities located in Milton, Wis. and Reserve, La. The Milton plant produces amine-based surfactants, while the Reserve facility produces alcohol ethoxylate surfactants. Tomah's products have been sold through direct sales and a broad network of distributors worldwide.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in technology, energy, healthcare and industrial markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of products, services and solutions, providing atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates. 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 and is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indices. The company has annual revenues of $8.1 billion, operations in over 30 countries, and over 20,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com .

NOTE: This release contains "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 those expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors, including those specifically referenced as future events or outcomes that the company anticipates as well as, among other things, overall economic and business conditions different than those currently anticipated and demand for Air Products' goods and services during that time; competitive factors in the industries in which it competes; interruption in ordinary sources of supply; the ability to recover unanticipated increased energy and raw material costs from customers; uninsured litigation judgments or settlements; changes in government regulations; consequences of acts of war or terrorism impacting the United States' and other markets; charges related to currently undetermined portfolio management and cost reduction actions; the success of implementing cost reduction programs; the timing, impact, ability to complete and other uncertainties of future acquisitions or divestitures or unanticipated contract terminations; significant fluctuations in interest rates and foreign currencies from that currently anticipated; the impact of tax and other legislation and regulations in jurisdictions in which Air Products and its affiliates operate; the recovery of insurance proceeds; the impact of new financial accounting standards, including the expensing of employee stock options; and the timing and rate at which tax credits can be utilized. The company disclaims any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statements contained in this release to reflect any change in the company's assumptions, beliefs or expectations or any change in events, conditions orcircumstances upon which any such forward-looking statements are based.

Gemini Technology Forms Basis for Air Products' Surfynol® MD-20 & Surfynol® MD-30 Molecular Defoamer Products

Thu, 28 Oct 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Two molecular defoaming products based on Gemini surfactant technology developed by Air Products (NYSE: APD) for use in a broad array of applications are providing formulators with the way to achieve a flat, smooth, defect free coating. Surfynol^® MD-20 and Surfynol^® MD-30 defoaming agents together present formulators with an answer to the challenges presented by microfoam and macrofoam in their finished product. These two Surfynol defoamer products are being featured by Air Products this week at the International Coatings Expo being held October 27-29 at McCormick Place North in Chicago, Ill.

"In the formulation process microfoam entrained in the system, and the macrofoam appearing on the surface, can create craters, pin hole or fish-eye defects in a surface coating," said Mark Sutovich, marketing manager–Graphic Arts for Air Products. "Foam presents unique challenges and undesirable coating defects if not addressed in the formulation stage. MD-20 and MD-30 work in tandem to knockdown and knockout both micro and macrofoam. There are definite synergies between these two products which are attractive to the customer."

Specifically, Surfynol MD-20 defoamer combats microfoam, while Surfynol MD-30 defoamer's expertise is addressing macrofoam. The two products are molecular defoamers that are surface active and break foam at the molecular level by attacking the different mechanisms of foam stabilization. Both Surfynol MD-20 and MD-30 defoamers are silicone and hydrophobic silica free.

"Conventional defoamers utilize incompatibility to attempt to control foam, but this creates surface issues and sets the stage for a coating with defects. It creates a cycle where formulators must add other surface active components to eliminate the surface defects created by conventional defoamers. Molecular defoamers like MD-20 and MD-30 utilize surface activity at a molecular level to allow for defect free foam control. They allow formulators to reduce overall additive levels and break that cycle by working in a complimentary fashion," said Sutovich.

Surfynol MD-20 and MD-30 defoamers are multi-functional products that have other performance attributes beyond just knockdown foam control. The pair, both in clear liquid form, exhibit high marks in other important areas such as defoamer longevity, wetting defect reduction, ease of handling, and also have wide compounding latitude.

These multifunctional defoamers have a long list of potential waterborne system applications. These many uses include: coatings for automotive, OEM and DIY wood, industrial maintenance, metal and paper, and architectural coatings; graphic arts for printing inks, overprint varnishes and fountain solutions; adhesives, dye and pigment synthesis, pigment grinding, oil and gas processing, cleaning products, semiconductor cleaning and processing, metalworking fluids, cements, mortars and grouts, and personal care.

More information on this unique product is available via the worldwide web by visiting www.airproducts.com/surfynol. For samples, please contact Air Products' Product Information Center at 800-345-3148 (outside the U.S. and Canada 610-481-6799); fax 610-481-4381; or e-mail prodinfo@airproducts.com.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in technology, energy, healthcare and industrial markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of products, services and solutions, providing atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates. 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 and is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indices. The company has annual revenues of $7.4 billion, operations in over 30 countries, and nearly 20,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

***NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

Air Products and Tomah3 Products Form a Commercial and Product Development Relationship

Tue, 30 Mar 2004 00:00:00 -0400

Air Products (NYSE:APD) and Tomah3 Products, Inc. announced today the formation of a commercial and product development relationship intended to leverage each company's expertise, products and technology to better serve customers in the industrial and institutional cleaning, and the coatings, inks and adhesives industries. The companies hope to provide improved access to complementary technologies, leading to the continued development of unique solutions to industry and customer needs in these niche applications.

Air Products brings to the relationship proven surface science solutions and a global presence in the coatings, inks and adhesives industries, and will benefit from Tomah's established alcohol ethoxylates product base. Tomah's presence in institutional and industrial cleaning applications in North and South America likewise will benefit from Air Products' surfactant product capabilities. Air Products will continue technological research and development, marketing and sales and customer service for the coatings, inks and adhesives segments, and will assist Tomah with technology development for institutional and industrial cleaning applications. Tomah, based in Milton, WI, will continue to handle all marketing and sales and customer service for institutional and industrial cleaning customers.

"We think the ability to combine our surface science research and development capabilities and Tomah's synthetic product technologies will result in new environmentally-friendly products for the variety of applications served," said Ken Rizzi, business development manager, Performance Solutions at Air Products. "Additionally, in each segment, the customers will continue to have contact with already established suppliers with proven performance history. Other than enhanced product options, the relationship will be transparent to the respective customers."

According to Tobin Ryan, vice president, Corporate Development at Tomah, "By combining Air Products' unique acetylenic technology with our alkoxylate and ether amine capabilities, Tomah will enhance its solution base in serving its customers and the institutional and industrial cleaning industry."

Air Products has been serving the coatings, inks and adhesives industries for over 30 years by providing unique multi-functional additives that provide dynamic wetting and foam control properties. Since 1970, Tomah has developed and supplied cleaning products for several markets including metal working, parts, transportation, food preparation, janitorial, health care, and other related institutional cleaning applications.

About Air Products
Air Products serves customers in technology, energy, healthcare and industrial markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of products, services and solutions, providing atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates. 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. With annual revenues of $6.3 billion and operations in over 30 countries, the company's 18,500 employees build lasting relationships with their customers and communities based on understanding, integrity and passion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

About Tomah3 Products
Tomah, a privately owned and independent company, is a leading producer of cationic and nonionic surfactants specializing in ether amines, derivatives, and alkoxylates. Founded in 1967, Tomah's products are sold directly and through a broad network of distributors worldwide. Primary markets include institutional and industrial cleaners, fuel and lubricant additives, agricultural adjuvants, ore flotation, clay modification, pulp and paper, and oil field chemicals. Tomah also excels at custom manufacturing and in jointly developing, with key customers, products designed to meet a specific need. Due to unique manufacturing capabilities, rapid response times and technical expertise, Tomah is an excellent partner for long-term supply arrangements. The company is driven by a culture of quality and innovation and a commitment to safety, health and the environment. Tomah is the recipient of Wisconsin's Manufacturer of the Year Award for its corporate leadership in environmental consciousness. More information can be found at www.tomah3.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

Tomah Contact:
Rowand Robinson
Tel: (608) 868-6811
E-mail: rrobinson@tomah3.com