<rss xmlns:a10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title>Leisure/Recreation News Releases</title><link>http://www.airproducts.com/rss-listings/leisure-recreation.aspx</link><description>The Latest Leisure/Recreation News Releases from Air Products</description><language>en</language><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{40ED939B-8741-4669-895D-7A8C97DE26EC}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2016/03/0309-0309-air-products-fills-100th-helium-iso-container-at-doe-canyon-chinese.aspx</link><title>Air Products位於美國Doe峽谷的新氦氣工廠完成第100個符合ISO標準的氦氣儲罐充裝</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products三福之母公司、全球領先的氦氣生產商 Air Products (Air Products，紐約証券交易所代碼︰APD)位於美國科羅拉多州Doe峽谷的最新氦氣工廠，近日完成了里程碑式的第100個符合ISO標準的氦氣儲罐充裝。該工廠是全球唯一一座從以二氧化碳為主的氣源中製取氦氣的工廠，所生產的氦氣進一步強化和豐富了Air Products的氦氣供應鏈，以確保為全球客戶提供穩定、可靠的氦氣供應。&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;我們對Doe峽谷的氦氣工廠的運營表現非常滿意。作為全球唯一一座從自然生成的二氧化碳氣流中提取氦氣的工廠，Doe峽谷的氦氣工廠為行業設定了一個新標準。我們將繼續進行必要的投資，以保持並提升我們在過去數十年來建立的行業領先地位。&amp;rdquo; Air Products全球氦氣業務副總裁兼總經理Walter Nelson表示，&amp;ldquo;與金德摩爾根二氧化碳公司的合作成就了這座工廠，也讓我們能夠用這種創新的方法生產氦氣。&amp;rdquo; 金德摩爾根二氧化碳公司是北美最大的二氧化碳管線運營商，也是Doe峽谷項目的運營商。&lt;br /&gt;
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目前，美國生產的氦氣主要來源於美國土地管理局的儲備系統。然而，該系統的儲備正逐步減少並終將耗盡。同時，全球對於氦氣的需求很可能還將繼續上升。因此，市場極需開發新的氦氣來源。&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products工業氣體部執行副總裁Corning Painter指出︰&amp;ldquo;這不僅是一座新的液態氦氣廠。透過運用前沿技術和一流的運營管理，我們令從二氧化碳氣流中提取氦氣變成可能。Air Products始終致力於成為全球客戶最可靠的氦氣供應商，而Doe峽谷氦氣工廠正是我們前進道路上邁出的重要一步。&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
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當前，全世界的氦氣大部分都是作為天然氣（甲烷）開採的副產品而獲得的。然而，並非所有天然氣田都含有氦氣，事實上大部分天然氣田所含的氦氣濃度並不足以支援經濟用途上的抽取。在這個項目中，二氧化碳是天然氣的主要成分，其氦氣濃度高，可實現經濟型生產。美國土地管理局系統的氦氣儲備正不斷下降，而Air Products工廠的氦氣年產量預計可達2.3億標準立方英尺，即相當該系統超過15%的氦氣供應量。&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products 科羅拉多州的工廠將採用新的製造技術從二氧化碳氣源中生產純氦氣。Air Products 將從氣源中提取氦氣，並將處理後的二氧化碳歸還金德摩爾根二氧化碳公司，以繼續用於其石油開採項目。金德摩爾根二氧化碳公司將此二氧化碳氣源供應至西德克薩斯州的Permian盆地，用於提升石油採收率。&lt;br /&gt;
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氦氣常用於很多獨特且具有高價值的應用中，包括︰核磁共振成像；高空科研氣球、小型飛艇和歡慶氣球的升空；導纖維和半導體生產；冶金；深潛用的呼吸氣氛或獨特的血氣醫療混合氣；分析化學；管道、容器及其它重要設備的加壓和吹掃；洩漏檢測；以及其它先進的應用。&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;關於Air Products&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Air Products（Air Products, 紐約証券交易所代碼︰APD）是一家世界領先的工業氣體公司。今年正值其運營75週年。工業氣體是公司的核心業務，提供空氣分離廠和製程氣體、以及相關的設備，主要為煉油石化、金屬、電子和食品飲料等製造產業服務。Air Products同時也是一家全球領先的液化天然氣製程技術和設備供應商。公司的另一項業務--材料技術服務於半導體、聚氨酯、清潔劑與塗料和粘合劑等行業。&lt;br /&gt;
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2015會計年度，公司的銷售額為99億美金，在美國上市公司財富500強中排名第284位。其遍佈全球50多個國家和地區的約2萬名員工，為所有客戶提供可持續性的產品和解決方案，以及卓越的服務，致力於將Air Products打造成世界最安全和最佳的工業氣體公司。欲獲得更多訊息，請瀏覽公司中文網站：www.airproducts.com.tw。&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;註釋︰此新聞稿中可能包含1995年《私人証券訴訟改革法案》中所界定的一些前瞻性陳述。這些前瞻性陳述基於本新聞稿發布日期時管理層關於重大風險因素的預期和假設所作出。由於管理層可能沒有預期到一些因素，請以實際情況為準，這些因素包括公司10K表中的風險因素，因為本會計年度已於2015年9月30日結束。&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{4D69B133-E299-4A8C-B578-BC59411637D5}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2016/03/0309-air-products-fills-100th-helium-iso-container-at-doe-canyon.aspx</link><title>Air Products Fills 100th Helium ISO Container at Doe Canyon</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE: &lt;a href="/investors/stock-information.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;APD&lt;/a&gt;), a global leader in helium production, recently reached a milestone at its newest &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/helium.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;helium&lt;/a&gt; production facility in Colorado by filling its 100th helium ISO container.  Air Products&amp;rsquo; Doe Canyon plant is the only one in the world extracting helium from a gas stream composed primarily of carbon dioxide (CO2).  The helium from this facility strengthens and diversifies Air Products&amp;rsquo; helium supply chain to further enable the reliable delivery of product for its customers around the world.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;We are very pleased with the operational performance of our &lt;a href="/Company/news-center/2015/08/0819-air-products-holds-grand-opening-at-doe-canyon-helium-plant.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;Doe Canyon helium plant&lt;/a&gt;, which is one-of-a-kind and sets a new standard by producing helium from a naturally occurring carbon dioxide stream.  We will continue to make the investments necessary to maintain the leading market position in this industry that we have established and enhanced over many decades,&amp;rdquo; said Walter Nelson, vice president and general manager &amp;ndash; Global Helium at Air Products. &amp;ldquo;This facility could not have been achieved without the cooperation of our site host. They allowed us to move forward with this outside-the-box thinking to helium production.&amp;rdquo;  The site host is Kinder Morgan CO2 Company, acting for and on behalf of the Doe Canyon Deep Unit, in its capacity as Unit Operator.&lt;br /&gt;
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Much of the helium produced in the United States today comes from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) system.  The BLM system is in decline, however, and eventually that storage supply will be depleted.  At the same time, the world&amp;rsquo;s demand for helium is likely to continue to grow, requiring additional new sources of helium.  &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;This is not just another liquid helium plant.  By using cutting-edge technology, combined with world class operations, we&amp;rsquo;re able to recover helium from CO2.  It is one more step, in a series of steps, Air Products has taken to be the &lt;a href="/~/media/Files/PDF/products/38928-gases-helium-infographic-hr-hyperlinks.pdf?la=en" target="_blank"&gt;most reliable helium supplier&lt;/a&gt; in the world,&amp;rdquo; said Corning Painter, Air Products&amp;rsquo; executive vice president - Industrial Gases.&lt;br /&gt;
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Most of the helium produced today is a by-product of natural gas (methane) processing.  However, not all natural gas fields contain helium and, in fact, very few gas fields have high enough helium concentrations to make it economical for extraction.  In this case, the naturally-occurring gas is composed primarily of carbon dioxide, and it contains high enough concentrations of helium to make extraction economical.  The Doe Canyon plant is expected to produce up to 230 million cubic feet of helium per year, which can replace more than 15 percent of the current BLM reserve helium supply as that system declines.&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products&amp;rsquo; Colorado facility uses a new technology process to produce pure helium from the carbon dioxide stream.  Air Products extracts the helium from the gas stream and returns the carbon dioxide to Kinder Morgan CO2 for its intended enhanced oil recovery (EOR) use.  Kinder Morgan CO2, supplies this carbon dioxide to the Permian Basin in West Texas, where it is used for EOR.    &lt;br /&gt;
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Helium is used in many unique and valued applications including: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/industries/Medical/medical-applications/product-list/mri-magnet-cooling-and-filling-hospitals.aspx?itemId=CA1B1197655D452CA1184436482E5073" target="_blank"&gt;magnetic resonance imaging&lt;/a&gt; (MRI); lifting for high altitude scientific research balloons, blimps and party balloons; fiber optics and &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/Helium/industry/silicon-semiconductors.aspx?itemId=EC15E8E99A6E4A4A81E7F993C97584A5" target="_blank"&gt;semiconductor manufacturing&lt;/a&gt;; metallurgy; breathing atmospheres for deep diving or unique blood gas medical mixtures; analytical chemistry; pressurizing and purging pipes, vessels, and other critical equipment; leak detection; and other advanced applications.&lt;br /&gt;
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About Air Products &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases company celebrating 75 years of operation. The company&amp;rsquo;s core Industrial Gases business provides atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the world&amp;rsquo;s leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The company&amp;rsquo;s Materials Technologies business, which Air Products intends to spin-off by September 2016, serves the semiconductor, polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and adhesives industries. &lt;br /&gt;
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The company had fiscal 2015 sales of $9.9 billion and was ranked number 284 on the Fortune 500 annual list of public companies. Approximately 20,000 employees in 50 countries strive to make Air Products the world&amp;rsquo;s safest and best performing Industrial Gases company, providing sustainable offerings and excellent service to all customers. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{35B1C7DF-E0C5-4AD3-B145-425F04FB2475}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2016/03/0309-air-products-fills-100th-helium-iso-container-at-doe-canyon-simp%20chinese.aspx</link><title>空气产品公司在美Doe峡谷的新氦气工厂完成第100个符合ISO标准的氦气储罐充装</title><description>全球领先的氦气生产商空气产品公司 (Air Products，纽约证券交易所代码：APD) 的新氦气工厂，近日完成了里程碑式的第100个符合ISO标准的氦气储罐充装。该工厂位于美国科罗拉多州Doe峡谷，是全球唯一一座从以二氧化碳为主的气源中提取氦气的工厂，所生产的氦气进一步强化和丰富了公司的氦气供应链，以确保为全球客户提供稳定、可靠的氦气供应。&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;我们对Doe峡谷的氦气工厂的运营表现非常满意。作为全球唯一一座从自然生成的二氧化碳气源中提取氦气的工厂，Doe峡谷的氦气工厂为行业设定了一个新标准。我们将继续进行必要的投资，以保持并提升我们在过去数十年来建立的行业领先地位。&amp;rdquo;空气产品公司全球氦气业务副总裁兼总经理Walter Nelson表示，&amp;ldquo;与金德摩根公司 (Kinder Morgan) 的合作成就了这座工厂，也让我们能够用这种创新的方法生产氦气。&amp;rdquo;金德摩根公司是北美最大的二氧化碳管线运营商，也是Doe峡谷项目的运营商。&lt;br /&gt;
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空气产品公司科罗拉多州的这家工厂将采用新的技术工艺从二氧化碳气源中生产纯氦气。空气产品公司将从气源中提取氦气，进行液化后输送给全球的客户。处理后的二氧化碳将归还给金德摩根公司，继续用于其石油开采项目，提高石油采收率。&lt;br /&gt;
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空气产品公司工业气体部执行副总裁康宁（Corning Painter）指出：&amp;ldquo;这不仅仅是一座新的液态氦气厂。通过运用前沿技术和一流的运营管理，我们令从二氧化碳气源中提取氦气变成可能。空气产品公司始终致力于成为全球客户最可靠的氦气供应商，而Doe峡谷氦气工厂正是我们前进道路上迈出的重要一步。&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
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当前，美国生产的氦气主要来源于美国土地管理局的储备系统。然而，该系统的储备正在逐步减少并终将耗尽。同时，全球对于氦气的需求很可能还将继续上升。空气产品公司Doe峡谷的氦气工厂预计氦气年产量可达2.3亿标准立方英尺，即相当于该系统超过15%的氦气供应量。&lt;br /&gt;
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由于中国氦气开采难度大，技术有待提升，目前中国的氦气基本上从美国进口。作为最早进入中国市场的工业气体供应商之一，空气产品公司自1987年以来已在国内设立了多家高标准的氦气充装工厂，遍布华东、华南和华北地区，可就近为客户提供稳定、可靠的氦气供应。从美国进口的氦气将在这些充装工厂进行充装后供往各地，以满足国内高端焊接、潜水、医疗等行业的高速发展需求。&lt;br /&gt;
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氦气常用于很多独特且具有高价值的应用中，包括：核磁共振成像、高空科研气球的升空、小型飞艇和欢庆气球、光导纤维和半导体生产、冶金、深潜用的呼吸气氛或独特的血气医疗混合气、分析化学、管道、容器及其它重要设备的加压和吹扫、泄漏检测，以及其它先进的应用。&lt;br /&gt;
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&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）是一家世界领先的工业气体公司。今年正值其运营75周年。工业气体是公司的核心业务，提供空分和工艺气体、以及相关的设备，主要为炼油石化、金属、电子和食品饮料等制造产业服务。空气产品公司同时也是一家全球领先的液化天然气工艺技术和设备供应商。公司的另一项业务&amp;mdash;&amp;mdash;材料技术服务于半导体、聚氨酯、清洁剂与涂料和粘合剂等行业。&lt;br /&gt;
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2015财年，公司的销售额为99亿美金，在美国上市公司财富500强中排名第284位。其遍布全球50多个国家和地区的约2万名员工，为所有客户提供可持续性的产品和解决方案，以及卓越的服务，致力于将空气产品公司打造成世界最安全和最佳的工业气体公司。欲获得更多信息，请登陆公司中文网站：www.airproducts.com.cn。&lt;br /&gt;
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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2015年9月30日结束。&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Mar 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{D7351936-8519-4939-873F-72D2E0B9E22B}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2016/02/0215-air-products-announces-north-american-price-increase-for-liquid-and-bulk-industrial-gases.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces North American Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Industrial Gas Products</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Effective March 1, 2016, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: &lt;a href="/investors/stock-information.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;APD&lt;/a&gt;) will increase product pricing and monthly service charges for merchant customers in North America.  The pricing adjustments include increases of:&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;Up to 20% for liquid argon&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Up to 15% for liquid and bulk hydrogen&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Up to 10% for liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid and bulk helium, and liquid carbon dioxide&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
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These adjustments are in response to the cost impact associated with the significant slowdown in the steel market, and increasing operational and delivery costs associated with specific regional supply and demand imbalances in order to meet customer needs. In addition to covering increases in operating expenses, Air Products continues to make significant investments aimed at improving the reliability, security, safety, and the efficiency of its operations.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2015.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Feb 2016 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{3271552D-5BD6-4434-B221-903FA497FDBA}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2015/10/1030-air-products-building-helium-plant-for-rasgas-german.aspx</link><title>Doppelsieg in Katar: Air Products errichtet Heliumanlage für RasGas und erhält langfristigen Liefervertrag</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE: APD) verzeichnet zwei Erfolge im Heliumsektor, die die Marktf&amp;uuml;hrerschaft des Unternehmens unterstreichen: Zum einen wird Air Products die RasGas Company Ltd (RasGas) mit der Ausr&amp;uuml;stung f&amp;uuml;r eine neue Helium-3-Anlage am Standort Ras Laffan Industrial City, Katar, versorgen. Zum anderen erh&amp;auml;lt Air Products auch den Zuschlag f&amp;uuml;r die langfristige Heliumversorgung aus der Helium-3-Anlage, die voraussichtlich bis zu 0,4 Bscf (Billion Standard Cubic Feet) fl&amp;uuml;ssiges Helium pro Jahr produzieren wird. Mit dem Produktionsbeginn 2018 sichert sich das Unternehmen seine Position als weltweit gr&amp;ouml;&amp;szlig;ter kommerzieller Heliumanbieter.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;Das sind zwei gro&amp;szlig;e Errungenschaften f&amp;uuml;r unser Unternehmen. Der Zuschlag als Ausr&amp;uuml;ster f&amp;uuml;r die neue Heliumanlage best&amp;auml;tigt das Vertrauen von RasGas in Air Products als globalen Anbieter von High-Tech-Gasanlagen und Heliumtechnologie. Ein ebenso gro&amp;szlig;er Erfolg ist der langfristige Helium-Liefervertrag, der den zahlreichen Kunden unser Engagement f&amp;uuml;r die Gew&amp;auml;hrleistung einer ganzheitlichen und zuverl&amp;auml;ssigen Heliumversorgung best&amp;auml;tigt&amp;ldquo;, sagte Walter Nelson, Vice President und General Manager &amp;ndash; Global Helium bei Air Products.&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products hat eine bestehende Gesch&amp;auml;ftsbeziehung mit RasGas in anderen Segmenten sowie eine gemeinsame Erfolgsgeschichte in Katar: Hierbei sorgte Air Products f&amp;uuml;r die Technologie und das Equipment zur Erdgasverfl&amp;uuml;ssigung sowie f&amp;uuml;r Helium-Extraktionsanalgen f&amp;uuml;r alle 14 Fl&amp;uuml;ssigerdgas-Leitungen (LNG) von RasGas und Qatargas. Au&amp;szlig;erdem stellte Air Products eine Luftzerlegungsanlage f&amp;uuml;r Oryx GTL bereit. Alle Anlagen befinden sich in Ras Laffan.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Ein halbes Jahrhundert Erfolgsgeschichte im Nahen Osten&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Air Products ist bereits seit mehr als einem halben Jahrhundert im Nahen Osten aktiv, angefangen mit der Errichtung der ersten Luftzerlegungseinheit (ASU) in den 1950er Jahren. Das Unternehmen verf&amp;uuml;gt &amp;uuml;ber mehr als 50 Jahre Erfahrung mit Industriekunden in der Region. Der Hauptsitz befindet sich in Dubai, Vereinigte Arabische Emirate. Die T&amp;auml;tigkeit von Air Products in der Region hat aufgrund des branchen&amp;uuml;bergreifend gestiegenen Bedarfs an ASUs und Wasserstoffanlagen den letzten Jahren stark zugenommen. Das schlie&amp;szlig;t auch die Ank&amp;uuml;ndigung des Unternehmens vom April 2015 ein, den weltweit gr&amp;ouml;&amp;szlig;ten Industriegaskomplex in Jazan, Saudi-Arabien, zu bauen und eigenst&amp;auml;ndig zu betreiben. Air Products setzt in der Region auf seine langj&amp;auml;hrigen Beziehungen zur regionalen Abdullah Hashim Group und zu ACWA Power.&lt;br /&gt;
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Der neue Helium-Liefervertrag ist ein wichtiger Schritt in einer Reihe von Meilensteinen, mit denen Air Products seinen Kunden eine zuverl&amp;auml;ssige Heliumversorgung garantiert. Zudem hat Air Products betr&amp;auml;chtliche Heliumvorr&amp;auml;te vom United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) als strategische Reserve im Rahmen von Auktionen erworben. Dar&amp;uuml;ber hinaus hat das Unternehmen im August 2015 mit dem Verkauf von Helium begonnen, welches &amp;uuml;ber eine firmeneigene innovative Technologie aus einem nat&amp;uuml;rlichen Kohlendioxid-Vorkommen gewonnen wird. Diese weltweit einzigartige Produktionsanlage befindet sich im US-Bundesstaat Colorado.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Weltweit im Einsatz: Heliumtechnologie von Air Products&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Air Products hat den Weg bereitet f&amp;uuml;r zahlreiche Technologien zur Heliumgewinnung, -produktion, -lieferung und -lagerung. Heute sind diese Technologien industrieller Standard und kommen in Einrichtungen auf der ganzen Welt zum Einsatz.&lt;br /&gt;
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Helium wird in vielen einzigartigen und innovativen Anwendungen eingesetzt, darunter: Magnetresonanztomographie (MRI), H&amp;ouml;henforschungsballons, Luftschiffe und Luftballons, Faseroptik und Halbleiterfertigung, Metallurgie, Atemtechnologien f&amp;uuml;r Tieftaucher, medizinische Blutgasmischungen, analytische Chemie, Druckbeaufschlagung und Reinigung von Rohren, Beh&amp;auml;ltern und kritischen Ausr&amp;uuml;stungen, Lecksuche sowie viele weitere Anwendungen.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&amp;Uuml;ber Air Products&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) ist seit rund 75 Jahren einer der f&amp;uuml;hrenden Anbieter von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen, Technologien und dazugeh&amp;ouml;rigen Dienstleistungen f&amp;uuml;r die Herstellungsbereiche Metall, Nahrungsmittel, Getr&amp;auml;nke, Raffination, Petrochemie und Erdgasverfl&amp;uuml;ssigung. Im Gesch&amp;auml;ftsbereich Materialtechnologien versorgt Air Products die Industrien f&amp;uuml;r Halbleiter, Polyethuran, Reinigung und moderne Schicht- und Klebstoffe. Mehr als 20.000 Mitarbeiter in &amp;uuml;ber 50 L&amp;auml;ndern arbeiten an nachhaltigen L&amp;ouml;sungen und bestem Kundenservice, um Air Products zum weltweit f&amp;uuml;hrenden und sichersten Industriegaseanbieter zu machen. Air Products erzielte im Gesch&amp;auml;ftsjahr 2014 einen Umsatz von rund 10,4 Milliarden US-Dollar. Das Unternehmen befindet sich auf der j&amp;auml;hrlichen Fortune 500 Liste auf Platz 276. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter www.airproducts.de.&lt;br /&gt;
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Auf Wunsch vermitteln wir Ihnen gerne ein Interview mit dem Helium-Experten Christoph Chardon von Air Products. Bitte senden Sie daf&amp;uuml;r nach M&amp;ouml;glichkeit Ihre Fragen in englischer Sprache an die angegebene E-Mail-Adresse. Vielen Dank!&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;HINWEIS: Diese Ver&amp;ouml;ffentlichung kann zukunftsbezogene Aussagen im Rahmen der &amp;bdquo;Safe Harbor&amp;ldquo;-Bestimmungen des Private Securities Litigation Reform Act aus dem Jahr 1995 enthalten. Diese zukunftsbezogenen Aussagen basieren auf den realistischen Erwartungen und Annahmen im Hinblick auf bedeutende Risikofaktoren zum Datum der Vorlage dieser Ver&amp;ouml;ffentlichung. Die tats&amp;auml;chliche Leistung und die tats&amp;auml;chlichen Finanzergebnisse k&amp;ouml;nnen erheblich von Prognosen und Sch&amp;auml;tzungen der zukunftsbezogenen Aussagen abweichen, da zahlreiche Faktoren f&amp;uuml;r die Gesch&amp;auml;ftsf&amp;uuml;hrung nicht absehbar sind. Dazu geh&amp;ouml;ren Risikofaktoren, die im Unternehmensformular 10K des Unternehmens f&amp;uuml;r das Gesch&amp;auml;ftsjahr per 30. September 2014 dargestellt sind.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{47C95643-CABF-4A64-96E8-E45E187E4719}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2015/10/1029-air-products-building-helium-plant-for-rasgas-dutch.aspx</link><title>Air Products dankzij nieuwe projecten in Qatar grootste leverancier van helium ter wereld </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products, leverancier van industri&amp;euml;le gassen, heeft vandaag bekendgemaakt dat het bedrijf twee nieuwe, grote projecten voor de productie van helium heeft binnengehaald. Air Products zal de installaties leveren voor de nieuwe Helium 3 fabriek van RasGas Company Ltd., die gebouwd wordt op het Barzan-complex in Ras Laffan Industrial City in Qatar. Daarnaast heeft Air Products het langlopende contract voor de productie en levering van de helium vanaf de nieuwe fabriek gewonnen. Naar verwachting zal de fabriek per jaar zo&amp;rsquo;n 15 miljoen liter vloeibare helium produceren. Als de productie in de nieuwe fabriek in 2018 van start gaat, wordt Air Products de grootste, commerci&amp;euml;le leverancier van helium ter wereld.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;De twee nieuwe contracten zijn belangrijke mijlpalen voor ons bedrijf&amp;rdquo;, zei Walter Nelson, vice-president en general manager Global Helium bij Air Products. &amp;ldquo;Het contract voor de levering van de installaties voor de nieuwe fabriek is een bewijs van het vertrouwen van Rasgas in Air Products als leverancier van technologie en equipment voor de productie en processing van gas en helium. Maar net zo belangrijk is het lange termijn contract voor de levering van helium vanaf de nieuwe fabriek. Daardoor kunnen we al onze klanten de komende jaren een betrouwbare levering van helium garanderen.&amp;rdquo; &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products werkt al lange tijd samen met RasGas in diverse andere markten en bedrijfstakken. Ook in Qatar heeft Air Products samen met Rasgas al een aantal succesvolle projecten afgerond. Air Products leverde aan RasGas en Qatargas bijvoorbeeld al technologie voor het vloeibaar maken van aardgas, de belangrijkste installaties voor liquefactie en installaties voor het onttrekken van helium aan LNG. Ook bouwde Air Products in Ras Laffan een grote luchtscheidingsfabriek (ASU) voor Oryx GTL.&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products is al meer dan vijftig jaar actief in het Midden-Oosten. Het bedrijf bouwde in de vijftiger jaren de allereerste ASU in de regio en levert al meer dan 50 jaar industri&amp;euml;le gassen aan klanten in de regio. Het hoofdkantoor voor de activiteiten in het Midden-Oosten is gevestigd in Dubai. De activiteiten in de regio zijn de laatste jaren in een stroomversnelling geraakt omdat verschillende bedrijven een beroep deden op Air Products voor de bouw van luchtscheidings- en waterstoffabrieken. In april 2015 kondigde het bedrijf aan, het grootste complex voor de productie van industri&amp;euml;le gassen ter wereld in Jazan (Saudi-Arabi&amp;euml;) te bouwen en te exploiteren. Air Products werkt daarbij nauw samen met de Abdullah Hashim Group en ACWA Power. &lt;br /&gt;
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Het contract voor de levering van helium uit de nieuwe Helium 3 fabriek is een volgende stap in het proces dat Air Products recentelijk in gang heeft gezet om een betrouwbare levering van helium aan haar klanten te kunnen garanderen. Air Products heeft tijdens recente veilingen een substanti&amp;euml;le hoeveelheid helium uit de reserves van het United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) toegewezen gekregen. Bovendien startte Air Products in augustus met de verkoop van helium, die met behulp van een eigen innovatieve technologie gewonnen wordt uit een natuurlijke bron in Colorado, die koolstofdioxide uitstoot. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products heeft al veel nieuwe technologie ontwikkeld voor de winning, productie, distributie en opslag van helium, die tegenwoordig veelvuldig in de heliumindustrie gebruikt wordt. Het bedrijf exploiteert vele heliuminstallaties over de hele wereld.&lt;br /&gt;
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Helium wordt gebruikt in vele unieke en waardevolle toepassingen zoals MRI-apparatuur, ballonnen voor wetenschappelijk onderzoek in hogere atmosfeerlagen, voor zeppelins en feestballonnen, bij de productie van fiberoptica en semiconductormateriaal, in de metaalindustrie, in gasmengsels voor diepzeeduiken, in unieke bloedgasmengels, voor chemische analyses, voor het testen en reinigen van pijpleidingen, voor lekdetectie en andere geavanceerde toepassingen. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Noot voor de pers:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
er zijn foto&amp;rsquo;s van heliuminstallaties beschikbaar. Die kunt u opvragen bij Wisse Kommunikatie, telefoon: 026-4431523 of per e-mail: &lt;a href="mailto:theo.snijders@wisse-worldcom.nl"&gt;theo.snijders@wisse-worldcom.nl&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Over Air Products&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Air Products (NYSE: APD) is een toonaangevende, wereldwijde leverancier van industri&amp;euml;le gassen, die al 75 jaar in de markt actief is. Het bedrijf levert atmosferische gassen en procesgassen, maar ook bijbehorende installaties en equipment aan industri&amp;euml;le markten, waaronder de petrochemie, de metaalindustrie, de elektronica- en de voedingsmiddelenindustrie. Air Products is ook de grootste leverancier van technologie en equipment voor de verwerking van LNG. De divisie Materials Technologies, die Air Products in September 2016 wellicht zal afstoten, levert aan de semiconductorindustrie en aan fabrikanten van polyurethaan, schoonmaakmiddelen, coatings en lijmen.&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products realiseerde in boekjaar 2015, dat in september afgesloten werd, een omzet van 9,9 miljard dollar en staat op plaats 284 in de Fortune 500 lijst. De ongeveer 20.000 medewerkers in 50 landen hebben de ambitie om van Air Products &amp;rsquo;s werelds veiligste en best presterende leverancier van industri&amp;euml;le gassen te maken, die aan alle klanten duurzame oplossingen en een uitstekende dienstverlening biedt. Voor meer informatie: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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In Nederland heeft Air Products vestigingen in Halfweg, Utrecht, Nijmegen en het Rotterdamse havengebied. Voor meer informatie: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.nl"&gt;www.airproducts.nl&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;br /&gt;
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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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2013.&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{9A3D9C6A-7351-47D3-93B1-5F269D355039}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2015/10/1028-air-products-building-helium-plant-for-rasgas.aspx</link><title>Air Products Building Helium Plant for RasGas; Wins Long-Term Helium Supply Contract</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE: &lt;a href="/investors/stock-information.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;APD&lt;/a&gt;) today announced two big &lt;a href="/products/Gases/Helium.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;helium&lt;/a&gt; market wins that demonstrate the company&amp;rsquo;s industry leadership.  Air Products will supply to RasGas Company Ltd (RasGas), the helium licensor package equipment for the new Helium 3 plant to be located at the Barzan facility in Ras Laffan Industrial City, Qatar.  Additionally, Air Products won the award for the long-term helium supply from the Helium 3 plant which is expected to produce up to 0.4 Bsf/annum of liquid helium, and in achieving this, the company will again be the world&amp;rsquo;s largest commercial supplier of helium when the plant begins production in 2018.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;These are two very big accomplishments for our company.  The equipment win to build the helium plant demonstrates RasGas&amp;rsquo; confidence in Air Products as a global supplier of high technology gas processing equipment and helium technology.  Just as importantly, the long-term helium supply contract win demonstrates to our many customers our dedication to them in ensuring a consistent and reliable &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/Microsites/helium.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;helium supply&lt;/a&gt;,&amp;rdquo; said Walter Nelson, vice president and general manager &amp;ndash; Global Helium at Air Products.&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products has an existing relationship with RasGas in other business and markets, and a successful history of accomplishments in Qatar.  Air Products previously supplied the natural gas liquefaction technology, key liquefaction equipment, and helium extraction boxes for all 14 liquefied natural gas (LNG) trains for RasGas and Qatargas, as well as the large air separation plant for Oryx GTL, which are all located in Ras Laffan.&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products has been conducting business in the Middle East for over a half-century, having built the region&amp;rsquo;s first-ever air separation unit (ASU) in the 1950s, and has more than 50 years of experience satisfying industrial gas customers. The company&amp;rsquo;s Middle East operation is headquartered in Dubai, UAE.  Regional business activity has accelerated in recent years with multiple industries requiring ASUs and hydrogen production plants, including the April 2015 announcement to build, own and operate the world&amp;rsquo;s largest industrial gas complex in Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Air Products continues to build on long-standing regional relationships with the Abdullah Hashim Group and ACWA Power.&lt;br /&gt;
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The helium supply contract win is another step in a series of important steps taken recently by Air Products to obtain reliable helium supply for customers.  Air Products has won substantial amounts of helium from the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) strategic reserve at recent BLM auctions. Additionally, in August Air Products began selling helium captured via its proprietary and innovative technology at the world&amp;rsquo;s only &lt;a href="/Company/news-center/2015/08/0819-air-products-holds-grand-opening-at-doe-canyon-helium-plant.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;helium production plant that strips helium from a naturally occurring stream of carbon dioxide&lt;/a&gt; located in Colorado.&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products has pioneered many of the helium extraction, production, distribution and storage technologies used in the industry today and it operates numerous facilities around the world. &lt;br /&gt;
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Helium is used in many unique and valued applications including: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); lifting for high altitude scientific research balloons, blimps and party balloons; fiber optics and semiconductor manufacturing; metallurgy; breathing atmospheres for deep diving or unique blood gas medical mixtures; analytical chemistry; pressurizing and purging pipes, vessels, and other critical equipment; leak detection; and other advanced applications.&lt;br /&gt;
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About Air Products&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a leading industrial gases company. For nearly 75 years, the company has provided atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and related equipment to manufacturing markets including metals, food and beverage, refining and petrochemical, and natural gas liquefaction. Air Products&amp;rsquo; materials technologies segment serves the semiconductor, polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and adhesives industries. Over 20,000 employees in 50 countries are working to make Air Products the world&amp;rsquo;s safest and best performing industrial gases company, providing sustainable offerings and excellent service to all customers. In fiscal 2014, Air Products had sales of $10.4 billion and was ranked number 276 on the Fortune 500 annual list of public companies. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{03FE0D8D-5EEA-4783-A2C2-1562184A21BF}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2015/09/0914-air-products-announces-north-american-price-increase-for-liquid-and-bulk-industrial-gases.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces North American Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Industrial Gas Products</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Effective October 1, 2015, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: &lt;a href="/investors/stock-information.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;APD&lt;/a&gt;) will increase product pricing and monthly service charges for merchant customers in North America.  The pricing adjustments include increases of:&lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;li&gt;Up to 20% for liquid &lt;a href="/products/Gases/Argon.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;argon&lt;/a&gt; and  liquid &lt;a href="/products/Gases/Carbon-Dioxide.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;carbon dioxide&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Up to 15% for liquid &lt;a href="/products/Gases/Oxygen.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;oxygen&lt;/a&gt;, liquid &lt;a href="/products/Gases/Nitrogen.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;nitrogen&lt;/a&gt;, liquid and bulk &lt;a href="/products/Gases/Hydrogen.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;hydrogen&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Up to 10% for liquid and bulk &lt;a href="/products/Gases/Helium.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;helium&lt;/a&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Up to 10% for tank monthly service charges&lt;/li&gt;
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Some price adjustments may be outside of these ranges based on specific situations.
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&lt;p&gt;These price adjustments are in response to rising costs and will also support continued investments to improve the reliability, security, safety, and efficiency of operations.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
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&lt;/div&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 14 Sep 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{FA9E441A-C6E0-469E-9F50-7D230ABC81A6}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2015/08/0819-air-products-holds-grand-opening-at-doe-canyon-helium-plant.aspx</link><title>Air Products Holds Grand Opening at Its Doe Canyon Helium Plant</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE: &lt;a href="/investors/stock-information.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;APD&lt;/a&gt;), a global leader in &lt;a href="/products/Gases/Helium.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;helium&lt;/a&gt; production, today held a grand opening at its new Doe Canyon helium production facility in Colorado.  The Doe Canyon helium plant is the only one in the world extracting helium from a gas stream composed primarily of carbon dioxide (CO2).  The helium from this new facility further diversifies Air Products&amp;rsquo; supply chain to ensure a reliable and stable supply of product for its customers.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;Today celebrates an accomplishment that has not been achieved before.  We are capturing an important molecule&amp;mdash;that being helium&amp;mdash;from a naturally occurring stream of carbon dioxide provided by this site&amp;rsquo;s host Kinder Morgan, who I would like to thank for their cooperation with this venture,&amp;rdquo; said Seifi Ghasemi, Air Products&amp;rsquo; chairman, president and chief executive officer.  &amp;ldquo;In doing so, our company takes another step forward to maintain the leading position we have earned in this industry and to help to ensure Air Products continues to build on the helium market leadership established and enhanced over many decades.&amp;rdquo; &lt;br /&gt;
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Much of the helium produced in the United States today comes from the United States Bureau of Land Management (BLM) system, however, the BLM system is in decline, and eventually that storage supply will be depleted.  At the same time, the world&amp;rsquo;s demand for helium is likely to continue to grow and is why new sources of helium are needed.  The purified helium at the &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/HeliumDoeCanyon" target="_blank"&gt;new Colorado facility&lt;/a&gt; will be liquefied on-site for subsequent delivery to Air Products&amp;rsquo; customers.  The plant is expected to produce up to 230 million standard cubic feet of helium per year, replacing more than 15 percent of the current BLM reserve helium supply as that system declines.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;People often talk about &amp;lsquo;thinking outside-the-box&amp;rsquo;, and that is really the case in this instance. This is not just another liquid helium plant, we&amp;rsquo;re using cutting edge technology to extract and produce helium that would have otherwise been lost.  Bringing the Doe Canyon helium plant on-stream is just one more step in a series of steps that we&amp;rsquo;ve taken in order to become the most reliable supplier of helium to our customers around the world,&amp;rdquo; said Corning Painter, Air Products&amp;rsquo; executive vice president and general manager of Industrial Gases.&lt;br /&gt;
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Most of the &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/gas-facts/physical-properties/physical-properties-helium.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;helium&lt;/a&gt; produced around the world is a by-product of natural gas (methane) processing.  However, not all natural gas fields contain helium, and in fact very few gas fields have high enough helium concentrations to make it economical for extraction.  In this case, the natural gas is composed of primarily CO2, and it contains high enough concentrations of helium to make it economical for extraction.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products&amp;rsquo; Colorado facility will use a new technology process to produce pure helium from the CO2 stream.  Kinder Morgan, operator of the Doe Canyon Unit, supplies this CO2 to the Permian Basin in West Texas, where the CO2 is used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR).  Air Products will extract the helium and return the CO2 to Kinder Morgan for its intended EOR use.  &lt;br /&gt;
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Helium is used in many unique and valued applications including: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/Helium/industry/medical-applications.aspx?itemId=668F8CD29D0448A89FD0BEBF1F2A1191" target="_blank"&gt;magnetic resonance imaging&lt;/a&gt; (MRI); lifting for high altitude scientific research balloons, blimps and party balloons; &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/Helium/industry/led-compound-semiconductor.aspx?itemId=18B0617441744DFF91B529B51784C6CD" target="_blank"&gt;fiber optics&lt;/a&gt; and &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/Helium/industry/silicon-semiconductors.aspx?itemId=EC15E8E99A6E4A4A81E7F993C97584A5" target="_blank"&gt;semiconductor manufacturing&lt;/a&gt;; metallurgy; breathing atmospheres for deep diving or unique blood gas medical mixtures; analytical chemistry; pressurizing and purging pipes, vessels, and other critical equipment; leak detection; and other advanced applications.&lt;br /&gt;
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About Air Products &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a leading industrial gases company. For nearly 75 years, the company has provided atmospheric, process and specialty gases, and related equipment to manufacturing markets including metals, food and beverage, refining and petrochemical, and natural gas liquefaction. Air Products&amp;rsquo; materials technologies segment serves the semiconductor, polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and adhesives industries. Over 20,000 employees in 50 countries are working to make Air Products the world&amp;rsquo;s safest and best performing industrial gases company, providing sustainable offerings and excellent service to all customers. In fiscal 2014, Air Products had sales of $10.4 billion and was ranked number 276 on the Fortune 500 annual list of public companies. For more information, visit &lt;a href="www.airproducts.com" target="_self"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2014. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{3B51680E-D637-4E6F-A672-734D8D1E21CC}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2015/08/0819-air-products-holds-grand-opening-at-doe-canyon-helium-plant-chinese.aspx</link><title>空气产品公司科罗拉多州氦气工厂盛大开业</title><description>&lt;p&gt;空气产品公司 (Air Products，纽约证券交易所代码：APD)，作为全球领先的氦气生产商，今天在其位于科罗拉多州新的Doe峡谷氦气工厂举行了盛大的开业典礼。该设施是全球唯一一座从以二氧化碳为主的气源中制取氦气的工厂，所生产的氦气将进一步丰富空气产品公司的供应链，以确保为客户提供可靠、稳定的氦气供应。&lt;br /&gt;
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空气产品公司董事长、总裁兼首席执行官Seifi Ghasemi在开业典礼上表示：&amp;ldquo;今天，我们共同庆祝这一前所未有的成就：我们将从自然生成的二氧化碳气源中提取氦气这一重要的气体分子。我要感谢这里的金德摩根公司(Kinder Morgan)为我们提供二氧化碳气源，与我们进行合作。这一项目进一步稳固了空气产品公司业已取得的行业领先地位，并确保我们继续提升过去几十年中在氦气市场已确立的领导地位。&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
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目前，美国生产的氦气主要来源于美国土地管理局的储备系统。然而，该系统的储备正逐步减少并终将耗尽。同时，全球对于氦气的需求很可能还将继续上升，亟需新的氦气来源。空气产品公司位于科罗拉多州的新工厂将对纯化的氦气进行现场液化，再交付给客户。该工厂的氦气年产量预计可达2.3亿标准立方英尺，相当于在当前美国土地管理局系统储备不断下降的情况下，超过该系统15%的氦气供应量。&lt;br /&gt;
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空气产品公司工业气体部执行副总裁兼总经理Corning Painter指出：&amp;ldquo;人们经常会讲&amp;lsquo;跳出思维定式&amp;rsquo;，这就是一个实例。这不仅仅是一座新的液态氦气厂，我们使用了前沿的技术来提取和生产氦气，让它们不白白流失。我们已经采取了一系列的行动致力于成为全球客户最可靠的氦气供应商，Doe峡谷氦气工厂的投产正是其中的一项。&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
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当前，全世界的氦气大部分都是作为天然气（甲烷）开采的副产品而获得的。然而，并不是所有的天然气田都含有氦气，事实上大部分天然气田所含的氦气浓度并不足以支持经济型制取。在这个项目中，二氧化碳是天然气的主要成分，其氦气浓度高，可实现经济型生产。&lt;br /&gt;
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空气产品公司该科罗拉多州的工厂将采用新的技术工艺从二氧化碳气源中生产纯氦气。金德摩根公司运营着Doe峡谷的设施，将二氧化碳气源供应至西德克萨斯州的Permian盆地，用于提高石油采收率。空气产品公司将从气源中提取氦气，并将利用后的二氧化碳归还金德摩根公司，以继续用于其石油开采项目。&lt;br /&gt;
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氦气常用于很多独特且具有高价值的应用中，包括：核磁共振成像、高空科研气球的升空、小型飞艇和欢庆气球、光导纤维和半导体生产、冶金、深潜用的呼吸气氛或独特的血气医疗混合气、分析化学、管道、容器及其它重要设备的加压和吹扫、泄漏检测，以及其它先进的应用。&lt;br /&gt;
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&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）是一家领先的工业气体公司。75年来，该公司为金属、食品与饮料、炼油与石化和天然气液化等制造产业提供空分、工艺和特种气体，以及相关的设备。空气产品公司的材料技术业务板块服务于半导体、聚氨酯、清洁剂与涂料和粘合剂行业。其遍布全球50多个国家和地区的逾2万名员工为所有客户提供可持续性的产品和解决方案，以及卓越的服务，致力于将空气产品公司打造成世界最安全和最佳的工业气体公司。2014财年度，空气产品公司的销售额为104亿美元，在美国上市公司财富500强中排名第276位。欲获得更多信息，请登陆公司中文网站：&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com.cn"&gt;www.airproducts.com.cn&lt;/a&gt;。&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&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2014年9月30日结束。&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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邮件：&lt;a href="mailto:yumi.liu@ebacomms.com"&gt;yumi.liu@ebacomms.com&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{6D3B68BF-0ADA-4800-A7D1-F5B4D833FC8C}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2015/08/0819-air-products-holds-grand-opening-at-doe-canyon-helium-plant-taiwan.aspx</link><title>Air Products科羅拉多州氦氣工廠盛大開幕</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products三福之母公司、全球領先的氦氣生產商Air Products (紐約證券交易所代碼：APD)，今天在其位於美國科羅拉多州Doe峽谷的新氦氣工廠舉行了盛大的開幕典禮。該設施是全球唯一一座從以二氧化碳為主的氣源中製取氦氣的工廠，所生產的氦氣將進一步加強Air Products的供應鏈，以確保為客戶提供可靠、穩定的氦氣供應。&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products主席、總裁兼執行長Seifi Ghasemi在開幕典禮上表示：&amp;ldquo;今天，我們共同慶祝這項前所未有的成就：我們將從自然生成的二氧化碳氣源中提取氦氣這一重要的氣體。我要感謝這裡的金德摩根公司 (Kinder Morgan) 為我們提供二氧化碳氣源，與我們進行合作。這一投資進一步穩固了Air Products已取得的行業領先地位，並確保我們繼續提升過去數十年中在氦氣市場已確立的領導地位。&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
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目前，美國生產的氦氣主要來源於美國土地管理局的儲備系統。然而，該系統的儲備正逐步減少並終將耗盡。同時，全球對於氦氣的需求很可能還將繼續上升，因此，市場極需開發新的氦氣來源。Air Products位於科羅拉多州的新工廠將對純化的氦氣進行現場液化，再交付給客戶。美國土地管理局系統的氦氣儲備正不斷下降，而該工廠的氦氣年產量預計可達2.3億標準立方英尺，即相當於該系統超過15%的氦氣供應量。&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products工業氣體部執行副總裁兼總經理Corning Painter指出：&amp;ldquo;人們經常會說'跳出固定思維模式'，這就是一個實例。這不僅僅是一座新的液態氦氣廠，我們使用了尖端的技術來提取和生產氦氣，讓它們不會白白流失。我們已經採取了一系列的行動，致力成為全球客戶最可信賴的氦氣供應商，Doe峽谷氦氣工廠的投產正是其中之一。&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
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當前，全世界的氦氣大部分都是作為天然氣（甲烷）開採的副產品而獲得的。然而，並不是所有天然氣田都含有氦氣，事實上大部分天然氣田所含的氦氣濃度並不足以進行經濟化的製取。在這個項目中，二氧化碳是天然氣的主要成分，其氦氣濃度高，可實現經濟化的生產。&lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products該科羅拉多州的工廠將採用新的製造技術，從二氧化碳氣源中生產純氦氣。金德摩根公司營運著Doe峽谷的設施，將二氧化碳氣源供應至西德克薩斯州的Permian盆地，用於提高石油採收率。Air Products將從氣源中提取氦氣，並將利用後的二氧化碳歸還金德摩根公司，以繼續用於其石油開採項目。&lt;br /&gt;
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氦氣常用於很多獨特且具有高價值的應用中，包括：核磁共振成像；高空科研氣球、小型飛艇和慶典氣球的升空；光學纖維和半導體生產；冶金；深潛用的呼吸氣體或獨特的血氣醫療混合氣；分析化學；管道、容器及其它重要設備的加壓和吹掃；洩漏檢測；以及其它先進的應用。&lt;br /&gt;
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關於Air Products&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Air Products（紐約證券交易所代碼：APD）是一家領先的工業氣體公司。75年來，該公司為金屬、食品與飲料、煉油與石化和天然氣液化等製造產業提供空氣、製程用和特殊氣體，以及相關的設備。Air Products的材料科技業務服務於半導體、聚氨酯、清潔劑與塗料和膠黏劑行業。其遍布全球50多個國家和地區的逾2萬名員工，為客戶提供永續性產品和解決方案以及卓越的服務，致力於將Air Products打造成世界最安全和最佳的工業氣體公司。2014會計年度，Air Products的銷售額為104億美元，在美國《財富》雜誌全球500大企業中排名第276位。欲獲得更多信息，請瀏覽公司中文網站：&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;註釋：此新聞稿中可能包含1995年《私人證券訴訟改革法案》中所界定的一些前瞻性陳述。這些前瞻性陳述基於本新聞稿發布日期時管理層關於重大風險因素的預期和假設所作出。由於管理層可能沒有預期到一些因素，請以實際情況為準，這些因素包括公司10K表中的風險因素，因為本會計年度已於2014年9月30日結束。&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{A5F2F6C1-A296-4A56-9439-A89AB21EF1AE}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2015/04/0428-poutove-balonky-mohou-byt-nebezpecne-prodejci-je-plni-traskavym-vodikem.aspx</link><title>Pouťové balonky mohou být nebezpečné, prodejci je plní třaskavým vodíkem</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Začala sez&amp;oacute;na pout&amp;iacute; a kromě st&amp;aacute;le moderněj&amp;scaron;&amp;iacute;ch atrakc&amp;iacute;, houpaček a kolotočů k nim neodmyslitelně patř&amp;iacute; tak&amp;eacute; pouťov&amp;eacute; balonky. Pamětn&amp;iacute;kům už sotva někdo uvěř&amp;iacute;, že se je&amp;scaron;tě před třiceti lety obyčejn&amp;yacute;m lehk&amp;yacute;m plynem nafouknut&amp;yacute; balonek prod&amp;aacute;val za p&amp;aacute;r korun, dnes je to dvacetkr&amp;aacute;t i čtyřicetkr&amp;aacute;t tolik. Ani vysok&amp;aacute; cena v&amp;scaron;ak nemus&amp;iacute; b&amp;yacute;t z&amp;aacute;rukou bezpeč&amp;iacute; a odborn&amp;iacute;ci varuj&amp;iacute; před balonky, kter&amp;eacute; jsou plněn&amp;eacute; třaskav&amp;yacute;m vod&amp;iacute;kem: mohou explodovat a způsobit v&amp;aacute;žn&amp;eacute; zraněn&amp;iacute;.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;St&amp;aacute;le častěji se totiž vyskytuj&amp;iacute; př&amp;iacute;pady, kdy prodejci, ve snaze u&amp;scaron;etřit p&amp;aacute;r korun, pln&amp;iacute; balonky nam&amp;iacute;sto bezpečn&amp;eacute;ho helia v&amp;yacute;bu&amp;scaron;n&amp;yacute;m vod&amp;iacute;kem. Přitom bezpečn&amp;eacute;ho helia, kter&amp;eacute; se pro plněn&amp;iacute; v balonc&amp;iacute;ch prod&amp;aacute;v&amp;aacute; pod obchodn&amp;iacute;m n&amp;aacute;zvem Balloonium, je na trhu dostatek. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;V posledn&amp;iacute;m roce z&amp;aacute;jem o Balloonium mezi provozovateli st&amp;aacute;nků poklesl t&amp;eacute;měř o čtvrtinu. Vzhledem k tomu, že balonků se rozhodně m&amp;eacute;ně neprod&amp;aacute;v&amp;aacute;, vysvětlujeme si to t&amp;iacute;m, že obchodn&amp;iacute;ci použ&amp;iacute;vaj&amp;iacute; k jejich plněn&amp;iacute; m&amp;iacute;sto helia i vod&amp;iacute;k,&amp;ldquo; tvrd&amp;iacute; Ing. Roman Kr&amp;aacute;l, manažer pro maloobchod ze společnosti Air Products, což je jeden z největ&amp;scaron;&amp;iacute;ch světov&amp;yacute;ch v&amp;yacute;robců a dodavatelů technick&amp;yacute;ch plynů. &lt;br /&gt;
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O tom, že se radost z balonku může ve zlomku sekundy proměnit ve zdě&amp;scaron;en&amp;iacute; a bolest, svědč&amp;iacute; několik př&amp;iacute;padů z minulosti. Dvan&amp;aacute;ctilet&amp;eacute; d&amp;iacute;vce ze severn&amp;iacute; Moravy doma vybuchl nafukovac&amp;iacute; balonek zakoupen&amp;yacute; v tržnici a způsobil j&amp;iacute; pop&amp;aacute;leniny obličeje a krku. Medi&amp;aacute;lně zn&amp;aacute;m&amp;yacute; byl př&amp;iacute;pad německ&amp;yacute;ch turistů, kteř&amp;iacute; si v Děč&amp;iacute;ně koupili dva pouťov&amp;eacute; balonky naplněn&amp;eacute; vod&amp;iacute;kem. Ty jim ov&amp;scaron;em v autě po 100 metrech j&amp;iacute;zdy explodovaly, poničily vůz a jedn&amp;eacute; z cestuj&amp;iacute;c&amp;iacute;ch r&amp;aacute;na trvale po&amp;scaron;kodila sluch. N&amp;aacute;sleduj&amp;iacute;c&amp;iacute; žaloba o od&amp;scaron;kodn&amp;eacute; skončila až u &amp;Uacute;stavn&amp;iacute;ho soudu. &lt;br /&gt;
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S pop&amp;aacute;leninami způsoben&amp;yacute;mi balonky naplněn&amp;yacute;mi v&amp;yacute;bu&amp;scaron;n&amp;yacute;mi plyny se ve sv&amp;eacute; praxi setkala MUDr. Zuzana Kapounkov&amp;aacute; z kliniky pop&amp;aacute;leninov&amp;eacute; medic&amp;iacute;ny Fakultn&amp;iacute; nemocnice Kr&amp;aacute;lovsk&amp;eacute; Vinohrady. &amp;bdquo;Nejhor&amp;scaron;&amp;iacute; jsou pop&amp;aacute;leniny v oblasti obličeje a rukou, k nimž nejčastěji doch&amp;aacute;z&amp;iacute; při explozi balonku v uzavřen&amp;eacute;m prostoru. Takov&amp;aacute; zraněn&amp;iacute; pak mohou m&amp;iacute;t trval&amp;eacute; n&amp;aacute;sledky,&amp;ldquo; řekla MUDr. Zuzana Kapounkov&amp;aacute;. &lt;br /&gt;
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Povinnost plnit balonky heliem stanov&amp;iacute; zvl&amp;aacute;&amp;scaron;tn&amp;iacute; technick&amp;yacute; předpis TPG 401 01, o kter&amp;eacute;m někteř&amp;iacute; prodejci začali tvrdit, že byl ke konci loňsk&amp;eacute;ho roku zru&amp;scaron;en, takže podle jejich v&amp;yacute;kladu teď mohou balonky plnit vod&amp;iacute;kem zcela leg&amp;aacute;lně. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;Z ned&amp;aacute;vn&amp;eacute;ho sdělen&amp;iacute; Česk&amp;eacute;ho plyn&amp;aacute;rensk&amp;eacute;ho svazu adresovan&amp;eacute;ho Česk&amp;eacute; asociaci technick&amp;yacute;ch plynů v&amp;scaron;ak vypl&amp;yacute;v&amp;aacute;, že předpis TPG 401 01 t&amp;yacute;kaj&amp;iacute;c&amp;iacute; se použit&amp;iacute; technick&amp;yacute;ch plynů pro plněn&amp;iacute; balonků je zru&amp;scaron;en pouze podm&amp;iacute;nečně, a to až do doby vyd&amp;aacute;n&amp;iacute; ČSN 07 8304 doplněn&amp;eacute; o ustanoven&amp;iacute; ře&amp;scaron;&amp;iacute;c&amp;iacute; tuto problematiku. V současn&amp;eacute; době je tedy původn&amp;iacute; předpis st&amp;aacute;le platn&amp;yacute;,&amp;ldquo; vysvětluje Jiř&amp;iacute; Chmel, konzultant Česk&amp;eacute; asociace technick&amp;yacute;ch plynů, kter&amp;yacute; se dlouhodobě pod&amp;iacute;l&amp;iacute; na ře&amp;scaron;en&amp;iacute; pož&amp;aacute;rn&amp;iacute; bezpečnosti v oblasti problematiky plynů. &lt;br /&gt;
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Kontrolou prodejců balonků se dlouhodobě zab&amp;yacute;v&amp;aacute; Česk&amp;aacute; obchodn&amp;iacute; inspekce. &amp;bdquo;V leto&amp;scaron;n&amp;iacute;m roce jsme v r&amp;aacute;mci pražsk&amp;eacute; Matějsk&amp;eacute; poutě zkontrolovali tři prodejce balonků, tedy v&amp;scaron;echny, kteř&amp;iacute; se v čase kontroly na pouti nach&amp;aacute;zeli. V&amp;yacute;sledky kontrol byly v poř&amp;aacute;dky &amp;ndash; v&amp;scaron;echny balonky byly plněn&amp;eacute; heliem. Teď nast&amp;aacute;v&amp;aacute; obdob&amp;iacute; region&amp;aacute;ln&amp;iacute;ch pout&amp;iacute; a tak&amp;eacute; na nich se ve zv&amp;yacute;&amp;scaron;en&amp;eacute; m&amp;iacute;ře zaměř&amp;iacute;me na to, č&amp;iacute;m prodejci pln&amp;iacute; balonky,&amp;ldquo; ř&amp;iacute;k&amp;aacute; mluvč&amp;iacute; ČOI Jiř&amp;iacute; Fr&amp;ouml;hlich. &lt;br /&gt;
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V každ&amp;eacute;m př&amp;iacute;padě v&amp;scaron;ichni osloven&amp;iacute; odborn&amp;iacute;ci z&amp;aacute;kazn&amp;iacute;kům doporučuj&amp;iacute;, aby se při n&amp;aacute;kupu balonků vždy ujistili, jak&amp;yacute;m plynem balonky naplnil. A v př&amp;iacute;padě, že si nejsou jisti, aby takov&amp;eacute; balonky rozhodně neuchov&amp;aacute;vali v uzavřen&amp;eacute;m prostoru. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;O společnosti Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Air Products (NYSE:APD) je jednou z předn&amp;iacute;ch světov&amp;yacute;ch společnost&amp;iacute; dod&amp;aacute;vaj&amp;iacute;c&amp;iacute;ch průmyslov&amp;eacute; plyny. T&amp;eacute;měř 75 let z&amp;aacute;sobuje atmosf&amp;eacute;rick&amp;yacute;mi, procesn&amp;iacute;mi a speci&amp;aacute;ln&amp;iacute;mi plyny a souvisej&amp;iacute;c&amp;iacute;mi zař&amp;iacute;zen&amp;iacute;mi z&amp;aacute;kazn&amp;iacute;ky z odvětv&amp;iacute; průmyslov&amp;eacute; metalurgie, potravin a n&amp;aacute;pojů, rafin&amp;eacute;rsk&amp;eacute;ho a petrochemick&amp;eacute;ho průmyslu a rovněž v průmyslu zkapalňov&amp;aacute;n&amp;iacute; zemn&amp;iacute;ho plynu. Technologie Air Products se využ&amp;iacute;vaj&amp;iacute; rovněž při v&amp;yacute;robě polovodičů, polyuretanu, čistic&amp;iacute;ch prostředků, lepidel a materi&amp;aacute;lů pro povrchov&amp;eacute; &amp;uacute;pravy. V&amp;iacute;ce než 20 tis&amp;iacute;c zaměstnanců v pades&amp;aacute;ti zem&amp;iacute;ch světa usiluje o to, aby se Air Products stala nejbezpečněj&amp;scaron;&amp;iacute; a současně nejefektivněj&amp;scaron;&amp;iacute; plyn&amp;aacute;renskou společnost&amp;iacute; na světě a současně aby poskytovala sv&amp;yacute;m z&amp;aacute;kazn&amp;iacute;kům ty nejlep&amp;scaron;&amp;iacute; služby. Ve fisk&amp;aacute;ln&amp;iacute;m roce 2014 dos&amp;aacute;hla společnost Air Products tržeb ve v&amp;yacute;&amp;scaron;i 10,4 miliardy americk&amp;yacute;ch dolarů a um&amp;iacute;stila se na 276. m&amp;iacute;stě každoročn&amp;iacute;ho žebř&amp;iacute;čku veřejně obchodovateln&amp;yacute;ch společnost&amp;iacute; Fortune 500. V&amp;iacute;ce informac&amp;iacute; naleznete na: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Pro dal&amp;scaron;&amp;iacute; informace laskavě kontaktujte: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jaroslav.major@hkstrategies.com"&gt;Jaroslav Maj&lt;/a&gt;or, Senior Consultant&lt;br /&gt;
Hill+Knowlton Strategies &lt;br /&gt;
T: (+420) 603 491 311&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2015 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{DE56226D-4E9E-4E12-9DB3-5A3AC5B6E355}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2014/09/0915-air-products-announces-north-american-price-increase-for-liquid-and-bulk-industiral-gases.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces North American Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Industrial Gas Products</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Effective October 1, 2014, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will increase product pricing and monthly service charges for merchant customers in North America. The pricing adjustments include increases of: &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Up to 15% for liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid and bulk hydrogen, helium and bulk carbon monoxide&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Up to 20% for liquid carbon dioxide&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;li&gt;Up to 25% for liquid argon&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Some price adjustments may be outside of these ranges based on other specific situations. &lt;br /&gt;
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The price adjustments are in response to several factors including supply and demand imbalances which drive-up production and product distribution costs, increases in operating expenses for natural gas and electrical power, plant maintenance, and employee labor and benefits. Additionally, Air Products continues to make significant investment in infrastructure, technologies, and productivity programs aimed at improving the reliability, safety, and cost efficiency of its operations. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Sep 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{098F147A-81FB-4067-B6D9-9431A5741B22}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2014/06/0611-air-products-and-matheson-helium-production-begins-in-wyoming.aspx</link><title>Air Products and MATHESON Helium Production Begins in Wyoming</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE: &lt;a href="/investors/stock-information.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;APD&lt;/a&gt;) and Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. (MATHESON), a member of the Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC) group, today announced that production operations have begun with the filling and shipping of the first two 11,000 gallon helium ISO containers from their jointly-owned liquid&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/products/Gases/Helium.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;helium&lt;/a&gt; production plant near Big Piney, Wyoming. The plant is designed to produce 200 million standard cubic feet of helium per year initially, with expectations for future expansion to 400 million standard cubic feet per year. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;img width="215" height="161" style="float: left; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px;" alt="Big Piney helium plant employees stand with the first two liquid helium containers that have been loaded at the new Air Products-MATHESON helium facility." align="left" src="/~/media/Images/inline/Company/news-center/2014/2014-06-11-big-piney-helium-plant.jpg?la=en" /&gt;The Big Piney helium facility purifies and liquefies a helium feedgas stream that is supplied by Denbury Resources&amp;rsquo; Riley Ridge gas processing plant. The Denbury plant processes a raw gas stream produced from the LaBarge Field in Wyoming, one of the largest helium-rich gas fields in the United States. The LaBarge Field is believed to contain sufficient helium reserves to support production for decades. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;This plant is beginning production operations at a good time as both suppliers and manufacturing end-users of helium are still recovering from a global helium supply shortage. Big Piney alone won&amp;rsquo;t solve the supply issue, but it will help to provide additional helium at this critical time. Going forward, the Big Piney plant will further diversify our helium source portfolio in our efforts to reliably serve our customers,&amp;rdquo; said Walter Nelson, general manager - Worldwide Helium at Air Products. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products has pioneered many of the helium extraction, production, distribution and storage technologies used in the industry today.&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/~/media/downloads/brochure/G/en-go-with-the-global-leader-in-helium-brochure.pdf?la=en" target="_blank"&gt;Air Products maintains the world&amp;rsquo;s largest helium production and distribution system&lt;/a&gt; and operates numerous facilities around the world. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;Helium produced at the Big Piney plant will help to ensure long-term security of supply for MATHESON&amp;rsquo;s existing helium customers, and provides us with an exciting opportunity to expand our business. Big Piney&amp;rsquo;s location in southwest Wyoming, close to our existing supply from ExxonMobil, provides logistics synergies and promotes a stable, efficient and reliable supply chain to serve our customers located in the U.S. and abroad,&amp;rdquo; said John Bigham, vice president, Global Helium for MATHESON. &lt;br /&gt;
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MATHESON manages the global helium business of TNSC under the name MATHESON Global Helium. TNSC is the leading helium supplier in Japan, and is one of only five major industrial gas companies in the world with direct access to helium sources. &lt;br /&gt;
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Helium is used in many unique and valued applications including:&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/industries/Medical/Hospitals/product-list/mri-magnet-cooling-and-filling-hospitals.aspx?itemId=CA1B1197655D452CA1184436482E5073" target="_blank"&gt;magnetic resonance imaging&lt;/a&gt; (MRI); lifting for high altitude scientific research balloons, blimps and &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/industries/Leisure-Recreation/Balloon-Inflation.aspx" target="_blank"&gt;party balloons&lt;/a&gt;; fiber optics and &lt;a href="/industries/Semiconductors.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release"&gt;semiconductor manufacturing&lt;/a&gt;; &lt;a href="/industries/Metals.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;metallurgy&lt;/a&gt;; breathing atmospheres for deep diving or unique blood gas medical mixtures;&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/industries/Analytical-Laboratories.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;analytical&lt;/a&gt; chemistry; pressurizing and purging pipes, vessels, and other critical equipment; leak detection; and other advanced applications. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&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. Recognized as one of the world&amp;rsquo;s most innovative companies by both Thomson Reuters and Forbes magazine, more than 21,000 employees in over 50 countries supply effective 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 2013, Air Products had sales of $10.2 billion. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;About Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. is a single source for industrial, medical, specialty and electronic gases, gas handling equipment, high performance purification systems, engineering and gas management services, and on-site gas generation with a mission to deliver innovative solutions for global customer requirements. Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc. is the largest subsidiary of Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, one of the top five suppliers of industrial, specialty, and electronics gases in the world. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.mathesongas.com"&gt;www.mathesongas.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2013. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Media Inquiries: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;(MATHESON) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:jmolnar@mathesongas.com"&gt;John Molnar&lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Tel: (908) 991-9317&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2014 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{61B8BA8D-7FFC-4694-933D-708267E535F8}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2014/02/0218-rady-janusza-pazdziory-eksperta-air-products-dotyczace-produkcji-sniegu.aspx</link><title>Śnieg można wyprodukować nawet na Saharze!</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Firma Air Products, największy dostawca gaz&amp;oacute;w technicznych w Polsce, od lat wspiera organizator&amp;oacute;w zimowych zawod&amp;oacute;w sportowych na świecie dostarczając gazy techniczne do produkcji śniegu oraz technologię służącą do mrożenia rozbiegu skoczni narciarskich. Dzięki tej wsp&amp;oacute;łpracy udało się dotychczas przeprowadzić liczne imprezy zimowe w niekoniecznie zimowych warunkach. &lt;br /&gt;
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W sytuacji, gdy brakuje wystarczającej ilości śniegu lub, kiedy pogoda nie sprzyja utrzymaniu się odpowiedniej ilości naturalnej pokrywy śnieżnej, może zachodzić potrzeba wyprodukowania śniegu. Janusz Paździora, specjalista Air Products ds. kriogeniki radzi jak można tego dokonać. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;Do wyprodukowania śniegu niezbędne są trzy składniki: woda, sprężone powietrze oraz ciekły azot. Jeżeli są dostępne, w&amp;oacute;wczas śnieg można wyprodukować nawet na Saharze! Oczywiście na pustyni utrzyma się on kr&amp;oacute;cej, niż w strefie umiarkowanej. Jednak przy temperaturze powietrza wynoszącej 16-17 stopni Celsjusza oraz standardowej temperaturze śniegu wynoszącej około -8 stopni Celsjusza, powinien się on utrzymać dwa lub trzy dni. Jeżeli organizatorzy zawod&amp;oacute;w dysponują odpowiednią infrastrukturą, wtedy śnieg może być produkowany na bieżąco&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; m&amp;oacute;wi Janusz Paździora. &lt;br /&gt;
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Co ważne, śnieg produkowany przy pomocy takiej technologii nie zawiera żadnych chemikali&amp;oacute;w, jest więc identyczny z naturalnym. Sam proces produkcji śniegu polega na podawaniu przez dysze bardzo zimnego gazu (ciekłego azotu o temperaturze -196 stopni) do mieszanki sprężonego powietrza i wody. W zależności od dobranych parametr&amp;oacute;w, a konkretnie ciśnienia sprężonego powietrza, można uzyskać śnieg o bardzo małych kryształkach, twardy i wytrzymały, kt&amp;oacute;ry idealnie nadaje się do uprawiania narciarstwa. Wydajność tej technologii sięga nawet 100 m3 śniegu na godzinę. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;Istnieje też technologia służąca do zamrażania rozbiegu skoczni narciarskich. System do spryskiwania tor&amp;oacute;w na zimno r&amp;oacute;wnież wykorzystuje ciekły azot o temperaturze -196 stopni Celsjusza. Urządzenie zostało opracowane przez Air Products w 2007 roku, kiedy dodatnie temperatury zagrażały organizacji Pucharu Świata w Zakopanem. Dzięki niemu nawet przy niesprzyjających warunkach pogodowych kibice mogą cieszyć się tą spektakularna dyscypliną. W ostatnich latach nasza firma kilkakrotnie wspierała organizator&amp;oacute;w Pucharu Świata w skokach narciarskich. Ostatnio dostarczyliśmy ciekły azot oraz technologię Air Products do zamrażania tor&amp;oacute;w na potrzeby konkursu skok&amp;oacute;w narciarskich mi in. w Wiśle 16 stycznia i w Zakopanem 18-19 stycznia br.&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; dodaje Janusz Paździora. &lt;br /&gt;
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Zamrażanie rozbiegu skoczni w Wiśle trwało dwa dni. Do tego celu Air Products wykorzystało 1000 litr&amp;oacute;w ciekłego azotu oraz autorski system do spryskiwania tor&amp;oacute;w na zimno. Firma przekazała także zbiorniki z ciekłym azotem, a jej pracownicy zaangażowali się w proces przygotowania rozbiegu skoczni. Komitet organizacyjny Pucharu Świata w skokach narciarskich w Polsce wielokrotnie prosił firmę Air Products o możliwość wsparcia przy mrożeniu rozbiegu skoczni. Specjaliści Air Products byli zawsze w gotowości na wypadek, gdyby zaszła potrzeba wykorzystania w tym celu ciekłego azotu. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&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 zr&amp;oacute;wnoważonego rozwoju. Air Products jest notowany w rankingach najbardziej innowacyjnych na świecie firm opracowanych przez Thomson Reuters i Forbes. Ponad 21 tysięcy pracownik&amp;oacute;w Air Products w ponad 50 krajach dostarcza innowacyjne rozwiązania: p&amp;oacute;łprzewodniki, wod&amp;oacute;r wykorzystywany w rafineriach, procesy gazyfikacji węgla, skraplanie gazu ziemnego oraz zaawansowane powłoki i kleje. Korzystają z nich klienci z sektor&amp;oacute;w energetycznego, ochrony środowiska oraz prowadzący działalność na rozwijających się rynkach. W roku fiskalnym 2013 przychody ze sprzedaży Air Products wyniosły 10,2 miliarda dolar&amp;oacute;w amerykańskich. 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, kt&amp;oacute;ra prowadzi działalność w Polsce od ponad 20 lat, konsekwentnie wdraża strategię rozwoju opartą na starannie dobranych inwestycjach. Po przejęciu BOC Gazy w 2007 roku Air Products stał się największym producentem gaz&amp;oacute;w technicznych w Polsce. Dodatkowe informacje dostępne są pod adresem: &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com.pl"&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.airproducts.com.pl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kontakt dla medi&amp;oacute;w:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:jsoroczynski@questiapr.pl"&gt;Jarosław Soroczyński &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&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;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Feb 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{284C99B6-9888-4D8B-AEFB-26F0F5FBF9EF}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2014/01/0117-air-products-friert-skisprungschanzen-fur-fis-weltcup-in-polen-ein.aspx</link><title>Air Products friert Skisprungschanzen für FIS-Weltcup in Polen ein</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products, der gr&amp;ouml;&amp;szlig;te Anbieter von Industriegasen in Polen, unterst&amp;uuml;tzt die Organisatoren des FIS-Weltcup-Skispringens bei den Wettk&amp;auml;mpfen im polnischen Wisła und Zakopane. Die Temperaturen in Wisła sind k&amp;uuml;rzlich &amp;uuml;ber Null Grad Celsius angestiegen, was den Weltcup am 16. Januar 2014 m&amp;ouml;glicherweise verhindert h&amp;auml;tte. Die Experten von Air Products haben daher &lt;img width="215" height="183" style="float: left; margin-left: 6px; margin-right: 6px;" alt="FIS-Weltcup skischanze und Stickstofftank von Air Products" align="left" src="/~/media/Images/inline/Company/news-center/2014/2014-01-17-fis-world-cup-ski-jump.jpg?la=en" /&gt;fl&amp;uuml;ssigen Stickstoff und ein selbst entwickeltes kryogenes Eind&amp;uuml;ssystem eingesetzt, um die Sprungschanze in Wisła f&amp;uuml;r den Weltcup k&amp;uuml;nstlich einzufrieren. Air Products gefriert ebenfalls die Schanze in Zakopane, damit der Weltcup dort ab Samstag, 18. Januar, stattfinden kann. &lt;br /&gt;
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Um eine Sprungschanze wettkampftauglich zu machen, ben&amp;ouml;tigen die Spezialisten von Air Products rund zwei Tage. Dabei setzen sie etwa 1.000 Liter fl&amp;uuml;ssigen Stickstoff im Air Products-kryogenes Eind&amp;uuml;ssystem ein. Auch an den Wettkampftagen halten sie sich bereit, f&amp;uuml;r den Fall, dass die Temperaturen wieder &amp;uuml;ber den Gefrierpunkt steigen. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;Wir sch&amp;auml;tzen die Hilfe von Air Products beim Einfrieren der Schanze Wisła f&amp;uuml;r den Skisprung-Weltcup. Unserem polnischen Ski-Team dr&amp;uuml;cken wir die Daumen&amp;ldquo;, kommentiert Andrzej Wąsowicz, Pr&amp;auml;sident des Weltcup-Organisationskomitees in Wisła. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;Uuml;ber den Einsatz freut sich auch Piotr Wieczorek, General Manager Central Europe bei Air Products: &amp;bdquo;Es ist uns eine Ehre, die Organisatoren des FIS-Weltcups in Polen erneut zu unterst&amp;uuml;tzen. Wenn die Temperaturen in den Plus-Bereich klettern, sind die Skisprung-Fans trotzdem noch in der Lage, diesen spektakul&amp;auml;ren Sport zu genie&amp;szlig;en, der so viele Fans in Polen hat.&amp;ldquo; &lt;br /&gt;
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F&amp;uuml;r das kryogene Eind&amp;uuml;ssystem verwendet Air Products fl&amp;uuml;ssigen Stickstoff mit einer Temperatur von -196 Grad Celsius, um eine Sprungschanze zu frosten. Das System entwickelte Air Products 2007, als ein FIS-Weltcup-Skispringen in Zakopane ebenfalls durch zu hohe Temperaturen gef&amp;auml;hrdet war. Zu dieser Zeit versorgte Air Products die Weltcup-Organisatoren auch mit Fl&amp;uuml;ssigstickstofftanks und organisierte das Einfrieren der Schanze. Nach dem Wettkampf wurde Air Products mit der Auszeichnung &amp;bdquo;Bester F&amp;ouml;rderer des Skisprung-Weltcups&amp;ldquo; geehrt. &lt;br /&gt;
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Die Organisatoren des FIS-Weltcups in Polen haben Air Products seitdem bei zahlreichen Gelegenheiten beauftragt, sie durch das Einfrieren der Skisprungschanzen zu unterst&amp;uuml;tzen. Wenn fl&amp;uuml;ssiger Stickstoff ben&amp;ouml;tigt wurde, war Air Products stets in der Lage, zu helfen. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;Uuml;ber Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) ist einer der f&amp;uuml;hrenden Anbieter von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen, Technologien und dazugeh&amp;ouml;rigen Dienstleistungen. Der Industriegasespezialist wurde von Thomson Reuters und dem Forbes Magazin als eines der weltweit innovativsten Unternehmen ausgezeichnet und erm&amp;ouml;glicht seinen Kunden seit &amp;uuml;ber 70 Jahren, Produkte und Prozesse produktiver, energieeffizienter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Mehr als 21.000 Mitarbeiter in &amp;uuml;ber 50 L&amp;auml;ndern entwickeln innovative L&amp;ouml;sungen in den Bereichen &amp;sbquo;Energie&amp;rsquo; und &amp;sbquo;Umwelt&amp;rsquo; sowie f&amp;uuml;r Wachstumsm&amp;auml;rkte wie die Halbleiterindustrie, Wasserstofferzeugung, Kohlevergasung, Erdgasverfl&amp;uuml;ssigung und moderne Schicht- und Klebstoffe. Air Products erzielte im Gesch&amp;auml;ftsjahr 2013 einen Umsatz von rund 10,2 Milliarden US-Dollar. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.de"&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.airproducts.de&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Pressekontakt&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:s.krappmann@script-com.de"&gt;Simon Krappmann &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Script Corporate+Public Communication &lt;br /&gt;
Bettinastra&amp;szlig;e 53-55 &lt;br /&gt;
60325 Frankfurt am Main &lt;br /&gt;
Tel.: +49 69 7191389 - 36 &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{5F03DC71-EE4E-400C-8280-B18145EB40CA}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2014/01/0115-air-products-mrozi-skocznie-na-zawody-pucharu-swiata-w-wisle-i-zakopanem.aspx</link><title>Air Products mrozi skocznię na zawody Pucharu Świata w Wiśle i Zakopanem! </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Firma Air Products, największy dostawca gaz&amp;oacute;w technicznych w Polsce, wspiera organizator&amp;oacute;w Pucharu Świata w skokach narciarskich, kt&amp;oacute;ry odbędzie się w najbliższy czwartek, 16 stycznia br. w Wiśle. Z uwagi na dodatnią temperaturę powietrza w ostatnim czasie, kt&amp;oacute;ra mogłaby uniemożliwić organizację Pucharu Świata, specjaliści z firmy Air Products przygotowują rozbieg skoczni narciarskiej im. Adama Małysza w Wiśle-Malince przy użyciu ciekłego azotu oraz systemu do spryskiwania tor&amp;oacute;w na zimno. Air Products przygotuje także rozbieg Wielkiej Krokwi na konkurs Pucharu Świata w skokach narciarskich, kt&amp;oacute;ry odbędzie się w Zakopanem w dniach 18-19 stycznia br. &lt;br /&gt;
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Zamrażanie rozbiegu skoczni w Wiśle na zawody Pucharu Świata w skokach narciarskich potrwa dwa dni. Do tego celu zostanie wykorzystanych 1 000 litr&amp;oacute;w ciekłego azotu oraz system do spryskiwania tor&amp;oacute;w na zimno firmy Air Products. Specjaliści Air Products będą też w pogotowiu w czasie zawod&amp;oacute;w Pucharu Świata w Wiśle i Zakopanem na wypadek, gdyby temperatura powietrza wzrosła powyżej zera stopni Celsjusza. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;Cieszymy się, że Air Products pomaga nam zamrozić rozbieg skoczni narciarskiej w Wiśle na zawody Pucharu Świata. Teraz trzymamy kciuki za wyniki polskiej reprezentacji&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; powiedział Andrzej Wąsowicz, przewodniczący komitetu organizacyjnego zawod&amp;oacute;w Pucharu Świata w Wiśle. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;To dla nas zaszczyt, że możemy po raz kolejny wspierać organizator&amp;oacute;w Pucharu Świata w skokach narciarskich w Polsce. Dzięki temu nawet w sytuacji dodatniej temperatury powietrza kibice będą mogli cieszyć się tą widowiskową i uwielbianą w Polsce dyscypliną sportową. Będziemy kibicować polskiej reprezentacji&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; powiedział Piotr Wieczorek, prezes zarządu i dyrektor generalny Air Products na obszar Europy Centralnej. &lt;br /&gt;
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System do spryskiwania tor&amp;oacute;w na zimno, to urządzenie służące do zamrażania rozbiegu skoczni ciekłym azotem o temperaturze -196 stopni Celsjusza. Urządzenie zostało wykonane przez firmę Air Products, kiedy to dodatnie temperatury zagrażały organizacji Pucharu Świata w Zakopanem w 2007 roku. Firma przekazała także zbiorniki z ciekłym azotem, a jej pracownicy zaangażowali się w proces przygotowania rozbiegu skoczni. W&amp;oacute;wczas, po zakończeniu udanego sezonu narciarskiego, firma Air Products została nagrodzona pucharem dla najlepszej firmy wspierającej Puchar Świata w skokach narciarskich. &lt;br /&gt;
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Komitet organizacyjny Pucharu Świata w skokach narciarskich w Polsce wielokrotnie prosił firmę Air Products o możliwość wsparcia przy mrożeniu rozbiegu skoczni. Specjaliści Air Products byli zawsze w gotowości na wypadek, gdyby zaszła potrzeba wykorzystania w tym celu ciekłego azotu. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Informacje o Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&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 zr&amp;oacute;wnoważonego rozwoju. Air Products jest notowany w rankingach najbardziej innowacyjnych na świecie firm opracowanych przez Thomson Reuters i Forbes. Ponad 21 tysięcy pracownik&amp;oacute;w Air Products w ponad 50 krajach dostarcza innowacyjne rozwiązania: p&amp;oacute;łprzewodniki, wod&amp;oacute;r wykorzystywany w rafineriach, procesy gazyfikacji węgla, skraplanie gazu ziemnego oraz zaawansowane powłoki i kleje. Korzystają z nich klienci z sektor&amp;oacute;w energetycznego, ochrony środowiska oraz prowadzący działalność na rozwijających się rynkach. W roku fiskalnym 2013 przychody ze sprzedaży Air Products wyniosły 10,2 miliarda dolar&amp;oacute;w amerykańskich. 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, kt&amp;oacute;ra prowadzi działalność w Polsce od ponad 20 lat, konsekwentnie wdraża strategię rozwoju opartą na starannie dobranych inwestycjach. Po przejęciu BOC Gazy w 2007 roku Air Products stał się największym producentem gaz&amp;oacute;w technicznych w Polsce. Dodatkowe informacje są dostępne pod adresem &lt;/em&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com.pl"&gt;&lt;em&gt;www.airproducts.com.pl&lt;/em&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;strong&gt;Kontakt dla medi&amp;oacute;w:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:jsoroczynski@questiapr.pl"&gt;Jarosław Soroczyński &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&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;</description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jan 2014 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{A660A457-DC00-44FD-A940-2DDF3C0C930A}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/10/1028-air-products-thinks-outside-the-box-in-obtaining-new-helium-source.aspx</link><title>Air Products "Thinks Outside-the-Box" in Obtaining New Helium Source</title><description>&lt;p&gt;At a time when both suppliers and manufacturing end-users of helium continue to face a critical supply shortage, Air Products (NYSE: &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://investors.airproducts.com/phoenix.zhtml?c=92444&amp;amp;p=irol-stockquote"&gt;APD&lt;/a&gt;), a global leader in helium production, continues to take actions to improve future supply reliability for its customers by &amp;ldquo;thinking outside-the-box&amp;rdquo; to develop new source opportunities. Air Products today announced a new project targeting the extraction of &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.airproducts.com/products/Gases/Helium.aspx"&gt;helium&lt;/a&gt; from a naturally occurring underground carbon dioxide (CO2) gas source that is being processed by Kinder Morgan CO2 Company, LP at a facility in Doe Canyon, Colorado.  Helium production at Doe Canyon is expected to begin in the spring of 2015.&lt;br /&gt;
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The project will use a new technology process cycle to produce pure helium from the CO2 stream that contains recoverable amounts of helium.  Kinder Morgan supplies this CO2 to the Permian Basin in West Texas where the CO2 is used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR). Air Products will extract the helium and return the CO2 stream to Kinder Morgan for its intended EOR use.  The purified helium will be liquefied on-site for subsequent delivery to Air Products&amp;rsquo; customers.&lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;This is an innovative project and we see this as an opportunity to leverage our proprietary technology for future CO2 on-purpose helium extraction projects.  This is a critical step in finding new sources of helium at a time when there is a global shortage,&amp;rdquo; said Walter Nelson, director - Helium Sourcing at Air Products.  &amp;ldquo;Many people are aware that helium is a by-product of natural gas processing; however, not all natural gas fields contain helium in high enough concentrations to make it economical for extraction.  Combine that with the fact that the existing Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helium reserve is a finite supply, and it becomes quite clear that it is essential to always be looking for novel ways to secure more helium. This project demonstrates our commitment to our customers.&amp;rdquo;&lt;br /&gt;
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Once onstream, the Doe Canyon helium plant would be the only one in the world extracting helium from a gas stream composed primarily of CO2.  Air Products&amp;rsquo; Doe Canyon helium plant is expected to produce up to 230 million standard cubic feet per year, replacing more than 15% of the current BLM reserve helium supply as that system declines.   &amp;ldquo;Doe Canyon alone won&amp;rsquo;t provide the full answer to the supply issue, but it is a positive step in the right direction,&amp;rdquo; Nelson said. &lt;br /&gt;
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Earlier this month Air Products applauded the &lt;a target="_blank" href="http://www.airproducts.com/company/news-center/2013/10/1003-air-products-applauds-approval-of-helium-legislation.aspx"&gt;United States&amp;rsquo; government for passing vital legislation&lt;/a&gt; for the continuation of helium supply from the BLM reserve in Amarillo, Texas, which currently provides 30 percent of the world&amp;rsquo;s helium. The continued supply from the BLM reserve provides a bridge for new helium projects like Doe Canyon to be developed and brought onstream.  Another new project is Air Products&amp;rsquo; jointly-owned liquid helium production plant near Big Piney, Wyoming, which is designed to process natural gas from the Riley Ridge Field, one of the largest helium-rich natural gas fields in the U.S.  The Riley Ridge field is believed to contain sufficient helium reserves to support production for decades. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products has pioneered many of the helium extraction, production, distribution and storage technologies used in the industry today and operates numerous facilities around the world. &lt;br /&gt;
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Helium is used in many unique and valued applications including: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); lifting for high altitude scientific research balloons, blimps and party balloons; fiber optics and semi-conductor manufacturing; metallurgy; breathing atmospheres for deep diving or unique blood gas medical mixtures; analytical chemistry; pressurizing and purging pipes, vessels, and other critical equipment; leak detection; and other advanced applications.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&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 20,000 employees in over 50 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 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;em&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. &lt;/em&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Oct 2013 10:02:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{1F7B91B2-A3BE-4BF5-BD3A-4A36CBE4F5E1}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/10/1003-air-products-applauds-approval-of-helium-legislation.aspx</link><title>Air Products Applauds Approval of Helium Legislation</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) today applauded President Barack Obama and members of both the United States Senate and House of Representatives for their work in successfully passing vital legislation needed for the continuation of the critical helium supply from the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Federal Helium Reserve. The BLM reserve in Amarillo, Texas currently provides 30 percent of the world&amp;rsquo;s helium supply. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;While there currently exists a severe helium supply shortage that will unfortunately continue for some time, Congress&amp;rsquo; actions have averted a further supply crisis that would have been unprecedented,&amp;rdquo; said John Van Sloun, general manager Worldwide Helium at Air Products. &amp;ldquo;It is only appropriate that we recognize Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) of the Senate Energy &amp;amp; Natural Resources Committee and U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings (R-WA) of the House Natural Resources Committee for developing this pragmatic legislation.&amp;rdquo; Van Sloun added, &amp;ldquo;Air Products is especially grateful for the tireless efforts of U.S. Congressman Charlie Dent, who became a recognized leader on the helium issue in the House, and Pennsylvania Senators Bob Casey and Pat Toomey, both of whom were instrumental in the passing of the bill.&amp;rdquo; &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products, a global leader in helium production, while pleased with the BLM supply continuation, cautioned that the helium shortage still remains. &amp;ldquo;There will be no increase in the amount of helium molecules being produced by the BLM as a result of this legislation. The legislation maintains the status quo in terms of helium availability. However, we are just pleased that the legislation&amp;rsquo;s passing prevented a difficult supply situation from getting any worse,&amp;rdquo; said Walter Nelson, director of Helium Sourcing at Air Products. &lt;br /&gt;
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The continued supply from the BLM reserve also provides a bridge for new helium projects to be developed and brought onstream. One such project is Air Products&amp;rsquo; new, jointly-owned liquid helium production plant near Big Piney, Wyoming, which is scheduled to be onstream later this year. The facility will process natural gas from the Riley Ridge Field, one of the largest helium-rich natural gas fields in the United States. The Riley Ridge field is believed to contain sufficient helium reserves to support production for decades. Air Products also continues to take actions to improve future helium supply reliability for its customers by looking for other helium source opportunities to participate in as a buyer, an investor and an operator. &lt;br /&gt;
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Additionally, Air Products encourages all users of helium to review their operations for ways to conserve or recycle helium. &amp;ldquo;We have worked with several customers and will do so with others interested in looking for ways to conserve or reduce the amount of helium used in their operations. In fact, we consistently review our own use for ways to save,&amp;rdquo; said Van Sloun. In 2011 Air Products was presented an &amp;ldquo;Innovation for Growth&amp;rdquo; award from Royal Philips Electronics for its work together with Philips to significantly reduce the amount of helium used at Philips&amp;rsquo; Latham, New York manufacturing facility. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products has pioneered many of the helium extraction, production, distribution and storage technologies used in the industry today. Air Products maintains the world&amp;rsquo;s largest helium production and distribution system and operates numerous facilities around the world. &lt;br /&gt;
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Helium is used in many unique and valued applications including: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); lifting for high altitude scientific research balloons, blimps and party balloons; fiber optics and semi-conductor manufacturing; metallurgy; breathing atmospheres for deep diving or unique blood gas medical mixtures; analytical chemistry; pressurizing and purging pipes, vessels, and other critical equipment; leak detection; and other advanced applications. &lt;br /&gt;
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&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 20,000 employees in over 50 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 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{95C5DD8A-E1DD-4270-A741-E3F5B5535D82}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/09/0916-air-products-announces-price-increase-for-liquid-and-bulk-industrial-gas-products.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces North American Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Industrial Gas Products</title><description>&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0.25in 0pt 0in;"&gt;Effective October 1, 2013, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will increase product pricing and monthly charges for merchant customers in North America. The pricing adjustments include increases of: &lt;/p&gt;
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    &lt;div style="margin: 0in 0.25in 0pt 0in;"&gt;Up to 12% for liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, and liquid carbon dioxide. &lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;div style="margin: 0in 0.25in 0pt 0in;"&gt;Up to 20% for liquid argon, liquid and bulk hydrogen, and bulk carbon monoxide.&lt;/div&gt;
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    &lt;div style="margin: 0in 0.25in 0pt 0in;"&gt;Liquid and bulk helium pricing adjustments will be determined on a contract by contract basis.&lt;/div&gt;
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&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0.25in 0pt 0in;"&gt;Some price adjustments may be outside of these ranges based on other specific situations. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p style="margin: 0in 0.25in 0pt 0in;"&gt;The revised prices are in response to various factors, including supply and demand imbalances, that are driving up production and delivery costs, and increases in operating expenses such as employee labor and benefits, natural gas and energy, and maintenance. Air Products continues to make significant investments in infrastructure, technologies, and productivity programs aimed at improving the reliability, safety, and cost efficiency of its operations. &lt;br /&gt;
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&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2012.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{681F450E-786E-4CBF-852D-68369779710C}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/05/0507-air-products-helium-director-testifies-before-senate-on-pending-helium-bill.aspx</link><title>Air Products Helium Director Testifies Before Senate on Pending Helium Bill </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE: &lt;a href="/investors/stock-information.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;APD&lt;/a&gt;) director of&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/products/Gases/Helium.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;Helium&lt;/a&gt; Sourcing and Supply Chain, Walter Nelson, testified today before the United States Senate on pending S. 783, the Helium Stewardship Act of 2013, to reform and reauthorize private helium sales from the federal helium reservoir. Nelson told the Senate that Air Products, the global leader in helium production, supports the proposed bill because it accomplishes the goals of maximizing the return to the United States taxpayer, ensuring the reliability of supply for end users, honoring contract and property rights, and it does this without disrupting the helium supply chains. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;The world helium markets are in a state of transition and uncertainty, and the world&amp;rsquo;s current largest supply &amp;ndash; the BLM (Bureau of Land Management) reservoir &amp;ndash; is in decline. Significant new sources are coming online, but there have been repeated delays. Shortages are creating tremendous volatility in the spot markets,&amp;rdquo; Nelson told the Senate. &amp;ldquo;This is not the type of environment to experiment with wholesale, untested changes in the world&amp;rsquo;s most stable source of supply &amp;ndash; the BLM Reserve. This environment calls for level-headed reforms that are phased in incrementally. That is exactly the approach you have taken. Your bill would ensure that taxpayers get a fair market price for the government&amp;rsquo;s helium, while preserving much of the stability that has benefited consumers and high-tech manufacturers across the country.&amp;rdquo;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/e-mail/2013_news_release/2013-senate-hearing-written-testimonyl.pdf" target="_blank"&gt;Click here&lt;/a&gt; to view Nelson&amp;rsquo;s full written testimony to the Senate. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products has pioneered many of the helium extraction, production, distribution and storage technologies used in the industry today. Air Products maintains the world&amp;rsquo;s largest helium production and distribution system and operates numerous facilities around the world. &lt;br /&gt;
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Helium is used in many unique and valued applications including: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); lifting for high altitude scientific research balloons, blimps and party balloons; fiber optics and semiconductor manufacturing; metallurgy; breathing atmospheres for deep diving or unique blood gas medical mixtures; analytical chemistry; pressurizing and purging pipes, vessels, and other critical equipment; leak detection; and other advanced applications. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&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 20,000 employees in over 50 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 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 07 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{0C6604F6-259A-4626-9654-9AECC6173FF6}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/05/0506-air-products-signs-mou-with-gazprom-for-russian-helium-project-german.aspx</link><title>Air Products und Gazprom unterzeichnen Absichtserklärung zu Heliumprojekt in Russland </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Der US-amerikanische Industriegasespezialist und f&amp;uuml;hrende Heliumproduzent Air Products unternimmt weitere Ma&amp;szlig;nahmen zur Verbesserung der Versorgungssicherheit seiner Kunden mit Helium. Das Unternehmen unterzeichnete gemeinsam mit der russischen Gazprom Export LLC eine Absichtserkl&amp;auml;rung, die den langfristigen Plan zum Heliumbezug von Gazprom best&amp;auml;tigt. &lt;br /&gt;
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Gazprom beabsichtigt die Erschlie&amp;szlig;ung der umfangreichen Erdgasressourcen in Ostsibirien und plant die Errichtung einer gro&amp;szlig;en Heliumf&amp;ouml;rdereinrichtung f&amp;uuml;r die heliumhaltigen Erdgasvorkommen in der Region von Blagoveshchensk ab 2018. Neben dem Bezug von Helium, benennt die Absichtserkl&amp;auml;rung auch &lt;br /&gt;
Air Products&amp;rsquo; Interesse, mit Gazprom in den Bereichen Logistik, Technologie und Produktion im Rahmen dieses Projektes zusammenzuarbeiten. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;Die zuverl&amp;auml;ssige Versorgung unserer Kunden mit Helium hat allerh&amp;ouml;chste Priorit&amp;auml;t bei Air Products und die Zusammenarbeit mit Gazprom wird unser Portfolio verf&amp;uuml;gbarer Heliumquellen weiter differenzieren. Diese Absichtserkl&amp;auml;rung ist die j&amp;uuml;ngste in einer Reihe von Ma&amp;szlig;nahmen zur Verbesserung unserer Position, um die steigende Heliumnachfrage unserer Kunden bedienen zu k&amp;ouml;nnen. Wir werden weiter nach zus&amp;auml;tzlichen Heliumquellen Ausschau halten, um uns als K&amp;auml;ufer, Investor oder Betreiber daran zu beteiligen,&amp;ldquo; kommentiert John Van Sloun, General Manager Worldwide Helium bei Air Products, die Unterzeichnung. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;Mit einer sorgf&amp;auml;ltigen Planung von F&amp;ouml;rderung, Transport und Speicheranlagen f&amp;uuml;r das neue ambitionierte Ostsibirische Heliumprojekt, wird sichergestellt, dass dieses knappe Gas f&amp;uuml;r vorhandene Technologien ausreichend verf&amp;uuml;gbar bleibt und ein strategischer Heliumspeicher gebildet werden kann. Wir erhoffen uns, dass die Partnerschaft mit Air Products die Gazprom Gruppe bei der Entwicklung dieses reichhaltigen Vorkommens im Rahmen der stetig wachsenden weltweiten Heliumnachfrage unterst&amp;uuml;tzt,&amp;ldquo; so der stellvertretende Vorsitzende von Gazproms Management-Komitee und General Director von Gazprom Export, Alexander Medvedev. &lt;br /&gt;
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Van Sloun erkl&amp;auml;rte au&amp;szlig;erdem, dass Air Products die neue, gemeinschaftlich betriebene Produktionsanlage f&amp;uuml;r fl&amp;uuml;ssiges Helium in der N&amp;auml;he von Big Piney, Wyoming, USA, planm&amp;auml;&amp;szlig;ig 2013 in Betrieb nehmen wird. Die Anlage verarbeitet Erdgas vom Riley-Ridge-Feld in Wyoming, einem der gr&amp;ouml;&amp;szlig;ten Vorkommen heliumhaltiger Erdgasfelder in den USA. Das Riley-Ridge-Feld gilt als umfangreiche Heliumquelle, die f&amp;uuml;r Jahrzehnte zur Heliumproduktion beitragen soll. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products ist ein Pionier f&amp;uuml;r Technologien zur F&amp;ouml;rderung, Produktion, Verteilung und Speicherung von Helium, die heute standardm&amp;auml;&amp;szlig;ig von der Industrie eingesetzt werden. Das Unternehmen unterh&amp;auml;lt das weltweit gr&amp;ouml;&amp;szlig;te Heliumproduktions- und Verteilungssystem und betreibt zahlreiche Abf&amp;uuml;llanlagen. &lt;br /&gt;
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Helium kommt in vielen wichtigen Anwendungen zum Einsatz wie beispielsweise in der Kernspintomographie, als Tr&amp;auml;gergas f&amp;uuml;r Forschungsballone in extremen H&amp;ouml;hen und f&amp;uuml;r Luftschiffe und Luftballone, bei der Herstellung von Glasfasern und Halbleitern, in der Metallverarbeitung, in Atemger&amp;auml;ten f&amp;uuml;r Tieftaucher, in der Medizin, zum Aufsp&amp;uuml;ren von Leckagen sowie in zahlreichen anderen Anwendungen. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;Uuml;ber Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) ist einer der f&amp;uuml;hrenden Anbieter von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen, Technologien und dazugeh&amp;ouml;rigen Dienstleistungen. Seit &amp;uuml;ber 70 Jahren erm&amp;ouml;glicht Air Products seinen Kunden, Produkte und Prozesse produktiver, energieeffizienter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Mehr als 20.000 Mitarbeiter in &amp;uuml;ber 50 L&amp;auml;ndern entwickeln innovative L&amp;ouml;sungen in den Bereichen &amp;sbquo;Energie&amp;rsquo; und &amp;sbquo;Umwelt&amp;rsquo; sowie f&amp;uuml;r Wachstumsm&amp;auml;rkte wie die Halbleiterindustrie, Wasserstofferzeugung, Kohlevergasung, Erdgasverfl&amp;uuml;ssigung und moderne Schicht- und Klebstoffe. Air Products erzielte im Gesch&amp;auml;ftsjahr 2012 einen Umsatz von rund 10 Milliarden US-Dollar. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.de"&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;www.airproducts.de&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;&amp;Uuml;ber Gazprom Export&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Gazprom, eine hundertprozentige Tochtergesellschaft von OAO Gazprom, ist die Exportgesellschaft f&amp;uuml;r Erdgas von Gazprom sowie f&amp;uuml;r &amp;Ouml;l, Erd&amp;ouml;lprodukte, Helium und Nebenprodukte der Gasf&amp;ouml;rderung. Gazprom Export liefert &amp;bdquo;Blue Fuel&amp;ldquo; in mehr als 20 L&amp;auml;nder. Die Partnerunternehmen stammen haupts&amp;auml;chlich aus Deutschland, der T&amp;uuml;rkei, Italien, Frankreich und Polen. Gazprom geh&amp;ouml;rt zu den erfolgreichsten und fortschrittlichsten Unternehmen in Russland. Der Umfang der Exporte von Gazprom Export leistet einen gro&amp;szlig;en Beitrag zu Russlands Exporteinnahmen. In 2011 betrugen die Exporte von Erdgas rund 150 Millionen Kubikmeter. &lt;br /&gt;
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Gazprom Export verantwortet das Marketing von Gasprodukten in neuen M&amp;auml;rkten, optimiert die Exportwege und analysiert und prognostiziert die Trends am Erdgasmarkt. Zudem ist das Unternehmen an der Entwicklung und Implementierung von Gazproms Gas- und Energieinvestmentprojekten in Russland und im Ausland beteiligt. Gazprom Export erarbeitet au&amp;szlig;erdem die Marketing- und Logistikpl&amp;auml;ne f&amp;uuml;r das Heliumgesch&amp;auml;ft der zuk&amp;uuml;nftigen Anlage in Ostsibirien, die Ende des Jahrzehnts in Betrieb genommen werden soll. &lt;br /&gt;
Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gazpromexport.com"&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;www.gazpromexport.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Pressekontakt:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:a.hirsch@script-com.de"&gt;Alexander Hirsch &lt;/a&gt;&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 (0)69/92020 - 875 &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 06 May 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{8A6FFFB7-E1A0-4D09-870C-F8D3982BF457}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/04/0423-air-products-signs-mou-with-gazprom-for-russian-helium-project-polish.aspx</link><title>Air Products oraz Gazprom podpisują porozumienie o współpracy dotyczące Projektu Helowego w Rosji </title><description>&lt;p&gt;Firma Air Products, największy dostawca gaz&amp;oacute;w technicznych w Polsce oraz światowy lider w produkcji helu, kontynuując działania mające na celu zapewnienie klientom dostaw helu w przyszłości, ogłosiła dzisiaj, że podpisała porozumienie o wsp&amp;oacute;łpracy z rosyjską firmą Gazprom Export LLC. Porozumienie to potwierdza długoterminowe plany Air Products dotyczące zakupu helu od Gazpromu. &lt;br /&gt;
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Zamiarem Gazpromu jest rozpoczęcie w 2018 roku eksploatacji swoich największych zł&amp;oacute;ż gazu ziemnego zlokalizowanych we Wschodniej Syberii oraz produkcji helu na dużą skalę ze zł&amp;oacute;ż zlokalizowanych w rejonie błagowieszczeńskim. Poza intencją zakupu helu, porozumienie określa także zainteresowanie firmy Air Products wsp&amp;oacute;łpracą z Gazpromem w ramach tego projektu w zakresie logistyki, technologii i produkcji. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;Podstawowym priorytetem dla Air Products jest zapewnienie klientom niezawodnych dostaw helu. Wsp&amp;oacute;łpraca z Gazpromem pozwoli nam na zdywersyfikowanie źr&amp;oacute;deł, z kt&amp;oacute;rych pozyskujemy ten gaz. Podpisanie niniejszego porozumienia o wsp&amp;oacute;łpracy jest kolejnym krokiem, kt&amp;oacute;ry podejmujemy w celu zaspokojenia rosnącego popytu na hel ze strony naszych klient&amp;oacute;w. Będziemy poszukiwali możliwości pozyskania kolejnych źr&amp;oacute;deł helu, w ramach projekt&amp;oacute;w, w kt&amp;oacute;rych możemy uczestniczyć jako nabywca, inwestor i operator&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; powiedział John Van Sloun, dyrektor generalny ds. helu, Air Products. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;bdquo;Poprzez dokładne zaplanowanie wydobycia, transportu i przechowywania helu w ramach nowego i ambitnego wschodniosyberyjskiego projektu helowego, mamy pewność, że stosowane technologie helowe wychwycą ten rzadki gaz. Umożliwią one także zapewnienie dostaw helu w odpowiedzi na panujący na ten gaz popyt, a także stworzenie strategicznych zapas&amp;oacute;w tego surowca. Mamy nadzieję, że w obliczu globalnego wzrostu zapotrzebowania na hel nasza partnerska wsp&amp;oacute;łpraca z Air Products pomoże Grupie Gazprom w pełni wykorzystać te zasoby&amp;rdquo; &amp;ndash; powiedział Aleksander Medwiediew, wiceprzewodniczący komitetu zarządzającego i dyrektor generalny Gazprom Eksport LLC. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products zabezpiecza także źr&amp;oacute;dła helu w innych częściach świata. W 2013 roku w pobliżu Big Piney w stanie Wyoming w Stanach Zjednoczonych zostanie otwarty nowy zakład produkcji helu, kt&amp;oacute;rego wsp&amp;oacute;łwłaścicielem jest firma Air Products. W obiekcie przetwarzany będzie gaz ziemny pochodzący ze złoża Riley Ridge w Wyoming, jednego z największych w USA zł&amp;oacute;ż bogatych w hel. Uważa się, że złoże Riley Ridge zawiera dostateczne rezerwy helu, aby zapewnić produkcję na najbliższe dziesięciolecia. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products jest pionierem w opracowywaniu technologii związanych z wydobyciem, produkcją i magazynowaniem helu stosowanych obecnie w przemyśle. Firma posiada także największy na świecie system produkcji i dystrybucji helu, w skład kt&amp;oacute;rego wchodzą liczne zakłady zlokalizowane na całym świecie. &lt;br /&gt;
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Hel wykorzystywany jest w wielu zaawansowanych technologicznie procesach, m.in. w obrazowaniu metodą rezonansu magnetycznego, przy produkcji światłowod&amp;oacute;w i p&amp;oacute;łprzewodnik&amp;oacute;w, ale także w przemyśle metalurgicznym, w mieszankach dla laboratori&amp;oacute;w analitycznych, w zastosowaniach medycznych, do wykrywania nieszczelności, czyszczenia rur, zbiornik&amp;oacute;w i innego sprzętu oraz zapewniania w nich odpowiedniego ciśnienia. Ponadto hel stosuje się w mieszankach gazowych dla nurk&amp;oacute;w głębinowych oraz jako środek napędowy do wynoszonych na dużą wysokość balon&amp;oacute;w wykorzystywanych w badaniach naukowych i sterowc&amp;oacute;w, jak r&amp;oacute;wnież do napełniania tradycyjnych balon&amp;oacute;w. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Informacje o Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; (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 zr&amp;oacute;wnoważonego rozwoju. Ponad 20 tysięcy pracownik&amp;oacute;w Air Products w ponad 50 krajach dostarcza innowacyjne rozwiązania: p&amp;oacute;łprzewodniki, wod&amp;oacute;r wykorzystywany w rafineriach, procesy gazyfikacji węgla, skraplanie gazu ziemnego oraz zaawansowane powłoki i kleje. Korzystają z nich klienci z sektor&amp;oacute;w energetycznego, ochrony środowiska oraz prowadzący działalność na rozwijających się rynkach. W roku fiskalnym 2012 przychody ze sprzedaży Air Products wyniosły blisko 10 miliard&amp;oacute;w dolar&amp;oacute;w amerykańskich. 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, kt&amp;oacute;ra jest obecna w Polsce od 20 lat, konsekwentnie wdraża strategię rozwoju opartą na starannie dobranych inwestycjach. Po przejęciu BOC Gazy w 2007 roku Air Products stał się największym producentem gaz&amp;oacute;w technicznych w Polsce. Dodatkowe informacje są dostępne pod adresem &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com.pl"&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;www.airproducts.com.pl&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Gazprom Export LLC&lt;/strong&gt; jest sp&amp;oacute;łką zależną OAO Gazprom, spełniającą rolę eksportera gazu naturalnego, a także ropy, produkt&amp;oacute;w ropopochodnych, helu oraz produkt&amp;oacute;w ubocznych wydobycia gazu. Gazprom Export dostarcza &amp;bdquo;błękitne paliwo&amp;rdquo; do ponad 20 kraj&amp;oacute;w. Gł&amp;oacute;wni partnerzy sp&amp;oacute;łki to firmy z Niemiec, Turcji, Włoch, Francji i Polski. Gazprom Export to jedna z najbardziej zaawansowanych technologicznie rosyjskich firm. Dochody z eksportu osiągane przez Gazprom Export są jednym z kluczowych źr&amp;oacute;deł przychod&amp;oacute;w dla budżetu Rosji. W 2011 roku wolumen eksportu gazu ziemnego do kraj&amp;oacute;w nie należących do byłego Związku Radzieckiego wyni&amp;oacute;sł 150 miliard&amp;oacute;w metr&amp;oacute;w sześciennych. Sp&amp;oacute;łka zajmuje się marketingiem gazu ziemnego na nowych rynkach, optymalizuje przepływy gazu przeznaczonego na eksport oraz analizuje i prognozuje trendy na rynku tego surowca. Bierze także udział w tworzeniu i realizacji polityki Gazpromu w zakresie gazowych i energetycznych projekt&amp;oacute;w inwestycyjnych w Rosji i zagranicą. Gazprom Export opracowuje strategię marketingową i logistyczną w zakresie handlu helem dla przyszłego zakładu we Wschodniej Syberii, kt&amp;oacute;ry ma powstać do końca tej dekady. Dodatkowe informacje dostępne są pod adresem &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.gazpromexport.com"&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;www.gazpromexport.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;.&lt;/span&gt;&amp;nbsp;&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Kontakt dla medi&amp;oacute;w: &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:jsoroczynski@questiapr.pl"&gt;Jarosław Soroczyński &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&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;</description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{EB78B963-3D43-4BD4-8201-7B97CB82DD94}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/04/0418-air-products-signs-mou-with-gazprom-for-russian-helium-project.aspx</link><title>Air Products Signs MOU with Gazprom for Russian Helium Project</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE: APD), the global leader in helium production, continues to take actions to improve future&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/products/Gases/Helium.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;helium&lt;/a&gt; supply reliability for its customers. Today Air Products announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Russia-based Gazprom Export LLC that confirms Air Products&amp;rsquo; long-term plans to purchase helium from Gazprom. &lt;br /&gt;
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Gazprom intends to start development of its major natural gas resources in Eastern Siberia and plans to implement large-scale helium production from the helium-rich gas feedstock in the Blagoveshchensk region beginning in 2018. Beyond the purchase of helium, the MOU also indicates Air Products&amp;rsquo; interest in working with Gazprom on logistical, technical, and production facets of the overall project. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;Our focus on reliable helium supply to our customers is priority one for Air Products and working with Gazprom would further diversify our helium source portfolio. This MOU is the latest in a series of actions we have taken to better position ourselves in meeting increasing customer helium demand. We will continue to look for other helium source opportunities where we can participate as a buyer, an investor, and operator,&amp;rdquo; said John Van Sloun, general manager &amp;ndash; Worldwide Helium at Air Products. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;Through careful planning of the extraction, transport and storage facilities for the new and ambitious East Siberian helium project, it will primarily ensure these helium technologies will capture this scarce gas for flexible supply and strategic helium storage creation. We hope that our partnership with Air Products will help Gazprom Group in developing these vast resources in terms of global growth of helium demand,&amp;rdquo; the deputy Chairman of Gazprom&amp;rsquo;s Management Committee and General Director of Gazprom Export, Alexander Medvedev said. &lt;br /&gt;
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Van Sloun also added that Air Products&amp;rsquo; new, jointly-owned liquid helium production plant near Big Piney, Wyoming is scheduled to be onstream in 2013. The facility will process natural gas from the Riley Ridge Field in Wyoming, one of the largest helium-rich natural gas fields in the United States. The Riley Ridge field is believed to contain sufficient helium reserves to support production for decades. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products has pioneered many of the helium extraction, production, distribution and storage technologies used in the industry today. Air Products maintains the world&amp;rsquo;s largest helium production and distribution system and operates numerous facilities around the world. &lt;br /&gt;
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Helium is used in many unique and valued applications including: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); lifting for high altitude scientific research balloons, blimps and party balloons; fiber optics and semi-conductor manufacturing; metallurgy; breathing atmospheres for deep diving or unique blood gas medical mixtures; analytical chemistry; pressurizing and purging pipes, vessels, and other critical equipment; leak detection; and other advanced applications. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&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 20,000 employees in over 50 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 2012, Air Products had sales of approaching $10 billion. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;About Gazprom Export&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Gazprom Export &amp;mdash; a 100% subsidiary of OAO Gazprom, acts as the export arm of Gazprom for natural gas but also for oil, petroleum products, helium and gas extraction by-products. &lt;br /&gt;
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Gazprom Export supplies &amp;ldquo;blue fuel&amp;rdquo; to more than 20 countries. Its major partners are companies from Germany, Turkey, Italy, France and Poland. Gazprom Export is one of the most successful and advanced Russian companies.The size of Gazprom Export&amp;rsquo;s export earnings largely fills in Russia&amp;rsquo;s budget revenues. In 2011, the volume of natural gas exports to far-abroad countries amounted to 150.0 billion cubic meters. &lt;br /&gt;
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The company carries out the marketing of gas in new markets, optimizes export flows, and analyses and forecasts the natural gas market trends. Participates in the development and implementation of Gazprom&amp;rsquo;s gas and energy investment projects in Russia and abroad. Gazprom export works out the marketing and logistic scheme of the Helium business for the future facility in the East of Siberia to be commissioned by the end of this decade. &lt;br /&gt;
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For more information, see Gazprom Export online at &lt;a href="http://www.gazpromexport.com"&gt;www.gazpromexport.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{3515A8CA-E7F5-4775-A0F1-5361BF73AC54}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/02/0211-air-products-helium-director-talks-market-supply-solutions-at-eiga.aspx</link><title>Air Products' Helium Director Talks Market Supply Solutions at EIGA </title><description>&lt;p&gt;"Like fossil fuels, helium is a finite resource. While the known supplies are sufficient to meet demand for more than 100 years, and with advances in exploration and drilling, chances are that we may find even more, this finite resource must be managed," is the message Walter Nelson, director of Helium sourcing at Air Products (NYSE: APD) delivered at the European Industrial Gas Association (EIGA) Symposium in Brussels, Belgium. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products is one of the largest helium refiners in the United States and a leading supplier globally. There has been much discussion recently about the tightness in the market and the availability of helium. Nelson's presentation discussed all aspects of the helium business: where helium comes from; its uses and market demand; availability and distribution; supply shortage; and conservation and recycling efforts. Most importantly, Nelson presented the key actions necessary to maintain and increase helium supply for today and tomorrow. &lt;br /&gt;
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The importance of an available helium supply to society is easily demonstrated by its many uses. The largest end-user market segments for helium are the health industry with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and MRI manufacturing, and the semi-conductor industry. Scientific research, and traditional uses such as cutting and welding, balloons and lifting applications, diving gas mixtures and analytical and leak detection, are several other end-uses for the noble gas. &lt;br /&gt;
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Addressing tightness in the helium market, Nelson said that we are seeing a shortage of helium supply resulting from limits in natural gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) production as well as some existing production plant disruptions around the globe. There are no naturally-occurring underground reservoirs of pure helium. Helium is a byproduct of natural gas production. &lt;br /&gt;
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"The current shortage in the helium market is unprecedented. Investments by the energy sector are necessary to develop and employ helium recovery with natural gas processing where there is helium present," he said. "Not all natural gas fields are alike. Part of the decline in helium production is due to companies focusing their natural gas drilling efforts on natural gas that is rich in liquids rather than 'dry gas' which typically has more helium." &lt;br /&gt;
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One additional key factor of looming impact to helium supply is legislation currently being considered by the United States (U.S.) Congress related to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helium reservoir, which currently supplies 30% of the global helium demand. "U.S. legislators undoubtedly need to pass legislation soon to extend the BLM operations and preserve the availability of this important source of supply. Unless, this legislation passes and BLM has renewed authority to continue to operate the federal reservoir, all of the helium that remains in the reserve would be inaccessible. The impact on the U.S. and the world in terms of helium availability would be chaotic. Renewed or new legislation granting the BLM the authority it needs to continue to supply helium would bridge the time period necessary for new announced natural gas and helium production plants to come onstream," Nelson said. &lt;br /&gt;
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The new sources of helium to come onstream Nelson was referring to include: a new natural gas facility to supply a new Wyoming helium plant, in which Air Products has an ownership interest; an LNG and helium project in Qatar; and additional LNG and helium production expected in Algeria. All these projects are targeted to be onstream in 2013. "Only after these three new helium sources are operational and existing plants are again running at normal rates will the global helium supply begin to fully stabilize. This is why the U.S. legislation to continue BLM supply is so critical to so many industries," Nelson said. &lt;br /&gt;
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Nelson also touched on steps that end-users and manufacturers must take to help conserve helium at the point of use, and encouraged them to make the investments necessary to recover and recycle helium where practical. &lt;br /&gt;
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"Provided we do all these things, and they are all attainable, we should have more than sufficient quantities of helium available for end-users and manufacturers for years to come," Nelson concluded. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;EDITOR&amp;rsquo;S NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&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 20,000 employees in over 50 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 2012, Air Products had sales approaching $10 billion. For more information, visit&amp;nbsp;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{E558677C-9D6D-49A4-935D-7093E700557B}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/02/0207-air-products-presenta-soluciones-para-la-posible-escasez-en-el-suministro-de-helio.aspx</link><title>Air Products presenta soluciones para hacer frente a la posible escasez en el suministro de helio </title><description>&lt;p&gt;"Igual que ocurre con los combustibles f&amp;oacute;siles, el helio es un recurso limitado. Dado que las fuentes actuales garantizan poder satisfacer la demanda de helio durante los pr&amp;oacute;ximos 100 a&amp;ntilde;os, y teniendo en cuenta que los avances en la exploraci&amp;oacute;n y perforaci&amp;oacute;n podr&amp;iacute;an llevar al encuentro de nuevas fuentes de gas, es importante saber gestionar un recurso limitado como el helio", ha afirmado Walter Nelson, director de helio en Air Products, en el simposio de la Asociaci&amp;oacute;n Europea de Gases Industriales (EIGA) celebrado recientemente en Bruselas. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products, empresa matriz de la espa&amp;ntilde;ola Carburos Met&amp;aacute;licos, es uno de los principales refinadores de helio en Estados Unidos y proveedor l&amp;iacute;der a nivel mundial. La intervenci&amp;oacute;n de Walter Nelson ha dado respuesta a las numerosas cuestiones surgidas recientemente sobre la posible escasez de helio. El responsable de Air Products en este campo ha centrado su discurso en los principales aspectos del negocio del helio, como sus fuentes de origen, usos, demanda del mercado, disponibilidad y distribuci&amp;oacute;n, suministro, conservaci&amp;oacute;n y esfuerzos de reciclaje. Asimismo, Nelson ha presentado las acciones clave que se deben llevar a cabo para mantener y aumentar el suministro de helio presente y futuro. &lt;br /&gt;
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La importancia de contar con fuentes disponibles de helio para satisfacer las necesidades de la sociedad se hacen patentes debido a los m&amp;uacute;ltiples usos de este gas. Los principales consumidores finales de helio se encuentran en la industria m&amp;eacute;dica, ya que dicho gas se utiliza en la producci&amp;oacute;n y proyecci&amp;oacute;n de resonancias magn&amp;eacute;ticas, as&amp;iacute; como en la industria de semiconductores. Otros usos que se dan actualmente a este gas noble son la investigaci&amp;oacute;n cient&amp;iacute;fica, el corte y la soldadura, aplicaciones relacionadas con globos, o mezclas de gases para buceo, an&amp;aacute;lisis y detecci&amp;oacute;n de fugas. &lt;br /&gt;
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En respuesta a la creciente preocupaci&amp;oacute;n en el mercado del helio, Nelson ha afirmado que la situaci&amp;oacute;n actual de escasez de helio se debe principalmente a los l&amp;iacute;mites existentes en las fuentes de gas natural y en la producci&amp;oacute;n de gas natural licuado, as&amp;iacute; como a las interrupciones realizadas a nivel mundial en distintas plantas de producci&amp;oacute;n. La realidad es que no existen reservas subterr&amp;aacute;neas de helio puro ya que &amp;eacute;ste es un subproducto de la producci&amp;oacute;n de gas natural. &lt;br /&gt;
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"La escasez actual que vive el mercado del helio no tiene precedentes. Por este motivo son fundamentales las inversiones en el sector energ&amp;eacute;tico que permitan desarrollar y utilizar nuevas t&amp;eacute;cnicas para recuperar el helio que se encuentra en los procesos donde se utiliza gas natural", afirm&amp;oacute; Walter Nelson. "No todos los &amp;aacute;mbitos del gas natural son iguales. As&amp;iacute;, parte de la disminuci&amp;oacute;n en la producci&amp;oacute;n de helio se debe a que los esfuerzos empleados por las compa&amp;ntilde;&amp;iacute;as para obtener gas natural se centran en el propio gas natural, rico en l&amp;iacute;quidos, en lugar de hacerlo en "gases secos", que suelen contener m&amp;aacute;s helio." &lt;br /&gt;
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Un factor clave que tiene un impacto inminente en el suministro de helio es la legislaci&amp;oacute;n que est&amp;aacute; valorando actualmente el Congreso de los Estados Unidos, y que est&amp;aacute; relacionada con las reservas de helio de la Oficina Nacional de Gesti&amp;oacute;n de Tierras (BLM). &amp;Eacute;sta suministra actualmente el 30% de la demanda global de este gas. "Los legisladores estadounidenses necesitan aprobar lo antes posible estas leyes para poder ampliar las acciones de la Oficina Nacional de Gesti&amp;oacute;n de Tierras y garantizar as&amp;iacute; la disponibilidad de esta importante fuente de suministro. Si, por el contrario, no se aprueba esta legislaci&amp;oacute;n y la BLM renueva su autoridad para seguir gestionando las reservas federales, todo el helio existente en la reserva permanecer&amp;aacute; inaccesible." En palabras de Nelson, "el impacto en los Estados Unidos y en el mundo entero, en t&amp;eacute;rminos de disponibilidad de helio, ser&amp;aacute; ca&amp;oacute;tico. Una legislaci&amp;oacute;n renovada o nueva que conceda a la BLM la autoridad correspondiente para seguir suministrando helio permitir&amp;iacute;a contar con el periodo de tiempo necesario para encontrar las nuevas plantas de producci&amp;oacute;n de gas natural y helio anunciadas." &lt;br /&gt;
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Las nuevas fuentes de helio a las que se ha referido Nelson incluyen: nuevas instalaciones para suministrar gas natural a la planta de helio existente en el Estado de Wyoming, y de la que Air Products es propietaria; un proyecto de gas natural licuado y de helio en Qatar, y una nueva planta de producci&amp;oacute;n de helio y gas natural licuado en Algeria. Se espera que todos estos proyectos est&amp;eacute;n operativos a lo largo de 2013. "S&amp;oacute;lo despu&amp;eacute;s de que estas nuevas fuentes de helio est&amp;eacute;n operativas y que las plantas existentes recuperen sus niveles habituales de producci&amp;oacute;n, el suministro mundial de helio empezar&amp;aacute; a estabilizarse completamente. Por este motivo es fundamental para muchos sectores que la legislaci&amp;oacute;n de los Estados Unidos permita a la BLM continuar suministrando helio", dijo Nelson. &lt;br /&gt;
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Nelson tambi&amp;eacute;n ha detallado los pasos que deben seguir tanto los fabricantes como los usuarios finales para contribuir a la conservaci&amp;oacute;n del helio en los puntos de uso, al tiempo que los ha animado a realizar las inversiones necesarias para recuperar y reciclar helio d&amp;oacute;nde sea posible. &lt;br /&gt;
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"Si realizamos todas estas acciones, y todas ellas son asequibles, deber&amp;iacute;amos contar con reservas de helio suficientes para cubrir durante los pr&amp;oacute;ximos a&amp;ntilde;os la demanda tanto de usuarios finales como de fabricantes", concluy&amp;oacute; Nelson. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Sobre Air Products &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) suministra gases atmosf&amp;eacute;ricos, procesados y especiales; materiales de alto rendimiento; equipamiento y tecnolog&amp;iacute;a. Durante m&amp;aacute;s de 70 a&amp;ntilde;os, la compa&amp;ntilde;&amp;iacute;a ha permitido a sus clientes ser m&amp;aacute;s productivos, energ&amp;eacute;ticamente eficientes y sostenibles. M&amp;aacute;s de 20.000 empleados en m&amp;aacute;s de 50 pa&amp;iacute;ses suministran soluciones innovadoras en energ&amp;iacute;a, medioambiente y mercados emergentes. Esto incluye materiales semiconductores, plantas de hidr&amp;oacute;geno, gasificaci&amp;oacute;n de carb&amp;oacute;n, licuefacci&amp;oacute;n de gas natural, recubrimientos avanzados y adhesivos. En el ejercicio 2012, Air Products obtuvo unos ingresos aproximados de 10.000 millones de d&amp;oacute;lares. &lt;br /&gt;
Para m&amp;aacute;s informaci&amp;oacute;n, visite &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Sobre Carburos Met&amp;aacute;licos&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Carburos Met&amp;aacute;licos se constituy&amp;oacute; 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 Espa&amp;ntilde;a. La empresa cuenta con un equipo de m&amp;aacute;s de 600 profesionales, 17 plantas de envasado, 2 laboratorios de gases de alta pureza, 21 centros propios, un departamento de I+D ubicado en MATGAS y m&amp;aacute;s de 180 puntos de distribuci&amp;oacute;n y delegaciones repartidos por todo el territorio nacional. Carburos Met&amp;aacute;licos forma parte del grupo Air Products desde 1995, que presta servicio a clientes en los mercados tecnol&amp;oacute;gico, energ&amp;eacute;tico, sanitario e industrial de todo el mundo, ofreciendo una oferta global de productos, servicios y soluciones en gases atmosf&amp;eacute;ricos, especiales y de proceso, as&amp;iacute; como materiales de alto rendimiento e intermedios qu&amp;iacute;micos. Para m&amp;aacute;s informaci&amp;oacute;n sobre Carburos Met&amp;aacute;licos visite &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.carburos.com"&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;www.carburos.com&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Para m&amp;aacute;s informaci&amp;oacute;n:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:Bm.bcn@bm.com"&gt;Burson-Marsteller &lt;/a&gt;&lt;br /&gt;
Tel.: 93 201 10 28 &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{E8291CA9-92CB-4D85-A370-80B955668F50}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/02/0206-heliumversorgung-marktausblick-und-losungsansatze-von-air-products-beim-eiga-symposium.aspx</link><title>Die Zukunft der Heliumversorgung – Marktausblick und Lösungsansätze von Air Products beim EIGA-Symposium </title><description>&lt;p&gt;"Genau wie fossile Brennstoffe ist auch Helium eine begrenzte Ressource. Zwar reichen die bekannten Vorkommen voraussichtlich noch rund 100 Jahre und Fortschritte bei den Erkundungsm&amp;ouml;glichkeiten erschlie&amp;szlig;en m&amp;ouml;glicherweise weitere Quellen, aber dennoch ist klar, dass man den Verbrauch dieses Rohstoffes systematisch managen muss," mahnte Walter Nelson, Verantwortlicher f&amp;uuml;r Heliumbeschaffung beim Industriegase Hersteller Air Products, w&amp;auml;hrend seines Vortrags beim Symposium der European Industrial Gases Association (EIGA) in Br&amp;uuml;ssel. &lt;br /&gt;
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Der Industriegaseshersteller Air Products ist einer der gr&amp;ouml;&amp;szlig;ten Veredler von Helium in den USA und einer der f&amp;uuml;hrenden Lieferanten weltweit. In j&amp;uuml;ngster Zeit waren m&amp;ouml;gliche Engp&amp;auml;sse bei der Versorgung mit Helium in aller Munde. Walter Nelson beleuchtete in seinem Vortrag alle Facetten des Marktes f&amp;uuml;r Helium, wie etwa die weltweiten Vorkommen, Verwendungsgebiete und Nachfrage, Verf&amp;uuml;gbarkeit und Versorgung, Versorgungsengp&amp;auml;sse sowie Einspar- und Recyclingm&amp;ouml;glichkeiten. Zudem erl&amp;auml;uterte Nelson die notwendigen Ma&amp;szlig;nahmen, um die Versorgung mit Helium auch in Zukunft sicher zu stellen. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Heliumverwendung in zahlreichen Branchen &lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Die Relevanz dieses Rohstoffes wird deutlich, wenn man die zahlreichen Einsatzgebiete betrachtet. Einer der gr&amp;ouml;&amp;szlig;ten Abnehmer ist die Gesundheitsindustrie, die Helium vor allem zur Herstellung und dem Betrieb von Magnetresonanztomographen ben&amp;ouml;tigt, sowie die Halbleiterindustrie. Dar&amp;uuml;ber hinaus wird Helium traditionell in der Metallverarbeitung zum Schwei&amp;szlig;en und Schneiden verwendet. Weitere Einsatzgebiete sind Ballons und Hebeinstrumente, Gasgemische f&amp;uuml;r Taucher, Analyse- und Leck-Detektionsanwednungen. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;h4&gt;Ursachen f&amp;uuml;r Versorgungsengp&amp;auml;sse&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Im Hinblick auf Versorgungsengp&amp;auml;sse im Markt f&amp;uuml;r Helium nannte Nelson mehrere Ursachen, so etwa die begrenzten Produktionskapazit&amp;auml;ten von Erdgas und Fl&amp;uuml;ssigerdgas sowie Betriebsunterbrechungen an Heliumproduktionsstandorten weltweit. Hintergrund ist, dass Helium in der Natur nicht in Reinform vorkommt, sondern in der Regel als Nebenprodukt in der Erdgasproduktion anf&amp;auml;llt. &lt;br /&gt;
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"Der j&amp;uuml;ngsten Mangel an Helium ist beispiellos. Was notwendig w&amp;auml;re, sind Investitionen des Energiesektors, um die Gewinnung von Helium w&amp;auml;hrend der Erdgasproduktion weiter auszubauen, da hier Helium ungenutzt anf&amp;auml;llt. Nat&amp;uuml;rlich gleicht nicht jedes Erdgasfeld dem anderen. Ein Grund f&amp;uuml;r den Engpass ist der Fokus vieler Unternehmen auf so genanntes &amp;sbquo;nasses Erdgas', wobei &amp;sbquo;Trockengas' &amp;uuml;blicherweise mehr Helium enth&amp;auml;lt", erl&amp;auml;uterte Nelson die derzeitige Situation am Heliummarkt. &lt;br /&gt;
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Ein weiterer Einflussfaktor ist eine ausstehende Gesetzesvorlage des US-amerikanischen Kongresses. Diese bezieht sich auf das Helium-Reservoir des Bureau of Land Management (BLM), das derzeit rund 30 Prozent des weltweiten Heliumsbedarfs deckt: "Von der Verabschiedung des Gesetzes h&amp;auml;ngt der Erhalt und die Ausweitung der bereitgestellten Heliummengen ab. Falls es nicht zur Verabschiedung des Gesetzes k&amp;auml;me, mit dem das BLM wieder &amp;uuml;ber das Reservoir verf&amp;uuml;gte, st&amp;uuml;nde das dort vorgehaltene Helium nicht zur Verf&amp;uuml;gung. Die Auswirkungen auf den amerikanischen und den weltweiten Markt w&amp;auml;ren enorm. Eine Erneuerung des Gesetzes, dass dem BLM die Verf&amp;uuml;gungsrechte zusichert, w&amp;uuml;rde den Zeitraum &amp;uuml;berbr&amp;uuml;cken, bis die angek&amp;uuml;ndigten neuen Erdgas- und Heliumsproduktionsst&amp;auml;tten in Betrieb genommen werden," so Nelson. &lt;/p&gt;
&lt;h4&gt;Wege zur Stabilisierung der Versorgungssituation&lt;/h4&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Bei den angek&amp;uuml;ndigten neuen Produktionsst&amp;auml;tten handelt es sich um eine Anlage in Wyoming, an der Air Products Anteile h&amp;auml;lt, sowie um Projekte zur Erdgasverfl&amp;uuml;ssigung und Heliumproduktion in Qatar und Algerien, die jeweils in 2013 in Betrieb genommen werden sollen. "Erst mit dem Produktionsbeginn an diesen drei neuen Standorten und der Produktion der urspr&amp;uuml;nglichen Kapazit&amp;auml;tsmengen an den bestehenden Standorten wird sich die weltweite Versorgungssituation stabilisieren. Aus diesem Grund ist die ausstehende Entscheidung zum Helium-Reservoir des BLM ein so wichtiger Faktor f&amp;uuml;r zahlreiche Industrien," erkl&amp;auml;rte Nelson. &lt;br /&gt;
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Nelson sprach zudem die Rolle der Verbraucher und Industrieabnehmer an, die ebenfalls einen Beitrag zu Einsparungen von Helium leisten k&amp;ouml;nnten. Er ermutigte diese, in entsprechende Ma&amp;szlig;nahmen zur Einsparung und dem Recycling von Helium zu investieren, falls dies technisch und vom Betriebsablauf sinnvoll realisierbar sei: "Vorausgesetzt, wir setzen all dies um, w&amp;auml;re Helium f&amp;uuml;r Anwender und die Industrie auf lange Zeit in ausreichender Menge verf&amp;uuml;gbar," sagte Nelson abschlie&amp;szlig;end. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;&amp;Uuml;ber Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) ist einer der f&amp;uuml;hrenden Anbieter von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen, Technologien und dazugeh&amp;ouml;rigen Dienstleistungen. Seit &amp;uuml;ber 70 Jahren erm&amp;ouml;glicht Air Products seinen Kunden, Produkte und Prozesse produktiver, energieeffizienter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Mehr als 20.000 Mitarbeiter in &amp;uuml;ber 50 L&amp;auml;ndern entwickeln innovative L&amp;ouml;sungen in den Bereichen &amp;sbquo;Energie' und &amp;sbquo;Umwelt' sowie f&amp;uuml;r Wachstumsm&amp;auml;rkte wie die Halbleiterindustrie, Wasserstofferzeugung, Kohlevergasung, Erdgasverfl&amp;uuml;ssigung und moderne Schicht- und Klebstoffe. Air Products erzielte im Gesch&amp;auml;ftsjahr 2012 einen Umsatz von rund 10 Milliarden US-Dollar. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter&amp;nbsp; &lt;/span&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.de"&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;www.airproducts.de&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/a&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;Pressekontakt:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;a href="mailto:a.hirsch@script-com.de"&gt;Alexander Hirsch &lt;/a&gt;&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 (0)69/92020 - 875 &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{F3D00774-C694-465D-8AE5-10510A22C9F2}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/02/0205-air-products-pleit-voor-zorgvuldige-omgang-met-beschikbaar-helium.aspx</link><title>Air Products pleit voor zorgvuldige omgang met beschikbaar helium</title><description>&lt;p&gt;Net als bij de fossiele brandstoffen is de wereldwijde voorraad helium beperkt. "Hoewel de nu bekende voorraden toereikend zijn om aan de vraag in de komende honderd jaar te voldoen en we dankzij nieuwe technologie&amp;euml;n voor winning en exploratie waarschijnlijk nog wel op nieuwe voorraden zullen stuiten, moet de beschikbare hoeveelheid helium wel goed worden beheerd", zei Walter Nelson tijdens een symposium van de European Industrial Gas Association (EIGA) afgelopen week in Brussel. Nelson is verantwoordelijk voor de helium-activiteiten van Air Products. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products is een van de grootste producenten van helium in Amerika en wereldwijd een van de belangrijkste leveranciers. Er is al enige tijd veel discussie over de krappe markt en de beschikbaarheid van helium. In zijn presentatie ging Nelson in op alle aspecten van de handel in helium: waar helium vandaan komt; hoe de vraag zich ontwikkelt en waarvoor het edelgas gebruikt wordt; de beschikbaarheid en de distributie; het tekort aan helium en de pogingen die ondernomen worden om zo zuinig mogelijk met het gas om te gaan en waar mogelijk te recyclen. Nelson behandelde echter ook de belangrijkste maatregelen die genomen moeten worden om de productie en levering van helium nu en in de komende jaren op peil te houden. &lt;br /&gt;
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Het belang van een goede beschikbaarheid van helium voor de maatschappij kan eenvoudig toegelicht worden door een opsomming van de gebruiksdoeleinden. De belangrijkste afzetmarkt voor helium is de gezondheidszorg, waar het gas wordt toegepast in MRI-scanners en bij de productie van MRI-apparatuur. Ook in de semi-conductor industrie wordt helium veel gebruikt. Andere markten zijn wetenschappelijk onderzoek, analyse, lekdetectie en traditionele toepassingen als lasersnijden, lassen, ballonnen en gasmengsels voor duikers. &lt;br /&gt;
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Nelson vertelde dat het tekort op de heliummarkt vooral te wijten is aan de daling van de productie van aardgas en liquefied natural gas (LNG), maar ook omdat wereldwijd verschillende fabrieken stilgelegd zijn, waar helium geproduceerd werd. Er bestaan geen ondergrondse voorraden van puur helium; helium wordt gewonnen als bijproduct bij de productie van aardgas. &lt;br /&gt;
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"Het huidige tekort aan helium is zonder precedent", merkte Nelson op. "Energiebedrijven moeten bij de winning van aardgas investeren in de productie van helium om de levering van helium op gang te houden en zelfs uit te breiden. Dat kan niet altijd, want niet alle gasvelden zijn hetzelfde. Een deel van de daling in de productie van helium is te wijten aan het feit dat de gasbedrijven zich bij de winning van aardgas nu vooral richten op 'nat' aardgas, dat rijk is aan hogere koolwaterstoffen en dat eerder vloeibaar wordt. 'Droog' gas dat over het algemeen meer helium bevat, bestaat met name uit methaan en ethaan en is uit commercieel oogpunt minder interessant. &lt;br /&gt;
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Een ander belangrijk aspect, dat een negatieve impact op de wereldwijde levering van helium kan hebben, is wetgeving waarover momenteel in de USA wordt gesproken. Die heeft betrekking op het heliumreservoir dat nu nog onder beheer van het Bureau of Land Management (BLM) valt en dat momenteel 30 procent van alle helium ter wereld levert. Nelson: "De USA zou de BLM moeten toestaan zijn activiteiten uit te breiden, waardoor helium uit deze belangrijke bron beschikbaar blijft. Als dat niet gebeurt en de BLM geen toestemming krijgt om die federale reserves aan te spreken, dan bestaat de kans dat die voorraad ontoegankelijk wordt. De gevolgen voor de beschikbaarheid van helium in Amerika en de rest van de wereld zullen enorm zijn en tot chaos leiden. Wetgeving, die BLM in staat stelt om helium te blijven leveren, betekent een goede overbrugging van de periode tot de ingebruikname van enkele nieuwe productiefaciliteiten voor aardgas en helium." &lt;br /&gt;
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De nieuwe productielocaties, waar Nelson op doelde, zijn bijvoorbeeld een nieuwe aardgas productiefaciliteit die levert aan een heliumfabriek in Wyoming, waarin Air Products zelf een belang heeft; een LNG- en heliumproject in Qatar en nieuwe productiefaciliteiten voor LNG en helium die in Algerije in aanbouw zijn. Al deze projecten worden naar verwachting dit jaar operationeel. "Alleen als deze drie nieuwe productiefaciliteiten voor helium operationeel zijn en de bestaande fabrieken weer normaal werken, zal de wereldwijde levering van helium weer stabiliseren. De wetgeving om BLM in staat te stellen helium te blijven leveren, is cruciaal voor vele bedrijfstakken", benadrukte Nelson. &lt;br /&gt;
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Nelson ging ook kort in op de maatregelen die gebruikers en producenten kunnen nemen om het verbruik van helium te beperken en moedigde hen aan om investeringen te doen om helium terug te winnen en te recyclen, waar dat praktisch mogelijk is. "Stel dat we al die maatregelen kunnen treffen en dat ze allemaal het gewenste effect hebben, dan hebben we voor de komende jaren voldoende helium voor alle eindgebruikers en fabrikanten", was Walter Nelson's conclusie. &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{B88555AC-1F76-45B1-99AB-2149C5D72798}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/02/0205-le-directeur-helium-air-products-sur-les-solutions-pour-approvisionner-le-marche.aspx</link><title>Le Directeur Hélium d'Air Products fait le point à l'EIGA sur les solutions pour approvisionner le marché </title><description>&lt;p&gt;&lt;span&gt;&amp;laquo; A l'instar des carburants fossiles, l'h&amp;eacute;lium est une ressource limit&amp;eacute;e. M&amp;ecirc;me si les sources d'approvisionnement connues sont suffisantes pour satisfaire la demande pendant plus de 100 ans, et bien qu'il y ait des chances que l'on en trouve encore plus avec les progr&amp;egrave;s r&amp;eacute;alis&amp;eacute;s en exploration et forage, cette ressource limit&amp;eacute;e doit &amp;ecirc;tre intelligemment g&amp;eacute;r&amp;eacute;e &amp;raquo;. Voil&amp;agrave; le message d&amp;eacute;livr&amp;eacute; par Walter Nelson- Directeur de l'approvisionnement en H&amp;eacute;lium d'Air Products &amp;ndash; durant le Symposium de l'EIGA (Association Europ&amp;eacute;enne des Gaz Industriels), &amp;agrave; Bruxelles (Belgique). &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products est l'un des plus importants raffineurs d'h&amp;eacute;lium aux Etats-Unis et un fournisseur de premier plan &amp;agrave; l'&amp;eacute;chelle mondiale. Il y a eu beaucoup de discussions r&amp;eacute;cemment sur l'&amp;eacute;troitesse du march&amp;eacute; et la disponibilit&amp;eacute; de l'h&amp;eacute;lium. La pr&amp;eacute;sentation de Nelson a couvert tous les aspects de l'activit&amp;eacute; h&amp;eacute;lium : sa provenance, ses applications et la demande du march&amp;eacute;, sa disponibilit&amp;eacute; et sa distribution, la p&amp;eacute;nurie et les efforts de conservation et de recyclage. Plus important, Nelson a &amp;eacute;galement list&amp;eacute; les actions cl&amp;eacute;s n&amp;eacute;cessaires au maintien et &amp;agrave; l'augmentation de la fourniture d'H&amp;eacute;lium aujourd'hui et demain. &lt;br /&gt;
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L'importance de pouvoir disposer d'une fourniture d'h&amp;eacute;lium dans notre soci&amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute; est facile &amp;agrave; d&amp;eacute;montrer; il suffit d'&amp;eacute;num&amp;eacute;rer ses diff&amp;eacute;rents usages. Les d&amp;eacute;bouch&amp;eacute;s les plus importants pour ce gaz sont l'industrie de la sant&amp;eacute; avec l'imagerie par r&amp;eacute;sonnance magn&amp;eacute;tique (IRM) et les producteurs d'IRM ainsi que l'industrie des semi-conducteurs. La recherche scientifique et des utilisations classiques comme le coupage et le soudage, les ballons et les applications d'&amp;eacute;l&amp;eacute;vation, les m&amp;eacute;langes gazeux pour la plong&amp;eacute;e et l'analyse comme la d&amp;eacute;tection de fuite comptent parmi les autres utilisations finales de ce noble gaz. &lt;br /&gt;
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Evoquant l'&amp;eacute;troitesse du march&amp;eacute; de l'h&amp;eacute;lium, Nelson a d&amp;eacute;clar&amp;eacute; que la p&amp;eacute;nurie observ&amp;eacute;e r&amp;eacute;sultait d'une production limit&amp;eacute;e de gaz naturel et de Gaz Naturel Liqu&amp;eacute;fi&amp;eacute; (GNL) ainsi que des arr&amp;ecirc;ts de production de certaines usines actuellement en service dans le monde. Il n'existe pas de r&amp;eacute;servoirs souterrains d'h&amp;eacute;lium pur d'origine naturelle. L'h&amp;eacute;lium est un sous-produit de la production de gaz naturel. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;laquo; La p&amp;eacute;nurie actuelle sur le march&amp;eacute; de l'h&amp;eacute;lium est sans pr&amp;eacute;c&amp;eacute;dent. Des investissements par le secteur de l'&amp;eacute;nergie sont n&amp;eacute;cessaires pour d&amp;eacute;velopper et r&amp;eacute;cup&amp;eacute;rer de l'h&amp;eacute;lium dans le cadre de la production de gaz naturel quand cela est possible &amp;raquo;, a-t-il ajout&amp;eacute;. &amp;laquo; Aucun champs de gaz naturel n'est similaire. Une partie du d&amp;eacute;clin de la production d'h&amp;eacute;lium est imputable aux soci&amp;eacute;t&amp;eacute;s qui concentrent leurs efforts de forage sur du gaz naturel riche en liquides plut&amp;ocirc;t que sur du &amp;laquo; gaz sec &amp;raquo; qui contient typiquement plus d'h&amp;eacute;lium &amp;raquo;. &lt;br /&gt;
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Un autre facteur cl&amp;eacute; mena&amp;ccedil;ant la production d'h&amp;eacute;lium est la l&amp;eacute;gislation m&amp;ecirc;me, notamment am&amp;eacute;ricaine. Aux Etats-Unis, les r&amp;eacute;serves d'h&amp;eacute;lium sont g&amp;eacute;r&amp;eacute;es par le Bureau of Land Management (BLM), qui fournit aujourd'hui 30% de l'h&amp;eacute;lium mondial.. &amp;laquo; Les l&amp;eacute;gislateurs am&amp;eacute;ricains ont incontestablement besoin de faire passer rapidement une r&amp;eacute;glementation &amp;eacute;tendant les op&amp;eacute;rations du BLM afin de pr&amp;eacute;server la disponibilit&amp;eacute; de cette importance source d'approvisionnement. Si la loi n'est pas vot&amp;eacute;e et que le BLM ne voit pas son autorisation renouvel&amp;eacute;e pour continuer &amp;agrave; g&amp;eacute;rer le r&amp;eacute;servoir f&amp;eacute;d&amp;eacute;ral, l'h&amp;eacute;lium encore en r&amp;eacute;serve deviendra inaccessible. L'impact sur les Etats-Unis, et le monde en termes de disponibilit&amp;eacute; d'h&amp;eacute;lium serait chaotique. Une nouvelle l&amp;eacute;gislation autorisant le BLM a continuer &amp;agrave; fournir de l'h&amp;eacute;lium permettrait d'assurer les livraisons jusqu'&amp;agrave; ce que les nouvelles usines de production d'h&amp;eacute;lium et de gaz naturel annonc&amp;eacute;es entrent en service&amp;raquo;, conclut Nelson. &lt;br /&gt;
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Par "nouvelles usines de production", on entend une nouvelle usine de gaz naturel pour approvisionner une nouvelle usine d'h&amp;eacute;lium dans le Wyoming (et dans laquelle Air Products d&amp;eacute;tient des parts) ; un projet Gaz Naturel et H&amp;eacute;lium au Qatar et un autre site de production de GNL et d'h&amp;eacute;lium en Alg&amp;eacute;rie. Tous ces sites devraient &amp;ecirc;tre op&amp;eacute;rationnels en 2013. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;laquo; L'approvisionnement mondial d'h&amp;eacute;lium ne commencera &amp;agrave; se stabiliser r&amp;eacute;ellement que lorsque ces trois nouvelles sources d'h&amp;eacute;lium seront op&amp;eacute;rationnelles et fonctionneront &amp;agrave; plein r&amp;eacute;gime. C'est pourquoi il est crucial pour tant d'industries que la r&amp;eacute;glementation am&amp;eacute;ricaine maintienne la fourniture par le BLM &amp;raquo;, compl&amp;egrave;te Nelson. &lt;br /&gt;
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Nelson a &amp;eacute;galement &amp;eacute;voqu&amp;eacute; le fait que les utilisateurs finaux et les industriels doivent contribuer &amp;agrave; conserver l'h&amp;eacute;lium &amp;agrave; son point d'utilisation et il les encourage &amp;agrave; faire les investissements n&amp;eacute;cessaires pour r&amp;eacute;cup&amp;eacute;rer et recycler l'h&amp;eacute;lium d&amp;egrave;s que cela est possible. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;laquo; Sous r&amp;eacute;serve que nous prenions toutes ces mesures, et c'est faisable, nous devrions avoir des quantit&amp;eacute;s plus que suffisantes d'h&amp;eacute;lium disponibles pour les consommateurs finaux et les industriels pour les ann&amp;eacute;es &amp;agrave; venir &amp;raquo;, conclut-il. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A propos d&amp;rsquo;Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;
Air Products est un fournisseur de gaz de l'air, de gaz process et de gaz sp&amp;eacute;ciaux, de mat&amp;eacute;riaux de performances, d'&amp;eacute;quipements et de solutions technologiques. Depuis plus de 70 ans, le Groupe permet &amp;agrave; ses clients d'&amp;ecirc;tre plus productifs, d'optimiser leur rendement &amp;eacute;nerg&amp;eacute;tique et d'&amp;ecirc;tre plus respectueux de l'environnement. Plus de 20 000 collaborateurs r&amp;eacute;partis dans une cinquantaine de pays offrent des solutions innovantes aux secteurs de l'&amp;eacute;nergie, de l'environnement et aux march&amp;eacute;s &amp;eacute;mergents, qu'il s'agisse de mat&amp;eacute;riaux semi-conducteurs, d'hydrog&amp;egrave;ne de raffinerie, de gaz&amp;eacute;ification du charbon, de liqu&amp;eacute;faction de gaz naturel ou d'adh&amp;eacute;sives et de peintures dernier cri. Au cours de l'ann&amp;eacute;e fiscale 2012, Air Products a r&amp;eacute;alis&amp;eacute; un CA de pr&amp;egrave;s de 10 milliards de dollars US. Pour plus d&amp;rsquo;informations, rendez-vous sur&amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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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, 2012. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Feb 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{1844C454-FAC2-49AA-BD81-8FB3591DBA0B}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2013/01/0130-air-products-helium-director-talks-market-supply-solutions-at-eiga.aspx</link><title>Air Products’ Helium Director Talks Market Supply Solutions at EIGA</title><description>&lt;p&gt;&amp;ldquo;Like fossil fuels,&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/products/Gases/Helium.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;helium&lt;/a&gt; is a finite resource. While the known supplies are sufficient to meet demand for more than 100 years, and with advances in exploration and drilling, chances are that we may find even more, this finite resource must be managed,&amp;rdquo; is the message Walter Nelson, director of Helium sourcing at Air Products (NYSE: &lt;a href="/investors/stock-information.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;APD&lt;/a&gt;) delivered today at the European Industrial Gas Association (EIGA) Symposium in Brussels, Belgium. &lt;br /&gt;
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Air Products is one of the largest helium refiners in the United States and a leading supplier globally. There has been much discussion recently about the tightness in the market and the availability of helium. Nelson&amp;rsquo;s presentation discussed all aspects of the helium business: where helium comes from; its uses and market demand; availability and distribution; supply shortage; and conservation and recycling efforts. Most importantly, Nelson presented the key actions necessary to maintain and increase helium supply for today and tomorrow. &lt;br /&gt;
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The importance of an available helium supply to society is easily demonstrated by its many uses. The largest end-user market segments for helium are the health industry with&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/industries/Medical/HospitalsInstitutions.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;magnetic resonance imaging&lt;/a&gt; (MRI) and MRI manufacturing, and the semiconductor industry. Scientific research, and traditional uses such as cutting and welding, balloons and lifting applications, diving gas mixtures and analytical and leak detection, are several other end-uses for the noble gas. &lt;br /&gt;
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Addressing tightness in the helium market, Nelson said that we are seeing a shortage of helium supply resulting from limits in natural gas and&amp;nbsp;&lt;a href="/industries/Energy/LNG.aspx?utm_source=&amp;amp;utm_medium=NR&amp;amp;utm_campaign=fy13-News-Release" target="_blank"&gt;liquefied natural gas&lt;/a&gt; (LNG) production as well as some existing production plant disruptions around the globe. There are no naturally-occurring underground reservoirs of pure helium. Helium is a byproduct of natural gas production. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;The current shortage in the helium market is unprecedented. Investments by the energy sector are necessary to develop and employ helium recovery with natural gas processing where there is helium present,&amp;rdquo; he said. &amp;ldquo;Not all natural gas fields are alike. Part of the decline in helium production is due to companies focusing their natural gas drilling efforts on natural gas that is rich in liquids rather than &amp;lsquo;dry gas&amp;rsquo; which typically has more helium.&amp;rdquo; &lt;br /&gt;
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One additional key factor of looming impact to helium supply is legislation currently being considered by the United States (U.S.) Congress related to the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) helium reservoir, which currently supplies 30% of the global helium demand. &amp;ldquo;U.S. legislators undoubtedly need to pass legislation soon to extend the BLM operations and preserve the availability of this important source of supply. Unless, this legislation passes and BLM has renewed authority to continue to operate the federal reservoir, all of the helium that remains in the reserve would be inaccessible. The impact on the U.S. and the world in terms of helium availability would be chaotic. Renewed or new legislation granting the BLM the authority it needs to continue to supply helium would bridge the time period necessary for new announced natural gas and helium production plants to come onstream,&amp;rdquo; Nelson said. &lt;br /&gt;
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The new sources of helium to come onstream Nelson was referring to include: a new natural gas facility to supply a new Wyoming helium plant, in which Air Products has an ownership&amp;nbsp;interest; an LNG and helium project in Qatar; and additional LNG and helium production expected in Algeria. All these projects are targeted to be onstream in 2013. &amp;ldquo;Only after these three new helium sources are operational and existing plants are again running at normal rates will the global helium supply begin to fully stabilize. This is why the U.S. legislation to continue BLM supply is so critical to so many industries,&amp;rdquo; Nelson said. &lt;br /&gt;
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Nelson also touched on steps that end-users and manufacturers must take to help conserve helium at the point of use, and encouraged them to make the investments necessary to recover and recycle helium where practical. &lt;br /&gt;
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&amp;ldquo;Provided we do all these things, and they are all attainable, we should have more than sufficient quantities of helium available for end-users and manufacturers for years to come,&amp;rdquo; Nelson concluded. &lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;strong&gt;About Air Products&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&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 20,000 employees in over 50 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 2012, Air Products had sales of approaching $10 billion. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &amp;nbsp;&lt;br /&gt;
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&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2012. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2013 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{0F2B2A91-B680-4AAF-B51A-A3C87F8A1571}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2012/12/1217-air-products-announces-north-american-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>&lt;p&gt;Effective, January 1, 2013, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will implement pricing actions for liquid and bulk helium in North America. The on-going global helium shortage has necessitated investments by Air Products and dramatically increased the cost of its operations and inputs. The pricing actions are being taken to recover extraordinary costs that are being incurred by Air Products in order to maintain reliable supply and secure new sources of helium for its customers. &lt;br /&gt;
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&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&amp;rsquo;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&amp;rsquo;s Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2011. &lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Dec 2012 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{1E469254-EBA5-494B-8DCD-301AE39C6EC3}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2012/03/0326-air-products-stellt-deutschlandweit-auf-300-bar-integra-gasflaschen-fur-sauerstoff-um.aspx</link><title>Air Products stellt deutschlandweit auf 300 bar Integra&amp;reg; Gasflaschen für Sauerstoff um </title><description>Air Products bietet ab sofort die Integra Gasflasche für Sauerstoff mit einem Druck von 300 bar an. Bisher war die Integra Gasflasche in Nord- und Westdeutschland lediglich mit einem Druck von 200 bar erhältlich. Im Vergleich zu herkömmlichen 50-Liter-Gasflaschen mit 200 bar Befüllungsdruck, ist die 30-Liter-Integra-Gasflasche bei gleichem Inhalt generell kleiner, etwa 23 Prozent leichter und standfester. Damit einhergehend erhöht sich bei der Integra Gasflasche die Gesamtsicherheit des Gasehandlings. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christian Bruns, Sales Manager für Flaschengase von Air Products in Deutschland zu der bundesweiten Umstellung: "Die Einführung der Integra Gasflasche mit 300 bar vor einigen Jahren in Ostdeutschland war sehr erfolgreich, so dass eine Umstellung in ganz Deutschland folgerichtig ist. Ab sofort können alle Kunden ohne Mehrkosten von den zahlreichen Vorteilen profitieren." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Integra Gasflaschen verfügen neben einer Füllstandsanzeige über einen integrierten Druckminderer, wodurch ein zusätzlicher Kauf oder etwaige Reparaturen wegfallen. Eine fest eingebaute Schutzkappe für das Ventil und den Druckminderer erhöhen die Sicherheit beim Handling. Ein Schnellverschluss erleichtert zudem die Verbindung zu den jeweiligen Anwendungen der Gase, da keine Werkzeuge notwendig sind. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Integra Gasflaschen sind für die Maxx&amp;reg; Schweißgase, Argon, Euromix 21, Sauerstoff, Acetylen und die Balloonium&amp;reg;-Gase erhältlich. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Über Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) ist einer der führenden Anbieter von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen, Technologien und dazugehörigen Dienstleistungen. Seit über 70 Jahren ermöglicht Air Products seinen Kunden, Produkte und Prozesse produktiver, energieeffizienter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Mehr als 18.000 Mitarbeiter in über 40 Ländern entwickeln innovative Lösungen in den Bereichen ‚Energie' und ‚Umwelt' sowie für Wachstumsmärkte wie die Halbleiterindustrie, Wasserstofferzeugung, Kohlevergasung, Erdgasverflüssigung und moderne Schicht- und Klebstoffe. Air Products erzielte im Geschäftsjahr 2011 einen Umsatz von mehr als 10.1 Milliarden US-Dollar. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.de/"&gt;www.airproducts.de&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pressekontakt: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:a.hirsch@script-com.de"&gt;Alexander Hirsch &lt;/a&gt;&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 (0)69/4699 4732</description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{BE4E9643-4A79-4984-BE76-7D51898E5869}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2012/03/0319-air-products-completes-acquisition-of-cryoservice-limited.aspx</link><title>Air Products Completes Acquisition of CryoService Limited</title><description>Air Products (NYSE:APD) today announced it has completed the acquisition of the UK company CryoService Limited, which will now be known as Air Products CryoEase&amp;reg; Services. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This acquisition follows an initial 25 per cent stake in CryoService that Air Products purchased in 1998 and subsequent majority shareholding the company acquired in 2008. For over a decade both businesses have operated in partnership to supply cryogenic and specialist gases to customer's in science, leisure and general industry. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"CryoService's commitment to customer service, innovation and technology operations complement Air Products' business," commented Ivo Bols, Air Products' Vice President and General Manager, Merchant Gases – Europe. "This acquisition demonstrates Air Products sustained commitment to our integrated industrial gas model as a means of creating higher growth and profitability. Complimenting our existing Tonnage, Liquid Bulk and Packaged Gases businesses, the addition of CryoService's microbulk provides us with an even stronger ability to serve our customers' needs by offering them a choice of all modes of supply." &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CryoService's existing base in Worcester has become the Air Products' UK and Ireland Centre of Excellence in CryoEase&amp;reg; products and services, as the company plans to extend into new geographies. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;CryoEase&amp;reg; services supplies customers that have a small volume requirement with liquid gases via onsite filling. This offers operational and cost advantages to our customers compared to traditional modes of supply. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Notes to Editors: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&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 CryoService &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Since 1970, CryoService has embraced innovation and new technology to produce a world class solution to the supply of specialist gases. Originally established to provide low-volume cryogenic deliveries to the scientific market, CryoService has developed a reputation as the supplier of choice for critical applications, pioneering a unique delivery service and developing innovative storage solutions that provide tangible benefits to thousands of customers across the UK. The company now supplies an extensive range of cryogenic and specialist gases to a wide range of markets in the science, leisure and industrial sectors. This is complemented by comprehensive equipment options and in-depth application knowledge. &lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{96D9CC65-1D5A-4D43-9E8F-AA6BD7A05B84}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2012/03/0319-air-products-completes-acquisition-of-cryoservice-limited-dutch.aspx</link><title>Air Products neemt het Britse CryoService Limited over</title><description>Air Products (NYSE:APD) heeft bekendgemaakt, dat het de overname van het Britse bedrijf CryoService Limited heeft afgerond. Het bedrijf, dat in 1970 werd opgericht, zal verder gaan onder de naam Air Products CryoEase&amp;reg; Services. Air Products had in 1998 al een belang van 25 procent in het bedrijf verworven, dat in 2008 werd omgezet in een meerderheidsbelang. Samen met Air Products levert CryoService cryogene en speciale gassen aan klanten in de industrie, het wetenschappelijk onderzoek en de recreatiesector. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"CryoService past mede dankzij de innovatieve cultuur, de geavanceerde technologie en haar servicegerichtheid prima bij Air Products", zei Ivo Bols, vice-president en general manager Merchant Gases Europe. "Deze overname is een volgende stap naar een compleet en integraal model voor de levering van industriële gassen. Dankzij de toevoeging van de bevoorrading van vloeibare gassen via cryogene tanks hebben we nog meer mogelijkheden om onze klanten optimaal te bedienen. Air Products levert zijn gassen ook via pijpleidingen, met tankauto's en in gascilinders aan haar klanten. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Bij de CryoEase&amp;reg; service krijgen klanten, die een beperkte hoeveelheid gas gebruiken, het gas in vloeibare vorm door een tankauto op locatie geleverd. Het gas wordt bij de klant opgeslagen in zogenaamde CryoEase tanks, die een inhoud van 230 tot 2.000 liter kunnen hebben. Dit logistieke concept heeft een aantal aanzienlijke operationele en kostentechnische voordelen vergeleken met de traditionele leveringsmethoden van industriële gassen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;De vestiging van CryoService in Worcester was al uitgegroeid tot het centre of excellence van Air Products op het gebied van CryoEase&amp;reg; producten en diensten in Groot-Brittannië en Ierland. Vanuit de vestiging hoopt Air Products zijn CryoEase-diensten verder uit te breiden. Vanuit Worcester worden CryoEase-installaties voor Nederlandse klanten geleverd.</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{394B5B48-37E6-4680-98B7-D4E2C05D4D75}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2012/03/0319-air-products-completes-acquisition-of-cryoservice-limited-french.aspx</link><title>Air Products boucle l'acquisition de CryoService Limited</title><description>Air Products vient d'annoncer qu'il avait finalisé l'acquisition de la société britannique CryoService Limited qui portera désormais le nom d'Air Products CryoEase&amp;reg; Services. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ce rachat fait suite à une première prise de participation de 25% de CryoService effectuée en 1998 par Air Products , suivie d'une prise de participation majoritaire en 2008. Depuis plus d'une décennie, les deux entités travaillent en partenariat pour approvisionner en gaz cryogéniques et gaz spéciaux leurs clients scientifiques, professionnels des loisirs ou de l'industrie générale. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;« Le service client, l'innovation et la gestion technique ont toujours été prioritaires pour CryoService et sont en parfaite adéquation avec l'activité d'Air Products », a commenté Ivo Bols, Vice Président et Directeur général d'Air Products pour les Gaz marchands en Europe. « Cette acquisition démontre bien la stratégie d'Air Products : fonctionner comme un producteur de gaz industriels intégré pour optimiser croissance et rentabilité. En complétant les offres des Divisions Gros volumes, Vrac liquide et Gaz conditionnés, le mini-réservoir de CryoService va nous permettre de répondre encore mieux aux besoins de nos clients en leur offrant un choix exhaustif de modes de fourniture ». &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le Quartier général de CryoService dans le Worcester est devenu le Centre d'Excellence pour les produits et services CryoEase&amp;reg; d'Air Products en Grande-Bretagne et en Irlande et le Groupe prévoit de créer de nouveaux sites. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les services CryoEase&amp;reg; permettent d'approvisionner des clients ayant besoin d'un faible volume de gaz sous forme liquide avec un remplissage sur site. Ils présentent de nombreux avantages opérationnels et financiers par rapport à des modes de fourniture traditionnels*. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A propos d’Air Products &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products est un fournisseur de gaz de l'air, de gaz process et de gaz spéciaux, de matériaux de performances, d'équipements et de solutions technologiques. Depuis plus de 70 ans, le Groupe permet à ses clients d'être plus productifs, d'optimiser leur rendement énergétique et d'être plus respectueux de l'environnement. Plus de 18 000 collaborateurs répartis dans une quarantaine de pays offrent des solutions innovantes aux secteurs de l'énergie, de l'environnement et aux marchés émergents, qu'il s'agissent de matériaux semi-conducteurs, d'hydrogène de raffinerie, de gazéification du charbon, de liquéfaction de gaz naturel ou d'adhésives et de peintures dernier cri. Au cours de l'année fiscale 2011, &lt;br /&gt;Air Products a réalisé un CA de 10,1 milliards de dollars US. Pour plus d’informations, rendez-vous sur &lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;A propos de CryoService Limited &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Depuis 1970, CryoService a choisi l'innovation et les nouvelles technologies pour produire une solution de classe modiale pour l'approvisionnement en gaz spéciaux. Initialement créé pour fournir de faibles volumes de produits cryogéniques au marché scientifique, CryoService a développé sa réputation de fournisseur de choix pour les applications critiques, seul à fournir un service de livraison et à développer des solutions de sotckage innovantes qui apportent des bénéfices tangibles à des millieurs de clients à travers la Grande-Bretagne. La société fournit maintenant une gamme étendue de gaz cryogéniques et de gaz spéciaux à un large éventail de marchés dans les secteurs scientifiques, des loisirs et de l'industrie. Elle propose également en option un choix exhaustif d'équipements et peut se prévaloir d'une connaissance approfondie des applications de ses clients. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;* A propos du service CryoEase&amp;reg; &lt;br /&gt;Imaginé pour les clients qui consomment mensuellement entre 100 m3 (10 bouteilles) et 3 000 m3 d'un seul produit (azote, argon ou oxygène), ce service exclusif comprend la location d'un petit réservoir de gaz liquide sur leur site, directement connecté aux équipements de production, en service 24h sur 24, 7 j/7 et ré-approvisionnable automatiquement. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Après une étude gratuite du site et de ses applications afin de valider le choix de la solution CryoEase&amp;reg; et de déterminer la taille du réservoir (de 230 à 2000 litres), ce dernier est installé rapidement, sans travaux de génie civil ou branchement électrique. Il est ensuite rempli de produit liquide (azote, argon ou oxygène) par un véhicule dédié. Puis le gaz est acheminé, au choix, sous forme liquide ou gazeuse, par un réseau, directement au point d'utilisation et donc disponible de façon permanente. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Les camions CryoEase&amp;reg; actuellement en service sont des 19 t ou 26 t spécialement conçus pour accéder aux sites les plus confinés. Mais leur réelle originalité réside dans leur pompe embarquée. Cette dernière est en effet totalement autonome (nul besoin d'une prise dédiée chez le client). Sa capacité de 28 bars permet en outre d'éviter les arrêts de production habituellement causés par la chute de pression dans le réseau du client au moment du remplissage du réservoir. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Son immersion dans l'azote liquide prévient également toute perte de produit. « Anti-gaspi », la pompe des véhicules CryoEase&amp;reg; est aussi efficace : elle remplit un réservoir de 2000 l en moins de 20 minutes sans même nécessiter la présence du client. Le service CryoEase&amp;reg; supprime toute manutention et manipulation de cadres et bouteilles. Le gaz est directement connecté au point d'utilisation réduisant du même coup l'exposition aux gaz pressurisés. La suppression des connexions et déconnexions des bouteilles garantit quant à elle une absence de pollution éventuelle du réseau de distribution du gaz lors des changements d'emballages. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Le client voit sa procédure administrative allégée et ne paie que le gaz qu'il utilise puisque les pertes résiduelles inévitables avec les bouteilles ne sont plus à l'ordre du jour. Finies les zones de stockage séparées pour les bouteilles de gaz vides et les pleines : l'empreinte au sol d'un réservoir de 1000 l de produit liquide est de 1m x 1m, soit l'équivalent en capacité de 7 cadres environ (ou 70 B 50) qui occuperaient 6 m2 au sol ! &lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{5E23D791-0263-4AFC-9B74-CA892E7FA9C2}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2012/03/0319-air-products-completes-acquisition-of-cryoservice-limited-german.aspx</link><title>Air Products übernimmt CryoService Limited</title><description>Der Industriegasehersteller Air Products übernimmt das englische Unternehmen CryoService Limited, das zukünftig unter dem Namen Air Products CryoEase&amp;reg; Services firmieren wird. CryoService ist spezialisiert auf die Gasversorgung von Unternehmen, die kleinere Volumina benötigen und über die Befüllung von Kleintanks versorgt werden. Das Versorgungsmodel verschafft Unternehmen mit entsprechendem Bedarf Kostenvorteile und verbessert die Betriebsabläufe. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Die Übernahme folgt auf eine 25-prozentige Beteiligung von Air Products im Jahr 1998 und die anschließende Mehrheitsbeteiligung im Jahr 2008. Die beiden Unternehmen haben als Partner über ein Jahrzehnt gemeinsam kryogene Gase und Spezialgase an Forschung und Industrie geliefert. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;"Das Kundenverständnis bei CryoService sowie die Innovationskraft und das technologische Know-how passen ausgezeichnet zu unserem Geschäftsmodell. Die Übernahme zeugt von unserer nachhaltigen Strategie als integrierter Industriegasehersteller Wachstum und Profitabilität zu steigern. Unser Angebot mit Tonnage-Gasen, der Flüssiggasversorgung für Großkunden sowie der Versorgung mit Flaschengasen, wird durch die Kleintanklösungen von CryoService perfekt ergänzt. Die damit zur Verfügung stehende Auswahl an unterschiedlichen Versorgungslösungen ermöglicht eine passgenaue Erfüllung der Kundenanforderungen," kommentiert Ivo Bols, Vice President und General Manager Merchant Gases bei Air Products, den Abschluss der Übernahme. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Über Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products (Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.) ist einer der führenden Anbieter von Industrie-, Prozess- und Spezialgasen, Hochleistungsmaterialien sowie Anlagen, Technologien und dazugehörigen Dienstleistungen. Seit über 70 Jahren ermöglicht Air Products seinen Kunden, Produkte und Prozesse produktiver, energieeffizienter und nachhaltiger zu gestalten. Mehr als 18.000 Mitarbeiter in über 40 Ländern entwickeln innovative Lösungen in den Bereichen ‚Energie' und ‚Umwelt' sowie für Wachstumsmärkte wie die Halbleiterindustrie, Wasserstofferzeugung, Kohlevergasung, Erdgasverflüssigung und moderne Schicht- und Klebstoffe. Air Products erzielte im Geschäftsjahr 2011 einen Umsatz von mehr als 10.1 Milliarden US-Dollar. Weitere Informationen finden Sie unter &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.de/"&gt;www.airproducts.de&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Pressekontakt: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;a href="mailto:a.hirsch@script-com.de"&gt;Alexander Hirsch &lt;/a&gt;&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 (0)69/4699 4732</description><pubDate>Mon, 19 Mar 2012 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{8AC17EB3-20E2-4D31-A968-6D31222F1424}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2011/12/1215-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;</description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{45C40E2F-B986-4EBE-8998-D0BB51EC7FCD}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2011/08/0815-air-products-increases-prices-for-liquid-and-bulk-helium-gases-in-north-america.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces North America Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Helium Gases</title><description>Effective September 1, 2011, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will be implementing a price increase of 15 percent for liquid and bulk helium gases in North America. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The pricing adjustment is the result of several factors including the continued strong demand over the past year for helium and significant reductions in supply. The helium market has been tight across the globe with product allocations implemented by the U.S. Bureau of Land Management and with many other global helium sources producing below capacity. Additionally, new helium sources located primarily outside of the U.S. are extremely expensive, wholesale prices for crude and processed liquid helium have increased, and costs have escalated for power and diesel. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products’ worldwide helium team is managing this difficult situation on a daily basis so that it can continue to bring uninterruptible supply to customers. It is expected that demand will exceed supply for the next two to three years, thus creating ongoing shortages in the market. &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;</description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{58B2385A-DFEA-4759-8446-6D2AD2DA45A2}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2011/03/0325-royal-wedding-party-thowers-prepare-for-lift-off.aspx</link><title>Royal Wedding Party Throwers Prepare for Lift Off</title><description>As party throwers around the country prepare for the Royal Wedding on 29th April 2011, a special party balloon kit is promising to make the big day a bright and colourful occasion wherever you are. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Developed by Air Products, the party balloon kit is available in two regal sizes. The Queen’s pack includes 100 10” red, white and blue balloons complete with ribbon and a Balloonium&amp;reg; cylinder, containing helium gas, so the balloons can be inflated quickly and easily. The King’s kit contains the same in addition to 20 metres of red, white and blue bunting and 50 Union Jack flags. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gill Beech, business development specialist at Air Products, comments: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“For many of us, a party simply isn’t a party without some colourful balloons and bunting to brighten up the room or the surroundings. The Royal Wedding balloon packs are already proving popular with party planners at home and in pubs and restaurants, and they can be delivered anywhere in the country.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To help party throwers prepare for the big day, each party balloon kit contains a 10 litre Balloonium&amp;reg; cylinder, which is very easy to use and ideal for people who may not have used helium to fill balloons before. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Royal Wedding party balloon kits are available directly from Air Products and can usually be delivered ‘next day’ by its nationwide network of agents. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;To receive a party balloon kit in time for the big day, ring 0800 121 4758 and place your order before &lt;br /&gt;21st April 2011. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations. &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 2010, Air Products had revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 18,300 employees around the globe. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/span&gt;</description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{F6BABDB8-5537-4228-9831-87627F9F5877}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2009/11/1116-carburos-metalicos-trae-la-nieve-a-la-ciudad-de-barcelona.aspx</link><title>Carburos Metálicos trae la nieve a la ciudad de Barcelona</title><description>
		&lt;p&gt;Carburos Metálicos, grupo Air Products, ha sido la empresa encargada de proporcionar el nitrógeno líquido necesario para fabricar la nieve utilizada en la primera edición del Barcelona Snow Show, una competición internacional de snowboard y esquí freestyle en la modalidad de Big Air (saltos). &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;El nitrógeno líquido es un gas imprescindible en la creación de nieve. Mediante aire comprimido el agua se atomiza y los copos de nieve se congelan con este gas. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Todo ello se lleva a cabo dentro de una tienda especial instalada en la pista de esquí. Gracias a ella se controla la atmósfera y así se posibilita una correcta formación de la nieve. Además, en esta tienda se evita la concurrencia de diversos factores que podrían afectar a la forma y medida de los copos, como son el incremento de la temperatura, las corrientes de aire así como el control de la humedad. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;En el caso de la Barcelona Snow Show que se celebró en el estadio Olímpico Lluís Companys de Barcelona, Carburos Metálicos tuvo que proporcionar nitrógeno para poder cubrir con nieve una rampa de 35 metros de altura y 112 metros de longitud, la más alta realizada en Europa hasta la fecha para una prueba de Copa del Mundo de Snowboard. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Ésta no es la primera vez que Carburos Metálicos proporciona nitrógeno líquido para la elaboración de nieve en un evento internacional. Durante el año pasado, la compañía suministró este gas para una pista de esquí que se ubicó en el festival de música Rock in Rio de Madrid. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Carburos Metálicos &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&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;p&gt;
      &lt;strong&gt;Air Products &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/strong&gt;Air Products presta servicio a clientes en los mercados tecnológico, energético, sanitario e industrial de todo el mundo, proporcionándoles una oferta global de productos, servicios y soluciones en gases atmosféricos, especiales y de proceso, así como 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. Durante el 2009, Air Products obtuvo unos beneficios de 8.3 billones de dólares, opera en más de 40 países, y cuenta con 18.900 empleados en todo el mundo. Para más información visite &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;
      &lt;strong&gt;Press Contact:&lt;/strong&gt;
      &lt;br /&gt;
      &lt;a href="mailto:sanchez.pablo@carburos.com"&gt;Begoña Sánchez&lt;/a&gt;
      &lt;br /&gt;Tel.: 93.290.08.96&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{B56ABB03-362F-4F4C-B724-F6EA28C0B9A9}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2009/09/0915-air-products-announces-north-american-price-increase-for-liquid-bulk-industrial-gases.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces North American Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Industrial Gas Products</title><description>
		&lt;p&gt;Effective October 1, 2009, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE:APD) will increase pricing and monthly service charges as follows for merchant customers in North America for the following products: &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;liquid oxygen, liquid nitrogen, liquid argon, liquid and bulk hydrogen by 4% to 8%; and &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;liquid and bulk helium by 5% to 10%. &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Some price adjustments may be outside of these ranges based on other specific situations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;This pricing initiative is in response to higher operating costs related to running plants with significantly lower product demand, in addition to both higher energy costs and overall increases associated with the production and distribution of merchant gas products. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.&lt;/span&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{A72AD965-10E1-400B-9F84-D651F344CA7D}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2008/07/0710-air-products-launches-new-balloonium-delivery-service.aspx</link><title>Air Products Launches New Balloonium&amp;reg; Delivery Service</title><description>Air Products is launching a new dedicated Balloonium&amp;reg; delivery service for party and event organisers and specialist retailers in the London area. Operating within the M25, the new service will deliver lightweight helium cylinders directly to the customer’s doorstep, as and when they are needed. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Gill Beech, Air Products’ business development manager Balloon Helium Europe, said: &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Balloon helium sales in the London area have been increasing steadily and we expect demand to increase further in the run up to 2012, due to the high number of sports events and celebrations that are being organised. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“However, orders for balloon helium are often placed at short notice and meeting delivery deadlines can be challenging. The new delivery service means we will be able to respond to customer orders of all sizes as quickly as possible.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Balloonium&amp;reg; cylinders come in three different sizes to suit the users’ requirements, which means they are easy-to-handle by professional and amateur event-organisers alike. In addition, each cylinder is fitted with patented safety features and the integrated regulator and quick-fit inflator connection mean that users don’t need to purchase expensive inflation equipment. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Before introducing the lighter Balloonium&amp;reg; cylinders in the UK five years ago, Air Products conducted consumer research and found that 92% of us think that balloons are an essential ingredient at parties. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;For more information about Air Products’ Balloonium&amp;reg; cylinder delivery service, please phone 0800 920 920. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;Note to the Editor: &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. Air Products has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 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;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Smarts Contact: &lt;/strong&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christine Smart or Sara Jenkins &lt;br /&gt;Smarts &lt;br /&gt;Tel: 0121 456 3199 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{CEC3CA44-58F4-4C59-BC92-6D6A0F9AF503}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2008/03/0303-air-products-announces-north-american-price-increase-for-liquid-and-bulk-helium-products.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces North American Price Increase for Liquid and Bulk Helium Products</title><description>Effective April 1, 2008, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE:APD) will increase prices on liquid and bulk helium by a minimum of 20 percent for merchant customers in North America. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The pricing initiatives are needed to cover escalating material, labor, and energy costs associated with the production and distribution of its helium products and additional capital investment required to meet current and future demand. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;span class="notes"&gt;NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/span&gt;&lt;br /&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{8A749C4B-6260-46E5-955D-3F9CDC2C9588}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2008/02/0227-kundeninformation-anpassung-des-ggvs-mautsatzes-zum-1-marz-2008.aspx</link><title>Kundeninformation Anpassung des GGVS Mautsatzes zum 1 Marz 2008</title><description>
		&lt;p&gt;Anhaltende Kostensteigerungen in Vertrieb und Logistik erhöhen den Kostendruck auf die Air Products GmbH. Insbesondere die folgenden Entwicklungen wirken sich sehr belastend auf die Distribution von Industriegasen aus: &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;h2&gt;Gestiegene Dieselpreise&lt;/h2&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Laut Statistischem Bundesamt erreichten die Dieselpreise bei Abgabe an Großverbraucher im November 2007 ihren historischen Höchstwert von 103,96 EUR pro 100 Liter. Im Jahresvergleich (Dezember 2006 - Dezember 2007) stiegen die Dieselpreise sogar um 18,2% von 87,62 EUR auf 103,56 EUR pro 100 l. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;h2&gt;Erhöhte Mautgebühren&lt;/h2&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Die Mautgebühren wurden zum 1. September 2007 um 8,9% von durchschnittlich 12,4 Cent auf 13,5 Cent pro Kilometer angehoben. Darüber hinaus hat das Bundesministerium für Verkehr, Bau und Stadtentwicklung (BMVBS) bereits jetzt die nächste Mauterhöhung zum 1. Oktober 2008 um bis zu 52% je nach Emissionsklasse angekündigt. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;h2&gt;Reduzierung der Arbeitszeiten für Kraftfahrer&lt;/h2&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Seit April 2007 dürfen Kraftfahrer laut Arbeitszeitgesetz nur noch maximal 48 anstelle der bisherigen 60 Stunden pro Woche arbeiten. Diese Neuregelung stellt eine erhebliche Kostenbelastung dar, da der verkürzte Arbeitszeitrahmen zusätzliches Fahrerpersonal erfordert. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Selbst ständige Prozessoptimierungen und Rationalisierungsmaßnahmen können diese zusätzlichen Belastungen nicht völlig kompensieren. Wir sehen uns deshalb gezwungen, Teile dieser Kostensteigerungen an unsere Kunde weiterzugeben und den GGVS/Mautsatz für unsere tiefkalten verflüssigten Gase (Sauerstoff, Stickstoff und Argon) sowie für Wasserstoff anzupassen. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Weitere Informationen finden Sie hier: &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Dieselpreisentwicklung laut Bundesverband Güterkraftverkehr Logistik und Entsorgung (BGL) e.V. &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Pressemitteilung TOLLCOLLECT zur Erhöhung der Mautgebühren &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Informationen zur Änderung des Arbeitszeitgesetzes von der Berufsgenossenschaft für Handel und Warendistribution (BGHW) &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;Tagesspiegel Presseartikel „Tausende LKW-Fahrer gesucht“ &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{6300E60C-23A2-44F8-8726-573E93EEEA83}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2008/01/0124-air-products-zamrozil-skocznie-narciarska-w-zakopanem.aspx</link><title>Air Products zamroził skocznię narciarską w Zakopanem</title><description>Firma Air Products kolejny raz wesprze organizatorów Pucharu Świata w skokach narciarskich, który rozpocznie się w Zakopanem w piątek, 25 stycznia br. Podobnie jak przed rokiem, w przypadku dodatniej temperatury powietrza, która mogłaby uniemożliwić organizację konkursu skoków, pracownicy Air Products będą przygotowani by zamrozić rozbieg Wielkiej Krokwi ciekłym azotem. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Zamrażacz do torów – urządzenie służące do zamrażania rozbiegu skoczni ciekłym azotem o temperaturze -196 stopni Celsjusza, został wykonany przez pracowników firmy Air Products przed rokiem, kiedy to dodatnie temperatury zagrażały organizacji Pucharu Świata w Zakopanem. Firma przekazała także zbiorniki z ciekłym azotem a jej pracownicy zaangażowali się w proces przygotowania rozbiegu skoczni. Wówczas też, po zakończeniu udanego sezonu narciarskiego, firma Air Products została nagrodzona pucharem dla najlepszej firmy wspierającej Puchar Świata w skokach narciarskich. W tym roku, Air Products ponownie wesprze komitet organizacyjny Pucharu Świata w Zakopanem. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Póki co, śniegu jest pod dostatkiem, a prognozy napawają optymizmem. Na wszelki wypadek mamy jednak zamrażacz do torów. Firma Air Products tak jak przed rokiem przekazała nam zbiorniki z ciekłym azotem,” – powiedział Lech Nadarkiewicz, dyrektor zakopiańskiego Pucharu Świata w skokach narciarskich. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products jest jedną z największych na świecie firm działających na rynku gazów technicznych &lt;br /&gt;i największym dostawcą gazów technicznych w Polsce. Obecna w Polsce od 15 lat, firma Air Products konsekwentnie stosuje strategię rozwoju opartą na starannie dobieranych inwestycjach. Po przejęciu BOC Gazy w 2007 r. Air Products zatrudnia w Polsce obecnie ponad 800 pracowników a suma rocznych przychodów wyniosła ponad 573 miliony złotych w 2007 r. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products współpracuje z klientami z sektora przemysłowego, energetycznego i ochrony zdrowia na całym świecie, oferując im unikalny pakiet produktów, usług i technologii oraz dostarczając gazy procesowe, atmosferyczne i specjalne, a także zaawansowane technologicznie materiały i chemikalia. Założona w 1940 roku firma jest liderem w swojej branży na szybko rozwijających się rynkach półprzewodników, wodoru dla rafinerii, domowych usług medycznych, skraplania gazu ziemnego oraz produkcji zaawansowanych powłok i klejów. Firma Air Products znana jest z innowacyjności, wysokiej sprawności działania oraz zaangażowania na rzecz bezpieczeństwa i ochrony środowiska. Jest uwzględniona w indeksach Dow Jones Sustainability oraz FTSE4Good. Air Products prowadzi działalność w ponad 40 krajach zatrudniając ponad 20 tysięcy pracowników. Roczne przychody firmy sięgają 9 miliardów dolarów. Dodatkowe informacje pod adresem: &lt;a href="http://www.airproducts.com/"&gt;www.airproducts.com&lt;/a&gt;.</description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0500</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{79B491A2-7A9C-49BF-AC7B-B175AF9B0FE4}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2007/10/1017-air-products-and-matheson-tri-gas-to-form-joint-venture.aspx</link><title>Air Products and Matheson Tri-Gas to Form Joint Venture to Build and Operate New Wyoming Helium Plant</title><description>
		&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE: APD) and Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., a member of the Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC) group, today announced their intention to jointly build and operate a liquid helium production plant near Big Piney, Wyoming. The plant, designed to produce 200 million standard cubic feet per year at start-up, with expectations for future capacity expansion, would process crude helium produced by a natural gas processing facility that would be owned by Cimarex Energy Co. (NYSE: XEC) and their partner, Riley Ridge LLC. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The Cimarex facility would process natural gas from the Riley Ridge Field in Wyoming, the second largest helium-rich natural gas field in the United States. Riley Ridge is believed to contain sufficient helium reserves to support production for decades. Production at the new Wyoming plant is anticipated to commence in 2009. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products, the global leader in helium production, has pioneered many of the helium extraction, production, distribution and storage technologies used in the industry today. Air Products maintains the world’s largest helium production and distribution system and operates numerous facilities around the world. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“We are enthusiastic about developing the helium reserves at Riley Ridge. Bringing on this new source, with very long-lived helium reserves, will enable us to further diversify our helium supply and enhance our ability to reliably serve our worldwide customers,” said John Van Sloun, general manager, Helium and Rare Gases for Air Products. “We continue to see tightness in the supply of helium in the global market. The initial helium volumes expected from Riley Ridge in 2009 are relatively small, but this important new facility can produce additional product to help meet growing global demand.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Matheson Tri-Gas Global Helium was formed in September 2006 when its parent company, TNSC, acquired the helium assets that were divested in connection with Linde AG’s acquisition of The BOC Group, plc. TNSC is the leading helium supplier in Japan, and is one of only six industrial gas companies in the world with direct access to helium sources. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Taiyo Nippon Sanso purchased a ‘sold out’ helium business from Linde with limited ability to grow. Helium from the Riley Ridge Project will improve our ability to supply existing customers and provide the opportunity to grow the business beginning in 2009. Moreover, Matheson Tri-Gas’ participation in the Riley Ridge Project gives us additional credibility as a competitor in the global helium business,” said Phil Kornbluth, executive vice president, Global Helium for Matheson Tri-Gas. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Upon completion, the Wyoming helium production plant will be the 10th liquid helium plant operating in the United States, and the first new U.S. facility since 2000. It is expected to employ approximately 8-10 people after start-up. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Helium is used in many unique and valued applications including: magnetic resonance imaging (MRI); lifting for high altitude scientific research balloons, blimps and party balloons; fiber optics and semiconductor manufacturing; metallurgy; breathing atmospheres for deep diving or unique blood gas medical mixtures; analytical chemistry; pressurizing and purging pipes, vessels, and other critical equipment; leak detection; and other advanced applications. &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;h3&gt;About Air Products&lt;/h3&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. Air Products has annual revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and over 20,000 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;h3&gt;About Matheson Tri-Gas&lt;/h3&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., is a single source provider of industrial and specialty gases, including bulk and cylinder gases, gas handling equipment, high performance purification systems, and related hard goods. The Company also provides support services, engineering services, and systems management services to analytical laboratories and semiconductor manufacturers worldwide. As a member of the Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation group, Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., is part of a worldwide industrial gas organization focusing on being the single source provider for global customer requirements. For more information, visit &lt;a href="http://www.matheson-trigas.com/"&gt;www.matheson-trigas.com&lt;/a&gt;.  &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;
      &lt;span class="notes"&gt;
        &lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.&lt;/span&gt; &lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;
      &lt;strong&gt;Matheson Tri-Gas Contacts:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;br /&gt;Beth Sullivan &lt;br /&gt;Tel: (215) 648-4026 &lt;br /&gt;E-mail: &lt;a href="mailto:bsullivan@matheson-trigas.com"&gt;bsullivan@matheson-trigas.com&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Christine Scully &lt;br /&gt;Tel: (201) 825-1331 &lt;br /&gt;E-mail: &lt;a href="mailto:christine.scully@verizon.net"&gt;christine.scully@verizon.net&lt;/a&gt;  &lt;br /&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Oct 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{04B28B99-BE08-467F-AB04-50FAAF43D856}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2007/06/0628-air-products-reaches-microbulk-solutions-milestone-with-10000th-installation.aspx</link><title>Air Products Reaches Microbulk Solutions Milestone with 10,000th Installation</title><description>
		&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE: APD) achieved a milestone in May with the 10,000th customer installation of its innovative Microbulk Solutions for small volume industrial gas customers. The installation of Microbulk Solutions at a customer manufacturing facility located in Georgia marked the achievement of the global product offering first introduced in the United States in 2005, and offered in Europe prior to 1990. Microbulk Solutions is a novel gas supply and services option that provides the most technically-advanced and cost-effective alternative to traditional cylinder gas packaging in the marketplace. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“Microbulk delivery service and on-site storage and blending systems are very popular and have reached the 10,000th installation because the offering brings the advantages of bulk supply to operations with less than traditional bulk delivery volumes. At the 10,000th installation, Microbulk was the answer for our customer’s argon needs for vacuum furnaces. Whether it is argon or nitrogen for heat-treating furnace atmospheres, nitrogen or oxygen for laser-assist gases, or argon and argon blends for weld shielding, Microbulk supply can mean efficient, economical and reliable supply for small-volume users,” said John Tapley, Microbulk business development manager at Air Products. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products’ Microbulk Solutions has had an impact for several markets including metals processing, biotechnology, foods, electronics and healthcare industries, and for applications with relatively small volume gas requirements. The service appeals to small-volume customers by virtually eliminating cylinder handling and reducing the number of product deliveries. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Microbulk tank trucks provide fast fills into storage tanks that are designed to offer customers a range of flexible supply options. They feature automatic fill shut-off devices; computer telemetry that remotely monitors tank levels, or programmable digital liquid level gauges to help customers monitor their inventory; and tanks with enhanced thermal qualities to limit product loss during periods of little or no use. Microbulk Solutions provide a much simplified supply chain option over the former gas supply practice of many industries’ processing operations that historically relied on high-pressure cylinders and dewars―a labor-intensive approach often resulting in wasted residual gas and the potential for interrupted supply, cross-contamination and safety issues. &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 and is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indices. The company has annual revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and over 20,000 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;
      &lt;span class="notes"&gt;
        &lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.&lt;/span&gt;
      &lt;br /&gt;
      &lt;br /&gt;
    &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{22978882-7324-40A4-9C95-26E2579613DC}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2007/05/0501-pisecky-most-pod-snehem.aspx</link><title>Písecký most pod sněhem</title><description>
		&lt;p&gt;Květen 2007 — V pátek 18. května 2007 proběhlo v Písku vyhlášení ankety o nejlepšího lyžaře Král bílé stopy, spojené se slavnostním ukončením sportovní kariéry Kateřiny Neumannové. Její poslední „trasa“ vedla přes celou délku nejstaršího mostu v Čechách, kde byla vytvořena 120 metrů dlouhá běžecká stopa. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Most byl zasněžen technickým sněhem (obchodní značka PolarSnow), jehož výrobu zajišťovaly společnosti Polar Technologies International a Air Products, které tento produkt společně vyvinuly. Patentovaná technologie výroby sněhu PolarSnow spočívá v „imitaci přírody“ – sníh je vyroben pouze za použití vody, stlačeného vzduchu a vysoce chladného kapalného dusíku (-196°C), neo bsahuje tedy žádné chemikálie. V tom spočívá jeho hlavní přednost, neboť nabízí všechny vlastnosti pravého sněhu. Mezi jeho další výhody patří zejména rychlost výroby (50m³/h) a jeho stabilita v čase – i v případě vysokých teplot vydrží minimálně 24hodin. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;PolarSnow tak může být vyroben kdykoli a na jakémkoli místě, ať v saharském vedru nebo mírně vlhkém prostředí pražského parku. Může být produkován ve velkém objemu a v jakékoli požadované kvalitě: od dokonalého „prašanu“ na lyžování a snowboarding až po zledovatělou „břečku“ vhodnou k testování pneumatik. Je ideální pro první zasněžování lyžařských hal, skokanských můstků a různých typů sáňkařských ramp, vytváření zimních kulis pro filmové produkce nebo reklamní akce apod. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Mezinárodní společnost Air Products and Chemicals Inc. byla založena v roce 1940 a patří mezi přední světové výrobce a dodavatele technických plynů a chemikálií. V současné době působí ve více než 30 zemích a zaměstnává více než 20 000 pracovníků. Její roční obrat dosáhl v roce 2006 téměř 9 miliard dolarů. Svou činnost v České a Slovenské republice zahájila společnost Air Products v roce 1991. Mezníkem její úspěšné expanze na místní trhy se stal projekt realizovaný pro společnost Chemopetrol, a.s. v Litvínově – vybudování moderního zařízení na dělení vzduchu, které je dimenzováno na produkci stovek tun vysoce čistého kapalného kyslíku, dusíku a argonu. Hlavní oblastí působnosti firmy jsou dodávky technických plynů pro různá průmyslová odvětví. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Polar Technologies International je mezinárodní firma, která je držitelem patentu PolarSnow. Má dlouholeté zkušenosti s výrobou umělého sněhu. Každý rok se podílí na úspěchu desítek akcí, např. Nokia FIS WorldCup v Turíně a Curichu, Optimus Urban Ski Open v Portugalsku… Za dobu své působnosti společnost vyrobila více než 34 000 tun sněhu. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Referenční listina běžeckých tratí s uměle vytvořeným sněhem PolarSnow:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;ul&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;STADTFEST 555 JAHRE - ALTENBERG (Německo 2006) 100 x 4m&lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;USEDOM TOURNEE: BIATHLON - AHLBECK (Německo 2004) 100 x 4m &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;VELTINS BIATHLON WTC - GELSENKIRCHEN (Německo 2003) 1200 x 5m &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;NOËL DES ALPS – ANNECY (Francie 2003) 650 x 4m &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;EXPOGAMES – YVERDON LES BAINS (Švýcarsko 2002) 150 x 3m &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;SNOW SWING – VLAARDINGEN (Nizozemí 1999) 200 x 4m &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;K.O. SPRINT WORLD CUP – MILAN (Itálie 1998) 650 x 6m &lt;/li&gt;
      &lt;li&gt;KAPS SNOW DAYS – SOLMS (Germany 1997) 200 x 1.5m track &lt;/li&gt;
    &lt;/ul&gt;
    &lt;p&gt; &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{A0F8355E-55E4-4CCA-B868-8351D505EA34}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2007/04/0430-air-products-completes-purchase-of-boc-gazy-from-linde.aspx</link><title>Air Products Completes Purchase of BOC Gazy from Linde</title><description>
		&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) announced today that it has completed the acquisition of the industrial gas business of BOC Gazy Sp z o.o. from The Linde Group for 370 million euros or about $503 million. With this transaction, Air Products is now the leading industrial gas supplier in Central Europe’s fastest growing economy. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products announced on January 8 its intention to acquire the BOC Gazy business and has since received clearance from the European and Polish regulatory authorities. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;“This is a very compelling investment for Air Products,” said John McGlade, president and chief operating officer. “We now have the assets, infrastructure, people and management talent to take full advantage of the opportunities that come from having the leading position in one of the world’s fastest growing economies. Poland is the fourth largest recipient of foreign direct investment next to China, India and Brazil. Our combined operations are in the industrial heartland of the region where we can bring new applications and technology to drive quality, efficiency and performance in our customers’ businesses.” &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;The business, headquartered in Warsaw, has approximately 750 employees, five major industrial gas plants and six cylinder transfill facilities serving customers across a diverse range of industries, including chemicals, steel and base metals, among others. Combined with Air Products’ existing Polish business, 2006 sales were about 140 million euros or about $190 million. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;Air Products operates in 15 countries throughout Europe, including the central and eastern European countries of the Slovak Republic, the Czech Republic, Russia and Poland. Total European sales in Air Products’ 2006 fiscal year were approximately $2.6 billion. &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 and is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indices. The company has annual revenues of $9 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and over 20,000 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;
      &lt;span class="notes"&gt;
        &lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; 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 presentation 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 in Central and Eastern Europe and elsewhere 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; natural or political 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 European and other markets; the effects of a pandemic or epidemic or a natural disaster; charges related to currently undetermined portfolio management and cost reduction actions; the success of implementing cost reduction programs or achieving synergies; 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; 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 presentation 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;/span&gt;
    &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2007 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item><item><guid isPermaLink="false">{B6C07405-2B93-44A0-9641-BB484EB03E5F}</guid><link>http://www.airproducts.com/Company/news-center/2006/05/0522-air-products-announces-surcharge-for-us-merchant-customers.aspx</link><title>Air Products Announces Surcharge for U.S. Merchant Customers</title><description>
		&lt;p&gt;Air Products (NYSE:APD) announced today that it is increasing nationwide surcharges on its liquid oxygen and liquid nitrogen products starting June 1, 2006. The surcharges are required to recover increased distribution costs such as purchased transportation and diesel fuel.&lt;/p&gt;
    &lt;p&gt;
      &lt;span class="notes"&gt;
        &lt;strong&gt;NOTE:&lt;/strong&gt; This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.&lt;/span&gt;
    &lt;/p&gt;</description><pubDate>Mon, 22 May 2006 00:00:00 -0400</pubDate></item></channel></rss>