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Tuesday, 14 August 2012 08:25

Munich, 14 August 2012 –  The Linde Group announced today that it has successfully completed its previously

Friday, 10 August 2012 18:10

Dalian, China, 7 August 2012 - Dahua Group and Linde Greater China, a member of

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Friday, 17 May 2013 02:02

Air Liquide continues the development of its home healthcare activity with the acquisition in Australia of a 73.3% share of Healthy Sleep Solutions. This company is a leading player in the field of diagnosis and treatment for patients with sleep disorders, notably sleep apnea.

Founded in 2007 in Australia, Healthy Sleep Solutions is specialized in sleep apnea diagnosis and treatment at the patient’s home. Through its global solutions, it provides sleep apnea patients with effective Continuous Positive Airway Pressure treatment, helping them improve their quality of life.

In Australia, it is estimated that around 600,000 people suffer from sleep apnea, of which only 25%

Tuesday, 07 May 2013 17:11

The Combined Shareholders’ Meeting of Air Liquide, chaired by Benoît Potier, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Company, in the presence of the members of the Board of Directors, was attended by 3,632 people on Tuesday May 7, 2013 at the Palais des Congrès in Paris. The 139,311 shareholders, physically present or duly represented, ie 52.35% of the voting rights, approved all of the resolutions that were presented.

The proposed dividend, with an ex-date of May 16 and payment date of May 22, was approved: it has been set at €2.50 per share, an increase of +10.3%, taking into account the attribution of one free

Thursday, 02 May 2013 09:16

Air Liquide today announced the launch of its free Easy Gas Converter smart phone app designed for use by industry professionals and the academic community.

The Air Liquide Easy Gas Converter app gives users the ability to instantly calculate volume conversions from gaseous to liquid state for 14 gas molecules such as nitrogen, oxygen and hydrogen.

The app also includes a unit calculator that converts weight and measures area, length and volume for both standard U.S. and metric systems.
Additional unit conversions include pressure, energy, power, velocity, density and others.

Users can easily share conversions through email, text message, Twitter and Facebook from within the app.

It is the second mobile application released by Air Liquide this year, in March, Air Liquide launched its Gas Encyclopedia app for tablet devices.

The app is available for download today for the iPhone in the iTunes App Store. The Android app will be available in May.

Easy Gas Converter app

  • Available in English
  • Available for free download from the Apple App Store: http://bit.ly/EasyGasConverter
  • Available for Android smart phones in the Google Play store in May 2013

Air Liquide

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Wednesday, 24 April 2013 04:00
1st quarter 2013 revenue
Variation Q1 13 / Q1 12
Q1 2012 Q1 2013 Excluding impact of currency and natural gas Underlying activity*
Group revenue
Friday, 17 May 2013 18:54

May 10, 2013 Barcelona

  • La iniciativa es pionera en el mundo: nunca antes se había reutilizado el CO2 sobrante de una planta vidriera para su posterior acondicionamiento y utilización industrial
  • El proyecto representa una mejora importante en sostenibilidad, ya que hará posible reducir las emisiones de CO2 a la atmósfera hasta en 8.500 toneladas cada año
  • El innovador proyecto, impulsado por Carburos Metálicos y fruto de un acuerdo con Vidrieras Canarias, garantiza el futuro industrial de Gran Canaria y comportará un aumento de la capacidad de producción y la capacidad de exportar al
Friday, 17 May 2013 18:54

May 13, 2013 Paris

Le 8 mai dernier, Air Products, premier fournisseur de gaz industriels en Pologne, a ouvert un liquéfacteur de CO2 dernier cri à Tarnow-Moscice sur le site d’une usine de Grupa Azoty S.A dans le cadre d’un contrat longue durée avec ce dernier. L’investissement dépasse les 10 millions d’euros. Grupa Azoty va fournir le CO2 gazeux brut, un sous-produit de sa production chimique, tandis qu’Air Products va le purifier et le liquéfier par le biais de son installation.

Le CO2 sera fourni par Grupa Azoty en continu, garantissant ainsi un approvisionnement stable et un produit de haute qualité

Thursday, 16 May 2013 12:30

May 15, 2013 中国北京

全球领先的工业气体与功能材料供应商——空气产品公司(Air Products,纽约证券交易所代码:APD),今天在北京举行的2013全国高校化学视频大赛的开幕式上,向约150名在校大学生分享了气体行业独特的创新技术以及它们在能源和环保领域的积极贡献和巨大潜力。

在开幕式上,空气产品公司亚洲技术中心总监缪平博士向大学生们作了以“气体科技,灵动未来”为主旨的演讲。他向学生们介绍了最前沿的气体技术在我们日常生活中的应用,以及它们如何应对我们在能源和环境领域所面临的挑战,如:氢能源作为清洁汽车燃料的日益普及,氢气在石油炼化行业中对降低PM2.5的积极作用,碳捕捉技术的实践,纯氧燃烧如何帮助工业行业提升能源效率等话题。

缪平博士表示:“空气产品公司已经服务中国市场超过25年,一直致力于可持续发展的实践。我们很高兴能积极推动本次高校化学视频大赛的成功举行,并与大学生们分享气体产业在能源、环境等领域的最前沿的创新应用。这也体现了公司履行以己之长,激励学生在化学及气体领域的兴趣与探索,推动中国气体及化工行业可持续发展的一项社会责任承诺。”

本次高校化学视频大赛以“面向未来的化学”为主题,将在5月至11月间开展,覆盖全国120所高校。空气产品公司是本届大赛的主要合作方之一。除通过演讲和展示与学生交流气体的绿色创新技术外,公司还与大赛组织者国际化学品制造商协会、中国化学会、北京大学共同参与了全国高校化学视频大赛的筹备工作,并将在大赛期间为部分参赛学生提供气体技术及应用知识的培训,参与大赛评审。

此外,公司还计划在部分高校就热点化学课题举行演讲,并组织学生参与公司的开放日活动,让学生更多地了解气体行业最新的技术与知识。

作为全球工业气体技术的领导者,空气产品公司多年来在引领中国气体行业研发进步方面起着关键性的作用,与国内优秀的高等院校开展研发合作,为优秀学生设立奖学金,开展人才招募计划等。目前,空气产品公司已与国内十多所院校开展了各类前沿技术的联合研发,合作的院校包括清华大学、天津大学、浙江大学、中国地质大学、华中理工大学、吉林大学、北京科技大学、华南理工大学等。此外,还在包括西安交通大学、天津大学和华东理工大学在内的近十所院校设立了奖学金,主要用于奖励相关院校中品学兼优、创新能力强的学生。


关于空气产品公司
空气产品公司(Air Products, 纽约证券交易所代码:APD)提供空分、工艺和特种气体,功能材料,相关设备及技术。70多年来,空气产品公司一直帮助客户提高生产效率和能源效益,以实现可持续性发展。拥有20000多名员工的空气产品公司,在全球50多个国家和地区开展业务,为能源、环境和新兴市场,包括半导体材料、加氢炼化、煤气化、天然气液化以及先进的涂料和粘合剂等,提供创新型的解决方案。2012财年度,空气产品公司的销售额将近100亿美元。欲获得更多信息,请登陆公司网站:www.airproducts.com。   


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2012年9月30日结束。

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    Thursday, 16 May 2013 12:30

    May 15, 2013 Beijing, China

    Air Products (NYSE: APD), a leading global industrial gases and performance materials supplier, today attended the opening ceremony of 2013 China’s National University Chemistry Video Contest held in Beijing and presented to around 150 university students its innovative gas technologies and applications in the energy and environment sectors.

    Organized by the Association of International Chemical Manufacturers, China Chemical Society and Peking University, the contest is themed “Chemistry, for Future Life”. Air Products is a key partner of this activity through which it aims to drive green and sustainable chemistry particularly in the area of gases among

    Thursday, 07 March 2013 07:25
    DANBURY, Conn., March 1, 2013 -- Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of NuCO2 Inc. for $1.1 billion from Aurora Capital Group.

    NuCO2 is the largest provider of fountain beverage carbonation in the United States with approximately 162,000 customer locations and 900 employees. The NuCO2 micro-bulk beverage carbonation offering is the service model of choice for customers offering fountain beverages as it is cost effective, reliable and less labor intensive.

    “NuCO2 is a high-quality business that fits directly within Praxair’s strategy of building density and providing customer reliability. It will continue to

    Monday, 04 March 2013 20:48
    DANBURY, Conn., March 4, 2013 – Praxair, Inc., (NYSE: PX), today announced it will highlight its newly acquired family of portable cylinder products under the PortaGas™ brand at this year’s Pittcon Conference and Expo in Philadelphia, PA, March 17-21. Pittcon is the premier trade event for laboratory science that provides attendees with a first-hand look at the latest innovations in instrumentation and equipment from leading companies from over 30 countries. Praxair offers a wide variety of high purity instrument and process gases and liquid cryogens. Praxair’s high accuracy, traceable gaseous and liquid mixtures are tailored for calibration
    Friday, 01 March 2013 18:00
    DANBURY, Conn., March 1, 2013 -- Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) announced today that it has completed the previously announced acquisition of NuCO2 Inc. for $1.1 billion from Aurora Capital Group.

    NuCO2 is the largest provider of fountain beverage carbonation in the United States with approximately 162,000 customer locations and 900 employees. The NuCO2 micro-bulk beverage carbonation offering is the service model of choice for customers offering fountain beverages as it is cost effective, reliable and less labor intensive.

    “NuCO2 is a high-quality business that fits directly within Praxair’s strategy of building density and providing customer reliability. It will continue to

    Friday, 01 March 2013 18:00
    DANBURY, Conn., March 1, 2013 -- Praxair, Inc. (NYSE: PX) announced that it expects the impact of the Venezuelan government’s devaluation of the bolivar from 4.30 to 6.30 to result in an estimated charge to net income of approximately $0.08 per diluted share in the first quarter of 2013 due primarily to the remeasurement of the local Venezuelan balance sheet to reflect the new official 6.30 exchange rate.


    The acquisition of NuCO2 INC. closed effective March 1, 2013 and is expected to be neutral to Praxair’s first-quarter 2013 earnings per share.

    As a result of the Venezuela charge, first-quarter diluted earnings per

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