Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in technology, energy, healthcare and industrial markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of products, services and solutions, providing atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment and is listed in the Dow Jones Sustainability and FTSE4Good Indices. The company has annual revenues of $8.1 billion, operations in over 30 countries, and over 20,000 employees around the globe.

Air Products brings unique helium liquefaction/refrigeration capabilities through its operation of one third of the world's liquefiers and its ownership of Gardner Cryogenics-- the world's leading developer, designer and manufacturer of liquid helium storage, distribution and transportation equipment. The company is an industry leader throughout the helium supply chain, from providing technology for crude helium extraction from natural gas to delivering liquid helium to end users, as well as through our MRI helium supply activities. Air Products has designed and installed most of the world’s crude helium extraction plants, providing insight into available helium in gas. We are also the world leader in liquefied natural gas (LNG) heat exchanger sales, which provide insight into available helium reserves around the world. Our operate and maintain (O&M) services are an extension of operating protocols used at our own facilities and provided at customer sites. Application of these protocols has earned Air Products and our O&M customers one of the best overall on-stream performance and safety records in the industry.

For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

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Philip W. Winkler

Government Contracting Manager - Corporate Technology
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
7201 Hamilton Boulevard
Allentown, PA 18195-1501
Tel 610 481-4284
Fax 610 481-2576
e-mail winklepw@airproducts.com
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