Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD) — Company Overview, News & Financial Data
Air Products and Chemicals offers essential gases and focuses on sustainable energy solutions, including hydrogen technologies.
Air Products and Chemicals
Air Products and Chemicals is an American industrial gas supplier providing essential atmospheric and process gases, equipment, and related services to global industries. The company manufactures and distributes oxygen, nitrogen, argon, hydrogen, helium, carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, syngas, and specialty rare gases. It serves sectors including electronics, energy, chemicals, metals, healthcare, food and beverage, and space launch operations. Additionally, Air Products designs, constructs, and operates large-scale air separation plants, mega-project gasification facilities, and clean hydrogen infrastructure projects worldwide, including major green and low-carbon hydrogen production and ammonia supply facilities.
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Products and/or services of Air Products and Chemicals
- Atmospheric Gases Supply: Bulk and pipeline supply of liquid and gaseous oxygen, nitrogen, and argon produced via cryogenic air separation plants. Supplies primary manufacturing, metals production, chemical refining, and healthcare facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia.
- Clean Hydrogen and Syngas Operations: Production and pipeline distribution of hydrogen, carbon monoxide, and synthesis gas for petroleum refining, chemical synthesis, and clean energy applications. Operations include large-scale steam methane reformers, gasification complexes, and carbon capture infrastructure globally.
- Semiconductor and Electronics Gases: Ultra-high purity nitrogen, oxygen, argon, helium, and specialty rare gases delivered via dedicated on-site generation plants and integrated pipeline networks. Supports advanced semiconductor fabrication, display manufacturing, and microelectronics packaging across major Asian and North American markets.
- Process Equipment and Cryogenic Systems: Design, engineering, and manufacturing of industrial gas equipment including cryogenic air separation units, membrane separators, pressure swing adsorption systems, liquid storage tanks, and high-efficiency hydrogen purification units sold to global industrial operators.
- Merchant Bulk and Microbulk Deliveries: Supply of liquid carbon dioxide, helium, hydrogen, and atmospheric gases delivered by cryogenic road tankers and microbulk storage systems. Serves food freezing, water treatment, metal fabrication, analytical laboratories, and aerospace launch operations.
- On-Site Gas Generation Systems: Construction and long-term operation of fully integrated, modular on-site gas generation plants located directly at customer manufacturing facilities. Provides continuous, uninterrupted supplies of high-purity nitrogen, oxygen, and hydrogen under multi-year utility agreements.
Air Products and Chemicals executive team
- Mr. Eduardo F. MenezesCEO & Director
- Ms. Melissa N. SchaefferExecutive VP & CFO
- Mr. Brian GalovichExecutive VP & Chief Information Officer
- Ms. Victoria BrifoExecutive VP of Corporate Communications & Corporate Relations and Chief Human Resources Officer
- Mr. Francesco MaionePresident of Americas and Global Helium & Rare Gases
- Mr. William J. Pellicciotti Jr.VP, Controller & Chief Accounting Officer
- Ms. Megan BrittVice President of Investor Relations
- Mr. Matthew LeporeExecutive VP, General Counsel, Secretary & Chief Compliance Officer
- Mr. Ivo BolsPresident of Europe & Africa
- Dr. Samir Jawdat Serhan Ph.D.Executive Officer