Opinion on  Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (APD)     Sector: Basic Materials  >  Industry: Chemical Manufacturing
Air Products & Chemicals Inc.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. offers atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services worldwide. Its Merchant Gases segment sells industrial gases, such as oxygen, nitrogen, and argon; hydrogen and helium; and certain medical and specialty gases for metal, glass, chemical, food, medical, steel, general manufacturing, and petroleum and natural gas industries. The company’s Tonnage Gases segment provides hydrogen, carbon monoxide, nitrogen, oxygen, and syngas to the petroleum refining, chemical, and metallurgical industries. Its Electronics and Performance Materials segment offers specialty gases, such as nitrogen trifluoride, silane, arsine, phosphine, white ammonia, silicon tetrafluoride, carbon tetrafluoride, hexafluoromethane, and tungsten hexafluoride, as well as tonnage gases, specialty and bulk chemicals, and services and equipment for the manufacture of silicon and compound semiconductors, thin film transistor liquid crystal displays, and photovoltaic devices. The company’s Equipment and Energy segment manufactures cryogenic and gas processing equipment for air separation, hydrocarbon recovery and purification, natural gas liquefaction, and helium distribution, as well as offers plant design, engineering, procurement, and construction management services for the chemical and petrochemical manufacturing, oil and gas recovery and processing, and steel and primary metals processing industries. Air Products and Chemicals’ Healthcare segment provides respiratory therapies, home medical equipment, and infusion services to patients in their homes. Its Chemicals segment produces polymer emulsions used in adhesives, nonwoven fabric binders, paper coatings, paints, inks, and carpet backing binder formulations, as well as di-nitrotoluene for use as an intermediate in the manufacture of precursor of flexible polyurethane foam. The company was founded in 1940 and is headquartered in Trexlertown, Pennsylvania