Air Products in Poland Today
Today, with annual industrial gas sales in Poland of about 11 million euros ($15 million), Air Products employs 71 people, who build lasting relationships with their customers and communities based on understanding, integrity and passion. Concentrated around the south, west and central areas of the country, the company’s current operations in Poland include two on-site generator plants, and liquid bulk and packaged gases. Bulk products are sourced as part of an integrated supply infrastructure across Central Europe. Packaged gases are focused around two depots in Gora Kalwaria/Warsaw and Kędzierzyn Kożle, supported by a network of regional agents.
History and Innovation
Air Products began supplying industrial gases in Poland in the early 1990s. In 1992 Air Products brought onstream one of the first on-site oxygen generators in Poland at Huta Zawiercie, the longest continually-operating on-site oxygen generator in the country. In 1996, Air Products entered the Polish packaged and bulk gases market via the acquisition of the private gas company Infomet in Góra Kalwaria near Warsaw, and in 2001, Air Products acquired Tagaz aindustrial gases company with a significant cylinder filling capability in Kędzierzyn-Kożle. In 2004, Air Products signed an agreement with TC Dębica for a technologically innovative on-site nitrogen production installation, which also was the first of its kind in Europe.
Air Products has a strong culture of innovation in Poland. The company’s gases and technology enable Polish companies from many industrial sectors to increase their efficiency and decrease their operating costs. Amongst its customers are steelworks, glassworks, water treatment plants and companies from the chemicals and foods sectors, whom Air Products supplies with innovative technologies such as CleanfireTM burners for glassworks, Jet BOxTM burners for steelworks, and gas and technology for Modified Atmosphere Packaging to ensure the protection of food products. Further, with the 2003 launch of the technically-advanced Linx range of welding gases, Air Products has enabled Polish welding specialists to improve their profitability, whilst introducing new quality, safety and environmental standards to the Polish market.
About Air Products
Air Products 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. The global headquarters of the company are located in Lehigh Valley, near Allentown in Pennsylvania, whilst the company’s European headquarters are in the UK, near London.
Amongst innovative applications for industrial gases Air Products has introduced over the years are oxygen for copper smelting, inert atmospheres for heat treating metals and the use of liquid nitrogen for the quick freezing of food products. The company’s revolutionary work in the medical / homecare sector has enabled previously home-bound patients to get out and about, with the development of portable oxygen cylinders. Other major innovative contributions to industry by Air Products include processes for the liquefaction of helium gas and natural gas and techniques for the manufacturing of giant heat exchangers to implement such processes. Air Products is also a significant innovator in hydrogen-fuelled transport and its technology has been used to fuel cars, commercial vans, buses, a boat and even a naval submarine.
For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.
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