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News Releases—1997 |
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| JANUARY |
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| January 20, 1997 |
| SAMATOR AND AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. SIGN MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING TO FORM JOINT VENTURE IN INDONESIA |
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| January 21, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS DEVELOPS NEW APE-FREE, SELF-CROSSLINKING BINDER FOR THE NONWOVEN AND TEXTILE INDUSTRIES |
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| January 23, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS REPORTS FIRST-QUARTER SALES AND EARNINGS |
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| January 23, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS’ BOARD ELECTS NEW DIRECTOR |
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| January 27, 1997 |
| GE MEDICAL SYSTEMS NAMES AIR PRODUCTS SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR |
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| January 28, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO SELL RELEASE AGENT BUSINESS TO CHEM-TREND |
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| FEBRUARY |
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| February 12, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS COMMISSIONS ONE OF THE WORLD'S LARGEST HYDROGEN PLANTS TO SERVE LYONDELL-CITGO REFINERY/ OTHER HOUSTON AREA CUSTOMERS |
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| MARCH |
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| March 20, 1997 |
| HARDYMON ELECTED TO AIR PRODUCTS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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| March 20, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND |
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| March 24, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS HONORED FOR ITS OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TO CORROSION SCIENCE/ENGINEERING |
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| March 24, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES THREE INDUSTRIAL GAS PROJECTS THAT STRENGTHEN COMPANY'S POSITION IN SOUTHERN BRAZIL |
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| March 31, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO DOUBLE WF6 CAPACITY FOR SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS TO MEET GREATER WORLDWIDE DEMAND |
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| APRIL |
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| April 11, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS/PENN STATE EXPAND RESEARCH ALLIANCE |
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| April 21, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS SECURES ADDITIONAL HYDROGEN BUSINESS FROM NASA |
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| April 22, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES 13 PERCENT EARNINGS PER SHARE INCREASE IN SECOND QUARTER |
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| April 28, 1997 |
| INTERNATIONAL SEAFOOD DISTRIBUTORS NOW BENEFITING FROM AIR PRODUCTS' NEW COMPACT CRYO-QUICK® CRUST PLUS IMMERSION FREEZER |
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| MAY |
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| May 5, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS CELEBRATES 25 YEARS OF GROWTH IN SANTA CLARA |
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| May 14, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND |
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| May 19, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS SCIENTIST RECEIVES PRESTIGIOUS EUGENE J. HOUDRY AWARD IN APPLIED CATALYSIS |
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| May 21, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ACQUIRES ICI'S WORLDWIDE ETHYL AND HIGHER AMINES BUSINESS |
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| May 21, 1997 |
| CLEAN COAL DEMONSTRATION PROJECT IN KINGSPORT, TENNESSEE NOW PRODUCING COMMERCIAL QUANTITIES OF METHANOL |
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| May 27, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO HEAD TEAM THAT WILL DEVELOP A NOVEL CERAMIC MEMBRANE FOR MAKING SYNTHESIS GAS/HYDROGEN FROM NATURAL GAS |
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| JUNE |
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| June 9, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS BRINGS WORLD'S LARGEST AIR SEPARATION PLANT ONSTREAM NEAR ROTTERDAM TO SERVE SHELL/OTHER LOCAL CUSTOMERS |
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| June 16, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS INTRODUCES NEW HIGH-PURITY GRADE OF CHLORINE TRIFLUORIDE FOR SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURERS |
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| June 16, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS/NU-BIT PARTNERSHIP BRINGS NEW CRYOGENIC TECHNOLOGY TO METALS INDUSTRY |
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| June 26, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS NOW PROVIDING ON-SITE GAS MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO TOSCO REFINING COMPANY'S AVON REFINERY |
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| June 27, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS' NEW PATENTED OFFERING FOR POWDER METAL MARKET EXTENDS FURNACE BELT LIFE BY MORE THAN 50 PERCENT |
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| JULY |
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| July 7, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES SEVERAL EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS |
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| July 21, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO MANAGE ALL GASES/CHEMICALS AT NEW WHITE OAK SEMICONDUCTOR FAB NEAR RICHMOND, VA. |
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| July 21, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS NOW SELLING ITS SPECIALTY GASES/EQUIPMENT IN CYBERSPACE |
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| July 24, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES 21 PERCENT EARNINGS PER SHARE INCREASE IN THIRD QUARTER |
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| July 25, 1997 |
| NOVEL METHANOL-PRODUCING CLEAN COAL DEMONSTRATION FACILITY DEDICATED TODAY IN KINGSPORT, TENN. |
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| July 28, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS OFFERS NEW REDISPERSIBLE POWDER FOR IMPROVED ADHESION IN TILE MORTARS |
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| July 29, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS INTRODUCES NEW ACRYLIC EMULSION FOR GRAPHIC ARTS FILM PRINTING APPLICATIONS |
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| AUGUST |
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| August 26, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS' FLUORINE-BASED GAS MIXTURES MEET CYMER'S RIGOROUS PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS |
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| SEPTEMBER |
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| September 9, 1997 |
| LEADING KOREAN EQUIPMENT COMPANY NOW QUALIFIED TO MANUFACTURE AIR PRODUCTS’ GASGUARD® 250 GAS CABINETS FOR USE IN SEMICONDUCTOR FABS |
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| September 9, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS INTRODUCES ON-LINE COST/BENEFIT TOOL FOR THE FOUNDRY INDUSTRY |
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| September 18, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND |
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| September 18, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS/BALLARD POWER SYSTEMS/CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY ALLY TO DEMONSTRATE ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY FUEL IN PUBLIC TRANSIT BUSES |
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| September 18, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS/BOC GASES ANNOUNCE INDUSTRIAL GASES PRODUCTION JOINT VENTURE TO SERVE NORTHEASTERN U.S. |
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| OCTOBER |
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| October 6, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS AND WACKER-CHEMIEAGREE TO DISCUSS COOPERATIONIN EMULSIONS AND REDISPERSIBLE POWDERS |
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| October 13, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS/SHOWA DENKO JOINT VENTURE NOW PRODUCING TWO SPECIALTY GASES AT PLANT NEAR TOKYO |
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| October 13, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES AGREEMENT TO SELL ITS SHARE OF AMERICAN REF-FUEL JOINT VENTURE |
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| October 13, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS STARTS UP ITS FIRST SILANE BULK SPECIALTY GAS SYSTEM AT WHITE OAK SEMICONDUCTOR FAB NEAR RICHMOND, VA. |
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| October 21, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS' PACE, FLORIDA PLANT RECEIVES STATE HONORS |
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| October 23, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR RESULTS |
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| October 27, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS UNDERTAKES MULTIMILLION-DOLLAR UPGRADE OF ITS ELECTRONICS SPECIALTY GAS FACILITY IN HOMETOWN, PA |
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| October 27, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES START-UP OF A NEW STATE-OF-THE-ART SPECIALTY GAS FACILITY IN KOREA TO SERVE THAT COUNTRY'S SEMICONDUCTOR CUSTOMERS |
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| October 28, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS WINS ADDITIONAL NASA BUSINESS |
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| October 30, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS’ NEW CRYO-QUICK® TUNNEL FREEZER TO BE USED IN INTERBAKE DAIRY INGREDIENTS' NEW MULTI STAR 2000 ICE CREAM SANDWICH SYSTEM |
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| NOVEMBER |
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| November 3, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS UNVEILS SEVERAL NEW TECHNOLOGIES AT THE 1997 INTERNATIONAL COATINGS EXPOSITION |
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| November 3, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS OFFERS TWO NEW PLASTICIZER-FREE POLYAMIDE EPOXY CURING AGENTS FOR HIGH-SOLIDS/AMBIENT-CURE COATINGS |
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| November 3, 1997 |
| NEW FAST CURE EPOXY CURING AGENT OFFERED BY AIR PRODUCTS |
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| November 3, 1997 |
| NOVEL WATER-BASED EPOXY CURING AGENTFOR LOW-VOC, CORROSION-RESISTANT COATINGS NOW AVAILABLE FROM AIR PRODUCTS |
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| November 3, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS INTRODUCES NEW SURFYNOL® SURFACTANT FOR AQUEOUS POLYURETHANE DISPERSIONS FOR COATINGS |
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| November 3, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS BRINGS HYDROGEN PLANT ONSTREAM IN NORTHEAST ENGLAND TO SUPPLY DUPONT/ICI |
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| November 4, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ESTABLISHES NEW TECHNICAL CENTER IN CHESTER, VA. TO SUPPORT ELECTRONICS CUSTOMERS |
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| November 6, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO ACQUIRE SOLKATRONIC CHEMICALS FROM SOLVAY AMERICA TO BETTER SERVE SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY |
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| November 7, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS OFFERS NEW LATENT EPOXY CURING AGENT FOR ONE-COMPONENT ADHESIVE APPLICATIONS |
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| November 10, 1997 |
| GARDNER CRYOGENICS TO BUILD TWO 30,000 GALLON LIQUID HELIUM STORAGE DEWARS FOR KENNEDY SPACE CENTER |
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| November 10, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ACQUIRES LINDE'S HELIUM BUSINESS IN SINGAPORE TO SERVE GROWING MARKETS IN SOUTHEAST ASIA |
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| November 10, 1997 |
| DAIDO AIR PRODUCTS EXPANDS PRODUCT PORTFOLIO TO BETTER SERVE SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURERS IN JAPAN |
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| November 17, 1997 |
| GENERAL ELECTRIC MEDICAL SYSTEMS (GEMS) EXTENDS ITS U.S. MRI SERVICES CONTRACT WITH AIR PRODUCTS |
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| November 18, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS EXPANDS ITS MRI SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS |
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| November 20, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND AIR PRODUCTS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND |
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| November 24, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS EXPANDS CYLINDER GAS BUSINESSIN SOUTHEASTERN U.S. WITH ACQUISITION OFINDUSTRIAL GAS & SUPPLY COMPANY |
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| November 30, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS RECEIVES THREE-YEAR EXTENSION OF ITS ISO 9002 CERTIFICATION FOR MRI °KEEPCOLD® CRYOGENIC FILL SERVICES |
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| DECEMBER |
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| December 2, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS NOW PROVIDING ON-SITE GAS MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO DUPONT PLANT IN TEXAS AND CHALK RIVER ATOMIC ENERGY FACILITY IN CANADA |
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| December 2, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS DEDICATES NEW $30 MILLION AIR SEPARATION PLANT IN SINGAPORE, FURTHER EXPANDING THE COMPANY'S PRESENCE IN ASIA |
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| December 8, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS WINS LONG-TERM, ON-SITE NITROGEN GAS SUPPLY CONTRACTS AT ZENECA FACILITIES IN THE U.S. AND U.K. |
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| December 9, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS COMPLETES SALE OF ITS SHARE OF AMERICAN REF-FUEL JOINT VENTURE |
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| December 9, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS/DILO NOW OFFERING UTILITIESSF6 LIFE CYCLE MANAGEMENT PROGRAM TO HELP THEMACHIEVE ENVIRONMENTAL GOALS/LOWER COSTS |
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| December 15, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS' FREEZING SYSTEM HELPS R. A. LESSO SEAFOOD COMPANY INCREASE THROUGHPUT/IMPROVE PRODUCT QUALITY |
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| December 19, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS PURCHASES ICI'S METHYLAMINES AND DERIVATIVES BUSINESS |
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| December 29, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS' NEW CYLINDER PACKAGE INCREASES STABILITY AND SHELF LIFE OF NEWLY REFORMULATED TO-14 CALIBRATION MIX |
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| December 29, 1997 |
| AIR PRODUCTS INTRODUCES NEW LINE OF FLOOR SAVERS FOR SPECIALTY, INDUSTRIAL AND MEDICAL GAS CYLINDERS/LIQUID DEWARS |
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