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News Releases—1998 |
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| JANUARY |
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| January 5, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS EXPANDS MIDLOTHIAN, TEXAS FACILITY TO MEET OXYGEN NEEDS OF STEEL MILL/CEMENT PRODUCER |
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| January 6, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS LAUNCHES PROGRAM TO HELP ITS INDUSTRIAL GAS DISTRIBUTORS LOWER COSTS/GAIN ACCESS TO VALUE-ADDED BUSINESS SUPPORT SERVICES |
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| January 12, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS DOUBLES CAPACITY OF ITS BUTLER, INDIANA INDUSTRIAL GAS FACILITY TO SUPPORT STEEL MILL EXPANSION |
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| January 19, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS INTRODUCES NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE SURFYNOL® DEFOAMER FOR AQUEOUS INKS/PIGMENT DISPERSIONS |
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| January 21, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS INTRODUCES NEW CRYO-QUICK® RH LIQUID NITROGEN IMMERSION FREEZER, FURTHER EXPANDING COMPANY'S FOOD FREEZING EQUIPMENT LINE |
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| January 22, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS REPORTS FIRST QUARTER SALES AND EARNINGS |
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| January 26, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS INTEGRATES ITS HYDROCARBON SEPARATION EQUIPMENT BUSINESSES TO BETTER SERVE PETROCHEMICAL/REFINING CUSTOMERS WORLDWIDE |
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| FEBRUARY |
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| February 9, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS NOW OFFERING SF6 EXPRESS DELIVERY SERVICE TO MEET URGENT GAS SUPPLY NEEDS OF UTILITIES, OEMs AND OTHER CUSTOMERS |
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| February 17, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS BEGINS ENGINEERING A NEW SYNTHESIS GAS SEPARATION FACILITY IN GEISMAR, LA. TO SERVE BASF/SHELL |
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| February 23, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS WINS TWO SUPPLIER EXCELLENCE AWARDS FROM EASTMAN CHEMICAL FOR THIRD CONSECUTIVE YEAR |
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| February 24, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS NOW OFFERING NEW LINE OFLABORATORY NITROGEN GENERATORS FOR INERTING/PURGING/BLANKETING/DRYING APPLICATIONS |
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| February 25, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ADDS MORE THAN 500 SCOTTY® TRANSPORTABLE CYLINDERS TO ITS SPECIALTY GAS PRODUCT LINE |
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| February 27, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS EXPANDS SPECIALTY GAS EQUIPMENT PRODUCT LINE WITH ADDITION OF MVE'S LIQUID NITROGEN FREEZERS/STORAGE VESSELS/DEWARS/ACCESSORIES |
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| MARCH |
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| March 2, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS NOW OFFERING AUTOMATIC CRYOGENIC LIQUID CHANGEOVER SYSTEMS FOR LIFE SCIENCE/ANALYTICAL APPLICATIONS |
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| March 2, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS |
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| March 16, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS BRINGS ONSTREAM HYDROGEN/CARBON MONOXIDE FACILITY/PIPELINE IN NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL TO SERVE PETROCHEMICAL CUSTOMERS |
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| March 19, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND |
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| March 20, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ADOPTS STOCKHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN |
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| March 24, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS RECEIVES PATENT FOR ITS PFC RECOVERY/RECYCLE SYSTEM |
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| APRIL |
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| April 1, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS' NEW POLYMER CHEMICALS WEB SITE OFFERS PRODUCT ORDERING CAPABILITIES |
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| April 1, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS NOW OFFERING NEW CHROMATOGRAPHIC NITROGEN GENERATORS FOR TRACE ANALYSIS IN ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION APPLICATIONS |
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| April 6, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS' CRYO-QUICK® LIQUID NITROGEN DUAL BELTTUNNEL FREEZER HELPS BAKERY RESOURCE GROUP REDUCE PROCESSING TIME/IMPROVE PRODUCT QUALITY |
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| April 20, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO TRIPLE THE CAPACITY OF ITS LIBERAL KANSAS HELIUM PURIFICATION/LIQUEFACTION FACILITY TO MEET GROWING WORLDWIDE MARKET DEMAND |
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| April 21, 1998 |
| NEW HIGH-PERFORMANCE/LOW-TEMPERATURE/SELF-LAMINATING BINDER FOR NONWOVEN APPLICATIONS AVAILABLE FROM AIR PRODUCTS |
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| April 21, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS RECEIVES COVETED SAFETY AWARD FROM THE COMPRESSED GAS ASSOCIATION |
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| April 22, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS REPORTS SIXTH CONSECUTIVE QUARTER OF DOUBLE-DIGIT EARNINGS GROWTH |
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| April 24, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS' DALEY ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT–FINANCE AND TREASURER; KAPLAN ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT |
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| MAY |
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| May 1, 1998 |
| NEW LATEX BINDER FOR COATED RECYCLED BOARDAVAILABLE FROM AIR PRODUCTS |
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| May 4, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO HEAD TEAM PURSUING DEVELOPMENT OF NEW HIGH EFFICIENCY/HIGH CAPACITY LOW NOx ALUMINUM MELTING SYSTEM USING OXYGEN ENHANCED COMBUSTION |
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| May 4, 1998 |
| NEW HYDROGEN PLANT UNDER CONSTRUCTION FORPERDUE FARMS' SOYBEAN OIL FACILITY IN SALISBURY, MD |
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| May 5, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS PLANS TO EXPAND CHEMICALS PRESENCE IN ASIA BY ACQUIRING EMULSIONS BUSINESS IN KOREA |
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| May 5, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS COMPLETES PURCHASE OFSOLKATRONIC CHEMICALS |
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| May 5, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS NOW PROVIDING ITS MEGASYS™ TOTAL GAS MANAGEMENT SERVICES AT SAMSUNG'S SEMICONDUCTOR FAB IN AUSTIN, TEXAS |
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| May 6, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS/WACKER-CHEMIE TO COMBINEEMULSIONS AND REDISPERSIBLE POWDERS BUSINESSES |
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| May 6, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES TWO-FOR-ONE STOCK SPLIT |
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| May 7, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO FURTHER GLOBALIZE ITS CHEMICALS BUSINESS WITH METHYLAMINES MANUFACTURING JOINT VENTURE IN SHANGHAI |
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| May 11, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO SUPPLY OXYGEN, NITROGEN AND HELIUM FOR BOEING'S REVOLUTIONARY SEA LAUNCH PROGRAM |
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| May 29, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS AND CELANESE REACH ACETIC ACID AGREEMENT |
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| JUNE |
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| June 1, 1998 |
| JOHNSON MATTHEY/AIR PRODUCTS DEVELOP AN ULTRAPURE HYDROGEN PURIFICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR SEMICONDUCTOR APPLICATIONS |
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| June 1, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS/KVÆRNER TO COOPERATE WITH OXYGEN-BASED BLACK LIQUOR GASIFICATION TECHNOLOGY FOR NORTH AMERICAN KRAFT PULP INDUSTRY |
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| June 3, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS' SOUTH AFRICAN AFFILIATE NOW OPERATING/MAINTAINING WORLD-CLASS INDUSTRIAL GAS PLANT/PIPELINE SYSTEM IT BUILT FOR SCI |
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| June 8, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO BUILD OXYGEN PLANT FOR NICKEL/COBALT MINING AND PROCESSING PROJECT IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA |
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| June 15, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO USE ITS NEW REACTOR TECHNOLOGY TO DOUBLE NITROGEN TRIFLUORIDE (NF3) PRODUCTION CAPACITY AT HOMETOWN, PA |
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| June 16, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS HONORED FOR ITS SUPPORT OF IMA'S CERTIFICATION PROGRAMS |
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| June 29, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS EXPANDS ITS BULK SPECIALTY GAS SYSTEM (BSGS) PORTFOLIO |
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| JULY |
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| July 14, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS FORMS NEW BUSINESS GROUP TO FOCUS SOLELY ON SUPPLYING HIGH-PURITY CHEMICALS TO GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY |
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| July 14, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS/ALLIEDSIGNAL TO JOIN FORCES TO SUPPLY ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS TO SEMICONDUCTOR CUSTOMERS AROUND THE WORLD |
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| July 14, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS INTRODUCES NEW GCG-CHEMPURE™ SYSTEM TO SUPPLY SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY WITH ULTRA-PURE ON-SITE CHEMICALS |
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| July 23, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS REPORTS THIRD QUARTER RESULTS |
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| July 27, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO HEAD TEAM DEVELOPING NEW DYNAMIC EXPERT SYSTEM OF CONTROLS FOR OPTIMIZING OXY-FUEL MELTER PERFORMANCE |
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| AUGUST |
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| August 5, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO RAISE U.S. MERCHANT INDUSTRIAL GAS PRICES |
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| August 5, 1998 |
| WORLD-SCALE METHYLAMINES FACILITY NOW ONSTREAM IN PENSACOLA, FLORIDA |
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| August 18, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS FORMS MULTI-COMPANY SUPPLIER NETWORK TO BENEFIT DISTRIBUTORS |
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| August 24, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS "ON A FAST TRACK" WITH ITS NITROGEN SERVICE |
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| August 26, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS/BOC GASES TO BUILD $40 MILLION PRODUCTION JOINT VENTURE FACILITY IN BETHLEHEM, PA |
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| SEPTEMBER |
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| September 15, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS' SPECIALTY GASES AND EQUIPMENT FEATURED IN NEW, COMPREHENSIVE CATALOG |
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| September 17, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND |
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| September 17, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS NAMES JOHN P. JONES AS PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER |
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| September 22, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO BUILD/OWN/OPERATEWORLD-CLASS HYDROGEN PLANT IN CARSON, CALIFORNIATO SERVE EQUILON/ARCO AND OTHER REFINING CUSTOMERS IN THE AREA |
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| September 28, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS CELEBRATES 10th ANNIVERSARY OF ITS °KeepCOLD® CRYOGENIC FILL SERVICES PROGRAM |
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| OCTOBER |
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| October 1, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS/WACKER-CHEMIE LAUNCH EMULSIONS AND REDISPERSIBLE POWDERS JOINT VENTURES |
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| October 5, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES BREAKTHROUGH INLOW-TEMPERATURE REFRIGERATION |
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| October 14, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS INTRODUCES NEW HIGH PERFORMANCE SURFYNOL® DEFOAMER FOR WATER-BASED COATINGS |
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| October 14, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS RESEARCHERS DEVELOP TWO EPOXY CURING AGENTS FOR COATING/CIVIL ENGINEERING MARKETS |
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| October 14, 1998 |
| NEW LOW SOLIDS POLYOL FOR TWO-COMPONENT WATERBORNE POLYURETHANE CONCRETE COATINGS INTRODUCED BY AIR PRODUCTS |
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| October 14, 1998 |
| INTERIOR PAINT FORMULATIONS BENEFIT FROM NEW SOLVENT-FREE/LOW ODOR EMULSION DEVELOPED BY AIR PRODUCTS |
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| October 15, 1998 |
| AMERICAN EXPRESS EXECUTIVE ELECTED TO AIR PRODUCTS' BOARD OF DIRECTORS |
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| October 19, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES LONG-TERM AGREEMENT TO SERVE CSI'S HYPERBARIC OXYGEN TREATMENT PROGRAMS IN U.S. |
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| October 22, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS REPORTS RECORD FOURTH QUARTER AND FULL YEAR RESULTS |
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| October 26, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS SECURES LONG-TERM CONTRACT TO SUPPLY BULK/CYLINDER GASES AND ON-SITE MANAGEMENT/SPECIALTY SERVICES TO BAYER'S NORTH AMERICAN MANUFACTURING FACILITIES |
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| October 28, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS CONTINUES DRIVE TO ENHANCE SHAREHOLDER VALUE |
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| NOVEMBER |
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| November 4, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS AWARDED EXTENSION OF ITS U.S. MRI SERVICES AGREEMENT WITH SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS THROUGH THE YEAR 2004 |
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| November 9, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS NOW CERTIFIED BY CALIFORNIA BUREAU OF AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR (BAR) TO SUPPLY ZERO AIR FOR EMISSIONS TESTING |
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| November 19, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND |
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| November 19, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ACQUIRES EPOXY CURING AGENT BUSINESS IN EUROPE |
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| November 30, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES THREE EXECUTIVE APPOINTMENTS WITHIN ITS CHEMICALS GROUP |
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| DECEMBER |
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| December 7, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS TO BUILD WORLDSCALE SYNTHESIS GAS PURIFICATION/SEPARATION UNIT AND AIR SEPARATION PLANT IN BAYTOWN, TEXAS TO SERVE EXXON/OTHER GULF COAST CUSTOMERS |
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| December 14, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS’ CHEMICALS MANUFACTURING FACILITY IN KENTUCKY FIRST TO EARN GOVERNOR’S FIVE-MILLION HOUR SAFETY AWARD |
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| December 14, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS BRINGS ON-STREAM SECOND AIR SEPARATION PLANT IN NANTICOKE, CANADA TO MEET GROWING OXYGEN NEEDS OF LAKE ERIE STEEL |
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| December 15, 1998 |
| AIR PRODUCTS LAUNCHES PRODUCT STEWARDSHIP WEB SITE TO PROMOTE SAFE HANDLING/DISTRIBUTION/USE/DISPOSAL OF COMPANY'S INDUSTRIAL/SPECIALTY/MEDICAL GAS PRODUCTS |
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