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News Releases—2000

January | February | March | April | May | June | July | August | September | October | November | December
 
JANUARY
 
January 18, 2000
Air Products Confirms European Commission's Approval of BOC Transaction
 
January 21, 2000
GASES PERFORMANCE DRIVES STRONG QUARTER FOR AIR PRODUCTS
 
 
FEBRUARY
 
February 2, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS BRINGS CARSON, CALIFORNIA HYDROGEN PLANT ONSTREAM
 
February 7, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS SUPPLYING GASES/ON-SITE MANAGEMENT SERVICES TO WACKER SILTRONIC'S HYPERPURE SILICON WAFER FAB IN SINGAPORE
 
February 10, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS LAUNCHES WEB SITE SHOWCASING ITS GLOBAL CAPABILITIES FOR THE FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY
 
February 14, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS NAMES FISHER SCIENTIFIC EXCLUSIVE NATIONAL DISTRIBUTOR FOR ANALYTICAL/LABORATORY GASES/EQUIPMENT
 
February 16, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS/CO-INVESTORS SUPPLYING EASTMAN'S SINGAPORE OXO CHEMICALS COMPLEX VIA WORLD-CLASS HYDROGEN/SYNTHESIS GAS FACILITY
 
February 22, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS SUPPLYING CABOT'S MIDLAND, MICH.FUMED SILICA MANUFACTURING FACILITY WITHHIGH-PURITY HYDROGEN
 
February 23, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENTOF ELECTRONIC CHEMICALS
 
February 28, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS POLYMERS’ CALVERT CITY, KENTUCKY EMULSIONS MANUFACTURING OPERATION RECEIVES ISO 9002 CERTIFICATION
 
 
MARCH
 
March 10, 2000
EXTENSION OF THE PRE-CONDITIONAL OFFERFOR THE BOC GROUP
 
March 13, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS BROADENS BIP™ TECHNOLOGY PRODUCT LINE
 
March 16, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
 
March 27, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS' SOLKATRONIC BUSINESS UNIT COMPLETES ELECTRONIC SPECIALTY GAS EXPANSIONS
 
 
APRIL
 
April 7, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS IMPLEMENTS NORTH AMERICAN SURCHARGE/PRICE INCREASE
 
April 11, 2000
DOW CORNING/AIR PRODUCTS JOIN FORCES TO SUPPLY TRIMETHYLSILANE TO THE GLOBAL SEMICONDUCTOR INDUSTRY
 
April 18, 2000
FOUR NO-EMISSION CATALYSTS FOR FLEXIBLE POLYURETHANE FOAM APPLICATIONS INTRODUCED BY AIR PRODUCTS
 
April 24, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS REPORTS RECORD OPERATING EARNINGS PER SHARE
 
April 26, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS’ NEW RANGE OF SHIELDING GASESUNVEILED AT AWS EXPO
 
April 27, 2000
DISCUSSIONS CONTINUE WITH THE FTC
 
 
MAY
 
May 1, 2000
AIRVOL® POLYVINYL ALCOHOL'S VERSATILITY IN ADHESIVES APPLICATIONS HIGHLIGHTED IN NEW BROCHURE FROM AIR PRODUCTS
 
May 1, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS TO INCREASE PRICE OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
 
May 3, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS RAISES PRICE OF DMAPA
 
May 10, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS AND AIR LIQUIDE COMMENT ON BOC BID
 
May 10, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS RAISES PRICES OF SELECTED AMINES SOLD TO NORTH AMERICAN MARKET
 
May 11, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS DISCUSSES BOC IMPACT
 
May 15, 2000
NEW AIR PRODUCTS AIR SEPARATION PLANT FOR AVMIN'S CHAMBISHI METALS IN ZAMBIA
 
May 15, 2000
NEW BROCHURE HIGHLIGHTS AIR PRODUCTS' CUSTOMER PLANT SUPPORT CAPABILITIES
 
May 18, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS INCREASES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
 
May 19, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS LEADS LARGE CHEMICAL COMPANIES IN SAFETYAIR PRODUCTS LEADS LARGE CHEMICAL COMPANIES IN SAFETY
 
May 22, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASE FOR METHYLAMINES
 
May 22, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS AGAIN RAMPING-UP NF3 CAPACITY
 
May 23, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS TO SHIP MAMMOTH "COLD BOX" FROM WILKES-BARRE TO TEXAS
 
May 25, 2000
BIODEGRADATION AND TOXICITY INFORMATION FOR AIR PRODUCTS’ SURFACTANTS DISCUSSED IN NEW DATA SHEET
 
May 30, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS SUPPLYING GASES, EQUIPMENT AND ON-SITE MANAGEMENT/SPECIALTY SERVICES TO 89 PECO ENERGY LOCATIONS
 
May 31, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS' CURING AGENTS FOR TWO-COMPONENT, AMBIENT-CURE EPOXY COATING SYSTEMS HIGHLIGHTED IN TWO NEW DATA SHEETS
 
 
JUNE
 
June 5, 2000
SOLKATRONIC EXPANDS ELECTRONIC SPECIALTY GAS CAPACITIES TO MEET COMPOUND AND SILICON-BASED SEMICONDUCTOR MARKET GROWTH
 
June 6, 2000
BODYCOTE AWARDS WORLDWIDE INDUSTRIAL GASES CONTRACT FOR METALS HEAT TREATMENT TO AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS INC.
 
June 7, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS TO RAISE PRICES OF POLYURETHANE PREPOLYMERS FOR CAST ELASTOMER MARKET
 
June 14, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS POLYMERS TO INCREASE PRICES OF EMULSION PRODUCTS
 
June 19, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS BRINGS WORLD'S LARGEST HELIUM LIQUEFIER ONSTREAM
 
June 20, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS PROVIDES EXXONMOBIL’S REFINING/PETROCHEMICAL OPERATIONS WITH TURNKEY CRYOGENIC SYSTEM AND HYDROGEN PIPELINE
 
June 23, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS' APPROACH TO E-BUSINESS OUTLINED IN NEW BROCHURE
 
June 30, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS INCREASES TEMPORARY SURCHARGE FOR NORTH AMERICAN MERCHANT HYDROGEN CUSTOMERS
 
 
JULY
 
July 3, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS POLYMERS TO RAISE PRICES OF PRODUCTS SOLD TO THE GRAPHIC ARTS AND COATINGS INDUSTRIES
 
July 5, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS ACCELERATES FUTURE EXPANSION TO TAKENF3 CAPACITY TO 2.775 MILLION POUNDS PER YEAR BYSPRING 2002
 
July 17, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS DONATES FLY ASH TECHNOLOGY AND FIVE PATENTS TO LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
 
July 18, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS RECOGNIZED BY MAJOR RAILROADS FOR SAFE SHIPMENTS
 
July 20, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS PRE-ANNOUNCES STRONG JUNE QUARTER OPERATING RESULTS
 
July 24, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS SUPPLYING CON EDISON WITH BULK/CYLINDER GASES AND ON-SITE MANAGEMENT SERVICES UNDER LONG-TERM AGREEMENT
 
July 25, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS’ EARNINGS FROM OPERATIONS UP 33 PERCENT
 
 
AUGUST
 
August 2, 2000
NEW UHP HYDROGEN FACILITY WILL MEET GROWING DEMAND IN UK AND IRELAND SAYS AIR PRODUCTS
 
August 16, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS RAISES PRICES OF SELECT AMINES SOLD TO NORTH AMERICAN MARKET
 
August 16, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS FORMS INNOVATIVE BUYING COUNCIL FOR COST-EFFECTIVE PROCUREMENT OF WELDING AND CUTTING PRODUCTS/SERVICES
 
August 18, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCESWORLDWIDE HELIUM PRICE INCREASE
 
August 21, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS FIRST TO RECEIVE TOP SUPPLIER HONORS FROM SUMITOMO SITIX
 
August 21, 2000
LUCENT TECHNOLOGIES' MICROELECTRONICS GROUP HONORS AIR PRODUCTS WITH PINNACLE AWARD FOR GLOBAL GASES/EQUIPMENT SUPPLY
 
August 23, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS POLYMERS TO INCREASE PRICES OF EMULSION PRODUCTS SOLD TO ALL MARKETS IN NORTH AMERICA
 
August 30, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS RAISES PRICE OF DIMETHYLFORMAMIDE
 
 
SEPTEMBER
 
September 1, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS TO INCREASE PRICE OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL
 
September 5, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS TO SELL POLYVINYL ALCOHOL BUSINESS TO CELANESE
 
September 6, 2000
BRITISH ENERGY AWARDS LONG TERM GAS MANAGEMENT SUPPLY CONTRACT TO AIR PRODUCTS FOR UK POWER STATIONS
 
September 12, 2000
DAIDO AIR PRODUCTS SECURES ON-SITE NITROGEN/BULK GASES CONTRACT WITH SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT’S FAB 2 IN NAGASAKI, JAPAN
 
September 12, 2000
TWO HIGH-PERFORMANCE ACRYLIC EMULSIONS FOR FILM LABEL ADHESIVES INTRODUCED BY AIR PRODUCTS POLYMERS AT LABELEXPO USA 2000
 
September 13, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS BOOSTING MANUFACTURING CAPACITY AT ITS U.S. AND KOREAN SEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING HUBS
 
September 15, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS TO INCREASE THE PRICE OF METHYLAMINES, HIGHER AMINES AND DERIVATIVES SOLD IN EUROPE
 
September 18, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS AND WELDERSMALL.COM FORM NEW COMPANY TO SERVE GLOBAL CUTTING AND WELDING MARKET
 
September 18, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS AND WELDERSMALL NEW INTERNET INITIATIVE FACT SHEET
 
September 20, 2000
TRiMEGA ELECTRONICS, L.L.C. APPOINTS NEW PRESIDENT
 
September 21, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
 
September 25, 2000
REVOLUTIONARY GLASS MAKING TECHNOLOGY GREATLY REDUCES NOx EMISSIONS
 
September 29, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS TO RAISE NORTH AMERICAN MERCHANT/CYLINDER INDUSTRIAL/MEDICAL GAS PRICES
 
 
OCTOBER
 
October 2, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS INCREASES OXYGEN SUPPLY AT BETHLEHEM STEEL’S FACILITIES IN SPARROWS POINT, MD. AND STEELTON, PA.
 
October 2, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS COMPLETES SALE OF POLYVINYL ALCOHOL BUSINESS TO CELANESE
 
October 5, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS ACQUIRES PART OF AGA'S GASES BUSINESS IN THE NETHERLANDS FROM LINDE
 
October 10, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS CONFERS MAJOR GIFT OF TECHNOLOGY
 
October 17, 2000
PRODUCTS TO BROADCAST ITS FOURTH QUARTER EARNINGS TELECONFERENCE
 
October 17, 2000
TRiMEGA APPOINTS TWO NEW MEMBERS TO ITS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
October 17, 2000
WWW.TRIMEGA.COM SHOWCASES TURNKEY SEMICONDUCTOR SOLUTIONS
 
October 17, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS POLYMERS TO INCREASE PRICES IN EUROPE
 
October 17, 2000
AUSIMONT/AIR PRODUCTS FORM ALLIANCE TO SUPPLY C4F6 FOR CRITICAL ETCH APPLICATIONS
 
October 19, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS BOARD ELECTS NEW DIRECTOR
 
October 23, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS' NET INCOME FROM OPERATIONS UP 20 PERCENT
 
 
NOVEMBER
 
November 3, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS HONORS INDUSTRIAL GAS EXPERT WITH $50,000 CHAIRMAN'S AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE
 
November 6, 2000
DAIDO AIR PRODUCTS OPENS NEW COMPOUND SEMICONDUCTOR MATERIALS TRANSFILL/ANALYTICAL CENTER IN TSUKUBA, JAPAN
 
November 6, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS TO INCREASE PRICES OFSELECT CATALYSTS SOLD TO ALL MARKETS
 
November 9, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS LAUNCHES FIRST-EVER BRAND PROGRAM
 
November 14, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS' MINI CRYO PUMP SYSTEM DELIVERS HIGH VOLUME/HIGH PRESSURE GASES FORLASERS/OTHER EQUIPMENT
 
November 15, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS RAISES PRICES OF SELECT AMINES
 
November 16, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS DECLARES QUARTERLY DIVIDEND
 
November 16, 2000
JOHN JONES ELECTED CHAIRMAN, PRESIDENTAND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF AIR PRODUCTS
 
November 26, 2000
PRODUCTS EARNS SIEMENS MEDICAL SYSTEMS'PRESTIGIOUS "TOP+ SUPPLIER" CERTIFICATION ANDFIRST-EVER SUPPLIER OF THE YEAR AWARD
 
 
DECEMBER
 
December 5, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS AND QUANTUMCLEAN TEAM UP TO PROVIDESEMICONDUCTOR EQUIPMENT PARTS CLEANING SERVICES
 
December 7, 2000
ENHANCED INTERNET ORDERING APPLICATIONAVAILABLE FROM AIR PRODUCTS
 
December 11, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS BOOSTS GLOBAL SiF4 CAPACITY TO MEET INCREASING SEMICONDUCTOR AND FIBER OPTIC PROCESSING DEMAND
 
December 13, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS RAISES PRICES OF EMULSIONS
 
December 13, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS ANNOUNCES PRICE INCREASES FOR METHYLAMINES AND SELECT DERIVATIVES
 
December 18, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS WINS $30 MILLION SUPPLIER CONTRACTFOR GLOBITECH'S CMOS EPITAXIAL WAFER FOUNDRYIN SHERMAN, TEXAS.
 
December 20, 2000
AIR PRODUCTS AND ELECTRABEL TO BUILD CHP UNIT