
(Excerpted from Seifi Ghasemi's 2020 Shareholder Letter)
Over the past six years, we have transformed Air Products into the best performing industrial gas company in the world. By executing our strategic Five-Point Plan, we are creating sustainable growth opportunities that deliver value to our shareholders, customers, employees and communities around the world.
In 2020, the world faced unprecedented challenges due to the COVID-19 pandemic. I am very proud of the dedicated team of more than 19,000 employees at Air Products who kept our 750+ plants running, supplied our customers with essential products, executed significant projects and improved our profitability, all under very challenging conditions.
Despite the challenges, we delivered strong financial results...