redirects here . for the former aircraft manufacturer see erco ercoupe . air products and chemicals inc type public traded as nyse apd s & p 500 component industry industrial gas chemicals founded detroit michigan 1940 ; 76 years ago 1940 founder leonard p. pool headquarters 7201 hamilton blvd. allentown pennsylvania u.s.a. area served worldwide key people seifi ghasemi ceo chairman & president revenue us 9 895 million 2015 1 us 10 439 million 2014 1 operating income us 1 884 million 2015 1 us 1 657 million 2014 1 net income us 1 427 million 2015 1 us 1 243 million 2014 1 total assets us 17 438 million 2015 1 us 17 779 million 2014 1 total equity us 7 249 million 2015 1 us 7 521 million 2014 1 number of employees 19 700 sept 2015 1 website airproducts.com air products and chemicals inc. is an american international corporation whose principal business is selling gases and chemicals for industrial uses . air products headquarters is in allentown pennsylvania in the lehigh valley region of pennsylvania in the united states . air products is the lehigh valley s third largest employer after lehigh valley hospital and st. luke s hospital . leonard p. pool founded the company in 1940 . its french subsidiary headquartered in saint quentin fallavier was the site of a terrorist attack on june 26 2015 . 2 on september 17 2015 air products announced its intent to spin off its materials technologies business . 3 this new stand alone company has been renamed versum materials . contents 1 products 2 environmental record 3 corporate responsibility 4 references 5 external links products edit air products serves customers in technology energy healthcare food and industrial markets worldwide with atmospheric industrial gases mainly oxygen nitrogen argon hydrogen and carbon dioxide process and specialty gases performance materials and chemical intermediates . air products produces semiconductor materials refinery hydrogen natural gas liquefaction lng technology and equipment epoxy additives gas cabinets advanced coatings and adhesives . citation needed it is also noted citation needed as addressing the hydrogen fuel cell economy through hydrogen fueling stations as well as its personal care chemicals business . air products also provided the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen fuel for the space shuttle external tank . air products has had a working relationship with nasa for 50 years and has supplied the liquid hydrogen used for every space shuttle launch and the mercury and apollo missions . 4 in 2013 air products high purity bip built in purifier argon was used to determine a more accurate value for the boltzmann constant . 5 environmental record edit in 2010 air products was awarded the rushlight hydrogen and fuel cells industry award for the series 10 hydrogen fuelling station . the rushlight awards celebrate the leading environmental technologies and innovations by organizations throughout the uk and ireland . the purpose is to promote what is happening in the world of hydrogen and fuel cells to the public and enable further development and funding to be granted toward reducing carbon emissions . 6 an air products van in leeds west yorkshire . on january 15 2004 air products nyse apd was named a maplecroft climate innovation indexes ciis leader ranking 17th out of the 300 largest u.s. companies evaluated for their climate related innovation and carbon management programs . air products is currently working on several preeminent carbon capture and storage demonstration projects around the world . 7 air products was included on the dow jones sustainability north america index as one of the best performing sustainable companies for 2008 11 . only the top 94 percent of the 987 largest north american companies are ultimately selected for the djsi north america index . 8 in 2001 air products received an award of merit from the watereuse association for outstanding water conservation efforts for conserving 62 million us gallons 230 000 m3 of drinking water annually by converting to recycled water for the cooling process at the santa clara california manufacturing facility . the award was presented during the 25th annual watereuse symposium . wra recognizes projects that have advanced the acceptance of water reuse through education sound science and technology using reclamation recycling reuse or desalination for the benefit of the public and the environment . 9 corporate responsibility edit air products headquarters . on march 4 2010 corporate responsibility magazine named air products to its 100 best corporate citizens list . 10 references edit a b c d e f g h i j k air products & chemicals inc 2015 annual report form 10 k xbrl . united states securities and exchange commission . november 11 2015 . peter walker decapitated body and islamist flag found in attack on factory in france the guardian june 26 2015 air products announces intent to spin off materials technologies business . www.airproducts.com . retrieved 2016 01 25 . air products and nasa de podesta michael ; underwood robin ; et al. 11 july 2013 . a low uncertainty measurement of the boltzmann constant pdf . metrologia . 50 4 354 375 . doi 10.1088 0026 1394 50 4 354 . 1 air products named a maplecroft climate innovation indexes ciis leader pr news air products named to the dow jones sustainability north america index yahoo finance september 10 2010 air products receives award of merit from watereuse association for outstanding water conservation efforts earth times september 22 2010 air products named to 100 best corporate citizens list for 2010 by corporate responsibility magazine pr news external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to air products & chemicals . official website air products facebook page air products & chemicals sec filings apd on yahoo finance retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title air products % 26 chemicals & oldid 743440461 categories chemical companies of the united statescompanies based in 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