12.7
billion dollars in sales
Welcome to Air Products
Air Products touches the lives of consumers around the globe in positive ways every day. Focused on serving energy, environment and emerging markets, we provide essential industrial gases, related equipment and applications expertise to customers in dozens of industries, including refining, chemical, metals, electronics, manufacturing, and food and beverage. We are also the global leader in the supply of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. Air Products develops, engineers, builds, owns and operates some of the world's largest industrial gas projects, including gasification projects that sustainably convert abundant natural resources into syngas for the production of high-value power, fuels and chemicals.
Founded in 1940, Air Products has built a reputation for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Our passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products' higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges facing customers, communities and the world.
Air Products by the Numbers
21,000+
employees worldwide
>50
countries
~70
billion dollars in market cap
>8
decades in business
200,000+
customers
1,800
miles of industrial gas pipeline
750+
production facilities
30+
industries served
Our Strategy for Success
Air Products will be the safest, most diverse, and most profitable industrial gas company in the world, providing excellent service to our customers.
At Air Products, our journey is never complete. Our Five-Point Plan will shape our growth and move us forward over the coming years.
Valuing Our Differences
The unique perspectives and experiences our employees bring to their work are essential to meeting our customers’ needs and bringing innovation to the wide range of markets we serve, from food processing to metals processing to transportation.
That is why we’ve set a goal to become the most diverse industrial gas company in the world and why we foster a collaborative and respectful work environment where everyone can achieve their true potential.
How Our Products Advance Everyday Life
You probably don't know it, but Air Products is part of hundreds of everyday things. Our gases enhance the quality of the frozen foods you eat, make your flat-screen LCD TV look amazing, and enable MRI images of your body to help doctors treat your injury... and those are just a few of the many ways we advance your everyday life.
History of Innovation for 80+ Years
Words like entrepreneurship, sales, finance, engineering, and technology are central to the history of Air Products. So are concepts like developing lasting relationships with our customers and communities based on an understanding of their needs, integrity in the way we do business, and a passion for exceeding expectations.
The early part of the Air Products story shaped an important chapter in the broader history of the industrial gas industry. In the decades that followed, the company owed much of its success to the know-how and innovative spirit of its employees—and the willingness to seize opportunities for growth.
2022 Annual Report
(Excerpt from Seifi Ghasemi's 2022 Shareholder Letter)
I am extremely proud that the people of Air Products again exceeded our financial goals in fiscal 2022, delivering impressive results despite the challenging macro-economic and geopolitical environment. I would like to thank each of our talented, dedicated and motivated employees for their exceptional efforts toward this strong performance. I am honored every day to be working alongside the team, as they continue to focus on delivering near-term results while executing on our long-term growth strategy.
There are two pillars to our growth strategy at Air Products, and sustainability is the foundation. Through our core industrial gases business, we supply customers in dozens of industries with critical products and expertise that lower emissions and increase efficiency and productivity. Through our blue and green hydrogen megaprojects, we will commit more than $15 billion by 2027 to deliver clean hydrogen at scale, helping to drive the energy transition and move humanity forward….
Sustainability: At the Heart of What We Do
For Air Products, sustainability is what we do as a business. We believe that—in addition to being the safest, most diverse, and most profitable industrial gas company in the world—we serve a higher purpose. Our passionate, talented and committed employees from diverse backgrounds are driven by Air Products’ higher purpose to create innovative solutions that benefit the environment, enhance sustainability and address the challenges facing customers, communities and the world.