Air Products (NYSE:APD) serves customers in industrial, energy, technology and healthcare markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of atmospheric gases, process and specialty gases, performance materials, and equipment and services. Founded in 1940, Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives. The company is recognized for its innovative culture, operational excellence and commitment to safety and the environment. Air Products has annual revenues of $10 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and 22,000 employees around the globe.

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc (APCI) entered the China market in the early 1980's through the sale of large scale industrial gas manufacturing plants to industrial gas customers. In 1987, APCI established a joint venture in Shekou, Shenzhen named Chun Wang Industrial Gases (Shenzhen) Ltd. (CWIG) and initially invested in China the same year with its' first on-site facility to supply nitrogen and hydrogen to Guangdong Float Glass as well as providing high quality liquid and gaseous products for customers in Guangdong, Fujian, Hong Kong and Macau.

In 1995, Air Products opened its Shanghai Office and then in 1997, Air Products set up its China holding company, Air Products & Chemicals (China) Investment Co., Ltd. (APCCIL) in Shanghai. APCI has continued to expand its business in China since 1987 to become one of the largest industrial gas companies in China. Currently, APCI has approximately 1,700 employees working in over 23 wholly owned enterprises, JVs and offices in many of the main cities in Mainland China such as Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou, Tianjin, Tangshan, Zibo, Nanjing, Yantai, Wuxi, Ningbo, Shenzhen, Zhuhai, and Fuzhou.

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