Air Products makes roughly 80% of its molecules from scratch, while Praxair and other marketers simply package and resell.
Usually refineries make their own hydrogen, getting only 6% of their supply by buying it from outsiders like Air Products.
In fact, minutes after the ruling by the Delaware Chancery Court, Air Products and Chemicals withdrew its bid for Airgas.
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Air Products sells gasses like nitrogen, hydrogen, oxygen and helium used in industrial and medical capacities, while Airgas sells gasses as well as wielding products and safety equipment.
The broader benefit of all that science: "Having the technical product helps Air Products also sell the commodity gases" to those same customers, says Alain Harrus, former tech chief at chip-equipment maker Novellus.
Specifically the case that was finally admitted into the hallowed corridors of the Chancery Court was brought by Air Products and Chemicals against the board of directors of the company it was trying to acquire, Airgas.
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Bolick also cited the example of specialty-gas supplier Air Products, which has been able to save large amounts of energy by using analytics tools to monitor and predict consumer demand and thereby optimize timing and efficiency of delivery routes.
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"We have provided Airgas shareholders with a clear path to completing a transaction, and we now need a strong mandate from the independent shareholders in electing the Air Products nominees and approving our by-law proposals at the September 15 Annual Meeting, " says JohnMcGladeJohn McGlade, Air Products' chief executive.
They must be in the air, products of the intellectual climate of a specific time and place.
My dad enrolled as an engineering graduate student in Villanova and went on to receive three patents in the 1970s for his work on air conditioning products.
However, the most important aspect of this expansion is that it will allow Johnson Controls to address the growing demand for energy-efficient HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) products from the building market in China.
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Are U.S. airlines really better off if Air India buys Airbus products with financing assistance from European countries?
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China's Haier has undercut Western competitors in a wide range of products, from air conditioners and washing machines to wine coolers.
For more information about the Air Mouse app and other Movea products, visit www.movea.com.
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The new juice pack air is the first of several products planned for 2010 and joins the juice pack legacy line of award-winning designs.
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This time, Apple entered the holiday quarter with a new handset to complement a slate of strong-selling products, including the MacBook Air and the iPad 2.
The researchers argue that the rise of asthma in Western Europe could at least partly be attributed to the increasing exposure of children to the by-products of chlorine in the air and water of indoor swimming pools.
From lighter, more efficient automobiles, to infinitely recyclable beverage containers, to building and construction products that clean themselves and the air around them, we are excited to play our role in creating a more sustainable world.
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The interactive shopping network, which reaches 95 million U.S. homes, plans to air 72 hours of programming dedicated to featuring products geared around the movie, in addition to delivering the experience through alternative platforms such as mobile, online, events and print mail.
That inspired me to try other new products, like the first wireless telephones, the first telephone answering machines, the first air purifiers, and eventually this led to a full color catalog of new technology products, and later, 200 retail stores.
Yet Cintas' top-line growth is now being driven by ancillary products, such as fire extinguishers, air fresheners, bandages, cough drops and lip balm, and services like document-shredding and restroom-cleaning.
The company expects worldwide demand to remain sluggish but the trend toward more energy efficient products should help drive demand in its commercial air conditioning systems business.
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Beretta, Colt, Magpul and any others: In Maine you will find air, rail and seaports that can carry your exceptional products across the country and across the globe.
Luxe details include in-room bath products by La Prairie (Hotel Bel-Air is the only U.S. hotel to carry the Swiss brand specializing in anti-aging) and oversized baths with flat-screen TVs.
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However, a fearsome title alone won't clinch a multi-million dollar sale, so military trade events like air shows give weapons manufacturers a chance to show off their products -- even if the hard sell has been done over months and years of networking and negotiations.
In the United States, LG Electronics sells a range of stylish and innovative home entertainment products, mobile phones, home appliances, commercial displays, air conditioning systems and energy solutions, all under LG's "Life's Good" marketing theme.
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But while most people know that mold thrives in poorly ventilated and moist environments and indoor smoking worsens the air quality, fewer consumers know that toxic chemicals also lurk in everyday products purchased at the grocery store.
Harris makes communications products such as satellite and other wireless networks, transcommunication equipment, air control systems, and mobile radio network systems.
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These dry, 15-to-20-second statements are as fun to listen to as the dentist's drill, and make the air only under the strictest of rules: There can be no mention of products, and no appeal to buy anything.
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