November 19, 2015 Lehigh Valley, Pa.

Air Products (NYSE:APD) today held a grand opening ceremony at its new liquid nitrogen production facility in Odessa, Texas. The Odessa facility, which has a 250 ton-per-day capacity, gives the company a leadership position in supplying oilfield services customers in the Permian Basin and Mid-Continent regions of the U.S. With the addition of this facility to Air Products' robust supply network, the company has more liquid nitrogen plants serving the region than any other industrial gas company.

'The decision to build a new liquid nitrogen production facility here in Odessa was all about customer service and demonstrates our commitment to the oilfield services market,' said Marie Ffolkes, vice president-Americas for Industrial Gases at Air Products. 'The Odessa facility strengthens Air Products' existing nitrogen production and distribution network, enabling us to provide the oilfield services industry with a reliable, cost-effective, local supply. Our customers can count on Air Products to deliver product where they need it, when they need it.'

In addition to serving the Permian Basin area, the new facility in Odessa reinforces Air Products' nitrogen supply network in Texas, Oklahoma and Kansas. This provides Air Products' customers with increased supply reliability through the company's extensive network of production plants, truck fleet, portable storage, and products staging areas to meet the dynamic needs of the oilfield services market.

Keeping a sharp focus on customers' needs, Air Products designed its new Odessa liquid nitrogen production facility to offer customers a drive-through layout for safe and fast nitrogen loading; 24/7 order placement or customer pick-up; a frac coordinator to help ensure timely and optimal equipment and product supply; portable nitrogen storage units to improve supply availability at oilfield sites; and a local, dedicated sales support team.

Many distinguished guests attended the grand opening to join in the celebration and welcome Air Products to Odessa. The program consisted of several speakers, including State Senator Kel Seliger and Odessa Chamber president and CEO Mike George, as well as a ceremonial ribbon-cutting led by the Odessa Chamber Ambassadors. In addition, to celebrate Air Products' entry into the community and demonstrate the company's commitment to the health and vitality of the Permian Basin region, Air Products presented charitable donations to The West Texas Food Bank and Hillcrest School. The event wrapped up with a luncheon and brief tour of the facility.

Air Products has supplied nitrogen and oxygen for upstream oil and gas production and processing for more than 40 years through a variety of supply modes and the most comprehensive package of value-added technologies, services and equipment available. For more information on Air Products' offerings to the oilfield services industry, visit www.airproducts.com/oilfields.

About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases company celebrating 75 years of operation. The company's core Industrial Gases business provides atmospheric and process gases and related equipment to manufacturing markets, including refining and petrochemical, metals, electronics, and food and beverage. Air Products is also the world's leading supplier of liquefied natural gas process technology and equipment. The company's Materials Technologies business, which Air Products intends to spin-off by September 2016, serves the semiconductor, polyurethanes, cleaning and coatings, and adhesives industries.

The company had fiscal 2015 sales of $9.9 billion and was ranked number 284 on the Fortune 500 annual list of public companies. Approximately 20,000 employees in 50 countries strive to make Air Products the world's safest and best performing Industrial Gases company, providing sustainable offerings and excellent service to all customers. For more information, visit www.airproducts.com.

NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements within the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on management's reasonable expectations and assumptions as of the date of this release regarding important risk factors. Actual performance and financial results may differ materially from projections and estimates expressed in the forward-looking statements because of many factors not anticipated by management, including risk factors described in the Company's Form 10K for its fiscal year ended September 30, 2014.

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