Expansion of Air Products Company (AP) Asia Technology Center completed

On October 21, 2010, Air Products, the world's leading supplier of industrial gases and functional materials, announced the successful completion of the expansion of the Asian Technology Center in Shanghai's Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park. The expansion of this state-of-the-art technology center will help Air Products accelerate the development of industrial gas applications and solutions to meet the needs of the rapidly growing industrial and electronics industries in China and other Asian markets.

According to Zhang Lihong, vice president of AP China, in 2005, Air Products established the Asian Technology Center in Shanghai, becoming the first global industrial gas company to establish a research and development center in China. At that time, the center mainly served the functional materials business, and then the first expansion in 2007. After the expansion, the Asian Technology Center became the world's second largest R&D center for air products, and its area and number of R&D personnel will double by the end of next year.

The technology center has consistently served the market for functional materials such as high-speed polyurethane chemicals, epoxy resin coatings, specialty coating additives, and ink adhesives. This expansion will increase the standard laboratory and machine room for industrial gas applications, products and process development, analysis and testing based on its original service capabilities for metal processing, electronic packaging and assembly, industrial refrigeration, water treatment and energy Major high-speed development markets such as applications.

Mr. Monty Alger, Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Air Products, said: “Innovation is the core value of Air Products. We are committed to developing sustainable and cost-effective applications to help our customers face more and more challenges, such as Environmental regulations are becoming more stringent, or investment return requirements are increasing. China and other Asian markets are high-growth regions of air product companies, and customer requirements are unique. Our globally advanced technologies and further expansion of research and development capabilities in China Will help to advance our development and provide customers with faster, more efficient services and higher quality products."

In Asia, Air Products also has R&D centers in Korea, Taiwan, Japan and Thailand, each with its own market focus. These regional centers are fully integrated into Air Products' global innovation network and complement each other with the company's strengths in materials and surface sciences, clean energy, applied technology and engineering capabilities.

Mr. Su Junxiong, Vice President of Industrial Gas Division of Air Products Asia, said: “China and other Asian markets are the driving force behind the development of air products companies. With the rapid growth of the economy, the demand for industrial gases and gas applications in this region are also increasing. We are constantly improving our gas production capacity and have established a strong supply network to meet customer needs. The latest efforts in the expansion of the Asian Technology Center will help Air Products to provide closer service to customers and support them. Success through reliable supply and advanced solutions."

Air Products has been working to strengthen research and development cooperation with many famous universities and academic institutions in Asia, such as Tianjin University, and has recently signed several memorandums of cooperation and research and development contracts. These constructive cooperation with external partners has accelerated the exchange of ideas and insights between the two parties, ultimately benefiting Air Products' customers in Asia, and also helping institutions to participate in major commercial projects involving scientists from Air Products. Gain greater social benefits.

In addition, many of Air Products' patented application technologies are designed to create a more environmentally friendly and green environment, such as oxygen enrichment technology for clean combustion, coal gasification, carbon capture, and nitrogen protection technology for electronic assembly processes. And fuel cell technology and so on.

As one of the first global industrial gas companies to invest in China, Air Products has been serving the Chinese market for 20 years and has built a strong network including engineering centers, cryogenic refrigeration equipment manufacturing centers, strategic procurement centers and Asian technology centers. Local service capabilities to support China, Asia's other and global markets.