Air Products and Samsung Engineering Secure ASU Win in Saudi Arabia

LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa., Sept. 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Air Products (NYSE:
APD), working with Samsung Engineering, announced today that it has secured a
contract for an air separation unit (ASU) to supply National Industrial Gases
Co. (NIGC), a subsidiary of Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (SABIC). The
ASU will produce 3,550 tons per day (TPD) of oxygen, 3,600 TPD of nitrogen,
and 150 TPD of argon. It will be located at NIGC's facility in Al Jubail,
Saudi Arabia, and is to be on-stream in 2011.

"We are very proud to have won this contract with Samsung Engineering. It
demonstrates a novel approach, by combining Air Products' ability to design
large-scale ASUs, with the engineering and construction expertise of Samsung
Engineering. This project is another milestone demonstrating our industrial
gas facility capabilities, as the ASU will be the largest-ever cold box system
designed, fabricated, and shipped by Air Products," said David J. Taylor, vice
president - Energy Businesses at Air Products. Taylor also noted the
arrangement both strengthens Air Products' existing relationship with NIGC and
SABIC, and regionally as the Al Jubail Phase 8 ASU is the most recent in a
series of Middle East projects for Air Products.

Air Products built the first ever ASU in the Middle East in the 1950s and has
50 years of experience satisfying industrial gas customers in the region. The
company's Middle East operation is headquartered in Doha, Qatar. Regional
business activity has accelerated in recent years with multiple industries
requiring ASUs and hydrogen production plants.

Additionally, Air Products continues to build on a long-standing relationship
with Abdullah Hashim Group, most recently via joint ventures that brought
on-stream new ASU and hydrogen production facilities for Emirates Float Glass
Company in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The Abdullah Hashim Group and Air
Products partnership is also building two new air separation units for Shadeed
Iron & Steel's production plant in the Sohar Industrial Port of Oman.

About Air Products
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 had
fiscal 2008 revenues of $10.4 billion, operations in over 40 countries, and
21,000 employees around the globe. For more information, visit
www.airproducts.com.

About Samsung Engineering
Samsung Engineering Co., Ltd. (SECL) is the first and largest Korean
engineering company, specializing in engineering, procurement and construction
(EPC) of hydrocarbon, industrial, environmental and infrastructure plants
and/or facilities on a turn-key basis in worldwide markets.

-- Provides full range of engineering services including design,
procurement, construction, facility operation, and management.

-- In the fields of petrochemical plants, refineries, gas plants,
fertilizer plants, power plants, electronics/food/automobile plants,
IT,
steel mills, LNG, wastewater treatment, disposal of waste materials,
railway and infrastructure.

With a total of 4,100 employees worldwide, we have an established presence in
worldwide markets in the Middle East, Europe, Asia and the Americas.

***NOTE: This release may contain forward-looking statements. Actual results
could vary materially, due to changes in current expectations.

SOURCE Air Products

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