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Sustainability

Air Products is committed to generating a cleaner future for our world. This commitment is guided by our Higher Purpose to bring people together to collaborate and innovate solutions to the world’s most significant energy and environmental sustainability challenges. Sustainability provides the foundation for our efforts to generate a cleaner future with our customers and within our company, and our committed people make it all happen.

Sustainability Report 2024

For over 30 years Air Products has reported on sustainability-related topics. During the past year we have strengthened our previously announced environmental goals and launched new goals for renewable energy and water management. We have worked collaboratively with our customers across dozens of industries while advancing our world-scale, first-mover, clean hydrogen projects to help decarbonize industry and heavy-duty transportation.
Sustainability Report 2024

Working Together to Generate a Cleaner Future

To reach true net zero, the world needs solutions for deep decarbonization of the hardest-to-abate sectors such as steelmaking, chemical production and heavy-duty transportation. Clean hydrogen is the solution. As the leading global hydrogen supplier today, Air Products is applying our expertise and investments in clean hydrogen and clean fuels projects ($15B) to help accelerate the energy transition and generate a cleaner future for our world.

Explore our interactive graphic for some examples of how Air Products can help customers decarbonize and operate more sustainably.

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Clean hydrogen for the production of Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) for use in steelmaking
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Oxygen enrichment of cement kilns and precalciners
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Oxy-fuel combustion systems for glass production
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Oxy-fuel combustion systems and smart technologies for non-ferrous metal recycling
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Gases for solar/photovoltaic industry (N₂, Ar, others) to improve yield and cell efficiency
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Turbine generator cooling with hydrogen
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Food freezing with liquid nitrogen to reduce food waste
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Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) to increase food shelf life
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Membrane systems for biomethane production from agricultural and other waste
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Liquefying biogenic CO₂ for further use
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Membrane systems for dual-fuel ships
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Clean hydrogen for fuel cell ferries
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Clean ammonia as marine fuel
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Clean hydrogen for port equipment
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Clean hydrogen for trains
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Gases enabling battery production for electric vehicles (N₂, Ar, others)
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Hydrogen refueling station for fuel cell trucks
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Clean hydrogen for renewable low-carbon fuels production (e.g., renewable diesel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel)
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Clean hydrogen for renewable low-carbon fuels production (e.g., renewable diesel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel)
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Argon used in filling of windows for better thermal insulation
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Biomethane produced by Air Products membrane systems for heating
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BioCO₂ for treatment of cooling water for data centers
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Clean hydrogen for the production of Direct Reduced Iron (DRI) for use in steelmaking
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Oxygen enrichment of cement kilns and precalciners
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Oxy-fuel combustion systems for glass production
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Oxy-fuel combustion systems and smart technologies for non-ferrous metal recycling
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Gases for solar/photovoltaic industry (N₂, Ar, others) to improve yield and cell efficiency
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Turbine generator cooling with hydrogen
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Food freezing with liquid nitrogen to reduce food waste
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Modified Atmosphere Packaging (MAP) to increase food shelf life
+
Membrane systems for biomethane production from agricultural and other waste
+
Liquefying biogenic CO₂ for further use
+
Membrane systems for dual-fuel ships
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Clean hydrogen for fuel cell ferries
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Clean ammonia as marine fuel
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Clean hydrogen for port equipment
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Clean hydrogen for trains
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Gases enabling battery production for electric vehicles (N₂, Ar, others)
+
Hydrogen refueling station for fuel cell trucks
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Clean hydrogen for renewable low-carbon fuels production (e.g., renewable diesel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel)
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Clean hydrogen for renewable low-carbon fuels production (e.g., renewable diesel, Sustainable Aviation Fuel)
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Argon used in filling of windows for better thermal insulation
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Biomethane produced by Air Products membrane systems for heating
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BioCO₂ for treatment of cooling water for data centers
Air Products hydrogen fueled truck

Our Sustainability Commitments

Our sustainability goals reflect our aspirations to enable and accelerate the global energy transition and achieve our overarching Company goal to be the safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gas company in the world, providing excellent service to our customers. Fundamentally, it is our people who are the real enablers of a cleaner future, working alongside our customers to help solve pressing energy and environmental challenges. 
Sustainability Commitments
NASA astronaut José Hernández
NASA astronaut José Hernández shares his inspirational story with Air Products employees and invited guests sponsored by the company's Hispanic Organization of Latinos and Amigos.

Sustainability in Action

One Man's Inspiring Journey from Migrant Farmer to Astronaut

José Hernández shared the inspirational story of his journey from migrant farm worker to astronaut during a recent visit to Air Products’ Corporate Headquarters in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Hernández was invited to speak at Air Products by the Hispanic Organization of Latinos and Amigos (HOLA), an Air Products’ Employee Resource Group (ERG). Students from the nearby Bethlehem Area School District were also invited to attend.   

During the session, Hernández told the students and Air Products’ employees of his time growing up in California where he worked as a migrant famer with his family and how watching TV news clips of the Apollo 17 mission as a 10-year-old boy inspired him to want to be an astronaut. 

He also stressed the importance of persistence, noting that he had been rejected 11 times for the NASA astronaut program before being selected in 2004. 

Following his selection, Hernández went through several years of additional training before being chosen for a mission to the International Space Station. For the mission, Hernández was part of the crew on the Space Shuttle Discovery tasked with delivering approximately seven tons of equipment to be installed at the International Space Station in 2009. Air Products provided liquid hydrogen used by the shuttle to fuel its mission. 

Air Products has a long history of working with NASA, stretching from the beginning of the United States’ space program, to the Apollo 11 moon landing, and to more recent missions to study Mars. In 2023, Air Products announced it was awarded several supply contracts from NASA totaling more than $130 million to provide liquid hydrogen for several NASA locations including the Kennedy Space Center, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, and other NASA facilities.

HOLA is one of 12 Air Products’ ERGs, which play a pivotal role in building a positive employee experience. HOLA’s mission is to help the company achieve its goal of being the world’s safest, most diverse and most profitable industrial gases company by raising awareness of the crucial role and impact of the Hispanic community in the company; building strong bonds between the Hispanic community and others; facilitating guidance and networking opportunities; and championing achievements to promote and empower others to achieve successful careers. 

To learn more about Air Products’ ERGs, visit the Air Products Belong and Matter webpage. 

 

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MSCI Awards Air Products an 'A' Rating

MSCI's environmental, social and governance (ESG) Ratings awarded Air Products an ‘A’ rating based on the company's improvements in its carbon management strategy, including carbon capture efforts, its announced goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions from operations by 2050, and other sustainability initiatives. In its review, MSCI rated Air Products an ESG leader in its industry in two categories: clean tech, and safety and health.

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