Air Products Increasing Helium Prices on Shortgage

Effective, January 1, 2013, or as contracts permit, Air Products (NYSE: APD) will implement pricing actions for liquid and bulk helium in North America.  The on-going global helium shortage has necessitated investments by Air Products and dramatically increased the cost of its operations and inputs.  The pricing actions are being taken to recover extraordinary costs that are being incurred by Air Products in order to maintain reliable supply and secure new sources of helium for its customers.