LEHIGH VALLEY, Pa.,
March 20, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Air
Products (NYSE: APD), a world-leading industrial gases company,
today announced that it has been named one of the "2016 Best
Employers" in the chemical industry in China. The award was bestowed by a well-known
professional recruitment website in the country.
Conducted by www.800hr.com under the theme "Let Employees Rate
Their Employers," the selection comprised public voting and an
expert panel's evaluation and spanned a three-month period.
Companies from the construction, chemical, medical and finance
industries were selected based on the criteria of enterprise
influence, growth potential, offerings, work environment, talent
development, and compensation and benefits. The recognition was
aimed to create employer references for the job market by building
awareness of companies and their image.
"We are glad to receive the honor which represents the support
and recognition by the general public as well as our employees. It
is another good testimony to our longstanding effort in talent
development," said Lucy Lv, director, China Human Resources at Air
Products. "China is a high growth
region for Air Products. As the country continues to grow and
upgrade its manufacturing industry under the government's 'Made in
China 2025' strategy, there is
increasing need for local talent and local innovations. This also
presents tremendous development opportunities for our company and
our people. Guided by our core values, we are committed to growing
together continuously with our employees in a culture of safety,
simplicity, speed and self-confidence."
Air Products, one of the first multinational industrial gas
corporations to enter China, has
been serving and investing in the market for 30 years. The company
has around 2,500 employees and over 130 production facilities
serving a diversity of industries across the country. It has also
established a number of regional capabilities in China including engineering capabilities, a
cryogenic equipment manufacturing center, a technology center, a
strategic sourcing center and an IT application solutions
center.
The company has a strong commitment to nurturing China's future talent. Examples of initiatives
include its university scholarship programs and liquid nitrogen
(LIN) Ambassador Program to demonstrate to local schools and
communities the application of gas science in our daily lives
through experiments. Prior to this latest award, the company has
also been selected by university students majoring in natural
sciences as the "Top 100 Most Attractive Employers in China" in
2016 for the fourth consecutive year. Other recent recognitions
included the winning of the 2016 Best Brand Image Award for the
third consecutive year and 2016 Best Social Responsibility Brand
Award for the second consecutive year.
About Air Products
Air Products (NYSE:APD) is a world-leading Industrial Gases
company in operation for over 75 years. 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 had fiscal 2016 sales of $7.5
billion from continuing operations in 50 countries and has a
current market capitalization of approximately $30 billion. Approximately 16,000 employees are
making 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,
2016.
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