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Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Picked Up 3% Yesterday And Trading With Bullish Technicals -

Oct 30, 2009 (Fresh Brewed Media via COMTEX) --

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD) closed yesterday at $80.08. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $41.46 and 52-week high of $84.43. Air Products and Chemicals stock has been showing support around 77.81 and resistance in the 81.25 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives APD a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. APD appears on the Investors Observer Volume Leaders list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Dec '09 80 covered call (APD LP) for a net debit in the $76.88 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 50 day duration, provides 4.00% downside protection and a 4.06% assigned return rate for a 29.63% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). Air Products and Chemicals has a current annual dividend yield of 2.23%.

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COIM USA to acquire polyurethane pre-polymers business of Air Products and Chemicals - Zibb.com

Oct 19, 2009 (Datamonitor Financial Deals Tracker via COMTEX) --

COIM USA, Inc. has signed an agreement to acquire the polyurethane pre-polymers business, marketed under the Airthane(R) and Versathane(R) trade names, from Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

COIM USA is a wholly-owned subsidiary of global polyurethane chemicals producer COIM SpA, while Air Products is a US-based producer of chemicals and industrial gases for the industrial, energy, technology, and healthcare markets.

The acquisition also includes Air Products manufacturing facility in Paulsboro, New Jersey, US.

Deal Type    Acquisition
Sub-Category Asset Purchase
Deal Status  Announced: 2009-10-19

Deal Participants

Target (Company)   Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. - Polyurethane Pre-Polymers Business
Acquirer (Company) COIM USA, Inc.
Vendor (Company)   Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

Deal Rationale

The acquisition will allow COIM USA to complete its Imuthane(R) product portfolio with well established low free monomer technology.

Air Products and Chemicals (APD) Closed At 52 Week High With Bullish Technicals - Zibb.com

Oct 16, 2009 (Fresh Brewed Media via COMTEX) --

Air Products and Chemicals (NYSE: APD) closed yesterday at $83.95. So far the stock has hit a 52-week low of $41.46 and 52-week high of $83.95. Air Products and Chemicals stock has been showing support around 82.34 and resistance in the 84.76 range. Technical indicators for the stock are Bullish and S&P gives APD a neutral 3 STAR (out of 5) hold rating. APD appears on the Investors Observer Volume Leaders list. For a hedged play on this stock, look at a Dec '09 80 covered call (APD LP) for a net debit in the $77.85 area. That is also the break even stock price for this trade. This covered call has a 64 day duration, provides 7.27% downside protection and a 2.76% assigned return rate for a 15.75% annualized return rate (comparison purposes only). Air Products and Chemicals has a current annual dividend yield of 2.19%.

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Air Products and Chemicals Acquires Future Hydrogen Production in South Texas, an Industrial Info

SUGAR LAND, TX, Sep 03, 2009 (MARKETWIRE via COMTEX) --

Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- Earlier this year, MarkWest Energy Partners L.P. (NYSE:MWE) (Denver, Colorado) sold a hydrogen unit being constructed at the company's ethylene plant site in Corpus Christi, Texas to Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated (NYSE:APD) (Allentown, Pennsylvania). Planning for this project got under way nearly two years ago and, despite a very slow economic outlook, construction for the estimated $100 million project began during the second quarter of this year.

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