SUGAR LAND, TX--(Marketwire - January 22, 2009) - Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) -- On January 21, Air Products & Chemicals Incorporated (NYSE:APD) (Allentown, Pennsylvania), a global supplier of high-quality industrial gases and atmospheric products, released its earnings report for the first quarter of the 2009 fiscal year, which ended December 31, 2008. The company's year-over-year quarterly net income dropped 74%, falling from $263.7 million in 1Q08 to $68.6 million this year.

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