Air Products & Chemicals, Inc. engages in the manufacture and distribution of atmospheric gases. It operates through the following segments: Americas, Asia, Europe, Middle East and India, and Corporate and Other. The Americas, Asia, Europe, and Middle East and India segments focuses on producing and selling gases to customers, including those in refining, chemicals, metals, electronics, manufacturing, medical, and food industries. The Corporate and Other segment is involved in sales of cryogenic and gas processing equipment for air separation that is sold worldwide to customers in a variety of industries, including chemical and petrochemical manufacturing, oil and gas recovery and processing, and steel and primary metals processing. The company was founded by Leonard Parker Pool on September 30, 1940 and is headquartered in Allentown, PA.