Air Products is a multi-national corporation founded in 1940 with operations in over 40 countries worldwide. Air Products has operations in the industrial gases, chemical manufacturing and energy systems markets.

Air Products is committed to assuring environmental excellence through continual improvement, while sustaining business and production capabilities at world class levels. Evidence of this commitment includes corporate environmental policies to achieve the highest environmental performance and our commitment to Responsible Care guiding principles.

Air Products has a longstanding tradition of supporting and helping the communities where it has a significant investment presence and the communities where our employees and their families live and work. Our commitment to improvement of environmental, safety and security measures support company goals to make St. John Parish a better community and environment to live and work in today and tomorrow.

This will be the Air Products Performance Manufacturing Reserve facilities fourth year reporting as owner/operator of the Reserve Plant, which is a specialty chemical manufacturing site with 32 employees. The Site’s main product is nonionic surfactants – or more simply - liquid soaps.

Air Products is committed to assuring environmental excellence through continual improvement, while sustaining business and production capabilities at world class levels. Evidence of this commitment includes our corporate environmental policy to achieve the highest environmental performance and our commitment to Responsible Care (RC) guiding principles.

In 2010 annual production at the facility increased from 64.3 to 72.2 million pounds which represents a 12.25% increase. Air emission rates did not remain constant relative to production which resulted in a corresponding decrease in reported emissions from 8,990 to 8,700 pounds. Overall off-site disposal decreased directly proportional to manufacturing increases of specific portfolio products from 43,200 to 40,900 pounds, or 5.3%.

The Air Products Performance Manufacturing Reserve facility makes every effort to maintain world class performance. Our commitment to improvement of environmental, safety and security measures support our goal to make St. John Parish a better community/environment to live and work in both today and tomorrow.