Air Products talks up blue hydrogen after CEO swap

  • Gas
  • February 6, 2025

Air Products chose not to give any prominence to its incoming leadership team in the company’s Q1 2025 earnings call today.

Adjusted EBITDA increased 1%, with margin improvement attributed to favourable pricing and business mix, although volume declined 2% due to the LNG divestment to Honeywell. Analyst sentiment was ‘neutral to slightly positive,’ according to Seeking Alpha commentary.

In a low-key session where all questions were handled by Chief Financial Officer Melissa Schaeffer, the only insights of note centred around the industrial gas major’s ongoing discussions to try to secure equity partnerships and offtakers for its evolving $4.5bn blue hydrogen project in the US state of Louisiana.

The facility’s progress remains on track but the crucial need for partners looms large for the megaproject.

… to continue reading this article and more, please login, register for free, or consider subscribing to gasworld

   

  • Related Posts

    • Gas
    • October 16, 2026
    Air Liquide to expand nitrogen pipeline in China to support chipmaking

    By 8 min ago 2 min read Industrial gas major Air Liquide will invest RMB 4 million ($600,000) to expand a nitrogen pipeline in Jiangsu Province, China, to support demand…

    • Gas
    • October 16, 2026
    Aternium targets 2027 off-site construction of hydrogen, heavy-water systems

    By 49 min ago 2 min read Aternium aims to begin off-site construction of the first of its modular hydrogen and heavy water production systems in early 2027, after completing…

    Have You Seen?

    Global Gas Crunch Makes Europe’s Remaining Coal Plants Profitable

    • October 16, 2026
    Global Gas Crunch Makes Europe’s Remaining Coal Plants Profitable

    Data Centers Drive Surge in India’s Renewable Power Demand

    • October 16, 2026
    Data Centers Drive Surge in India’s Renewable Power Demand

    Iran War Set To Push PetroChina’s Trading Profit to Record $3 Billion

    • October 16, 2026
    Iran War Set To Push PetroChina’s Trading Profit to Record $3 Billion

    Air Liquide to expand nitrogen pipeline in China to support chipmaking

    • October 16, 2026
    Air Liquide to expand nitrogen pipeline in China to support chipmaking

    Aternium targets 2027 off-site construction of hydrogen, heavy-water systems

    • October 16, 2026
    Aternium targets 2027 off-site construction of hydrogen, heavy-water systems

    Intel Israel plant explosion sparks NF3 leak

    • October 16, 2026
    Intel Israel plant explosion sparks NF3 leak

    Trump Condemns Ukraine’s Russian Refinery Strikes as a “Disgrace”

    • October 16, 2026
    Trump Condemns Ukraine’s Russian Refinery Strikes as a “Disgrace”

    India Slashes Diesel Export Tax as Global Fuel Crunch Deepens

    • October 16, 2026
    India Slashes Diesel Export Tax as Global Fuel Crunch Deepens

    South Korea Turns Back to Coal as LNG Crisis Deepens

    • October 16, 2026
    South Korea Turns Back to Coal as LNG Crisis Deepens

    China’s Sufficient Gas Stocks Could Ease Winter Supply Concerns

    • October 16, 2026
    China’s Sufficient Gas Stocks Could Ease Winter Supply Concerns