Industrial Gases:   Specialty Gases:   • Nearly 5 million cylinders supporting our customers’ needs. • 180 cylinder fill plants nationwide. • Complete line of bulk gases, storage tanks, related equipment, and logistics capabilities. • 17 acetylene manufacturing facilities. • Gas applications specialists with in-depth experience in diverse industries. • Leading manufacturer of carbon dioxide in the Southeast.   • Largest U.S. speciality gas network, with 8 national specialty gas facilities and 54 regional labs. • Products include research-grade, ultra-high purity and specialty-blend gases. • Other products include process chemical gases and refrigerants. • Applications in research, biotechnical, calibration and emission monitoring. • Distributor of related specialty gases equipment.     Medical Gases:   Cylinder and small-bulk gases include:   • A leading U.S. distributor of medical gases, with more than $100 million in annual sales. • Combined strength of 32 Puritan Medical Products branches, focused on medical gases, and about 600 Airgas branches, serving healthcare customers nationwide. • Products include bulk liquid therapy oxygen, nitrous oxide, nitrogen, carbon dioxide, breathing air, laser surgery mixtures, blood gas mixtures, lung diffusion mixtures, sterile mixtures, refrigerants, and a wide array of calibration mixtures. • Leading producer of nitrous oxide.   • Nitrogen • Acetylene • Oxygen • Carbon dioxide • Argon • Nitrous oxide • Helium • Hydrogen     Dry Ice:   Rental of :   • Leading U.S. producer of dry ice for customers in food processing, food service, pharmaceutical, and biotech industries. • Largest wholesale distributor of dry ice to grocery and other retail outlets nationwide.   • Gas cylinders • Cryogenic liquid containers • Bulk tanks • Related regulation and mixing equipment • Welding and positioning equipment     Hardgoods:   Safety Products:   • About $500 million in sales of welding hardgoods, tools and abrasives. • Five distribution centers streamline the supply chain to Airgas branches and customers. • Major distributor for leading welding hardgoods brands, with national buying power. • Radnor private-label products in welding hardgoods and safety products, generating about $50 million in sales annually.   • More than $250 million in annual sales as one of the largest safety product distributors in the U.S. • Distributing more than 30,000 products, all with same-day shipping, through catalog, eBusiness and telesales channels. • Safety specialists integrated with national network to meet all our customers’ safety needs. • Major distributor of leading brands of personal safety equipment and products, including bodywear, eyewear, footwear, respiratory protection, environmental protection and work safety products.     Services:       • Integrated DistributionSM — Our national footprint, product range and in-depth industry knowledge help customers make their purchasing process more efficient and cost effective. • SARASM — Strategic Account Resource Allocation — a comprehensive review of the delivery, handling, storage and technical support a customer needs. • LESSSM — Laboratory Equipment System Survey — A comprehensive survey to outline all gas and equipment requirements at multiple laboratory sites. • AIMSM — Airgas Inventory Management — an integrated cylinder utilization system that gives customers improved scheduling, accountability, reporting, and cost control. • Applications Training — Airgas professionals assist customers with specific gas applications and training. • Compliance Management — Safety and regulatory compliance professionals assist customers in reviewing compliance issues.