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Abhijeet S
SWOT ANALYSIS ON Air Products and Chemicals : Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (NYSE: APD) is an international corporation whose principal business is selling gases and chemicals for industrial uses. Air Products' headquarters is in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in the Lehigh Valley region of Pennsylvania, in the United States. Air Products is the Lehigh Valley's third largest employer, after Lehigh Valley Hospital and St. Luke's Hospital.
Air Products serves customers in technology, energy, healthcare, food and industrial markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of products, services and solutions, providing atmospheric gases (mainly oxygen, nitrogen and argon), hydrogen, carbon monoxide, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates.
Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives.
Air Products also provides the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that provide fuel for the Space Shuttle External Tank. Air Products has had a working relationship with NASA for 50 years. In fact, Air Products has supplied all the liquid hydrogen used for every Space Shuttle launch and prior Mercury and Apollo missions.
Strengths
* High R&D
* Innovation
* Experience acquired from the global experience
* Strong and well-developed manufacturing base
* High-quality formulations and drugs
* World-class process development labs
* Chemical and process development competencies
Weaknesses
* Low Indian share in world pharmaceutical market
* Uniqueness is missing
* Less penetration
Opportunities
* Innovation- New innovative therapeutic products
* Biologic market expansion
* Increasing health consciousness
* Globalization
* Increased incomes
* Drug delivery system management
Threats
* Competition
* Cheaper Technology
* Economic slowdown
* Maturing categories, products, or services
* New Entrants
* Established Brands {first mover advantage}
Air Products serves customers in technology, energy, healthcare, food and industrial markets worldwide with a unique portfolio of products, services and solutions, providing atmospheric gases (mainly oxygen, nitrogen and argon), hydrogen, carbon monoxide, process and specialty gases, performance materials and chemical intermediates.
Air Products has built leading positions in key growth markets such as semiconductor materials, refinery hydrogen, home healthcare services, natural gas liquefaction, and advanced coatings and adhesives.
Air Products also provides the liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen that provide fuel for the Space Shuttle External Tank. Air Products has had a working relationship with NASA for 50 years. In fact, Air Products has supplied all the liquid hydrogen used for every Space Shuttle launch and prior Mercury and Apollo missions.
Strengths
* High R&D
* Innovation
* Experience acquired from the global experience
* Strong and well-developed manufacturing base
* High-quality formulations and drugs
* World-class process development labs
* Chemical and process development competencies
Weaknesses
* Low Indian share in world pharmaceutical market
* Uniqueness is missing
* Less penetration
Opportunities
* Innovation- New innovative therapeutic products
* Biologic market expansion
* Increasing health consciousness
* Globalization
* Increased incomes
* Drug delivery system management
Threats
* Competition
* Cheaper Technology
* Economic slowdown
* Maturing categories, products, or services
* New Entrants
* Established Brands {first mover advantage}
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