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Air Products sells LNG process tech & equipment business to Honeywell for $1.81B cash
Air Products & Chemicals, Inc.
- Honeywell acquires Air Products' LNG business for $1.81B cash, representing ~13x 2024 estimated EBITDA.
- Approximately 475 employees and a 390,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Port Manatee, FL will transfer to Honeywell.
- Transaction expected to close before end of calendar year 2024, subject to regulatory approvals.
- Air Products to focus on core industrial gas business and clean hydrogen at scale after divestiture.
- Honeywell expects the deal to be accretive to adjusted EPS and segment margin in first full year.