UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) November 22, 2005

Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

(610) 481-4911

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Registrant’s telephone number, including area code

not applicable

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(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (See General Instruction A.2. below):

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Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On November 22, 2005, the company published Current Business Information, including consolidated sales and product volumes for October 2005, on its website at http://www.airproducts.com/Invest/financialnews/current.htm. A copy of the Current Business Information dated November 22, 2005 is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Form 8-K. This Current Business Information is being furnished; it is not deemed to be filed.

(c)         Exhibits

99.1       Current Business Information dated November 22, 2005.

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SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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	October 2005 % Change vs. Prior Year	Commentary
Consolidated Sales	6	Gases and Chemicals both higher versus prior year.
Electronics Sales 3 month average**	5	Specialty material volumes continue to increase. On- site/pipeline business higher as well. Strong prior year equipment sales.
EPI On-site/Pipeline Volume	(20)	HyCO volumes impacted by the after effects of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita.
Asia Liquid/Bulk Volume	16	Strong liquid demand across the region, particularly Taiwan and Korea.
North America Gases:
Liquid/Bulk Volume	(8)	LOX/LIN up 4%, LHY volumes impacted by hurricane and supplier outage in Sarnia.
LOX/LIN Price	4	Pricing programs and surcharges.
Europe Gases:
Liquid/Bulk Volume	3	LOX & LIN volumes generally stronger across the continent and weaker in the UK.
Cylinder Volume	0
LOX/LIN Price	2	Pricing programs and favorable mix.
Chemical Sales Volume:	0
Performance Volume	(3)	Surfactants volumes higher but offset by lower volumes in Epoxies and Emulsions. Continuing to raise prices to offset higher raw material costs.
Intermediates Volume	6	Polyurethane Intermediates volumes higher (customer outage in PY), Amines soft.