Exhibit (a)99.2



                CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
                    AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                           SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002



     In connection with the Quarterly Report of Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
(the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending 30 June 2002 as filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), John
R. Owings, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18
U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
Act of 2002, that:

     1.   The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
          15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

     2.   The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
          material respects, the financial condition and results of operations
          of the Company.



Dated:  13 August 2002                   /s/ John R. Owings
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                                         John R. Owings
                                         Chief Financial Officer