SPECIALTY GASES to 2013 (US industry forecasts for 2013 & 2018)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

I. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Demographic Trends
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Environmental & Regulatory Issues
  • Government Agencies & Regulations
    • Occupational Safety and Health Administration
    • Department of Transportation
    • Environmental Protection Agency
    • Other
  • Trade Organizations
    • Compressed Gas Association
    • National Fire Protection Association
    • Gases and Welding Distributors Association
• Historical Market Trends
• Pricing Trends
• International Markets & Foreign Trade

III. PRODUCTS

• General
• High Purity Atmospheric Gases
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
• Noble Gases
  • Helium
  • Argon
  • Xenon
  • Krypton
  • Neon
• Carbon Gases
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Carbon Monoxide
  • Methane
  • Other
• Halogen Gases
  • Fluorine Gases
  • Chlorine Gases
  • Bromine Gases
• Other Specialty Gases
  • High Purity Hydrogen
  • Zero Air
  • Nitrous Oxide
  • Silane
  • All Other Gases

IV. MARKETS & APPLICATIONS

• General
• Markets
  • Manufacturing
    • Chemical Processing
    • Lasers
    • Lighting
    • Other Manufacturing Markets
  • Electronics
    • Electronic Components Industry Outlook
    • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Suppliers
  • Health Care
    • National Health Expenditures
    • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Suppliers
  • Government/Academia
    • Research Spending Outlook
    • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Suppliers
  • Other
• Applications
  • Inert Atmosphere & Purge Gases
  • Analytical Gases
  • Other Applications

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
• Competitive Strategies
• Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Cooperative Agreements
• Research & Development
• Manufacturing
  • Air Separation
  • Other Specialty Gas Production Methods
• Marketing
• Distribution

COMPANY PROFILES

• Advanced Gas Technologies
• Advanced Specialty Gases Incorporated
• Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated
• Airgas Incorporated
• American Air Liquide Holdings, see L' Air Liquide
• AmeriGas Partners, see UGI
• Aqua Lung Group, see L' Air Liquide
• DCP Midstream Partners LP
• DuPont (EI) de Nemours
• Honeywell International Incorporated
• Inweld Corporation
• L' Air Liquide SA
• LifeGas, see Linde
• Linde Group
• Linweld Incorporated, see Taiyo Nippon Sanso
• Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Company
• Matheson Tri-Gas, see Taiyo Nippon Sanso
• Mills Welding Supply, see Praxair
• Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated
• Norco Incorporated
• NorLab, see Norco
• Nova Gas Technologies Incorporated
• Ozark Fluorine Specialties, see TOXCO
• Praxair Incorporated
• Renewable Energy Corporation ASA
• Scott Specialty Gases, see L' Air Liquide
• Spec-Air Specialty Gases, see Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply
• Spectra Gases, see Linde
• Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
• 3M Company
• TOXCO Incorporated
• UGI Corporation
• Voltaix Incorporated
• Welsco Incorporated

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 2 Population & Households
• 3 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 4 Specialty Gas Market, 1998-2008
• 5 Specialty Gas Prices
• 6 US Specialty Gas Foreign Trade

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Specialty Gas Demand by Type
• 2 High Purity Atmospheric Gas Demand by Type & Market
• 3 High Purity Nitrogen Demand
• 4 High Purity Oxygen Demand
• 5 Noble Gas Demand by Type & Market
• 6 Helium Demand
• 7 High Purity Argon Demand
• 8 Xenon Demand
• 9 Krypton Demand
• 10 Neon Demand
• 11 Carbon Gas Demand by Type & Market
• 12 High Purity Carbon Dioxide Demand
• 13 Carbon Monoxide Demand
• 14 Methane Demand
• 15 Other Carbon Gases Demand
• 16 Halogen Gas Demand by Type & Market
• 17 Fluorine Gases Demand by Type & Market
• 18 Chlorine Gases Demand by Type & Market
• 19 Bromine Gases Demand by Type & Market
• 20 Other Specialty Gases Demand by Type & Market
• 21 High Purity Hydrogen Demand
• 22 Zero Air Demand
• 23 Nitrous Oxide Demand
• 24 Silane Gases Demand by Type
• 25 All Other Specialty Gases Demand

SECTION IV -- MARKETS & APPLICATIONS

• 1 Specialty Gas Demand by Market
• 2 Manufacturing Market for Specialty Gases
• 3 Chemical Product Shipments
• 4 Chemical Processing Market for Specialty Gases by Application & Type
• 5 Laser Systems & Equipment Supply & Demand
• 6 Laser Market for Specialty Gases
• 7 Lamps Supply & Demand
• 8 Lighting Market for Specialty Gases
• 9 Other Manufacturing Markets for Specialty Gases
• 10 US Electronic Component Shipments
• 11 Electronics Market for Specialty Gases
• 12 Blanketing/Atmosphere Gas Demand in Electronics
• 13 Etching & Cleaning Gas Demand in Electronics
• 14 Precursor Gas Demand in Electronics
• 15 Dopant Gas Demand in Electronics
• 16 Other Electronics Gas Demand
• 17 National Health Expenditures
• 18 Health Care Market for Specialty Gases by Application & Type
• 19 Analytical & Laboratory Specialty Gas Demand
• 20 Health Care Demand for Sterilant Gases
• 21 Other Health Care Specialty Gas Demand
• 22 Research Spending
• 23 Government/Academia Market for Specialty Gases
• 24 Other Markets for Specialty Gases
• 25 Specialty Gas Demand by Application
• 26 Inert Atmosphere & Purge Gases Demand
• 27 Analytical Specialty Gases Demand by Market & Application
• 28 Other Applications for Specialty Gases

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Specialty Gas Sales by Company, 2008
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Specialty Gas Market, 1998-2008

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 Specialty Gas Demand by Type, 2008

SECTION IV -- MARKETS & APPLICATIONS

• 1 Specialty Gas Demand by Market, 2008

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Specialty Gas Market Share, 2008