Specialty Gases to 2011

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• Demographic Trends
  • Population
  • Households
• Macroeconomic Outlook
• Manufacturing Outlook
• Pollution Control 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
  • Chlorine
  • Bromine
• Other Specialty Gases
  • Hydrogen
  • Zero Air
  • Silane
  • Nitrous Oxide
  • All Other Gases

IV. MARKETS

• General
  • Inert Atmosphere & Purge Gases
  • Analytical Gases
  • Other Functions
• Manufacturing
  • Chemical Processing
    • Chemical & Related Products Outlook
    • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Suppliers
  • Lasers
    • Laser Industry Outlook
    • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Suppliers
  • Lighting
    • Lighting Industry Outlook
    • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Suppliers
  • Other Manufacturing Markets
• Electronics
  • Semiconductor Industry Outlook
  • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Blanketing/Atmosphere
    • Etching & Cleaning
    • Dopant
    • Precursor Gases
    • Other
  • Suppliers
• Medical/Health Care
  • National Health Expenditures
  • Specialty Gas Demand
    • Analytical & Laboratory
    • Device Sterilization
    • Other
  • Suppliers
• Government/Academia
  • Research Spending Outlook
  • Specialty Gas Demand
  • Suppliers
• Other

V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • Praxair
  • Air Products and Chemicals
  • Air Liquide
  • Linde Group
  • Airgas
  • Taiyo Nippon Sanso
  • Scott Specialty Gases
• Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Cooperative Agreements
• Research & Development
• Technology & Manufacturing
  • Air Separation
  • Other Specialty Gas Production Methods
• Marketing
• Distribution
• Company Profiles
  • Advanced Gas Technologies
  • Advanced Specialty Gases Incorporated
  • Air Liquide America, see L' Air Liquide
  • Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated
  • Airgas Incorporated
  • AmeriGas Partners, see UGI
  • Anderson Development, see Mitsui Chemicals
  • Aqua Lung Group, see L' Air Liquide
  • BOC Group, see Linde Group
  • Byrne Specialty Gases, see Airgas
  • Casper' s Welding Solutions & Supply, see Praxair
  • Constar, see Praxair
  • DCP Midstream Partners LP
  • DuPont (EI) de Nemours
  • Hobart Industrial Gases, see Praxair
  • Honeywell International Incorporated
  • Inweld Corporation
  • L' Air Liquide SA
  • Lake County Medical Gas, see Praxair
  • LifeGas, see Linde Group
  • Linde Group
  • Linweld, see Taiyo Nippon Sanso
  • Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Company
  • Matheson Tri-Gas, see Taiyo Nippon Sanso
  • Messer Group GmbH
  • Mills Welding Supply Incorporated
  • Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated
  • National Welders Supply Company, see Airgas
  • Norco Incorporated
  • NorLab, see Norco
  • Nova Gas Technologies Incorporated
  • Ozark Fluorine Specialties, see TOXCO
  • Praxair Incorporated
  • Renewable Energy Corporation ASA
  • Scott Specialty Gases Incorporated
  • Solkatronic Chemicals, see Air Products and Chemicals
  • Spec-Air Gases and Technologies, see Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply
  • Spectra Gases, see Linde Group
  • Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
  • 3M Company
  • TOXCO Incorporated
  • UGI Corporation
  • Union Industrial Gas Group, see Airgas
  • Voltaix Incorporated
  • Welding Equipment Company, see Praxair
  • Weldweb, see Mills Welding Supply
  • Welsco Incorporated
  • Withrow Oxygen Service, see Praxair
• Other Companies Mentioned in Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Population & Households
• 2 Macroeconomic Indicators
• 3 Manufacturers' Shipments
• 4 Environmental Spending
• 5 Specialty Gas Market, 1996-2006
• 6 Specialty Gas Prices
• 7 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 High Purity 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
• 18 Chlorine Gases Demand
• 19 Bromine Gases Demand
• 20 Other Specialty Gases Demand by Type & Market
• 21 High Purity Hydrogen Demand
• 22 Zero Air Demand
• 23 Silane Gases Demand by Type
• 24 Nitrous Oxide Demand
• 25 All Other Specialty Gases Demand

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

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

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 Specialty Gas Sales by Company, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 Specialty Gas Market, 1996-2006

SECTION III -- PRODUCTS

• 1 US Specialty Gas Demand by Type, 2006

SECTION IV -- MARKETS

• 1 US Specialty Gas Demand by Market, 2006

SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 US Specialty Gas Sales by Company, 2006