World Industrial Gases (Industry forecasts for 2011 & 2016)

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION

I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• General
• World Economic Overview
  • Recent Economic Performance
  • World Economic Outlook
• World Population Overview
• World Fixed Investment Overview
• World Manufacturing Overview
• World Steel Industry Overview
• World Chemical Manufacturing Overview
• World Refined Petroleum Products Outlook
• World Electronic Products Overview
• Food & Beverage Markets Overview
• Health Care Industry Overview

III. WORLD INDUSTRIAL GAS OVERVIEW

• Supply & Demand
• World Industrial Gas Production
• Foreign Trade
• Industrial Gas Market Dynamics & Per Capita Demand
• Demand by Market
  • Metal Manufacturing & Fabricating
    • Primary Metal Manufacturing
    • Welding & Fabrication
  • Chemicals & Refining
    • Chemical Processing
    • Petroleum Refining
  • Electronics
    • Bulk Gases
    • Specialty Electronic Gases
  • Food & Beverages
  • Medical & Health Care
  • Oil & Gas Recovery/Enhanced Oil Recovery
  • All Other Markets
• Demand by Type
  • Nitrogen
  • Oxygen
  • Hydrogen
  • Carbon Dioxide
  • Argon & Other Gases
• Industrial Gas Demand by Region

IV. NORTH AMERICA

• Macroeconomic Environment
• Industrial Gas Demand
• Suppliers & Market Share
• United States
• Canada
• Mexico

V. WESTERN EUROPE

• Macroeconomic Environment
• Industrial Gas Demand
• Suppliers & Market Share
• Germany
• France
• United Kingdom
• Italy
• Spain
• Other Western Europe

VI. ASIA/PACIFIC

• Macroeconomic Environment
• Industrial Gas Demand
• Suppliers & Market Share
• Japan
• China
• South Korea
• Taiwan
• India
• Australia
• Other Asia/Pacific

VII. OTHER REGIONS

• Macroeconomic Environment
• Industrial Gas Demand
• Latin America
  • Macroeconomic Environment
  • Industrial Gas Demand
  • Suppliers & Market Share
  • Brazil
  • Other Latin America
• Eastern Europe
  • Macroeconomic Environment
  • Industrial Gas Demand
  • Industrial Gas Demand by Country
  • Suppliers & Market Share
• Africa/Mideast
  • Macroeconomic Environment
  • Industrial Gas Demand
  • Industrial Gas Demand by Country
  • Suppliers & Market Share

VIII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• General
• Market Share
  • L' Air Liquide
  • The Linde Group
  • Praxair
  • Air Products and Chemicals
• Acquisitions & Divestitures
• Cooperative Agreements
• Supply Agreements
• Distribution
• Manufacturing
  • Air Separation Technologies
  • Other Industrial Gas Production Methods

• COMPANY PROFILES
  • Aeriform Corporation, see Airgas Incorporated
  • African Oxygen Limited, see Linde Group
  • Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated
  • Airgas Incorporated
  • Aqualung Group, see L' Air Liquide SA
  • Basin Welding Supply, see Airgas Incorporated
  • BOC Gazy, see Air Products and Chemicals
  • BOC Group plc, see Linde Group
  • Byrne Specialty Gases Incorporated, see Airgas
  • Exxon Mobil Corporation
  • HydroEdge Company, see Iwatani International
  • INOX Air Products, see Air Products and Chemicals
  • Iwatani International Corporation
  • Japan Air Gases, see L' Air Liquide SA
  • Kanto Denka Kogyo Company Limited
  • Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP
  • L' Air Liquide SA
  • Linde Gas UK Limited, see Linde Group
  • Linde Gas USA LLC, see Airgas Incorporated
  • Linde Group
  • Linde Nippon Sanso GmbH & Company KG, see Linde Group and Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
  • Mainland Welding Supplies Limited, see Airgas
  • Merriam-Graves Corporation, see Airgas Incorporated
  • Messer Group GmbH
  • Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated
  • National Welders Supply Company, see Airgas Inc.
  • Praxair Incorporated
  • Scott Specialty Gases Incorporated, see L' Air Liquide
  • Showa Denko Air Products Company, see Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated and Showa Denko KK
  • Showa Denko KK
  • Smith Welding Supply & Equipment Incorporated, see Airgas Incorporated
  • Singapore Oxygen Air Liquide Pte Limited, see L' Air Liquide SA
  • Southern Welding Supply Incorporated, see Airgas Incorporated
  • Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation
  • Tecnologia en Nitrogeno Sde RL de CV, see Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated
  • Union Industrial Gas Group, see Airgas Incorporated
  • Wright Welding Supply Incorporated, see Airgas
• Other Companies Mentioned in the Study

LIST OF TABLES

SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

• Summary Table

SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT

• 1 World Gross Domestic Product by Region
• 2 World Population by Region
• 3 World Gross Fixed Capital Formation by Region
• 4 World Manufacturing Value-Added by Region
• 5 World Crude Steel Production
• 6 World Chemical Manufacturing Value-Added by Region
• 7 World Refined Petroleum Products Production by Region
• 8 World Electronic Product Shipments by Region
• 9 World Food & Beverage Manufacturing Value-Added
• 10 World Health Care Expenditures

SECTION III -- WORLD INDUSTRIAL GAS OVERVIEW

• 1 World Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 2 World Industrial Gas Production
• 3 World Industrial Gas Net Exports by Region
• 4 World Industrial Gas Demand by Market
• 5 Metal Markets for Industrial Gas
• 6 Chemical & Refining Markets for Industrial Gas
• 7 Electronics Markets for Industrial Gas
• 8 Food & Beverage Markets for Industrial Gas
• 9 Medical & Health Care Markets for Industrial Gas
• 10 Oil & Gas Recovery & Enhanced Oil Recovery Markets for Industrial Gas
• 11 All Other Markets for Industrial Gas
• 12 World Industrial Gas Demand by Type
• 13 World Nitrogen Demand by Region
• 14 World Oxygen Demand by Region
• 15 World Hydrogen Demand by Region
• 16 World Carbon Dioxide Demand by Region
• 17 World Argon & Other Gases Demand by Region
• 18 World Industrial Gas Demand by Region

SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA

• 1 North America Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 2 North America Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 3 United States Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 4 United States Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 5 Canada Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 6 Canada Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 7 Mexico Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 8 Mexico Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type

SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE

• 1 Western Europe Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 2 Western Europe Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 3 Germany Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 4 Germany Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 5 France Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 6 France Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 7 United Kingdom Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 8 United Kingdom Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 9 Italy Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 10 Italy Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 11 Spain Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 12 Spain Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 13 Other Western Europe Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 14 Other Western Europe Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type

SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC

• 1 Asia/Pacific Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 2 Asia/Pacific Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 3 Japan Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 4 Japan Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 5 China Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 6 China Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 7 South Korea Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 8 South Korea Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 9 Taiwan Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 10 Taiwan Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 11 India Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 12 India Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 13 Australia Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 14 Australia Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 15 Other Asia/Pacific Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 15 Other Asia/Pacific Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type

SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS

• 1 Other Regions Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 2 Other Regions Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 3 Latin America Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 4 Latin America Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 5 Brazil Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 6 Brazil Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 7 Other Latin America Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 8 Other Latin America Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 9 Other Latin America Industrial Gas Demand by Country
• 10 Eastern Europe Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 11 Eastern Europe Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 12 Eastern Europe Industrial Gas Demand by Country
• 13 Africa/Mideast Industrial Gas Supply & Demand
• 14 Africa/Mideast Industrial Gas Demand by Market & Type
• 15 Africa/Mideast Industrial Gas Demand by Country

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 World Industrial Gas Sales by Company, 2006
• 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures
• 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements
• 4 Selected Supply Agreements

LIST OF CHARTS

SECTION III -- WORLD INDUSTRIAL GAS OVERVIEW

• 1 Relationship Between Industrial Gas Demand Per Capita & GDP Per Capita, 2006
• 2 World Industrial Gas Demand by Market, 2006
• 3 World Industrial Gas Demand by Type, 2006
• 4 World Industrial Gas Demand by Region, 2006
• 5 Share of Market Growth by Country/Region (2006-2011)

SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA

• 1 North America Industrial Gas Market Share, 2006

SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE

• 1 Western Europe Industrial Gas Demand by Country, 2006
• 2 Western Europe Industrial Gas Market Share, 2006

SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC

• 1 Asia/Pacific Industrial Gas Demand by Country, 2006
• 2 Asia/Pacific Industrial Gas Market Share, 2006

SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS

• 1 Other Regions Industrial Gas Demand by Region, 2006
• 2 Latin America Industrial Gas Market Share, 2006
• 3 Eastern Europe Industrial Gas Market Share, 2006
• 4 Africa/Mideast Industrial Gas Market Share, 2006

SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE

• 1 World Industrial Gas Market Share by Company, 2006
• 2 World Industrial Gas Sales by Distribution Method, 2006