Worldwide Industrial Gas Market

Table of Contents

1. Overview

• 1.1 Introduction
• 1.2 Gas Processing Technology
• 1.3 Cryogenic Technology
• 1.4 Structure of the Industrial Gas Market

2. Market Size

• 2.1 Worldwide Market Share
• 2.2 US Demand Forecast

3. Market Drivers

• 3.1 Making Environmentally Clean Products
• 3.2 Energy Demand in Emerging Markets
• 3.3 China' s Coal Reserves

4. Barriers to Entry

• 4.1 Investment Capacity and Financial Resilience
• 4.2 Creation of Customer Bases and Supply Organizations

5. Mergers and Acquisitions

• 5.1 Airgas
• 5.2 Praxair
• 5.3 Linde
• 5.4 Air Liquide
• 5.5 Air Products & Chemicals

6. Competitive Landscape

• 6.1 Financial Comparison
• 6.2 Market Position by End Markets
• 6.3 Market Position by Geography
• 6.4 Market Position by Segments

7. Company Profiles

• 7.1 Linde
  • 7.1.1 Overview
  • 7.1.2 Key Financials
  • 7.1.3 Business Strategies
  • 7.1.4 Strengthening Business Profile
  • 7.1.5 Reducing Debt Margins
  • 7.1.6 Sustainable Growth
  • 7.1.7 Expansion in Specialty Gases
• 7.2 Air Liquide
  • 7.2.1 Overview
  • 7.2.2 Key Financials
  • 7.2.3 Business Strategies
  • 7.2.4 Customer Diversification
  • 7.2.5 Strong Focus on Healthcare
  • 7.2.6 New Opportunities
  • 7.2.7 Growing Portfolio of Projects
• 7.3 Air Product
  • 7.3.1 Overview
  • 7.3.2 Key Financials
  • 7.3.3 Business Strategies
  • 7.3.4 Getting More Focused, Less Cyclical
  • 7.3.5 Focus on Europe and Asia

8. Comparative SWOT Analysis

• 8.1 Linde
  • 8.1.1 Strengths
    • 8.1.1.1 Strong in Emerging Markets
    • 8.1.1.2 Engineering Growth
  • 8.1.2 Weaknesses
    • 8.1.2.1 Weakness in Onsite and Hydrogen Business
  • 8.1.3 Opportunities
    • 8.1.3.1 Strong Growth in Industrial Gas Market
  • 8.1.4 Threats
    • 8.1.4.1 Economic Cyclicality
    • 8.1.4.2 Other Risks
• 8.2 Air Liquide
  • 8.2.1 Strengths
    • 8.2.1.1 Strong Geographical Mix
    • 8.2.1.2 Well-positioned in Cylinder Gases
  • 8.2.2 Weaknesses
    • 8.2.2.1 Weak Financial Performance Vs Peers
  • 8.2.3 Opportunities
    • 8.2.3.1 Onsite Business in Hydrogen
  • 8.2.4 Threats
    • 8.2.4.1 Enormous Potential
    • 8.2.4.2 Global Vs Local Opportunities
• 8.3 Air Products and Chemicals
  • 8.3.1 Strengths
    • 8.3.1.1 Market Leadership
    • 8.3.1.2 Energy Driving Growth
  • 8.3.2 Weaknesses
    • 8.3.2.1 Weak Outlook for Equipment and Energy
  • 8.3.3 Opportunities
    • 8.3.3.1 Good Prospects in Hydrogen and Oxygen
  • 8.3.4 Threats
    • 8.3.4.1 Volatility in Raw Material Costs

List of Tables

• Gas Majors ROCE (2000-06)
• Gas Majors - Focus on Industrial Gases
• Aggregate Operating Margin of Industrial Gas Industry Majors (1991-2006)
• Leading Positions of Global Gas Majors by Geography (2007)
• Gas Majors - Global Market Positions by Segment (2007)
• Gas Majors - Sales Breakup by End Market (2007)

List of Charts

• Types of Gas Processing Technologies
• Dry Physical Separation
• Gas Majors Share of Global Sales (2007)
• U.S. Industrial Gas Demand Forecast by End Market (2010)
• Estimated Sales of Major Industrial Gas Players in China
• Linde - Revenue and Margins Growth (2003-07)
• Air Liquide - Revenue and Margins Growth (2003-07)
• Air Product & Chemicals - Revenue and Margins Growth (2003-07)
• Comparative SWOT Chart