Specialty Gases

As Quoted In Canadian Industrial Equipment News

US specialty gas demand will rise 3.5 percent annually through 2013. Manufacturing will remain the largest market while health care grows the fastest. Analytical gases will outpace other applications due to the increasing need to monitor pollutants, maximize production efficiency, monitor product quality, render diagnosis, etc.

This study analyzes the $2.9 billion US specialty gas industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1998, 2003 and 2008, and forecasts for 2013 and 2018 by product (e.g., high purity atmosphere gases, noble gases, carbon gases, halogen gases), market (e.g., manufacturing, electronics) and application.

The study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 22 industry players, including Praxair, Air Products and Chemicals and Air Liquide America.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS SECTION PAGE INTRODUCTION viii I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1 II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4 General 4 Macroeconomic Outlook 5 Demographic Trends 10 Manufacturing Outlook 13 Environmental & Regulatory Issues 16 Government Agencies & Regulations 17 Occupational Safety and Health Administration 17 Department of Transportation 18 Environmental Protection Agency 18 Other 21 Trade Organizations 21 Compressed Gas Association 21 National Fire Protection Association 22 Gases and Welding Distributors Association 22 Historical Market Trends 22 Pricing Trends 25 International Markets & Foreign Trade 28 III. PRODUCTS 31 General 31 High Purity Atmospheric Gases 36 Nitrogen 37 Oxygen 40 Noble Gases 43 Helium 45 Argon 50 Xenon 53 Krypton 56 Neon 59 Carbon Gases 60 Carbon Dioxide 62 Carbon Monoxide 65 Methane 67 Other 69 Halogen Gases 72 Fluorine Gases 74 Chlorine Gases 79 Bromine Gases 82 Other Specialty Gases 84 High Purity Hydrogen 86 Zero Air 89 Nitrous Oxide 91 Silane 92 All Other Gases 94 IV. MARKETS & APPLICATIONS 97 General 97 Markets 98 Manufacturing 101 Chemical Processing 102 Lasers 110 Lighting 115 Other Manufacturing Markets 120 Electronics 122 Electronic Components Industry Outlook 123 Specialty Gas Demand 125 Suppliers 136 Health Care 137 National Health Expenditures 138 Specialty Gas Demand 140 Suppliers 150 Government/Academia 151 Research Spending Outlook 152 Specialty Gas Demand 153 Suppliers 156 Other 157 Applications 159 Inert Atmosphere & Purge Gases 161 Analytical Gases 163 Other Applications 168 V. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 172 General 172 Market Share 174 Competitive Strategies 181 Acquisitions & Divestitures 182 Cooperative Agreements 187 Research & Development 190 Manufacturing 191 Air Separation 192 Other Specialty Gas Production Methods 194 Marketing 195 Distribution 197 Company Profiles 199 Advanced Gas Technologies 200 Advanced Specialty Gases Incorporated 201 Air Products and Chemicals Incorporated 202 Airgas Incorporated 207 American Air Liquide Holdings, see L'Air Liquide AmeriGas Partners, see UGI Aqua Lung Group, see L'Air Liquide DCP Midstream Partners LP 211 DuPont (EI) de Nemours 212 Honeywell International Incorporated 213 Inweld Corporation 215 L'Air Liquide SA 216 LifeGas, see Linde Linde Group 219 Linweld Incorporated, see Taiyo Nippon Sanso Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Company 222 Matheson Tri-Gas, see Taiyo Nippon Sanso Mills Welding Supply, see Praxair Mitsui Chemicals Incorporated 224 Norco Incorporated 225 NorLab, see Norco Nova Gas Technologies Incorporated 227 Ozark Fluorine Specialties, see TOXCO Praxair Incorporated 228 Renewable Energy Corporation ASA 232 Scott Specialty Gases, see L'Air Liquide Spec-Air Specialty Gases, see Maine Oxy-Acetylene Supply Spectra Gases, see Linde Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation 233 3M Company 237 TOXCO Incorporated 239 UGI Corporation 240 Voltaix Incorporated 241 Welsco Incorporated 242 LIST OF TABLES TABLE NUMBER PAGE SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Summary Table 3 SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT 1 Macroeconomic Indicators 10 2 Population & Households 13 3 Manufacturers' Shipments 16 4 Specialty Gas Market, 1998-2008 24 5 Specialty Gas Prices 27 6 US Specialty Gas Foreign Trade 30 SECTION III -- PRODUCTS 1 Specialty Gas Demand by Type 35 2 High Purity Atmospheric Gas Demand by Type & Market 37 3 High Purity Nitrogen Demand 40 4 High Purity Oxygen Demand 43 5 Noble Gas Demand by Type & Market 45 6 Helium Demand 50 7 High Purity Argon Demand 53 8 Xenon Demand 56 9 Krypton Demand 58 10 Neon Demand 60 11 Carbon Gas Demand by Type & Market 62 12 High Purity Carbon Dioxide Demand 65 13 Carbon Monoxide Demand 67 14 Methane Demand 69 15 Other Carbon Gases Demand 72 16 Halogen Gas Demand by Type & Market 74 17 Fluorine Gases Demand by Type & Market 78 18 Chlorine Gases Demand by Type & Market 81 19 Bromine Gases Demand by Type & Market 84 20 Other Specialty Gases Demand by Type & Market 86 21 High Purity Hydrogen Demand 89 22 Zero Air Demand 90 23 Nitrous Oxide Demand 92 24 Silane Gases Demand by Type 94 25 All Other Specialty Gases Demand 96 SECTION IV -- MARKETS & APPLICATIONS 1 Specialty Gas Demand by Market 100 2 Manufacturing Market for Specialty Gases 102 3 Chemical Product Shipments 105 4 Chemical Processing Market for Specialty Gases by Application & Type 109 5 Laser Systems & Equipment Supply & Demand 112 6 Laser Market for Specialty Gases 114 7 Lamps Supply & Demand 117 8 Lighting Market for Specialty Gases 120 9 Other Manufacturing Markets for Specialty Gases 122 10 US Electronic Component Shipments 125 11 Electronics Market for Specialty Gases 126 12 Blanketing/Atmosphere Gas Demand in Electronics 128 13 Etching & Cleaning Gas Demand in Electronics 131 14 Precursor Gas Demand in Electronics 133 15 Dopant Gas Demand in Electronics 134 16 Other Electronics Gas Demand 136 17 National Health Expenditures 140 18 Health Care Market for Specialty Gases by Application & Type 142 19 Analytical & Laboratory Specialty Gas Demand 144 20 Health Care Demand for Sterilant Gases 146 21 Other Health Care Specialty Gas Demand 150 22 Research Spending 153 23 Government/Academia Market for Specialty Gases 156 24 Other Markets for Specialty Gases 159 25 Specialty Gas Demand by Application 161 26 Inert Atmosphere & Purge Gases Demand 163 27 Analytical Specialty Gases Demand by Market & Application 168 28 Other Applications for Specialty Gases 171 SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 Specialty Gas Sales by Company, 2008 175 2 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 184 3 Selected Cooperative Agreements 189 LIST OF CHARTS CHART NUMBER PAGE SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT 1 Specialty Gas Market, 1998-2008 25 SECTION III -- PRODUCTS 1 Specialty Gas Demand by Type, 2008 35 SECTION IV -- MARKETS & APPLICATIONS 1 Specialty Gas Demand by Market, 2008 101 SECTION V -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 1 US Specialty Gas Market Share, 2008 176

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Specialty Gases

1 INTRODUCTION

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Table | SPECIALTY GAS DEMAND (million dollars)

3 MARKET ENVIRONMENT

3.1 General

3.2 Macroeconomic Outlook

Table | MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS (billion 2000 dollars)

3.3 Demographic Trends

Table | POPULATION & HOUSEHOLDS (million people)

3.4 Manufacturing Outlook

Table | MANUFACTURERS' SHIPMENTS

3.5 Environmental & Regulatory Issues

3.5.1 Government Agencies & Regulations

3.5.2 Trade Organizations

3.6 Historical Market Trends

Table | SPECIALTY GAS MARKET, 1998-2008

3.7 Pricing Trends

Table | SPECIALTY GAS PRICES (dollars per thousand cubic feet)

3.8 International Markets & Foreign Trade

Table | US SPECIALTY GAS FOREIGN TRADE (million dollars)

4 PRODUCTS

4.1 General

Table | SPECIALTY GAS DEMAND BY TYPE (million dollars)

4.2 High Purity Atmospheric Gases

Table | HIGH PURITY ATMOSPHERIC GAS DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET (million dollars)

4.2.1 Nitrogen

Table | HIGH PURITY NITROGEN DEMAND (million dollars)

4.2.2 Oxygen

Table | HIGH PURITY OXYGEN DEMAND (million dollars)

4.3 Noble Gases

Table | NOBLE GAS DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET (million dollars)

4.3.1 Helium

Table | HELIUM DEMAND (million dollars)

4.3.2 Argon

Table | HIGH PURITY ARGON DEMAND (million dollars)

4.3.3 Xenon

Table | XENON DEMAND (million dollars)

4.3.4 Krypton

Table | KRYPTON DEMAND (million dollars)

4.3.5 Neon

Table | NEON DEMAND (million dollars)

4.4 Carbon Gases

Table | CARBON GAS DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET (million dollars)

4.4.1 Carbon Dioxide

Table | HIGH PURITY CARBON DIOXIDE DEMAND (million dollars)

4.4.2 Carbon Monoxide

Table | CARBON MONOXIDE DEMAND (million dollars)

4.4.3 Methane

Table | METHANE DEMAND (million dollars)

4.4.4 Other

Table | OTHER CARBON GAS DEMAND (million dollars)

4.5 Halogen Gases

Table | HALOGEN GAS DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET (million dollars)

4.5.1 Fluorine Gases

Table | FLUORINE GASES DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET (million dollars)

4.5.2 Chlorine Gases

Table | CHLORINE GASES DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET (million dollars)

4.5.3 Bromine Gases

Table | BROMINE GASES DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET (million dollars)

4.6 Other Specialty Gases

Table | OTHER SPECIALTY GASES DEMAND BY TYPE & MARKET (million dollars)

4.6.1 High Purity Hydrogen

Table | HIGH PURITY HYDROGEN DEMAND (million dollars)

4.6.2 Zero Air

Table | ZERO AIR DEMAND (million dollars)

4.6.3 Nitrous Oxide

Table | NITROUS OXIDE DEMAND (million dollars)

4.6.4 Silane

Table | SILANE GASES DEMAND BY TYPE (million dollars)

4.6.5 All Other Gases

Table | ALL OTHER SPECIALTY GASES DEMAND (million dollars)

5 MARKETS & APPLICATIONS

5.1 General

5.2 Markets

Table | SPECIALTY GAS DEMAND BY MARKET (million dollars)

5.2.1 Manufacturing

Table | MANUFACTURING MARKET FOR SPECIALTY GASES (million dollars)