World Industrial & Specialty Gases Market

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This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Industrial & Specialty Gases in billion cubic feet.The specific product segments analyzed are Acetylene, Argon, Carbon Dioxide, Hydrogen, Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Others. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2001 through 2015. A ten-year historic analysis is also provided for these markets with annual market analytics. The report profiles 86 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Air Liquide, American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc.. Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Airgas, Inc., Praxair, Inc., Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation, and The Linde Group. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

INDUSTRIAL & SPECIALTY GASES MCP-2081A GLOBAL STRATEGIC BUSINESS REPORTCONTENTSI. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONSStudy Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1Disclaimers I-2Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3Acetylene I-3Argon I-4Carbon Dioxide I-4Hydrogen I-4Nitrogen I-5Oxygen I-5Other Industrial & Specialty Gases I-6II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY1. Industry Overview II-1A 10-Year Outlook for the Industrial and Specialty GasesIndustry II-1Key Input in Majority of Industrial Processes II-2Relatively Stable II-2Demand Grows at Premium to GDP II-2Highly Capital-Intensive II-3High Barriers to Entry II-3Limited International/National Trade II-4Differentiation by Service/Application/Price II-4Highly Innovative Industry II-4New Applications are Vital II-4Potential New Applications II-4Hydrogen as an Alternative Fuel II-4High-Pressure Jet Cleaning Using Dry Ice Pellets of CO2 II-4Neutralization of Alkaline Wastewater with Carbon Dioxide II-5Current & Future Analysis II-5Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forIndustrial and Specialty Gases Analyzed - Annual SalesFigures in US$ Million for the Years 2000 through 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-52. Market Trends II-6Changing Paradigms for Growth: The Two H Engine II-6Increasing Investments, New Applications and Outsourcing -Accelerate Growth II-6Need for Containing Costs Sparks New Demand II-6Higher Capital Investments Limit The Profitability II-6Increasing Capacity Utilization Absorbs Idle Capacity II-7Environmental Applications Driving Growth II-7Investments Continue Despite Economic Slouch II-7Industrial Gases en route the Developing Economies II-8Market Maturity Doesn't Bar New Growth II-8The BOC Take over Fiasco: Axing the Industry's ConsolidationSpirit II-8Feeble Pricing Flattens the Liquid Gases Market II-8Liquid Nitrogen Market Softens II-8Outsourcing Industrial Gases is a Growing Trend II-9Onsite Gas Generators: One Time Investment for On Time Supply II-9E-Commerce a Promising Revenue Generator II-9Soaring Input Costs Push up Prices of Industrial Gases II-9Companies Initiate Value Added Services II-9Scrubbing in Petrochemicals II-10Sand-Jet Process II-10Test Gases II-10Water Ice and CO2 Jets II-10Cooling Chemical Reactors II-10Drying Out Large Plants II-103. Competitive Scenario II-11Emergence of New Global Leader - The Linde Group II-11An Overview II-11Table 2: World Market for Industrial and Specialty Gases(2006): Market Share of Leading Players Based on Value Salesfor The Linde Group, Air Liquide, Praxair, Air Products,Nippon Sanso, Airgas and Others (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-11A Comparative Analysis of the Top Three Industrial GasesCompanies II-12Focus on Key Growth Strategies II-14Industry Vibes in Quest for Profitability II-14Reinforcing the Core Competencies II-14Trend Towards Globalization in the Industrial Gases Industry II-14Consolidation: A Solid Industrial Growth Strategy II-14The Linde Group Breaks the Shackles II-14Competing Globally and Co-operating Locally: The New Mantrafor Survival II-15Smart Targeting Opportunities for Industrial Gas Companies II-15Competitors' Profiles II-15The Linde Group II-15Strategic Positioning in Geographic Regions and ProductSegments II-15Market Leader in Cylinder and Bulk Sales II-16Table 3: The Linde Group's Distribution Channel (2007(E))- Percentage Breakdown by Value Sales for Cylinders,Merchant/Bulk, Onsite and Healthcare (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-16Focus Towards High-Growth Gases II-16Table 4: Leading Gas Segments for The Linde Group (2007(E))- Percentage Breakdown by Value Sales for Healthcare,Hydrogen, Electronics and Other (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-16Key Player in Electronic Gases II-16L' Air Liquide II-17Table 5: Leading Geographic Markets for L'Air Liquide (2005)- Percentage Breakdown for Gas and Services Value Sales byEurope (Excluding France), France, Americas, Asia-Pacificand Africa (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-17Table 6: L' Air Liquide's Distribution Channel forIndustrial Gases (2005))- Percentage Breakdown by VolumeSales for Onsite, Merchant/Bulk and Cylinder (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-17Focusing on the Southeast Asian Markets II-17Strong Presence in the Electronics Market II-18Table 7: Leading End-Use Markets for L' Air Liquide (2005)- Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by IndustrialCustomer, Large Industries, Health Care and Electronics(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-18Proven Expertise in Non-Cryogenic Processes II-18Praxair II-18Industrial and Specialty Gases, Largest Volume Products II-19Major Market Position in Non-Cryogenic Market Technology II-19Sales Break-up II-19Table 8: Leading Geographic Markets for Praxair (2004 &2005) - Percentage Breakdown for Value Sales by NorthAmerica, South America, Europe, Asia-Pacific and Others(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-19Table 9: Leading End-Use Markets for Praxair (2005)) -Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Manufacturing Sector-Metals, Energy, Healthcare, Chemical, Electronics, Food &Beverage, Aerospace and Other Industries (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-20Table 10: Praxair Distribution Channels for IndustrialGases (2005)- Percentage Breakdown by Volume Sales forOnsite, Merchant/ Bulk and Cylinder (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-20Air Products and Chemicals II-20Non-Cryogenic Business to Provide Volume Growth in Future II-21Sales Break-up by Distribution Channel II-21Table 11: Air Products' Distribution Channels forIndustrial Gases (2005) - Percentage Breakdown by VolumeSales for Onsite, Merchant Bulk and Cylinder (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-21A Peek into Recent Past II-21Table 12: Leading End-Use Market for Air Products andChemicals' (2002): Percentage Breakup by Value Sales forRefining and CPI, Electronics, Healthcare, Foods, Glass,Metals and Other General Industries (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-21Table 13: Air Products' Distribution Channel for Specialtyand Industrial Gases (2002) - Percentage Breakdown byVolume Sales for Onsite, Industrial Cylinders, SpecialtyGas and Merchant Bulk (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-22Airgas II-22The Hub-and-Spoke Strategy: The Key to Successful BusinessExpansion II-22Objective to be the Lowest Cost Supplier II-224. A Segmental Analysis II-23Market Share of Leading Players in Recent Past II-23Table 14: Leading Players in World Market for Oxygen (2002 &2003) - Percentage Breakdown by Value Sales for Air Liquide,Praxair, Air Products, BOC, Linde AG, Messer, NSC and Others(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-23Table 15: Leading Companies in Worldwide Hydrogen MerchantMarket: Percentage Breakdown by Volume Sales for AirProducts, Praxair, Air Liquide, Linde AG, BOC and Others(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-24Carbon Dioxide II-24Future Demand Growth Likely in Markets Other than the US II-24Other Industrial & Specialty Gases II-24Profile of the Specialty Gases Industry II-245. A Profile of End User Industries II-25End User Profile for Industrial and Specialty Gases II-25Table 16: World Market for Industrial & Specialty Gases(2005): Percentage Share Breakdown by Value Sales for Metalfabrication, Chemicals, Primary Metals, Electronics, Health,Refining, Food, GTL and Others (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-26Major End-User Industries II-26Metal Industry II-26Steel Industry - A Major End User of Oxygen and Nitrogen II-26Chemical Process Industry II-26Main End Use Segments in the Chemical Industry II-27Major Growth Determinants II-27Electronics and Semiconductors Industry II-27Table 17: Global Electronic Industrial Gas Market (2004):Percentage Breakdown by Value Sales for Air Products, AirLiquide, BOC, Taiyo Nippon Sanso, Praxair, and Others(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-27Ultra Pure Gases: Ongoing Slowdown Blues II-28Changing Demand Profile for Industrial Gases II-28Healthcare Showing Healthy Growth Opportunities II-286. Pricing II-29Pricing - An Influential Factor II-29Distribution Mode: A Key Pricing Factor II-29Power Costs: Other Major Determinant of Gas Prices II-29Merchant Market in the US: Most Visible II-30Key Players Announce Price Hikes II-30Price Fluctuations II-30Nitrogen II-30Carbon Dioxide II-31Chilled Seasonal Supplies II-31Price Fixation for CO2 Quotas II-31Helium II-31Industry Outlook on the Pricing Pattern and ChangingPrerogatives II-317. Modes of Delivery II-33Tonnage/On-Site/Pipeline II-33Cryogenic On-Site II-33Piggyback Liquefiers II-34Non-Cryogenic Air Separation II-34Factors Determining System Choice II-34Positive Growth to Continue II-35Current Investment Geared towards On-Site Projects II-36Liquid/Merchant/Bulk II-36Small-Scale Non-Cryogenic On-Site Plants Also Serve LiquidMarket II-36Compressed/Cylinders/Packaged Gas II-37Low-Margin 'Hardgoods' II-37Packaged Gas Business Generates Strong Cash Flows II-37The 'Hub and Spoke' Strategy of Airgas II-38Advances in Cylinder Gas Business II-38Market Shares of Leading Players in Recent Past II-39Table 18: World Market for Packaged Gases (2001 & 2002):Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales by Air Gas, AirProducts and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-39Table 19: Percentage Breakdown of Global Industrial GasesMarket by Mode of Delivery for 2002 & 2003 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-398. Product Overview II-40Nitrogen II-40Application Areas II-41New Applications Fueling Growth II-42High-tech Industry Processes Need Increasingly Pure N2 II-42Liquid Nitrogen Provides Shear Cooling Solution II-42Nitrogen Critical for Production of Semiconductor Chips II-43Petroleum Industry- Important Source of Incremental Demand II-43Oxygen II-43Table 20: End Use Markets for Oxygen (2004): PercentageBreakdown by Volume Sales for Primary Metals Production,Chemicals and Gasification, Petroleum Refineries, Glass,Clay, and Concrete, Metal Welding & Cutting, Health Services,Paper and Pulp, Water Treatment and Others Industries(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43Application Areas II-44Steel and Chemical Industries: Major Consumers of Oxygen II-45Mode of Delivery II-46Trends Boosting the Oxygen Market II-46Environmental Regulations Drive the Oxygen Market II-46Growing Market in Environmental Remediation II-46Blast Furnaces Replacing Coke with O2 II-46Mandatory Cuts in Noxious Fume Emissions Drives Demand for O2 II-46O2 Increasingly Replacing Chlorine in Pulp Bleaching II-47New Bleaching Recipes Spell Opportunity for Suppliers II-47Increased Demand in Primary Metal Production II-47Emerging Applications II-47Pure O2 Replaces Air in Oxidation II-48Oxygen as an Oxidant in Gasification II-48Oxygen for Bleaching Textiles II-48Oxygen to Recover Gold From Refractory Ore and Toxic Tailings II-48Oxygen in Hydrotreating of Crude II-48Hydrogen II-49Application Areas II-49Refining and Chemicals - Major End-Use Applications of Hydrogen II-50Table 21: World Market for Hydrogen (2005 (E)): PercentageShare Breakdown of Value Sales by End-Use Application forRefining, Chemicals, Metals, Food, Electronics, Glass andOthers II-50New Applications for Hydrogen II-50Clean Gains in the Green Backdrop II-50Fuel Cells: An Important Future Application of Hydrogen II-51Growing Use of Hydrogen in Batch-Annealing by Steel Makers. II-52Hydrogen for Heat Treating: Hotting Up Worldwide II-52Delivery Mechanisms for Hydrogen II-52Developments Impacting Hydrogen Market II-53Petroleum Industry Likely to Lead in the Production ofHydrogen II-53Clean Air Act Fuels Demand for Hydrogen II-53Challenges for Hydrogen in Penetrating into Automobile Market II-54Carbon Dioxide II-54Uses of Carbon Dioxide II-55Table 22: End Users of Carbon Dioxide (2004): PercentageBreakdown by Volume Sales to Food Industry, BeverageIndustry, Chemical & Metal Industries and MiscellaneousApplications (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-55Trailblazing Applications for CO2 II-55Food-Safety Interventionism Buoys the Growth II-55Carbon Dioxide for Water Treatment and Other PotentialApplications II-56Super Critical Carbon Dioxide for Super Cleaning of Wafersand Extraction of Toxic Metals II-56High-Pressure Jet Cleaning Using Dry Ice II-57CO2 Foam Blowing to Replace CFCs and HCFCs II-57CO2 for Manufacturing Acetylene II-57Formic Acid Direct from CO2 II-57CO2 Dissolved in Water To Produce Methane & Acetic Acid II-58Greener Way to Process Bio-molecules II-58Solid CO2 to Clean Sensitive Electronic Test Equipment II-58Carbon Dioxide as an Alternative to Chlorofluorocarbons II-58CO2 as an Extinguishing Agent II-58Carbon Dioxide to Pasteurize Fruit Juices II-59Carbon Dioxide in Recycling of Sludge from Metalworks II-59Carbon Dioxide in Development of Extremely Fine Particlesin Paint and Drug Industry II-59Carbon Dioxide Washes Brownstock in Paper and Pulp Industry II-59Carbon Dioxide to Lower pH of Alkaline Water II-59Carbon Dioxide as Coolant in Automobiles II-60Carbon Dioxide as Coolant in Food and Beverage Industry II-60Carbon Dioxide to Treat Heavy Metal Contaminated Soil II-60Argon II-60Application Areas II-61New Applications II-61Making Halon-based Fire Extinguishers Gone! II-61Betting with the Bests in Packaging II-62Compounding Possibilities with New Compounds II-62Liquid Argon from Cryo: Dispelling the Cylinders II-62Acetylene II-62Chemical Sector Largest End-Use Segment II-63Acetylene in Internal Combustion Engines II-63Cheaper Petrochemical Feedstock Replacements: A PotentialThreat II-63Technology Enhancements: Turning Corners in the SaggingMarkets II-63New Applications II-64Go-Tec Develops Acetylene-based, Dual-Fuel System II-64Specialty Gases II-64Helium II-64Uses of Helium II-65Special Gas Mixes for Use-Specific Applications II-65Patented Helium Recovery Systems: Set in the Cycle Again II-66Other Specialty Gases II-669. Production Process II-67Two Production Processes II-67Cryogenic Production II-67Non-Cryogenic Production II-67Pressure/Vacuum Swing Adsorption (PVSA) II-67Membrane Technology II-67Dynamics of Non-Cryogenic Market II-68Purity - A Crucial Limiting Factor II-68Effect of Non-Cryogenic Gases on Merchant Market II-69Company Specific Technology Strengths II-69New Technology Shaping Industrial Gases Industry II-69Complex Plants Built by Gas Companies II-69Electricity - Major Input Cost for Producing Gases II-6910. Technological Developments in Recent Past II-70Praxair Commercializes High Purity Hydrogen II-70Carbon Dioxide from Power Plant Flue Gas II-70SC Fluids and Air Products to Develop Photoresist StrippingAgent II-70Improvements in Steam Methane Reforming Technology II-70New Nitrogen Manufacturing Machine from Alliance Gas Systems II-70CO2 Solution Develops Bioreactor-based Carbon DioxideRecycling Technology II-71Engelhard Corporation Launches New Method for NitrogenExtraction II-71Nitrogen to Cool Plastic Extrusion Process II-71Nitrogen to Facilitate Gas-Assisted Injection Molding II-71Potential Applications of Nitrogen in Semiconductor Industry II-71Vacuum Carburizing: A Budding Opportunity II-71Cojet Gas Injection System Technology for Basic OxygenFurnaces in Steel Industry II-71Oxygen to Add Fizz to Soft Drinks II-72Steam Methane Reforming Technology Now Economical for SmallPlants II-72Messer Griesheim Manages Hydrogen Supply in a Novel Way II-72Hydrogen from Risky Hydrocarbon Waste II-72Hydrogen from Seawater II-72Natural Gas - Source for Hydrogen Supply II-72Kemgas Technology for Acetylene Production II-73Air Products Develops the World's Largest Helium Liquefier II-73Air Products Augments the BIP Helium and Nitrogen CylinderTechnology Suite II-7311. Recent Industry Activity II-74Airgas Acquires Northeast Gas Technologies II-74Rivoira to Supply Gas Delivery Equipments to Silfab SpA II-74Praxair Distribution Pockets Kirk Welding Supply Inc. II-74KOGAS to Form Joint Venture with UNG II-74Airgas Acquires Merriam-Graves II-75Air Liquide Acquires Scott Specialty Gases II-75Air Liquide Acquires Lurgi II-75Air Liquide to Acquire Linde Gas UK II-75Air Liquide Acquires Team One Technologies Inc. II-76Air Products Supplies Specialty Gas and Chemical Equipment toNew Austin Site II-76Praxair to Form Joint Venture for Supply of Packaged Gases II-76Praxair to Acquire AGA S.A. de C.V. II-76The Linde Group Pockets Birlesic Oksijen Sanayi A.S. II-77Air Liquide Acquires Controlling Interests in its JointVenture Companies II-77Private Group of CCMP Acquires Vacuum & SemiconductorOperations of BOC Edwards II-78Air Products & Chemicals Acquires BOC Gazy Sp zoo II-78Airgas Acquires Lehner & Martin II-78Airgas Acquires Major Portion of Linde AG's US Packaged GasBusiness II-78Valley National Gases Acquires Mitchell Industrial Supply II-78Discount Investment Signs Agreement to Acquire AdditionalStake In Maxima II-79Praxair Distribution Acquires Rite Weld Supply II-79Praxair Distribution Acquires Wilson Welding & Medical Gases II-79Linde Group Forms Joint Venture with ADNOC II-79SOL to Erect a New Plant in Hoechst Industry Park II-79Praxair Wins EU Approval to Acquire 50% Interest in YaraIndustrial Gases Unit II-79Air Liquide to Construct a New Industrial Gas Plant in theGermany II-79Airgas Pockets Central Welding Supply, and Texas Industrial Gas II-80Messer Group and Hoa Phat Join Forces for New Industrial GasPlant Establishment II-80Linde Acquires Controlling Interest in Malaysian Oxygen II-80Air Liquide Inaugurates Research Complex in Newark II-80Air Liquide Severstal Establishes Gas Production Unit II-80Linde Signs Agreement with Ningbo Wanhua Polyurethane II-81Air Liquide Acquires Controlling Interest in Japan Air Gases II-81Linde Snaps Up BOC Gases II-81Praxair Takes Over Hobart Industrial Gases II-81Airgas Acquires Aeriform Corporation II-81Airgas Acquires US-based Airtec II-82Airgas Takes Over Byrne Specialty Gases II-82Airgas Takes Over West Point Supply and Related Companies II-82Linde Acquires Karbogaz II-82Taiyo Acquires Global Helium Assets from BOC and Linde AG II-83MTG Acquires Linweld II-83Messer and Hangzhou Enter into a Joint Venture Agreement II-83Taiyo Inks Agreement with Hitachi to Acquire Hitachi Oxygen II-83Airgas Enters into an Agreement to Take Over West Point II-84Genesis Inks Agreement to Acquire 50% Stake in Sandhill II-84Linde and Linde Gas Sign Undertaking to Divest the Businessof Linde Gas II-84Praxair Enters into a Pact with Chevron II-84SCIPG Enters into an Agreement with Bayer II-84Hydrogenics Signs a Supply Agreement with BOC II-85Hydrogenics Inks an Agreement with Linde Gas Division II-85Air Products San Fu Secures Contracts from CMO and TSMC II-85Air Liquide to Supply German Solar Cell Companies II-85Air Products & Chemicals Completes Capacity Expansion II-85Air Products Canada Establishes Hydrogen Plant II-86Airgas to Construct Air Separation Unit in Kentucky II-86BOC India to Establish New Industrial Gases ProductionFacility in Bellary II-86Air Liquide Commences Production at Hydrogen Unit II-86Air Products' Hydrogen Facility at ExxonMobil RefineryCommences Operation II-87Air Products Brings Oxygen Facility in China Onstream II-87Linde Commences Linde Hydrogen Centre II-87Showa Establishes New Sales Unit II-87MTG Set up New Raleigh Distribution Center for Specialty Gas II-88Chevron Selects Hydrogen Fueling Technology of Air Products II-88Air Liquide Joins US Sponsored MGSC II-88Linde Gas Agrees to Acquire Spectra Gases II-88Airgas Acquires Certain Businesses of Kanox, Inc. II-88Linde AG Acquires Singapore Syngas Pte. Ltd. II-89Apria Healthcare Group to Take Over Air Liquide HealthcareAmerica II-89Praxair Distribution Acquires Constar's Packaged Gas Business II-89Air Liquide Middle East Forms Joint Venture with QatarPetroleum and Qatar Nitrogen II-89Air Liquide Inks Contract with ExxonMobil II-89Praxair Inks an Agreement with Valero Refining -Texas, L.P II-89Praxair Inks an Agreement with BP II-89Praxair, Inc. Inks Supply Contract with Pemex II-90Air Liquide Enters into Contract Saint-Gobain II-90Air Liquide and Cognis Renovate their Supply Contract II-90Air Liquide Inks an Agreement with Rizhao Iron & Steel II-90Air Liquide Provides Three More ASUs to Anshan Iron & Steel II-90Air Liquide Inks Contract with DongbuAnam Semiconductor Inc II-90Air Liquide Enters into Contract with ZAT to Supply Nitrogen II-91Praxair, Inc. Bags Supply Contract from Samsung II-91Air Liquide Inks Supply Contract with Balten Corporation II-91Air Products Bags Wison Chemical Company Contract II-91Air Liquide to Built Largest Hydrogen Facility II-91Air Liquide Establishes New Hydrogen plant in France II-91Praxair Sets up New Facility in "Houston Ship Channel" II-91Air Liquide Constructs New Hydrogen Plant in Texas II-92Linde Technoplyn Sets Up New Industrial Gases Facility II-92Air Liquide Inaugurates New Nitrogen Facility in Poland II-92Air Products Opens New Air-Separation Plant in China II-92BOC Opens New Helium Distribution Center in Dubai II-92Airgas Acquires Packaged Gas Business of BOC in US II-92Praxair Acquires Certain Industrial Gas Operations of AirLiquide in Germany II-93Linde Acquires Liquefaction Plant from Yara International ASA II-93Praxair Inks an Agreement with Shell Petrochemicals Co Ltdand CNOOC II-93Praxair Chemax Bags Contract for Bulk Specialty Gas DeliverySystem II-93PGB Inks an Agreement to Supply Liquid Argon II-93Oy AGA Inks an Agreement with Rautaruukki Corporation II-93Air Liquide and Air Products to Supply Nitrogen to BeijingBOE OT II-94Linde Bags Long-Term Supply Contract from BorsodChem RT II-94Air Liquide Bags Long Term Contract with LI Dong Chemical Co., Ltd II-94Air Liquide America Inks an Agreement with International-Matex II-94Linde Inks Long-Term Supply Agreement with Bayer II-94White Martins Enters into a Contract with Brazilian Company II-94Praxair Inks Agreement with Solvay Chemicals, Inc II-94Praxair Bags Supply Contract from CSPC in China II-95Air Liquide Italy Enters into an Agreement with ERGRaffinerie Mediterranee II-95Praxair Canada Expands its Liquid Nitrogen Capacity in Alberta II-95Praxair Upgrades its North Royalton Plant II-95Airgas Puritan Medical to Concentrate on Medical Markets II-95Praxair, Inc. Starts Up Two Facilities at Texas and Port Arthur II-95BOC India Starts New Facility for Industrial and SpecialProducts in Bangalore II-95Air Liquide America Opens New Hydrogen Plant II-96Nippon Sanso Opens Storage facility for Specialty Gases inTaiwan II-96Air Liquide Divests Certain Messer Griesheim's Liquid GasOperations II-96Messer Acquires ZAK, Poland II-96Air Liquide Acquires Intega GmbH II-96Linde Snaps Up Erma II-96Air Liquide and BOC Join Forces in a Japanese Gases Venture II-96Linde and BOC Merge Global Process Plant EngineeringCapabilities II-97Air Products Inks a Multi-year Supply Contract with ShanghaiLan Bao II-97Air Liquide Bags contract from STMicroelectronics and Associates II-97BOC Inks a Multi-million dollar Oxygen Supply Contract withTATA Steel II-97Air Products to Build, Operate and Transfer MAP's Hydrogen Plant II-97Air Liquide Bags Onsite Helium Supply Contract II-97Air Liquide Constructs Hydrogen Facility at Shell's AnacortesRefinery II-98Linde Expands Eastern European Gas Market II-98Chongqing Chaoyang Gas Company Doubles Oxygen Capacity II-98Scott Specialty Gases to Supply Protocol Gases to HTSI II-98Air Products to Support Fuel Cell Initiative II-98Acetylene Plant Revamp for Capacity Expansion II-98Cangzhou Dahua Establishes a 12 000 tpa Liquid Carbon DioxideProject II-99Linde Gas Xiamen Inks Contract with Xiang Lu Petrochemicals II-99Air Products Divests the Canadian Packaged Gas Business II-99Air Products Divests the Puerto Rican Industrial Gases Business II-99Air Products Divests Graphic Arts Business II-99Air Gas Acquires US Cylinder Gas Business of Air Products II-99Air Products Acquires Messer's Mexican Business II-99Praxair Acquires Alpine Medical LLC II-100Air Products Acquires Controlling Stake in San Fu Ltd II-100BOC Canada Buys Matheson's Canadian Specialty Gases Operations II-100BOC Teams up with Sinopec Yangzi Petrochemical Corp. II-100Air Products Allies with Technip-Coflexip Group II-100Linde Wins Bid to Forge a Helium Venture with Sonatrach II-101Air Gas to Supply Cylinder Gases to Textron II-101Air Products Inks a 10-Year Supply Agreement with NipponHelium Inc II-101OY AGA AB Builds Oxygen Plant in Finland II-101Linde Bags a Multi-Million Dollar Contract to Build AirSeparation Unit II-101Air Products to Supply Hydrogen to Ultramar's CaliforniaRefinery II-101BOC Supplies Nitrogen Generator and Liquid Nitrogen Back-UpVessel to Vopak's Storage Terminal II-101Air Products Adds Distillation Plant for Ultra Pure Ammonia II-102Air Products Increases Hydrogen Capacity in Louisiana II-102Air Gas Builds $10 Million Liquid Carbon Dioxide And Dry IceManufacturing Facility II-102BOC Commissions New Industrial Gases Production Facility II-102Tecno Agro Vial SA Commences the Production of Medicinal andIndustrial Oxygen II-102BOC Commissions Pipeline as Part of $1.2 Million Expansion ofBraddock Plant II-102BOC Subsidiary to Build Nitrogen Plant II-103Air Products Commissions an Ultra High Purity Bulk GasProduction Facility II-103BOC Constructs Hydrogen Facility for Citgo Petroleum II-103BOC Commissions a Hydrogen Filing Plant II-103Air Liquide Builds a Hydrogen Plant in Spain II-103Mitsubishi Restructures Japanese Gases Operations II-103Air Products Acquires Messer Griesheim's Mexican Gas Operations II-104BOC Acquires Foster Wheeler Corp's Stakes in South AmericanJoint Venture II-104BOC Acquires Seiko Instruments' Pumps Business II-104L' Air Liquide Acquires Stake in Omasa II-104L' Air Liquide Acquires Aria Technologies II-104Epco Carbon Dioxide Products Acquires Cargill's Liquid CO2Business II-104Air Products Joins Forces with L' Air Liquide to Build GasPlant at Wuxi, China II-104L' Air Liquide Forms Joint Venture with Hangzhou HangyangGroup (China) II-104Shell Hydrogen (US) Forms Joint Venture with InternationalFuel Cells II-105Air Liquide in Joint Venture with Nuevara Fuel Cells II-105BOC Partners with PCI-Wedeco Environmental Technologies, onSystem Supply to Dallas II-105L' Air Liquide Forms Partnership with Dec Impianti of Italy II-105Veecon-IPA Gastechnik Forges a Technical Collaboration withthe Japanese Kuraray Chemical II-105Air Products and Chemicals Enters into Contract to SupplyIndustrial Gases to Au Optronics' Plant II-105Technip Wins Contract to Set-Up Hydrogen Plant for PCKRaffinerie II-106BOC to Supply Oxygenation System to Shotten Paper in Deeside,North Wales II-106Ningxia Government Invites Investment in Chemical ProjectInvolving Acetylene II-106BOC to Supply Oxygen and CO2 to Farmland National BeefPackaging Company II-106Avantium Technologies and Millennium Cell Reach a JointResearch Agreement II-106South China Gets Largest Liquid Gas Facility II-106BOC Gases Constructs Specialty Gas Production Facility II-106BOC Builds Hydrogen Plant at Huntsman Petrochemical's TeesSide Complex with Partner II-106Air Products and Chemicals Commences Production at HydrogenPlant, Texas II-107Praxair Inc. Commissions Nitrogen Plant in Giheung, Korea II-107Peru Based Tecno Gas Sets-Up Oxygen Plant II-107Germany Based Linde AG to Install Hydrogen Plant at LeunaComplex II-107Air Liquide America Sets-Up Carbon Dioxide Plant atWashington, Indiana II-107Iwatani Industrial Gases Corp Expands Carbon Dioxide Facilityat Ichihara, Japan II-107Showa Denko Expands Specialty Gas Sales II-107Daido Air Products Expands Nitrogen Trifluoride Capacity II-107Showa Denko Establishes Semiconductor Gas Sales Unit InSingapore II-108L' Air Liquide Divests Hospital Equipment Subsidiary ALM II-108Linde Completes Mandatory Divestment of AGA Businesses II-108Borden Chemicals and Plastics LP to Temporarily StopAcetylene Production II-108Air Liquide Closes Carbon dioxide Plant in Beaumont, Texas II-108BOC Signs Letter of Intent for the Supply of Hydrogen toCitgo Petroleum II-108China Based Qilu Petrochemicals Switches to HydrogenProduction from Ammonia II-108BOC Acquires Hydrogen Plant from Hyundai Petrochemicals II-109Hydrogen Systems Acquires Stake in Canada Based GL&L HydrogenTechnologies II-109Linde Acquires AGA Gas II-109Linde Technoplyn Merges with AGA's Czech Division II-109Kinder Morgan Energy Partners to Acquire Shell CO2 II-109Iran and Russia Plan Joint Venture to Produce Liquefied Hydrogen II-109Engi and Linde Launch an Industrial Gases Joint Venture II-109VEECON-IPA Gastechnik in Technical Alliance with HydrogenSystems, Belgium II-110BOC Gases Wins Contract to Supply Industrial Gases to WCI Steel II-110BOC Enters into an Agreement with Ford Motor II-110Carburos Metalicos Wins Hydrogen Unit Contract for Repsol-YPFSpain Site II-110BOC to Supply Hydrogen to Noranda Inc.'s Magnesium Plant inQuebec, Canada II-110BOC Signs 15-Year Hydrogen Supply Agreement with HyundaiPetrochemicals II-110Air Products to Supply Cryogenic System and Hydrogen Pipelineto ExxonMobil II-110Air Products to Supply Gases and Electricity to LyondellChemical Company II-110Sony Computer Entertainment (Japan) Contracts Daido AirProducts to Supply Gases II-111BOC Signs Contract to Pipeline Nitrogen to Neville Chemicalat Pittsburgh II-111DuPont Licenses VAM Technology to SIPC II-111Air Products and Chemicals Secures Supply Contract fromGlobiTech II-111Praxair Signs Technical Collaboration Agreement withSupercritical Systems II-111Norsk Hydro and Petrom Form Liquid Carbon Dioxide Joint Venture II-111BOC Gases Enters into a 5-Year Supply Contract with GroceryWorks.com II-111BOC Commissions Hydrogen Production Unit at Bulwer Island inAustralia II-112Praxair Inaugurates Air Separation Unit in Sriperumbudur, India II-112Air Liquide Opens a new Diving Gases Facility II-112BOC Builds Hydrogen Plant in Quebec, Canada II-112Alkyl Amines Chemicals Sets-up Hydrogen Facility in Kurkumbh,India II-112Air Products Commissions Hydrogen and Synthesis Gas Plant inSingapore II-112Air Products & Chemicals Commissions Hydrogen Plant atCarson, California II-112BOC Sets-Up Air Separation Unit in Coffeyville, Kansas, US II-112Air Liquide America Corporation Plans Hydrogen CapacityExpansion in Freeport II-113Tianjin United Chemical, China, Constructs Carbon Dioxide Plant II-113Conair and Material Enhancement Technology Inc. Join ResearchEfforts on Nitrogen Gas Cooling Process II-113BOC Gases Provides Vitox System to Napa County, California II-113L' Air Liquide Acquires Rhodia's Syngas and Hydrogen SupplyAssets II-11312. Focus on Select Players II-114Air Liquide (L' Air Liquide S.A.) (France) II-114American Air Liquide Holdings, Inc. (USA) II-114Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. (USA) II-115Airgas, Inc. (USA) II-115Praxair, Inc. (USA) II-116Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (Japan) II-116The Linde Group (Germany) II-11713. Global Market Perspective II-118Table 23: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forIndustrial and Specialty Gases by Geographic Region - US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), MiddleEast, and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed withAnnual Sales Figures in Billion Cubic Feet for the Years 2001through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-118Table 24: World Long-term Projections for Industrial andSpecialty Gases by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Billion Cubic Feet for the Years 2011 through 2015(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-119Table 25: World Historic Review for Industrial and SpecialtyGases by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Billion Cubic Feet for the Years 1991 through 2000(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-120Table 26: World 15-Year Perspective for Industrial andSpecialty Gases by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdownof Volume Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets forYears 1998, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-121Table 27: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forAcetylene by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Billion Cubic Feet for the years 2001 through 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-122Table 28: World Long-term Projections for Acetylene byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in BillionCubic Feet for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-123Table 29: World Historic Review for Acetylene by GeographicRegion - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excludingJapan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Billion Cubic Feet forYears 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-124Table 30: World 15-Year Perspective for Acetylene byGeographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales forUS, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 1998, 2008 &2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-125Table 31: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forArgon by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Billion Cubic Feet for the years 2001 through 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-126Table 32: World Long-term Projections for Argon by GeographicRegion - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific (excludingJapan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Billion Cubic Feet forthe Years 2011 through 2015 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-127Table 33: World Historic Review for Argon by GeographicRegion - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excludingJapan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Billion Cubic Feet forYears 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-128Table 34: World 15-Year Perspective for Argon by GeographicRegion - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US,Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), MiddleEast, and Latin American Markets for Years 1998, 2008 & 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-129Table 35: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forCarbon Dioxide by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan,Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, andLatin American Markets Independently Analyzed with AnnualSales Figures in Billion Cubic Feet for the years 2001through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-130Table 36: World Long-term Projections for Carbon Dioxide byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in BillionCubic Feet for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-131Table 37: World Historic Review for Carbon Dioxide byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia- Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in BillionCubic Feet for Years 1991 through 2000 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-132Table 38: World 15-Year Perspective for Carbon Dioxide byGeographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales forUS, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),Middle East, and Latin American Markets for Years 1998, 2008 &2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-133Table 39: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forHydrogen by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Billion Cubic Feet for the years 2001 through 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-134Table 40: World Long-term Projections for Hydrogen byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in BillionCubic Feet for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-135Table 41: World Historic Review for Hydrogen by GeographicRegion - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excludingJapan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Billion Cubic Feet forYears 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-136Table 42: World 15-Year Perspective for Hydrogen by GeographicRegion - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada,Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,and Latin American Markets for Years 1998, 2008 & 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-137Table 43: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forNitrogen by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Billion Cubic Feet for the years 2001 through 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-138Table 44: World Long-term Projections for Nitrogen byGeographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific(excluding Japan), Middle East, and Latin American MarketsIndependently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in BillionCubic Feet for the Years 2011 through 2015 (includescorresponding Graph/Chart) II-139Table 45: World Historic Review for Nitrogen by GeographicRegion - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excludingJapan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Billion Cubic Feet forYears 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-140Table 46: World 15-Year Perspective for Nitrogen by GeographicRegion - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada,Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,and Latin American Markets for Years 1998, 2008 & 2012(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-141Table 47: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis forOxygen by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe,Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East, and LatinAmerican Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual SalesFigures in Billion Cubic Feet for the years 2001 through 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-142Table 48: World Long-term Projections for Oxygen by GeographicRegion - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excludingJapan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Billion Cubic Feet forthe Years 2011 through 2015 (includes correspondingGraph/Chart) II-143Table 49: World Historic Review for Oxygen by GeographicRegion - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excludingJapan), Middle East, and Latin American Markets IndependentlyAnalyzed with Annual Sales Figures in Billion Cubic Feet forYears 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-144Table 50: World 15-Year Perspective for Oxygen by GeographicRegion - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Sales for US, Canada,Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East,and Latin American Markets for Years 1998, 2008 & 2010(includes corresponding Graph/Ch

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