These gases are present in the natural air and are extracted from there through a separation process while some gases are produced through chemical synthesis. The gas separation techniques used are cryogenic and non-cryogenic. The cryogenic methods are the traditional and most popular. Under the cryogenic method separation depends on cooling as well as pressurizing the air till it becomes liquid.
The energy, electronics, and health care sectors continue to drive worldwide growth for gas firms. The main driving factors for the growth of industrial gases are demand for improving product quality and environment performance.
The big four players of this industry are Air Liquid, Linde, Praxair and Air Products & Chemicals and these together command a large share of the market. The industry is capital intensive and requires a huge capital while the earnings are spread a longer period as gases are normally provided on contracts that lasts upto fifteen years. These factors prove as barriers of entry for new players.
The report broadly includes the following
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
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