According to the report “Speciality Gases: US industry forecasts for 2013 & 2018” available at http://www.reportbuyer.com/
The 242 page report states that atmospheric gases, mostly oxygen, will comprise nearly half of the healthcare market in 2013. Oxygen for institutional and home respiratory therapies will lead growth, though this will be limited by increased use of portable generators or concentrators. Other important medical applications for specialty gases include sterilisation, analytical and laboratory uses, operation of imaging equipment and anaesthesia. Aside from oxygen, the key gases used by the medical community include helium, nitrous oxide, and ethylene oxide. The ageing population will fuel moderate growth in institutional specialty gas demand, more rapid growth in home health therapies.
The electronics industry in the US will remain a significant market for specialty gases, however, its importance as a growth market has faded, primarily as the result of outsourced production to other nations. The US electronics industry’s output has flattened or declined in recent years, a trend that will result in stagnant or weakening specialty gas demand, and market increases in this area will be the result of price escalation rather than higher volume.
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