TABLE OF CONTENTS
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 2
MARKET OVERVIEW 7
Market definition 7
Research highlights 8
Market analysis 9
MARKET VALUE 10
MARKET SEGMENTATION I 11
MARKET SEGMENTATION II 12
FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 13
Summary 13
Buyer power 14
Supplier power 15
New entrants 16
Substitutes 18
Rivalry 19
LEADING COMPANIES 20
Praxair, Inc. 20
Air Liquide SA 24
Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation 28
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 31
MARKET FORECASTS 36
Market value forecast 36
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 37
APPENDIX 39
Methodology 39
Industry associations 40
Further reading 40
Disclaimer 41
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 42
Premium Reports 42
Summary Reports 42
Datamonitor consulting 42
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: China industrial gases market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: China industrial gases market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Table 3: China industrial gases market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Praxair, Inc.: key facts 20
Table 5: Praxair, Inc.: key financials ($) 22
Table 6: Praxair, Inc.: key financial ratios 22
Table 7: Air Liquide SA: key facts 24
Table 8: Air Liquide SA: key financials ($) 25
Table 9: Air Liquide SA: key financials (€) 25
Table 10: Air Liquide SA: key financial ratios 26
Table 11: Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation: key facts 28
Table 12: Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation: key financials ($) 29
Table 13: Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation: key financials (¥) 29
Table 14: Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation: key financial ratios 29
Table 15: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key facts 31
Table 16: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key financials ($) 34
Table 17: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key financial ratios 34
Table 18: China industrial gases market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 36
Table 19: China size of population (million), 2006–10 37
Table 20: China gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 37
Table 21: China gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 37
Table 22: China inflation, 2006–10 38
Table 23: China consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 38
Table 24: China exchange rate, 2006–10 38
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: China industrial gases market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: China industrial gases market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Figure 3: China industrial gases market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the industrial gases market in China, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the industrial gases market in China, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the industrial gases market in China, 2010 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the industrial gases market in China, 2010 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the industrial gases market in China, 2010 18
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the industrial gases market in China, 2010 19
Figure 10: Praxair, Inc.: revenues & profitability 23
Figure 11: Praxair, Inc.: assets & liabilities 23
Figure 12: Air Liquide SA: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Air Liquide SA: assets & liabilities 27
Figure 14: Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 15: Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation: assets & liabilities 30
Figure 16: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: revenues & profitability 35
Figure 17: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: assets & liabilities 35
Figure 18: China industrial gases market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 36
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