Industrial Gases in Italy

Introduction

Industrial Gases in Italy industry profile provides top-line qualitative and quantitative summary information including: market size (value 2006-10, and forecast to 2015). The profile also contains descriptions of the leading players including key financial metrics and analysis of competitive pressures within the market. Essential resource for top-line data and analysis covering the Italy industrial gases market. Includes market size and segmentation data, textual and graphical analysis of market growth trends, leading companies and macroeconomic information.

Highlights

*The industrial gases market is deemed to be the revenues accrued by manufacturers from the production of industrial gases. These include merchant gases, packaged gases, on-site supply for large industries, healthcare gases and gases used in electronic production and others. All currency conversions are calculated at 2010 annual average exchange rates.

*The Italian industrial gases market generated total revenue of $2,079.6 million in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 0.2% between 2006 and 2010.

*The merchant gases (liquefied, tank delivery) segment is the market's most lucrative in 2010, with total revenue of $685.1 million, equivalent to 32.9% of the market's overall value.

*The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 4.8% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $2,628.8 million by the end of 2015.

Features

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Leading company profiles reveal details of key industrial gases market players’ global operations and financial performance

Add weight to presentations and pitches by understanding the future growth prospects of the Italy industrial gases market with five year forecasts

Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the Italy economy

Key Questions Answered

What was the size of the Italy industrial gases market by value in 2010?

What will be the size of the Italy industrial gases market in 2015?

What factors are affecting the strength of competition in the Italy industrial gases market?

How has the market performed over the last five years?

What are the main segments that make up Italy's industrial gases market?
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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 17
Rivalry 18
LEADING COMPANIES 19
Sol SpA 19
Praxair, Inc. 23
Air Liquide SA 27
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: Italy industrial gases market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: Italy industrial gases market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Table 3: Italy industrial gases market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Sol SpA: key facts 19
Table 5: Sol SpA: key financials ($) 20
Table 6: Sol SpA: key financials (€) 20
Table 7: Sol SpA: key financial ratios 21
Table 8: Praxair, Inc.: key facts 23
Table 9: Praxair, Inc.: key financials ($) 25
Table 10: Praxair, Inc.: key financial ratios 25
Table 11: Air Liquide SA: key facts 27
Table 12: Air Liquide SA: key financials ($) 28
Table 13: Air Liquide SA: key financials (€) 28
Table 14: Air Liquide SA: key financial ratios 29
Table 15: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key facts 31
Table 16: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key financials ($) 34
Table 17: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key financial ratios 34
Table 18: Italy industrial gases market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 36
Table 19: Italy size of population (million), 2006–10 37
Table 20: Italy gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 37
Table 21: Italy gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 37
Table 22: Italy inflation, 2006–10 38
Table 23: Italy consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 38
Table 24: Italy exchange rate, 2006–10 38

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Italy industrial gases market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: Italy industrial gases market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Figure 3: Italy industrial gases market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the industrial gases market in Italy, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the industrial gases market in Italy, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the industrial gases market in Italy, 2010 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the industrial gases market in Italy, 2010 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the industrial gases market in Italy, 2010 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the industrial gases market in Italy, 2010 18
Figure 10: Sol SpA: revenues & profitability 21
Figure 11: Sol SpA: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Praxair, Inc.: revenues & profitability 26
Figure 13: Praxair, Inc.: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Air Liquide SA: revenues & profitability 29
Figure 15: Air Liquide SA: 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: Italy industrial gases market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 36


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