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
Linde AG 19
Air Liquide SA 23
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 27
MARKET FORECASTS 32
Market value forecast 32
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 33
APPENDIX 35
Methodology 35
Industry Associations 36
Further reading 36
Disclaimer 37
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 38
Premium Reports 38
Summary Reports 38
Datamonitor consulting 38
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: United Kingdom industrial gases market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: United Kingdom industrial gases market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Table 3: United Kingdom industrial gases market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Linde AG: key facts 19
Table 5: Linde AG: key financials ($) 21
Table 6: Linde AG: key financials (€) 21
Table 7: Linde AG: key financial ratios 21
Table 8: Air Liquide SA: key facts 23
Table 9: Air Liquide SA: key financials ($) 24
Table 10: Air Liquide SA: key financials (€) 24
Table 11: Air Liquide SA: key financial ratios 25
Table 12: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key facts 27
Table 13: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key financials ($) 30
Table 14: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key financial ratios 30
Table 15: United Kingdom industrial gases market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 32
Table 16: United Kingdom size of population (million), 2006–10 33
Table 17: United Kingdom gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 33
Table 18: United Kingdom gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 33
Table 19: United Kingdom inflation, 2006–10 34
Table 20: United Kingdom consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 34
Table 21: United Kingdom exchange rate, 2006–10 34
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: United Kingdom industrial gases market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: United Kingdom industrial gases market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Figure 3: United Kingdom industrial gases market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the industrial gases market in the United Kingdom, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the industrial gases market in the United Kingdom, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the industrial gases market in the United Kingdom, 2010 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the industrial gases market in the United Kingdom, 2010 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the industrial gases market in the United Kingdom, 2010 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the industrial gases market in the United Kingdom, 2010 18
Figure 10: Linde AG: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: Linde AG: assets & liabilities 22
Figure 12: Air Liquide SA: revenues & profitability 25
Figure 13: Air Liquide SA: assets & liabilities 26
Figure 14: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: revenues & profitability 31
Figure 15: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: assets & liabilities 31
Figure 16: United Kingdom industrial gases market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 32
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