Industrial Gases in Italy

Industrial Gases in Italy

Datamonitor's Industrial Gases in Italy industry profile is an essential resource for top-level data and analysis covering the industrial gases industry. It includes detailed data on market size and segmentation, plus textual and graphical analysis of the key trends and competitive landscape, leading companies and demographic information.

Scope

* Contains an executive summary and data on value, volume and/or segmentation

* Provides textual analysis of the industry’s recent performance and future prospects

* Incorporates in-depth five forces competitive environment analysis and scorecards

* Includes a five-year forecast of the industry

* The leading companies are profiled with supporting key financial metrics

* Supported by the key macroeconomic and demographic data affecting the market

Highlights

* Detailed information is included on market size, measured by value and/or volume

* Five forces scorecards provide an accessible yet in depth view of the market’s competitive landscape

Why you should buy this report

* Spot future trends and developments

* Inform your business decisions

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* Save time carrying out entry-level research

Market Definition

The global 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 2008 annual average exchange rates.

Western Europe comprises Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, Sweden, and the UK.

TABLE OF CONTENTS


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 3
CHAPTER 1 Market Overview 7
1.1 Market Definition 7
1.2 Research Highlights 7
1.3 Market Analysis 8
CHAPTER 2 Market Value 9
CHAPTER 3 Market Segmentation I 10
CHAPTER 4 Market Segmentation II 11
CHAPTER 5 Five Forces Analysis 12
5.1 Summary 12
5.2 Buyer Power 13
5.3 Supplier Power 14
5.4 New Entrants 15
5.5 Substitutes 16
5.6 Rivalry 17
CHAPTER 6 Leading Companies 18
6.1 Linde AG 18
6.2 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 21
6.3 Air Liquide SA 26
CHAPTER 7 Market Forecasts 29
7.1 Market Value Forecast 29
CHAPTER 8 Macroeconomic Indicators 30
CHAPTER 9 Appendix 32
9.1 Methodology 32
9.2 Industry Associations 33
9.3 Related Datamonitor Research 33



LIST OF TABLES


Table 1: Italy Industrial Gases Market Value: $ million, 2004-2008 9
Table 2: Italy Industrial Gases Market Segmentation I: % Share, by Value, 2008 10
Table 3: Italy Industrial Gases Market Segmentation II: % Share, by Value, 2008 11
Table 4: Key Facts: Linde AG 18
Table 5: Key Financials: Linde AG 20
Table 6: Key Facts: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 21
Table 7: Key Financials: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 25
Table 8: Key Facts: Air Liquide SA 26
Table 9: Key Financials: Air Liquide SA 28
Table 10: Italy Industrial Gases Market Value Forecast: $ million, 2008-2013 29
Table 11: Italy Size of Population (million) , 2004-2008 30
Table 12: Italy GDP (Constant 2000 Prices, $ billion), 2004-2008 30
Table 13: Italy Inflation, 2004-2008 30
Table 14: Italy Exchange Rate, 2004-2008 31