The Global Industrial Gas Business

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1 A BCC Research Chemical Report CHM041C Use this report to: Determine the impact of industrial gas developments on the petroleum industry, and to identify major trends and shifts in the industry and relate these to future demand for industrial gases Identify business opportunities that will arise over the next 5 years in the market Understand the market on a worldwide basis from the product and technology perspectives Capitalize on this unique collection of information, analyses, forecasts, and conclusions. T: , F: sales@bccresearch.com

2 The global market for the industrial gas business was worth $63 billion in It decreased to an estimated $59 billion in 2009, but is projected to increase at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.2% to $76 billion in Introduction This report assesses the role of industrial gases as a key factor in almost all major markets that account for more than 50% of the global gross domestic product. It quantifies demands for industrial gases by category, product type, application, purity, and technology, and the relationships between major consumers and producers. It also provides coverage of chemicals and refining-related processing, metal manufacturing, electronics, medical, food, pulp and paper, and other product segments to make the information more detailed. The key component of industrial gas production involves separation of air or generation of synthesis gas (syngas); that is, a mixture of hydrogen and carbon monoxide. Carbon dioxide also is the main byproduct. While syngas can be produced from any carbon-based feedstock (hydrocarbons, coal, petroleum coke, biomass), the lowest cost routes to syngas, so far, are based on natural gas This market study shows that the use of industrial gases will continue growing. They will be used to support greener processes in petrochemicals, agrochemicals, and renewable energy production. BCC believes the use of industrial gases will make some significant progress over the next 5 years as even more stringent environmental legislation is enforced. More recent developments in fuel-cell technology have provided yet another interesting twist to the industrial gas market, now driven by a need for reduced emissions in road transportation. Under these conditions, industrial gases offer the potential for making a significant contribution to the global push for clean fuels on the one hand while helping industrialized countries meet international targets on the other. This study will be particularly useful to marketing managers, senior petrochemical executives, gas majors, decision makers from international governments, process licensors and engineering contractors, petrochemical and refining management specialists, strategic planners and forecasters, automotive companies, fuel cell developers, as well as government agencies, trade associations, environmental consultants, venture capitalists and academic institutions.

3 Scope of Study The scope of this report is broad and includes: A critical evaluation of the current status of industrial gas markets and how recent environmental legislation and technological breakthroughs will affect them Analysis of the market s trends and forecasts for the global industrial gas market through 2014 Discussion of the market s divisions by product type, type of end-user, application, production technology, purity grade, region, distribution channel and supply mode Focus on influential factors, such as patents and company profiles. Table of Contents Sales in the chemicals and refining-related processing market amounted to $22.7 billion in 2008, and decreased slightly to $22.4 billion in 2009, but are expected to reach $27.5 billion in 2014, for a 5-year (CAGR) of 4.1%. Chapter One: Introduction Study Goals and Objectives Reasons for doing the Study Intended Audience Scope of Report Methodology and Information Sources Analyst Credentials Related Bcc Reports Bcc Online Services Disclaimer Chapter Two: Summary Summary Table World Industrial Gases By End-Use Market Segment, Summary Figure World Industrial Gases By End-Use Market Segment, ($ Billions) Chapter Three: Industry Overview Importance of Industrial Gases Principal Types of Industrial Gases and their Applications Carbon Dioxide Hydrogen Helium Nitrogen Oxygen Chapter Four: Assessment Industrial Gas Production Technologies Reforming Adiabatic Prereforming Tubular (or Primary) Reforming Advanced Reforming Sulfur-passivated Reforming Autothermal Reforming (Catalytic Partial Oxidation) Two-step Reforming or Combined Tubular/ Secondary Reforming Heat Exchange Reforming Carbon Dioxide (CO 2 ) Reforming of Methane Noncatalytic Partial Oxidation Shift Conversion and Methanation Shift Conversion Methanation Air Separation Oxygen Plant Air Cooling and Purification Cryogenic Distillation Nitrogen Compression Major Plant Equipment Rare Gases Separation Table 1 Pressure And Temperature Data for Various Cryogenic Industrial Gases Hydrogen and Helium Liquefaction Hydrogen Helium Noncryogenic Adsorption Membranes New Production Technologies Modification of Existing Technologies Hydrogen Production Technologies Thermochemical Production Technologies - Natural Gas Steam Reforming - Partial Oxidation and Ceramic Membrane Reactor Plasma Reforming Biomass Gasification and Pyrolysis Electrolytic Production Technologies - Water Electrolysis - Reversible Fuel Cells and Electrolyzers Photolytic Production Technologies - Photobiological - Photoelectrolysis Emerging Technologies Distribution Technologies Oxygen-Producing Vacuum Pressure Swing (Vpsa) Systems Nitrogen Membrane Systems On-Site Industrial Gas Production Table 2 Technologies for Technical Grade Industrial Gas Production Table 3 Air Separation Comparison: Cryogenic Vs. Noncryogenic Processes

4 Table of Contents The second-largest segment of the market, metal manufacturing and fabrication, was estimated to be worth $17 billion in 2008 and was expected to decrease to $14.5 billion in It s projected to grow to more than $20 billion in 2014, for a 5-year CAGR of 6.7%. Cryogenic Processes Oxygen Plants Nitrogen Generators A Low First-Cost Alternative Oxygen Generators Reduce Costs Noncryogenic Processes Psa System: Only Air is Needed Vpsa System Reduced Oxygen Costs Membranes Nitrogen By Pushing A Button Hydrogen, Syngas, and Co 2 Electrolyzers Steam Reforming Carbon Dioxide Bulk Liquid Delivery and Storage Microbulk Gas Delivery System High-Pressure Gas Delivery And Storage Nitrogen Pumping Units Pipelines Industrial Gas Storage Liquefaction Compression Aboveground Storage Underground Storage Transportation and Storage Technologies Compressed Gas Storage Tanks Liquid Storage Tanks Hydrides (High- and Low-Temperature) Gas-On-Solid Adsorption End-User Technologies Petroleum Production and Refining Enhanced Oil Recovery Enhanced Oil Recovery with Co 2 Storage Capacity of Oil Reservoirs Co 2 Eor Limitations Nitrogen-Enhanced Oil Recovery Petroleum Refining Hydroprocessing Technologies Table 4 Hydrotreating Reactions of Different Refinery Systems Primary Metals Production And Fabrication Primary Metalworking Metal-Forming Welding Oxyacetylene Welding Arc Welding Metal-cutting Single-point Tool Operations Drilling and Allied Operations Multipoint Tool Operations: Milling Broaching Chemical Production Electronics Manufacturing Silicon Germanium (SiGe) Copper III-V Semiconductors III-V Consumables Ultrapure Source Chemicals Supply, Handling and Management Bulk Delivery Systems Laser Laser Gas Composition Laser Gas Delivery Laser Gas Purity Fuel Cells Internal Combustion Engines Hydrogen Sensors Chapter Five: Markets and Marketing Summary Table 5 Market For Industrial Gases, Through 2014 ($ Billions) Figure 1 Industrial Gas Market Trends, ($ Billions) Industrial Gas Market By Type of End User Table 6 World Industrial Gases By End-Use Market Segment, Figure 2 World Industrial Gas Market End-User Segment Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Consumption) Refining and Chemical Processing Metals Manufacturing And Fabrication Electronics Medical Food and Beverages Pulp and Paper Other End-Use Market Segments Industrial Gas Market By Product Type Table 7 Market Value of World Industrial Gas Demand By Product, Figure 3 World Industrial Gas Market Product Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Consumption) Oxygen Nitrogen Hydrogen Argon Carbon Dioxide Acetylene Helium Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) Synthesis Gas Specialty Gases Rare Gases Other Industrial Gas Market By Application Nitrogen Table 8 World Nitrogen Demand By Application, Figure 4 World Nitrogen Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Nitrogen Gaseous Nitrogen Chemical Industry Metals Production and Fabrication Food Industry Electrical Industry Plastics Industry Crude Oil Recovery and Refining Research And Health Services Construction Glass Manufacturing Liquid Nitrogen Food Transportation Medical Electronics Industry Oxygen

5 Table of Contents Table 9 World Oxygen Demand By Application, Figure 5 World Oxygen Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Oxygen Primary Metals Manufacturing Chemical Processing and Gasification Clay, Glass, and Concrete Products Petroleum Refining Welding and Cutting Health Sciences Pulp and Paper Utilities Hydrogen Table 10 World Hydrogen Demand By Application, Figure 6 World Hydrogen Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Liquid and Solid Co 2 Food Chemical and Pharmaceutical Processing Metal Production and Fabrication Aerospace and Transportation Electronics Glass Petroleum Refining Water Treatment Power Generation Argon Table 11 World Argon Demand By Application, Through 2014 ($ Billions) Figure 7 World Argon Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Liquid and Solid Co 2 Inerting Lighting Electronics Manufacturing Carbon Dioxide Liquid and Solid Co 2 Table 12 World Liquid and Solid Carbon Dioxide Demand By Application, Figure 8 World Liquid and Solid Co 2 Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Liquid and Solid Co 2 Chemical Industry Metal Industry Plastics Industry Food Industry Pharmaceutical Industry Beverage Industry Medicine Cleaning Systems Oil And Gas Recovery Other Industries Gaseous Co 2 Table 13 World Gaseous Carbon Dioxide Demand By Application, Figure 9 World Gaseous Co 2 Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Gaseous Co 2 Firefighting Agriculture Enhanced Oil and Gas Recovery (Eor) Synthesis Gas Table 14 World Synthesis Gas Demand By Application, Figure 10 World Synthesis Gas Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Synthesis Gas Chemicals and Fuels Iron and Steel Production Power Generation Fischer-Tropsch Liquids Acetylene Table 15 World Acetylene Demand By Application, Figure 11 World Acetylene Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Acetylene Sales) Helium Table 16 World Helium Demand By Application, Figure 12 World Helium Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Helium Optical Fibers Shielding and Inerting Drawing Process Cooling Medium Leak Tests Weather Programs Liquefied Petroleum Gas (Lpg) Table 17 World Liquefied Petroleum Gas Demand By Application, Figure 13 World Liquefied Petroleum Gas Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Lpg Industrial Auto Fuel Residential and Commercial Chemical and Industrial Other Specialty Industrial Gases Table 18 World Specialty Gas Demand By Application, Figure 14 World Specialty Gas Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Specialty Gas Electronics Lasers Medical Lighting Rare Gases (Krypton, Xenon, Neon, and Mixtures) Table 19 Different Gas Mixtures and Their Uses Table 20 World Rare Gases Demand By Application, Figure 15 World Rare Gas Application Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Specialty Gas Lighting Medical Industrial Gas Market By Production Table 21 World Industrial Gas Demand According to Production, Figure 16 World Industrial Gas Production Shares, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Specialty Gas Cryogenic Air Separation

6 Table of Contents Vacuum Pressure Swing Adsorption Membrane Reforming Gasification By-Products From Manufacturing Cement Production Lime Production Iron and Steel Other Chemical Reaction Water Electrolysis Natural Gas Processing Recovery and Recycling Industrial Gas Market By Purity Grade Table 22 Pworldwide Industrial Gases Demand By Purity, Figure 17 World Industrial Gas Production Shares By Purity Grade, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Industrial Gas Research Grade ( %) Ultrahigh-Purity Grade and Instrument Grade (99.999%) High-Purity Grade and Process Grade (99.0% to %) Chapter Six: Industrial Gas Market By Region Introduction Table 23 World Industrial Gas Sales By Region, Through 2014 ($ Billions) Figure 18 World Industrial Gas Shares By Region, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Consumption) Europe North America Asia-Pacific Industrial Gas Market By Distribution Channel and Supply Mode Distribution Channels Table 24 World Industrial Gas Markets By Distribution Channel, Figure 19 World Industrial Gas Market Shares By Distribution Channel, 2008 Vs (% Of Total Distribution) Table 25 Natural Gas Sales By Distribution Channel, Figure 20 Trends In Distribution Of Industrial Gases, (% Of Total Industrial Gas Sales Made Through Distributors) Gas Supply Modes Table 26 World Industrial Gas Values By Supply Mode, (%) Packaged Cylinders Bulk Shipments On-Site Plants and Pipelines Marketing Support Services Cylinder Management and Logistics Systems Applications Training Compliance Management E-Business Chapter Seven: Government Regulations and Legislation Introduction United States Federal Initiatives Hydrogen Fuel Initiative Figure 21 U.S. Hydrogen Fuel Initiative Budget, Fy 2004 Fy 2010 ($ Millions) Freedomcar and Vehicles Program Figure 22 U.S. Freedomcar and Vehicles Budget, Fy ($ Millions) State Initiatives California New York Florida European Union Eu Programs Eu Framework Program Co 2 Emissions Restrictions Eu Member States Germany Japan Chapter Eight: Industrial Gas Health and Safety Issues Industrial Gas Health and Safety Issues Industrial Gas Training Courses For Industrial Sectors Safety Occupational Health and Hygiene Environment Quality Chapter Nine: Industry Structure Industry Structure and Characteristics Number and Size of Firms Industry Leaders Linde Ag L Air Liquide Praxair Air Products Taiyo Nippon Sanso Airgas, Inc. Messer Group Gmbh Market Shares Figure 23 Industrial Gas Market Shares, 2008 (% Of Global Industrial Gas Sales) Table 27 Industrial Gas Markets By Company and Region, 2008 (%) Ownership Trends Linde L air Liquide Praxair Airgas Nippon Sanso Messer Group Chapter Ten: Patent Analysis Table 28 U.S. Patent Awards for Industrial Gas Process Technologies, Figure 24 Trends In U.S. Patent Awards for Hydrogen Process Technologies, Chapter Eleven: Company Profiles Component and Equipment Manufacturers Chicago Bridge & Iron N.V. Greenfield Compression, Inc. Fabrication and Construction Technip

7 Table of Contents Enabling Technologies Providers Ecd Ovonics Questair Technologies Startech Environmental Corporation Licensors, Contractors, and Operators Alchemix Corp. Engineered Gas Systems (Egs) Haldor Topsøe A/S Lurgi Ag Siemens Ag Uhde Gmbh Universal Industrial Gases, Inc. Producers and Distributors Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. Air Water, Inc. Airgas, Inc. Alexander Chemical Corp. American Gas Group Foster Wheeler Corp. L air Liquide Sa Linde Ag Messer Group Gmbh Mitsubishi Gas Chemical Co. Nikko Sanso Co., Ltd. NuCo 2, Inc. Electronica Internationale Srl Praxair, Inc. Rego Products Scott Specialty Gases Scottish Chemical Industries Servomex Group Limited Showa Tansan Co., Ltd. Sociedad Espanola De Carburos Metalicos S.A. Special Gas Services, Inc. Spectra Gases Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corp. Taiyo Toyo Sanso Co., Ltd. Toll Gas And Welding Supply Uttam Air Products Pvt. Ltd. Valley National Gases, Inc. Voltaix, Inc. Manufacturers of Fuel Cells and Components Ballard Power Systems Fuel Cell Energy, Inc. Hydrogenics Corp. Plug Power, Llc Proton Energy Systems, Inc. (Pes) Relion, Inc.

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