Industrial Gases for Plastic & Rubber Industry Market - Global Forecast to 2020

“Rising demand for medical care, oil & gas, and beverage to drive the industrial gases for the plastic & rubber industry”
The industrial gases for the plastic & rubber industry size is projected to grow from USD 4.89 billion in 2015 to USD 6.31 billion by 2020, at a CAGR of 5.24% from 2015 to 2020. The industrial gases for the plastic & rubber industry is driven by factors such as rising demand in the beverage, chemicals, automobile, packaging, healthcare, and construction sectors among others. Other factors include improving economic condition of countries, technology advancements, and increasing applications.
“Nitrogen segment to be the largest market during the forecast period”

Nitrogen is projected to contribute the largest market share during the forecast period. Gases such as carbon dioxide and carbon monoxide have wide applications in the beverage, automobile, packaging, healthcare, and construction sectors. The nitrogen segment is projected to be the fastest-growing market, and is expected to grow at the highest CAGR in the next five years. Nitrogen is widely used in industrial and manufacturing applications for the purposes of purging, inerting, sterilizing, tank blanketing, and flushing.

“Asia-Pacific to be the fastest-growing market during the forecast period”
The Asia-Pacific region is projected to be the fastest-growing market during the forecast period, followed by North America, from 2015 to 2020. Brazil accounted for the highest consumption of industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, followed by Argentina in 2014. In North America, the U.S. is the largest consumer of industrial gases for the plastic & rubber industry and accounted for the largest market share in terms of value and volume among all the countries in the world.

Breakdown of Primaries:

In-depth interviews have been conducted with various key industry participants, subject matter experts, C-level executives of key market players, and industry consultants among other experts to obtain and verify critical qualitative and quantitative information as well as assess future market prospects. Distribution of primary interviews is as follows:

By Company Type: Tier 1- 61%, Tier2-28%, and Tier3-11%
By Designation: C-Level-25%, Manager Level-75%
By Region: North America-50%, Europe-12%, Asia-Pacific-25%, and RoW-13%

The tier of the companies is defined on the basis of their total revenue, as of 2013: Tier 1 = >USD 10 billion, Tier 2 = USD 1 billion - USD 10 billion, and Tier 3 =
The various key security analytics vendors and service providers profiled in the report are as follows:
1. The Linde Group (Germany)
2. Air Liquide S.A. (France)
3. Praxair Inc. (U.S.)
4. Air Products and Chemicals Inc. (U.S.)
5. Airgas Inc. (U.S.)
6. Messer (Germany)
7. Universal Industrial Gases (U.S.)
8. Novomer Inc. (U.S.)
9. Yingde Gases Group Company (Hong Kong)
10. Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (Japan)


The report will help the market leaders/new entrants in this market in the following ways:

1. This report segments the industrial gases for the plastic & rubber industry comprehensively and provides the closest approximations of the revenue numbers for the overall market and the subsegments across the different verticals and regions.
2. The report helps stakeholders to understand the market and provides them information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to better understand the competitor and gain more insights to better their position in the business. The competitive landscape section includes competitor ecosystem, new product developments, partnerships, mergers, and acquisitions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

1 INTRODUCTION 21
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 21
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 22
1.3 STUDY SCOPE 22
1.3.1 YEARS CONSIDERED 23
1.4 CURRENCY CONSIDERED 23
1.5 BASE UNIT CONSIDERED 23
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 23
1.7 LIMITATIONS 24
2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 25
2.1 INTRODUCTION 25
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 27
2.1.1.1 Key data from secondary sources 27
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 28
2.1.2.1 Key data from primary sources 28
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 29
2.3 MARKET BREAKDOWN & DATA TRIANGULATION 32
2.4 MARKET SHARE ESTIMATION 33
2.5 RESEARCH ASSUMPTIONS & LIMITATIONS 33
2.5.1 ASSUMPTIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 33
2.5.2 LIMITATIONS OF THE RESEARCH STUDY 34
3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 35
3.1 DRIVING FACTORS 35
3.2 MARKET FOR PLASTIC TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR 36
3.2.1 FASTEST-GROWING MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL GASES IN PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, 2015-2020 37
4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 39
4.1 ATTRACTIVE MARKET OPPORTUNITIES FOR INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR THE PLASTIC & RUBBER INDUSTRY 39
4.2 NITROGEN GAS IS PROJECTED TO DOMINATE THE INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR THE PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY 40
4.3 INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR THE PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY END USE, 2015 VS. 2020 41
4.4 INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR THE PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY IN THE ASIA-PACIFIC REGION 42
4.5 ASIA-PACIFIC DOMINATED THE OVERALL INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR THE PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY IN 2014 43
4.6 EMERGING MARKETS ARE ESTIMATED TO GROW AT A HIGHER RATE THAN DEVELOPED MARKETS 44
4.7 INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR THE PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY LIFE CYCLE ANALYSIS, BY REGION 45
5 MARKET OVERVIEW 46
5.1 INTRODUCTION 47
5.2 EVOLUTION 47
5.3 INDUSTRIAL GASES MARKET SEGMENTATION FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY 48
5.3.1 BY GAS TYPE 49
5.3.2 BY STORAGE & TRANSPORTATION AND DISTRIBUTION 49
5.3.3 BY PROCESS 50
5.3.4 BY END USE 50
5.4 MARKET DYNAMICS 51
5.4.1 DRIVERS 52
5.4.1.1 Growth in global rubber market 52
5.4.1.2 Growth in the manufacturing and service sectors 53
5.4.1.3 Growing energy industry 54
5.4.1.4 Growing beverage industry 54
5.4.2 RESTRAINTS 55
5.4.2.1 Industry regulations 55
5.4.2.2 Emerging threat of CO2 emission 57
5.4.3 OPPORTUNITIES 58
5.4.3.1 High demand in automotive industry 58
5.4.3.2 Growth in global packaging industry 58
5.4.3.3 The Growing Building & Construction Industry in the Emerging Markets 59
5.4.4 CHALLENGES 59
5.4.4.1 High cost of gas processing 59
5.4.4.2 Stagnant growth in North America and Europe 59
6 INDUSTRY TRENDS 60
6.1 INTRODUCTION 60
6.2 VALUE CHAIN 61
6.3 PORTER’S FIVE FORCES ANALYSIS 62
6.3.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 63
6.3.2 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 63
6.3.3 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 64
6.3.4 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 64
6.3.5 INTENSITY OF COMPETITIVE RIVALRY 65

7 INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY GAS TYPE 66
7.1 INTRODUCTION 67
7.1.1 NITROGEN GAS DOMINATED THE INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR THE PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY IN 2014 68
7.2 NITROGEN 69
7.2.1 NITROGEN: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY END-USE 69
7.2.1.1 Plastic is estimated to be the fastest-growing segment for nitrogen 69
7.2.2 NITROGEN: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY PROCESS 70
7.2.2.1 Injection molding is estimated to be the fastest-growing segment
for nitrogen 70
7.3 CARBON DIOXIDE 71
7.3.1 CARBON DIOXIDE: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER MARKET, BY END-USE 71
7.3.1.1 Plastic is largest industry for carbon dioxide 71
7.3.2 CARBON DIOXIDE: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER MARKET, BY PROCESS 72
7.3.2.1 Injection molding held the largest market share for carbon dioxide 72
7.4 CARBON MONOXIDE 73
7.4.1 CARBON MONOXIDE: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER MARKET, BY END-USE 73
7.4.1.1 Plastic is estimated to be the fastest-growing segment for carbon monoxide 73
7.4.2 CARBON MONOXIDE: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER MARKET, BY PROCESS 74
7.4.2.1 Injection molding accounted for the largest market share in 2014 74
7.5 OTHERS 75
7.5.1 OTHERS: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER MARKET,
BY END-USE 75
7.5.1.1 Plastic is estimated to be the fastest-growing segment for
other gases 75
7.5.2 OTHERS: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER MARKET,
BY PROCESS 76
7.5.2.1 Injection molding is projected to be the fastest-growing market
by 2020 76
8 INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC & RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY STORAGE
& DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION 77
8.1 INTRODUCTION 78
8.2 CYLINDERS & PACKAGED GAS 79
8.2.1 CYLINDERS & PACKAGED GAS MARKET, BY END USE 80
8.2.1.1 Plastic dominates in the cylinder & packaged gas segment for industrial gases for plastic & rubber industry 80

8.2.2 CYLINDERS & PACKAGED GAS MARKET, BY GAS TYPE 81
8.2.2.1 Nitrogen gas segment to grow at the highest CAGR for Cylinder & Packaged gas distribution 81
8.3 MERCHANT LIQUID 82
8.3.1 MERCHANT LIQUID GAS MARKET, BY END USE 82
8.3.1.1 Industrial gases are majorly stored & distributed and transported for plastic industry 82
8.3.2 MERCHANT LIQUID GAS MARKET, BY GAS TYPE 83
8.3.2.1 Nitrogen has the highest growth rate for merchant mode of distribution 83
8.4 TONNAGE 84
8.4.1 TONNAGE GAS MARKET, BY END USE 84
8.4.1.1 Plastic has largest market share in tonnage gas distribution 84
8.4.2 TONNAGE GAS MARKET, BY GAS TYPE 85
8.4.2.1 Nitrogen gas is widely used in tonnage distribution 85
9 INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY PROCESS 86
9.1 INTRODUCTION 87
9.1.1 INJECTION MOLDING IS THE FASTEST-GROWING SEGMENT DUE TO WIDE APPLICATION IN MANUFACTURING PROCESS 87
9.2 INJECTION MOLDING 88
9.2.1 INJECTION MOLDING: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY END-USE 88
9.2.1.1 Plastic is widely used in injection molding 88
9.3 EXTRUSION 89
9.3.1 EXTRUSION: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY END-USE 89
9.3.1.1 Plastic has largest market share in extrusion process 89
9.4 FOAMING 90
9.4.1 FOAMING: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY END-USE 90
9.4.1.1 Plastic is fastest growing market in foaming 90
9.5 BLOW MOLDING 91
9.5.1 BLOW MOLDING: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY END-USE 91
9.5.1.1 Plastic has largest market share in blow molding 91
10 INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY END-USE 93
10.1 INTRODUCTION 94
10.1.1 PLASTIC SEGMENT IS EXPECTED TO DOMINATE THE INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR THE PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY IN 2015 95
10.2 PLASTIC 96
10.3 RUBBER 96

11 INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY REGION 97
11.1 INTRODUCTION 98
11.1.1 INDUSTRIAL GASES MARKET SIZE FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY REGION 99
11.1.1.1 North America dominated the global industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry in 2014 99
11.2 NORTH AMERICA 100
11.2.1 NORTH AMERICA: INDUSTRIAL GASES MARKET SIZE FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY COUNTRY 102
11.2.1.1 U.S. Held the Largest Market Share in 2014 102
11.2.2 NORTH AMERICA: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR THE PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY GAS TYPE 103
11.2.2.1 Carbon dioxide gas is widely used in North America 103
11.2.3 NORTH AMERICA: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY PROCESS 104
11.2.3.1 Injection molding dominated the North American market 104
11.2.4 NORTH AMERICA: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION 105
11.2.4.1 Cylinder & Packaged gas held the largest market share in North America 105
11.2.5 NORTH AMERICA: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY END USE 106
11.2.5.1 Plastic is estimated to be the fastest-growing in North America 106
11.2.6 U.S. 106
11.2.6.1 U.S.: Industrial gases for the plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 107
11.2.6.1.1 Carbon dioxide is the fastest-growing in the U.S. 107
11.2.6.2 U.S.: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 108
11.2.6.2.1 Food packaging drives the Industrial gases for the plastic and rubber industry in the U.S. 108
11.2.7 CANADA 108
11.2.7.1 Canada: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 109
11.2.7.1.1 Nitrogen gas held the largest market share in Canada 109
11.2.7.2 Canada: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 110
11.2.7.2.1 Plastic is projected to dominate the industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry in Canada 110
11.2.8 MEXICO 110
11.2.8.1 Mexico: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 111
11.2.8.1.1 Nitrogen gas segment to grow at the highest CAGR in Mexico 111
11.2.8.2 Mexico: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 112
11.2.8.2.1 Mexican industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry,
by end use, was dominated by plastic segment in 2014 112

11.3 ASIA-PACIFIC 112
11.3.1 ASIA-PACIFIC: INDUSTRIAL GASES MARKET SIZE FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY COUNTRY 114
11.3.1.1 China dominated the Asia-Pacific industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry in 2014 114
11.3.2 ASIA-PACIFIC: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY GAS TYPE 115
11.3.2.1 Nitrogen gas accounted for the largest market share in 2014 115
11.3.3 ASIA-PACIFIC: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY PROCESS 116
11.3.3.1 Injection molding to grow at the highest CAGR by 2020 116
11.3.4 ASIA-PACIFIC: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION 117
11.3.4.1 Cylinder & Packaged gas distribution dominated the Asia-Pacific industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry in 2014 117
11.3.5 ASIA-PACIFIC: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY END USE 118
11.3.5.1 Plastic is projected to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period 118
11.3.6 CHINA 119
11.3.6.1 China: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 119
11.3.6.1.1 Market for nitrogen is expected to grow at the highest CAGR by 2020 119
11.3.6.2 China: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 120
11.3.6.2.1 Plastic held the largest market share in 2014 120
11.3.7 JAPAN 121
11.3.7.1 Japan: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 121
11.3.7.1.1 Nitrogen gas is estimated to have the highest demand
in Japan 121
11.3.7.2 Japan: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 122
11.3.7.2.1 Plastic is projected to be the fastest-growing for industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry in Japan 122
11.3.8 INDIA 123
11.3.8.1 India: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 123
11.3.8.1.1 Nitrogen gas to drive the industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry in India 123
11.3.8.2 India: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 124
11.3.8.2.1 Plastic segment to grow at the highest CAGR by 2020 124
11.3.9 SOUTH KOREA 125
11.3.9.1 South Korea: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 125
11.3.9.1.1 Nitrogen gas held the largest market share in 2014 in South Korea 125
11.3.9.2 South Korea: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 126
11.3.9.2.1 Plastic segment is estimated to dominate the industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry in South Korea 126
11.3.10 REST OF ASIA PACIFIC 127
11.3.10.1 Rest of Asia-Pacific: Industrial gases for the plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 127
11.3.10.1.1 Nitrogen gas is the fastest-growing segment in the industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry in
Rest of APAC 127
11.3.10.2 Rest of Asia-Pacific: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 128
11.3.10.2.1 Rising demand in Plastic segment to drive the industrial gases for the plastic and rubber industry in Rest of APAC 128
11.4 EUROPE 129
11.4.1 EUROPE: INDUSTRIAL GASES MARKET SIZE FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY COUNTRY 129
11.4.1.1 Germany held the largest market share in 2014 129
11.4.2 EUROPE: INDUSTRIAL GASES MARKET FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY GAS TYPE 130
11.4.2.1 Nitrogen was the most widely used gas in 2014 130
11.4.3 EUROPE: INDUSTRIAL GASES MARKET FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY PROCESS 131
11.4.3.1 Injection molding segment is projected to grow at the highest CAGR 131
11.4.4 EUROPE: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION 132
11.4.4.1 Cylinder & Packaged gas distribution occupied largest share in the European market 132
11.4.5 EUROPE: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY END USE 133
11.4.5.1 Plastic segment is projected to grow at higher rate during the forecast period 133
11.4.6 GERMANY 134
11.4.6.1 Germany: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry,
by Gas Type 134
11.4.6.1.1 Nitrogen gas dominated the industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry, in Germany 134
11.4.6.2 Germany: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 135
11.4.6.2.1 Plastic segment to grow at the highest CAGR during the forecast period in Germany 135
11.4.7 FRANCE 136
11.4.7.1 France: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 136
11.4.7.1.1 France industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by gas type, was dominated by nitrogen segment in 2014 136
11.4.7.2 France: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 137
11.4.7.2.1 Plastic held the largest share in France 137
11.4.8 U.K. 138
11.4.8.1 U.K.: Industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry,
by Gas Type 138
11.4.8.1.1 Nitrogen segment is projected to grow at the highest rate 138
11.4.8.2 U.K.: Industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry,
by End Use 139
11.4.8.2.1 Plastic to be the fastest-growing segment in the U.K. 139
11.4.9 ITALY 140
11.4.9.1 Italy: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 140
11.4.9.1.1 Nitrogen segment to drive the industrial gases market for the plastic and rubber industry, in Italy 140
11.4.9.2 Italy: Industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry,
by End Use 141
11.4.9.2.1 Plastic segment is projected to grow at higher rate in Italy 141
11.4.10 REST OF EUROPE 142
11.4.10.1 Rest of Europe: Industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 142
11.4.10.1.1 Nitrogen segment is expected to dominate the industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry in Rest of Europe 142
11.4.10.2 Rest of Europe: Industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 143
11.4.10.2.1 Plastic segment held the largest share in Rest of Europe 143
11.5 REST OF THE WORLD (ROW) 144
11.5.1 REST OF THE WORLD: INDUSTRIAL GASES MARKET SIZE FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY, BY COUNTRY 144
11.5.1.1 South Africa held the largest market share in 2014 144
11.5.2 ROW: INDUSTRIAL GASES MARKET FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY GAS TYPE 145
11.5.2.1 Nitrogen segment dominated the RoW industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry, in 2014 145
11.5.3 ROW: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY PROCESS 146
11.5.3.1 Injection molding is projected to grow at highest CAGR from 2015 146
11.5.4 ROW: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY STORAGE & DISTRIBUTION AND TRANSPORTATION 147
11.5.4.1 Cylinder & Packaged gas distribution held the largest share in RoW 147
11.5.5 ROW: INDUSTRIAL GASES FOR PLASTIC AND RUBBER INDUSTRY,
BY END USE 148
11.5.5.1 Plastic segment to grow at the highest CAGR by 2020 148
11.5.6 BRAZIL 149
11.5.6.1 Brazil: Industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry,
by Gas Type 149
11.5.6.1.1 Nitrogen segment to grow at highest CAGR from 2015 149
11.5.6.2 Brazil: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 150
11.5.6.2.1 Plastic segment to be the fastest-growing segment in Brazil 150
11.5.7 SOUTH AFRICA 151
11.5.7.1 South Africa: Industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry, by Gas Type 151
11.5.7.1.1 Nitrogen to be the fastest-growing segment in South Africa 151
11.5.7.2 South Africa: Industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry, by End Use 152
11.5.7.2.1 Plastic segment dominated the South Africa market
in 2014 152
11.5.8 ARGENTINA 153
11.5.8.1 Argentina: Industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry,
by Gas Type 153
11.5.8.1.1 Nitrogen segment had the largest share in 2014 153
11.5.8.2 Argentina: Industrial gases market for plastic and rubber industry,
by End Use 154
11.5.8.2.1 Plastic segment dominated the Argentina region in 2014 154
11.5.9 OTHERS IN ROW 155
11.5.9.1 Others in RoW: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry,
by Gas Type 155
11.5.9.1.1 Nitrogen segment to dominate in Other countries in RoW 155
11.5.9.2 Others In Row: Industrial gases for plastic and rubber industry,
by End Use 156
11.5.9.2.1 Plastic segment held the largest share in 2014 156
12 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 158
12.1 OVERVIEW 158
12.2 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 160
12.3 COMPETITIVE SITUATIONS & TRENDS 161
12.4 KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES, 2011–2015 162
12.5 ACQUISITIONS 163
12.6 AGREEMENTS & JOINT VENTURES 164
12.7 EXPANSIONS 165
12.8 NEW PRODUCT/SERVICE LAUNCHES 165
13 COMPANY PROFILES 166
(Company at a Glance, Recent Financials, Products & Services, Strategies & Insights, & Recent Developments)*
13.1 INTRODUCTION 166
13.2 PRAXAIR INC. 167
13.3 AIRGAS INC. 170
13.4 THE LINDE GROUP 173
13.5 AIR LIQUIDE S.A. 176
13.6 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 179
13.7 UNIVERSAL INDUSTRIAL GASES, INC. 183
13.8 MESSER GROUP 184
13.9 TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORP. 186
13.10 NOVOMER INC. 189
13.11 YINGDE GASES GROUP CO., LTD. 190
*Details on company at a glance, recent financials, products & services, strategies & insights, & recent developments might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
14 APPENDIX 191
14.1 INSIGHTS OF INDUSTRY EXPERTS 191
14.2 DISCUSSION GUIDE 192
14.3 INTRODUCING RT: REAL TIME MARKET INTELLIGENCE 194
14.4 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 195
14.5 RELATED REPORTS 196