Introduction

Industrial Gases in France 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 France 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 French industrial gases market generated total revenue of $2,091 million in 2010, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 2.4% between 2006 and 2010.

*The Merchant gases (liquefied, tank delivery) segment is the market's most lucrative in 2010, with total revenue of $651.5 million, equivalent to 31.2% of the market's overall value.

*The performance of the market is forecast to accelerate, with an anticipated CAGR of 5.2% for the five-year period 2010 - 2015, which is expected to drive the market to a value of $2,688.8 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

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Macroeconomic indicators provide insight into general trends within the France economy

Key Questions Answered

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

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

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

How has the market performed over the last five years?

What are the main segments that make up France's industrial gases market?
 

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
Praxair, Inc. 24
Air Liquide SA 28
Air Products and Chemicals, Inc. 32
MARKET FORECASTS 37
Market value forecast 37
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS 38
APPENDIX 40
Methodology 40
Industry associations 41
Further reading 41
Disclaimer 42
ABOUT DATAMONITOR 43
Premium Reports 43
Summary Reports 43
Datamonitor consulting 43

LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: France industrial gases market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Table 2: France industrial gases market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Table 3: France industrial gases market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Table 4: Linde AG: key facts 19
Table 5: Linde AG: key financials ($) 21
Table 6: Linde AG: key financials (€) 21
Table 7: Linde AG: key financial ratios 22
Table 8: Praxair, Inc.: key facts 24
Table 9: Praxair, Inc.: key financials ($) 26
Table 10: Praxair, Inc.: key financial ratios 26
Table 11: Air Liquide SA: key facts 28
Table 12: Air Liquide SA: key financials ($) 29
Table 13: Air Liquide SA: key financials (€) 29
Table 14: Air Liquide SA: key financial ratios 30
Table 15: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key facts 32
Table 16: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key financials ($) 35
Table 17: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: key financial ratios 35
Table 18: France industrial gases market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 37
Table 19: France size of population (million), 2006–10 38
Table 20: France gdp (constant 2000 prices, $ billion), 2006–10 38
Table 21: France gdp (current prices, $ billion), 2006–10 38
Table 22: France inflation, 2006–10 39
Table 23: France consumer price index (absolute), 2006–10 39
Table 24: France exchange rate, 2006–10 39

LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: France industrial gases market value: $ million, 2006–10 10
Figure 2: France industrial gases market segmentation I:% share, by value, 2010 11
Figure 3: France industrial gases market segmentation II: % share, by value, 2010 12
Figure 4: Forces driving competition in the industrial gases market in France, 2010 13
Figure 5: Drivers of buyer power in the industrial gases market in France, 2010 14
Figure 6: Drivers of supplier power in the industrial gases market in France, 2010 15
Figure 7: Factors influencing the likelihood of new entrants in the industrial gases market in France, 2010 16
Figure 8: Factors influencing the threat of substitutes in the industrial gases market in France, 2010 17
Figure 9: Drivers of degree of rivalry in the industrial gases market in France, 2010 18
Figure 10: Linde AG: revenues & profitability 22
Figure 11: Linde AG: assets & liabilities 23
Figure 12: Praxair, Inc.: revenues & profitability 27
Figure 13: Praxair, Inc.: assets & liabilities 27
Figure 14: Air Liquide SA: revenues & profitability 30
Figure 15: Air Liquide SA: assets & liabilities 31
Figure 16: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: revenues & profitability 36
Figure 17: Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.: assets & liabilities 36
Figure 18: France industrial gases market value forecast: $ million, 2010–15 37