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
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
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