TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 INTRODUCTION 33
1.1 OBJECTIVES OF THE STUDY 33
1.2 MARKET DEFINITION 33
1.3 OVERVIEW OF GLOBAL MEDICAL GAS MARKET 33
1.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 35
1.5 LIMITATION 35
1.6 MARKETS COVERED 35
2 MARKET SEGMENTATION 40
2.1 MARKETS COVERED 40
2.2 GEOGRAPHIC SCOPE 41
2.3 YEARS CONSIDERED FOR THE STUDY 42
2.4 CURRENCY AND PRICING 42
2.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 43
2.6 PRIMARY INTERVIEWS WITH KEY OPINION LEADERS 46
2.7 DBMR MARKET POSITION GRID 47
2.8 DBMR MARKET CHALLENGE MATRIX 48
2.9 MARKET APPLICATION COVERAGE GRID 49
2.10 DBMR VENDOR SHARE ANALYSIS 50
2.11 MULTIVARIATE MODELING 51
2.12 PRODUCT TIMELINE CURVE 51
2.13 SECONDARY SOURCES 52
2.14 ASSUMPTIONS 52
3 MARKET OVERVIEW 53
3.1 DRIVERS 55
3.1.1 INCREASE IN THE OCCURRENCE OF CHRONIC DISEASES 55
3.1.2 RAPIDLY GROWING GERIATRIC POPULATION 56
3.1.3 INCREASING INCIDENCE OF PRETERM CHILD BIRTHS 57
3.1.4 RISING INCIDENCES OF RESPIRATORY DISEASES 58
3.2 RESTRAINTS 59
3.2.1 UNIVERSAL HELIUM SHORTAGE 59
3.2.2 INCREASE IN THE PRICE OF MEDICAL GAS 59
3.3 OPPORTUNITIES 60
3.3.1 MARKET GROWTH IN EMERGING NATIONS 60
3.3.2 TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS 60
3.4 CHALLENGE 61
3.4.1 LACK OF ADOPTION AND FLUCTUATIONS IN MEDICAL GAS STANDARDIZATION CRITERIA 61
4 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 62
5 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 65
6 KEY INSIGHTS 68
7 GLOBAL MEDICAL GAS MARKET, BY PRODUCT 69
7.1 OVERVIEW 70
7.2 MEDICAL GASES 71
7.2.1 PURE MEDICAL GASES 72
7.2.1.1 BY TYPE 72
7.2.1.1.1 MEDICAL AIR 72
7.2.1.1.2 OXYGEN 72
7.2.1.1.3 CARBON DIOXIDE 72
7.2.1.1.4 NITROGEN 72
7.2.1.1.5 NITROUS OXIDE 72
7.2.1.1.6 HELIUM 73
7.2.1.2 BY FORM OF DELIVERY 73
7.2.1.2.1 BULK DELIVERY 73
7.2.1.2.2 HIGH PRESSURE CYLINDERS 73
7.2.1.2.3 LIQUID CYLINDERS 73
7.2.2 MEDICAL GAS MIXTURES 74
7.3 MEDICAL GAS EQUIPMENT 74
7.3.1 EQUIPMENT ACCESSORIES 75
7.3.1.1 MEDICAL AIR COMPRESSORS 75
7.3.1.2 VACUUM SYSTEMS 75
7.3.1.3 MANIFOLDS 75
7.3.1.4 REGULATORS 75
7.3.1.5 FLOWMETERS 75
7.3.1.6 SUCTION REGULATORS 76
7.3.1.7 MONITORING SYSTEMS (ALARMS & MONITORS) 76
7.3.1.8 VALVES WITH INTEGRATED PRESSURE REGULATORS (VIPRS) 76
7.3.1.9 HOSES OPTICAL 76
7.3.1.10 OTHERS 76
7.3.2 OXYGEN CONCENTRATORS 76
7.3.3 GAS DELIVERY SYSTEMS 76
7.3.4 CRYOGENIC PRODUCTS (FREEZERS) 76
8 GLOBAL MEDICAL GAS MARKET, BY APPLICATION 77
8.1 OVERVIEW 78
8.2 THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS 79
8.2.1 RESPIRATORY DISEASES 80
8.2.2 CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES 80
8.2.3 ANESTHESIA 80
8.2.4 CRYOSURGERY 80
8.2.5 OTHER THERAPEUTIC APPLICATIONS 80
8.3 PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING & RESEARCH 81
8.3.1 DRUG DISCOVERY 81
8.3.2 PHARMACEUTICAL MANUFACTURING 82
8.3.3 PROCESS DEVELOPMENT 82
8.3.4 QUALITY CONTROL 82
8.4 DIAGNOSTIC APPLICATIONS 82
8.4.1 MEDICAL IMAGING 83
8.4.2 GENERAL LABORATORY USE 83
8.5 OTHERS 83
9 GLOBAL MEDICAL GAS MARKET, BY METHOD OF SEPARATION 84
9.1 OVERVIEW 85
9.2 FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION 86
9.3 SEMIPERMEABLE MEMBRANE 87
9.4 PHYSICAL SEPARATORS 87
9.5 MOLECULAR SIEVE 88
9.6 OTHERS 88
10 GLOBAL MEDICAL GAS MARKET, BY END USER 89
10.1 OVERVIEW 90
10.2 HOSPITAL 91
10.3 PHARMACEUTICAL AND BIOTECHNOLOGY COMPANIES 92
10.4 ACADEMIC AND RESEARCH INSTITUTIONS 92
10.5 HOME HEALTHCARE 93
10.6 EMERGENCY SERVICE PROVIDERS 93
10.7 OTHERS 94
11 GLOBAL MEDICAL GAS MARKET, BY GEOGRAPHY 95
11.1 OVERVIEW 96
11.2 NORTH AMERICA 101
11.2.1 U.S. 110
11.2.2 CANADA 116
11.2.3 MEXICO 122
11.3 EUROPE 128
11.3.1 GERMANY 138
11.3.2 U.K. 144
11.3.3 FRANCE 150
11.3.4 ITALY 156
11.3.5 SPAIN 162
11.3.6 SWITZERLAND 168
11.3.7 NETHERLANDS 174
11.3.8 RUSSIA 180
11.3.9 BELGIUM 186
11.3.10 TURKEY 192
11.3.11 REST OF EUROPE 198
11.4 ASIA-PACIFIC 199
11.4.1 CHINA 209
11.4.2 JAPAN 215
11.4.3 INDIA 221
11.4.4 AUSTRALIA 227
11.4.5 SOUTH KOREA 233
11.4.6 SINGAPORE 239
11.4.7 MALAYSIA 245
11.4.8 INDONESIA 251
11.4.9 THAILAND 257
11.4.10 PHILIPPINES 263
11.4.11 REST OF ASIA-PACIFIC 269
11.5 SOUTH AMERICA 270
11.5.1 BRAZIL 279
11.5.2 REST OF SOUTH AMERICA 285
11.6 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 286
11.6.1 SOUTH AFRICA 295
11.6.2 ISRAEL 301
11.6.3 SAUDI ARABIA 307
11.6.4 UNITED ARAB EMIRATES 313
11.6.5 REST OF MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 319
12 GLOBAL MEDICAL GAS MARKET, COMPANY LANDSCAPE 320
12.1 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS; GLOBAL 320
12.2 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS; NORTH AMERICA 321
12.3 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS; EUROPE 322
12.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS; ASIA PACIFIC 323
13 COMPANY PROFILES 324
13.1 THE LINDE GROUP 324
13.1.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 324
13.1.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 324
13.1.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 326
13.1.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 326
13.1.5 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 327
13.1.6 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 327
13.1.7 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 329
13.1.8 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 329
13.2 AIR LIQUIDE 330
13.2.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 330
13.2.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 330
13.2.3 REVENEUE ANALYSIS 332
13.2.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 332
13.2.5 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 333
13.2.6 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 333
13.2.7 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 335
13.2.8 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 335
13.3 AIR PRODUCTS AND CHEMICALS, INC. 336
13.3.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 336
13.3.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 336
13.3.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 338
13.3.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 338
13.3.5 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 339
13.3.6 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 339
13.3.7 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 341
13.3.8 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 342
13.4 PRAXAIR TECHNOLOGY, INC. 343
13.4.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 343
13.4.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 343
13.4.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 345
13.4.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 345
13.4.5 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 346
13.4.6 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 346
13.4.7 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 347
13.4.8 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 347
13.5 ATLAS COPCO AB 348
13.5.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 348
13.5.2 SWOT ANALYSIS 348
13.5.3 REVENUE ANALYSIS 350
13.5.4 COMPANY SHARE ANALYSIS 350
13.5.5 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 351
13.5.6 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 351
13.5.7 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 353
13.5.8 DATA BRIDGE MARKET RESEARCH ANALYSIS 353
13.6 AIMS INDUSTRIES LTD. 354
13.6.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 354
13.6.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 354
13.6.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 355
13.7 ALLIED HEALTHCARE PRODUCTS INC. 356
13.7.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 356
13.7.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 356
13.7.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 357
13.7.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 357
13.7.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 361
13.8 AMICO GROUP OF COMPANIES 362
13.8.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 362
13.8.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 362
13.8.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 363
13.8.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 365
13.9 CRUMPTON WELDING SUPPLIES & EQUIPMENT 366
13.9.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 366
13.9.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 366
13.9.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 366
13.10 ELLENBARRIE INDUSTRIAL GASES 367
13.10.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 367
13.10.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 367
13.10.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 368
13.10.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 368
13.11 EMSE, INC. 369
13.11.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 369
13.11.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 369
13.11.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 369
13.12 GCE GROUP 370
13.12.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 370
13.12.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 370
13.12.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 371
13.12.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 375
13.13 MESSER GROUP 376
13.13.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 376
13.13.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 376
13.13.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 377
13.13.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 377
13.13.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 378
13.14 SCI ANALYTICAL 379
13.14.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 379
13.14.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 379
13.14.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 380
13.15 SOL SPA 381
13.15.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 381
13.15.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 381
13.15.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 382
13.15.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 382
13.15.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 383
13.16 ROTAREX 384
13.16.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 384
13.16.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 384
13.16.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 385
13.16.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 390
13.17 TAIYO NIPPON SANSO CORPORATION 391
13.17.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 391
13.17.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 391
13.17.3 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 392
13.17.4 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 392
13.17.5 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 393
13.18 THE SOUTHERN GAS LIMITED 394


13.18.1 SNAPSHOT 394
13.18.2 REVENUE ANALYSIS 394
13.18.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 395
13.18.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENTS 395
13.19 UTTAM 396
13.19.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 396
13.19.2 GEOGRAPHICAL PRESENCE 396
13.19.3 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 397
13.19.4 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 398
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13.20 ZABURITZ PEARL CO., LTD. 399
13.20.1 COMPANY SNAPSHOT 399
13.20.2 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 399
13.20.3 RECENT DEVELOPMENT 400
14 QUESTIONNAIRE 401
15 RELATED REPORTS 407
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