With news of Air Liquide’s proposed acquisition of Airgas, Inc., not only is the industry on the verge of a potentially seismic shift in its structure, there is also a renewed attention on the world’s largest industrial gases market.
Should it meet with the necessary approvals, the combined company would become the number one player in North America and command a 29% market share in the US, a region that, despite being in the midst of several key changes in market dynamics, is forecast to record comparatively strong growth rates over the next five years.
gasworld Business Intelligence has spent the past year analysing the US market, the highlights of which are presented here.
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