In this report, Technavio covers the present scenario and growth prospects of the global acetylene gas market for 2017-2021. The report also presents the vendor landscape and corresponding detailed profiles of the five prominent vendors operating in the market. The calendar year 2016 is considered the base year throughout the report and the numbers are forecast for 2017-2021 with respect to the base year.

PART 01: Executive summary 6

PART 02: Scope of the report 17

Market overview 17

PART 03: Market research methodology 20

Research methodology 20

Economic indicators 20

PART 04: Introduction 21

Key market highlights 21

Overview 22

Methods of synthesizing acetylene 22

Applications of acetylene gas 23

Industrial gases market 24

PART 05: Market landscape 25

Global acetylene gas market 25

Global customer base concentration 27

Five forces analysis 28

PART 06: Market segmentation by application 29

Overview 29

Global acetylene gas market in chemical synthesis

segment 31

Global acetylene gas market by welding and metal

fabrication segment 34

Global acetylene gas market in other application

segments 36

PART 07: Geographic segmentation 38

Overview 38

Acetylene gas market in APAC 40

Acetylene gas market in EMEA 42

Acetylene gas market in Americas 44

PART 08: Market drivers 46

Growing end-user industries 46

Superior properties of acetylene 47

Surge in application prospects 47

Increased demand from APAC 48

PART 09: Impact of drivers 50

PART 10: Market challenges 51

Volatility in raw material prices 51

Stringent regulations and environmental effects 51

Hazards and concerns during manufacturing, handling,

storage, and transportation 52

Introduction of substitutes 52

PART 11: Impact of drivers and challenges 54

PART 12: Market trends 55

Inorganic expansion and increase in M&As 55

Surge in application in plastic industry 55

Innovations in storage design and packaging 56

PART 13: Vendor landscape 57

Competitive scenario 57

Key market vendors 57

Other prominent vendors 58

Air Liquide 60

Air Products and Chemicals 62

BASF 64

Linde 66

Praxair Technology 68

PART 14: Appendix 71

List of abbreviations 71

PART 15: Explore Technavio 72