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High Purity Gas Market Forecasts to 2032 – Global Analysis By Gas Type (High Atmospheric Gases, Noble Gases, Carbon Gases, Hydrogen (H2), and Other Gas Types), Manufacturing Process, Storage, Purity Level, Application, End User and By Geography

Publisher Stratistics Market Research Consulting
Published Jul 07, 2025
Length 200 Pages
SKU # SMR20173819

Description

According to Stratistics MRC, the Global High Purity Gas Market is accounted for $20.52 billion in 2025 and is expected to reach $31.47 billion by 2032 growing at a CAGR of 6.3% during the forecast period. High purity gases are gases that have been refined to extremely low levels of contamination, typically achieving purity levels of 99.999% (5N) or higher. These gases are essential in industries requiring precise control and minimal impurities, such as electronics, healthcare, and pharmaceuticals. Due to their exceptional purity, they are used in sensitive applications like semiconductor manufacturing, laboratory research, and medical procedures, where even trace contaminants can compromise performance or safety.

Market Dynamics:

Driver:

Increasing demand for specialty gases

The global rise in electronics, healthcare, and semiconductor applications is driving heightened demand for specialty gases. These gases are essential in producing high-precision and contamination-free environments. Industries are increasingly relying on ultra-high-purity gases to ensure quality and performance in end-use applications. The growing need for controlled chemical reactions in research and advanced manufacturing is further fueling demand. Moreover, the rise in diagnostic applications in healthcare requires ultra-pure gases for laboratory calibration.

Restraint:

Complex storage and transportation requirements

Handling high purity gases poses significant challenges due to their reactive and volatile nature. They require specialized containers, stringent pressure controls, and advanced leak-proof systems. The logistics of transporting these gases must comply with strict regulatory standards to ensure safety. These specialized requirements significantly increase costs for storage, distribution, and infrastructure. Any contamination during transit can result in performance degradation or product rejection. Such complexities limit market expansion, particularly in developing regions with underdeveloped logistics networks.

Opportunity:

Rising adoption of renewable energy

Gases like hydrogen are becoming critical in fuel cell technology and energy storage systems. Solar and wind energy infrastructure also rely on specialty gases during panel manufacturing and turbine maintenance. With governments investing heavily in net-zero initiatives, demand for ultra-pure gases in green technologies is expected to surge. Furthermore, electrolyzer technologies and battery development are increasingly gas-reliant. This opens doors for suppliers who can meet the purity and volume demands of a decarbonizing world.

Threat:

Limited availability of rare gases

Rare gases such as xenon, krypton, and neon face increasing scarcity due to limited natural sources. Their extraction is typically a by-product of air separation, which restricts scalability. Any disruption in industrial gas production directly impacts rare gas availability, leading to price volatility. High dependency on a few global suppliers intensifies supply chain risk. These constraints are particularly concerning for sectors like electronics and aerospace that rely on rare gases. Without sustainable alternatives or recycling solutions, this shortage may inhibit long-term market stability.

Covid-19 Impact

The COVID-19 pandemic initially disrupted supply chains and led to shortages in the production and transportation of high purity gases. Shutdowns in industrial sectors dampened demand for non-essential gases, affecting market dynamics. However, demand rebounded in the medical sector, especially for oxygen and other respiratory gases. Post-pandemic, the sector has seen renewed investment in resilient supply systems and diversified end-use applications.

The noble gases segment is expected to be the largest during the forecast period

The noble gases segment is expected to account for the largest market share during the forecast period. These gases—such as helium, neon, and argon—are prized for their inert nature and high chemical stability. Their use in medical imaging, lighting, semiconductors, and metallurgy drives consistent demand. Helium, in particular, plays a vital role in cryogenics and MRI operations. Increasing miniaturization in electronics continues to boost argon and neon consumption in etching and lithography processes.

The oil & gas segment is expected to have the highest CAGR during the forecast period

Over the forecast period, the oil & gas segment is predicted to witness the highest growth rate. These gases, particularly nitrogen, are vital for inerting and purging pipelines, tanks, and equipment, preventing explosions and corrosion. High purity carbon dioxide (CO2) is increasingly used for enhanced oil recovery (EOR), injecting it into mature wells to boost production. Furthermore, high purity gases are essential for various refinery processes, ensuring product quality and safety, as well as for laboratory analysis and calibration of instruments used in exploration and production.

Region with largest share:

During the forecast period, the Asia Pacific region is expected to hold the largest market share due to rapid industrialization and growth in electronics manufacturing hubs like China, Japan, and South Korea fuel demand. Expanding healthcare infrastructure also boosts consumption in diagnostics and medical treatment. Strong government support for semiconductor and renewable energy sectors enhances regional growth prospects.

Region with highest CAGR:

Over the forecast period, the North America region is anticipated to exhibit the highest CAGR, owing to the region’s focus on clean energy and cutting-edge technology is accelerating specialty gas consumption. Government incentives for hydrogen production and semiconductor reshoring initiatives support sustained growth. Advancements in biomedical research and aerospace engineering further increase demand for ultra-pure gases.

Key players in the market

Some of the key players profiled in the High Purity Gas Market include Linde plc, Air Liquide, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc., Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation, Messer Group GmbH, Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc., Iwatani Corporation, SOL Group, Yingde Gases Group, Air Water Inc., Daigas Group, INOX Air Products, Advanced Specialty Gases, Versum Materials, and Resonac Holdings Corporation.

Key Developments:

In May 2025, Air Liquide strengthens its Home Healthcare activity with two acquisitions in Germany. Air Liquide is continuing its development in Germany with the acquisition of two outpatient intensive care companies, intensivLeben GmbH and AP-Sachsen GmbH. With this operation, the Group broadens its presence in the care market. Air Liquide accompanies more than 220,000 patients in Germany, with a growing presence over the last 25 years.

In August 2024, Linde announced it has signed a long-term agreement for the supply of clean hydrogen to Dow’s Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero Project. The company will invest more than $2 billion to build, own and operate a world-scale integrated clean hydrogen and atmospheric gases facility in Alberta, Canada.

Gas Types Covered:
• High Atmospheric Gases
• Noble Gases
• Carbon Gases
• Hydrogen (H2)
• Other Gas Types

Manufacturing Processes Covered:
• Cryogenic Distillation
• Chemical Methods
• Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA)
• Membrane Separation
• Air Separation Units (ASUs)
• Hydrogen Production Processes

Storages Covered:
• Cylinders
• Pipelines
• Bulk Delivery
• On-site Generation

Purity Levels Covered:
• Industrial-grade
• Intermediate grades
• Ultra-High Purity (UHP) Gases

Applications Covered:
• Insulation
• Lighting
• Coolant
• Other Applications

End Users Covered:
• Electronics & Semiconductor
• Healthcare & Medical
• Chemical Industry
• Automotive
• Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
• Food & Beverage
• Metallurgy
• Oil & Gas
• Other End Users

Regions Covered:
• North America
US
Canada
Mexico
• Europe
Germany
UK
Italy
France
Spain
Rest of Europe
• Asia Pacific
Japan
China
India
Australia
New Zealand
South Korea
Rest of Asia Pacific
• South America
Argentina
Brazil
Chile
Rest of South America
• Middle East & Africa
Saudi Arabia
UAE
Qatar
South Africa
Rest of Middle East & Africa

What our report offers:
- Market share assessments for the regional and country-level segments
- Strategic recommendations for the new entrants
- Covers Market data for the years 2024, 2025, 2026, 2028, and 2032
- Market Trends (Drivers, Constraints, Opportunities, Threats, Challenges, Investment Opportunities, and recommendations)
- Strategic recommendations in key business segments based on the market estimations
- Competitive landscaping mapping the key common trends
- Company profiling with detailed strategies, financials, and recent developments
- Supply chain trends mapping the latest technological advancements

Table of Contents

200 Pages
1 Executive Summary
2 Preface
2.1 Abstract
2.2 Stake Holders
2.3 Research Scope
2.4 Research Methodology
2.4.1 Data Mining
2.4.2 Data Analysis
2.4.3 Data Validation
2.4.4 Research Approach
2.5 Research Sources
2.5.1 Primary Research Sources
2.5.2 Secondary Research Sources
2.5.3 Assumptions
3 Market Trend Analysis
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Drivers
3.3 Restraints
3.4 Opportunities
3.5 Threats
3.6 Application Analysis
3.7 End User Analysis
3.8 Emerging Markets
3.9 Impact of Covid-19
4 Porters Five Force Analysis
4.1 Bargaining power of suppliers
4.2 Bargaining power of buyers
4.3 Threat of substitutes
4.4 Threat of new entrants
4.5 Competitive rivalry
5 Global High Purity Gas Market, By Gas Type
5.1 Introduction
5.2 High Atmospheric Gases
5.2.1 Nitrogen (N2)
5.2.2 Oxygen (O2)
5.2.3 Argon (Ar)
5.3 Noble Gases
5.3.1 Helium (He)
5.3.2 Neon (Ne)
5.3.3 Krypton (Kr)
5.4 Carbon Gases
5.4.1 Carbon Dioxide (CO2)
5.4.2 Carbon Monoxide (CO)
5.5 Hydrogen (H2)
5.6 Other Gas Types
6 Global High Purity Gas Market, By Manufacturing Process
6.1 Introduction
6.2 Cryogenic Distillation
6.3 Chemical Methods
6.4 Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA)
6.5 Membrane Separation
6.6 Air Separation Units (ASUs)
6.7 Hydrogen Production Processes
7 Global High Purity Gas Market, By Storage
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Cylinders
7.3 Pipelines
7.4 Bulk Delivery
7.5 On-site Generation
8 Global High Purity Gas Market, By Purity Level
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Industrial-grade
8.3 Intermediate grades
8.4 Ultra-High Purity (UHP) Gases
9 Global High Purity Gas Market, By Application
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Insulation
9.3 Lighting
9.4 Coolant
9.5 Other Applications
10 Global High Purity Gas Market, By End User
10.1 Introduction
10.2 Electronics & Semiconductor
10.3 Healthcare & Medical
10.4 Chemical Industry
10.5 Automotive
10.6 Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology
10.7 Food & Beverage
10.8 Metallurgy
10.9 Oil & Gas
10.10 Other End Users
11 Global High Purity Gas Market, By Geography
11.1 Introduction
11.2 North America
11.2.1 US
11.2.2 Canada
11.2.3 Mexico
11.3 Europe
11.3.1 Germany
11.3.2 UK
11.3.3 Italy
11.3.4 France
11.3.5 Spain
11.3.6 Rest of Europe
11.4 Asia Pacific
11.4.1 Japan
11.4.2 China
11.4.3 India
11.4.4 Australia
11.4.5 New Zealand
11.4.6 South Korea
11.4.7 Rest of Asia Pacific
11.5 South America
11.5.1 Argentina
11.5.2 Brazil
11.5.3 Chile
11.5.4 Rest of South America
11.6 Middle East & Africa
11.6.1 Saudi Arabia
11.6.2 UAE
11.6.3 Qatar
11.6.4 South Africa
11.6.5 Rest of Middle East & Africa
12 Key Developments
12.1 Agreements, Partnerships, Collaborations and Joint Ventures
12.2 Acquisitions & Mergers
12.3 New Product Launch
12.4 Expansions
12.5 Other Key Strategies
13 Company Profiling
13.1 Linde plc
13.2 Air Liquide
13.3 Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
13.4 Nippon Sanso Holdings Corporation
13.5 Messer Group GmbH
13.6 Matheson Tri-Gas, Inc.
13.7 Iwatani Corporation
13.8 SOL Group
13.9 Yingde Gases Group
13.10 Air Water Inc.
13.11 Daigas Group
13.12 INOX Air Products
13.13 Advanced Specialty Gases
13.14 Versum Materials
13.15 Resonac Holdings Corporation
List of Tables
Table 1 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Region (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 2 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Gas Type (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 3 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By High Atmospheric Gases (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 4 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Nitrogen (N2) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 5 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Oxygen (O2) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 6 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Argon (Ar) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 7 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Noble Gases (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 8 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Helium (He) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 9 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Neon (Ne) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 10 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Krypton (Kr) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 11 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Carbon Gases (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 12 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Carbon Dioxide (CO2) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 13 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Carbon Monoxide (CO) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 14 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Hydrogen (H2) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 15 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Other Gas Types (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 16 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Manufacturing Process (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 17 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Cryogenic Distillation (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 18 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Chemical Methods (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 19 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Pressure Swing Adsorption (PSA) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 20 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Membrane Separation (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 21 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Air Separation Units (ASUs) (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 22 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Hydrogen Production Processes (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 23 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Storage (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 24 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Cylinders (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 25 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Pipelines (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 26 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Bulk Delivery (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 27 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By On-site Generation (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 28 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Purity Level (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 29 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Industrial-grade (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 30 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Intermediate grades (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 31 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Ultra-High Purity (UHP) Gases (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 32 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Application (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 33 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Insulation (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 34 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Lighting (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 35 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Coolant (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 36 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Other Applications (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 37 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By End User (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 38 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Electronics & Semiconductor (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 39 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Healthcare & Medical (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 40 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Chemical Industry (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 41 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Automotive (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 42 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Pharmaceuticals & Biotechnology (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 43 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Food & Beverage (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 44 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Metallurgy (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 45 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Oil & Gas (2024-2032) ($MN)
Table 46 Global High Purity Gas Market Outlook, By Other End Users (2024-2032) ($MN)
Note: Tables for North America, Europe, APAC, South America, and Middle East & Africa Regions are also represented in the same manner as above.

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