アルゴンの市場規模、シェア、動向、予測：タイプ別、エンドユーザー別、地域別、2025-2033年

アルゴン市場の世界市場規模は、2024年には4億3,551万米ドルとなりました。今後、IMARC Groupは、市場は2033年までに6億5,925万米ドルに達し、2025-2033年のCAGRは4.48%になると予測しています。現在、アジア太平洋地域が市場を独占しており、2024年には32.0％を超える大きな市場シェアを占めています。電子機器や照明産業におけるガス需要の増加、急速な工業化と製造活動、ヘルスケア分野への投資の増加、アルゴン製造技術の継続的な進歩、積層造形法の普及、再生可能エネルギープロジェクトへの注目の高まりなどが、アルゴン市場シェアにプラスの影響を与えています。

アルゴンは無色・無臭で、ほとんどの物質に対して化学的に不活性な希ガスを指します。地球の大気中で3番目に多く存在する気体で、自然界では無毒で引火しやすいです。液体空気の分別蒸留によって商業的に生産されます。アルゴンは、様々な最終用途分野で窒素の代用として一般的に使用されています。アルゴンは、溶接、照明、防腐剤、実験装置など、いくつかの工業プロセスや用途に使用されています。このほか、製薬やバイオテクノロジーの分野でも幅広く使用されています。また、多くの加熱プロセスに酸素や窒素を含まない環境を提供することができます。現在、アルゴンは化学産業で広く使用されているが、アルゴン自体が化学物質ではないにもかかわらず、そのユニークな特性により、新製品の革新や生産コストの削減に役立っています。

アルゴン市場動向：

電子機器、ステンレス鋼、金属加工などの最終用途分野からのアルゴン需要の高まりが、市場成長の主な要因となっています。さらに、現在進行中のインフラ開発活動や自動車セクターの急速な拡大が鉄鋼需要を増大させ、市場成長に寄与しています。このほか、新興エネルギー産業は、太陽電池や断熱窓に使用されるアルゴンの需要を喚起しています。アルゴンとクリプトンガスは、冷気が室内に侵入するのを防ぐため、ガラスパネル間の空間を覆う断熱窓に広く使用されています。これと並んで、太陽エネルギー分野の製造工程でアルゴンが大量に必要とされていることも、成長を促す大きな要因となっています。さらに、特殊合金の溶接などの溶接用途や、電球やレーザーの製造にもアルゴンの使用が増加しています。その結果、ショッピングモール、複合ショッピング施設、その他の商業施設の増加による照明需要の増大が市場成長を後押ししています。さらに、蛍光管や電子部品の充填ガスとして、またプラズマエッチング、イオンエッチング、イオンミリングなどの半導体製造プロセスにおけるキャリアガスとして、製品の利用が増加していることも、市場の成長を後押ししています。また、金属製造分野での製品需要の増加、ヘルスケア産業でのエレクトロスプレーイオン化質量分析の採用の増加、急速な工業化、技術革新などの要因も、市場の成長を後押ししています。

本レポートで扱う主な質問

• アルゴン市場の市場規模は？
• アルゴン市場の将来展望は？
• アルゴン市場を牽引する主な要因は何か？
• アルゴン市場のシェアが最も高い地域は？
• 世界のアルゴン市場の主要企業は？

目次

第1章 序文

第2章 調査範囲と調査手法

• 調査の目的
• ステークホルダー
• データソース
  • 一次情報
  • 二次情報
• 市場推定
  • ボトムアップアプローチ
  • トップダウンアプローチ
• 調査手法

第3章 エグゼクティブサマリー

第4章 イントロダクション

• 概要
• 主要業界動向

第5章 世界のアルゴン市場

• 市場概要
• 市場実績
• COVID-19の影響
• 市場予測

第6章 市場内訳：タイプ別

• 液化アルゴン
• アルゴンガス

第7章 市場内訳：エンドユーザー別

• 金属製造・加工
• 化学薬品
• エネルギー
• ヘルスケア
• エレクトロニクス
• 食品・飲料
• その他

第8章 市場内訳：地域別

• 北米
  • 米国
  • カナダ
• アジア太平洋地域
  • 中国
  • 日本
  • インド
  • 韓国
  • オーストラリア
  • インドネシア
  • その他
• 欧州
  • ドイツ
  • フランス
  • 英国
  • イタリア
  • スペイン
  • ロシア
  • その他
• ラテンアメリカ
  • ブラジル
  • メキシコ
  • その他
• 中東・アフリカ
  • 市場内訳：国別

第9章 促進要因・抑制要因・機会

• 概要
• 促進要因
• 抑制要因
• 機会

第10章 バリューチェーン分析

第11章 ポーターのファイブフォース分析

• 概要
• 買い手の交渉力
• 供給企業の交渉力
• 競合の程度
• 新規参入業者の脅威
• 代替品の脅威

第12章 価格分析

第13章 競合情勢

• 市場構造
• 主要企業
• 主要企業のプロファイル
  • Air Liquide India
  • Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
  • Amcs Corporation
  • BASF SE
  • Buzwair Industrial Gases Factories
  • Iwatani Corporation
  • Linde plc
  • Messer SE & Co. KGaA
  • Wesfarmers Company

List of Figures

• Figure 1: Global: Argon Market: Major Drivers and Challenges
• Figure 2: Global: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019-2024
• Figure 3: Global: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 4: Global: Argon Market: Breakup by Type (in %), 2024
• Figure 5: Global: Argon Market: Breakup by End User (in %), 2024
• Figure 6: Global: Argon Market: Breakup by Region (in %), 2024
• Figure 7: Global: Argon (Liquid Argon) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 8: Global: Argon (Liquid Argon) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 9: Global: Argon (Gas Argon) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 10: Global: Argon (Gas Argon) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 11: Global: Argon (Metal Manufacturing and Fabrication) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 12: Global: Argon (Metal Manufacturing and Fabrication) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 13: Global: Argon (Chemicals) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 14: Global: Argon (Chemicals) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 15: Global: Argon (Energy) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 16: Global: Argon (Energy) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 17: Global: Argon (Healthcare) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 18: Global: Argon (Healthcare) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 19: Global: Argon (Electronics) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 20: Global: Argon (Electronics) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 21: Global: Argon (Food and Beverage) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 22: Global: Argon (Food and Beverage) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 23: Global: Argon (Other End Users) Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 24: Global: Argon (Other End Users) Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 25: North America: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 26: North America: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 27: United States: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 28: United States: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 29: Canada: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 30: Canada: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 31: Asia-Pacific: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 32: Asia-Pacific: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 33: China: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 34: China: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 35: Japan: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 36: Japan: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 37: India: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 38: India: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 39: South Korea: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 40: South Korea: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 41: Australia: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 42: Australia: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 43: Indonesia: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 44: Indonesia: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 45: Others: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 46: Others: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 47: Europe: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 48: Europe: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 49: Germany: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 50: Germany: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 51: France: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 52: France: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 53: United Kingdom: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 54: United Kingdom: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 55: Italy: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 56: Italy: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 57: Spain: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 58: Spain: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 59: Russia: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 60: Russia: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 61: Others: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 62: Others: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 63: Latin America: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 64: Latin America: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 65: Brazil: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 66: Brazil: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 67: Mexico: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 68: Mexico: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 69: Others: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 70: Others: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 71: Middle East and Africa: Argon Market: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2019 & 2024
• Figure 72: Middle East and Africa: Argon Market: Breakup by Country (in %), 2024
• Figure 73: Middle East and Africa: Argon Market Forecast: Sales Value (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Figure 74: Global: Argon Industry: Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities
• Figure 75: Global: Argon Industry: Value Chain Analysis
• Figure 76: Global: Argon Industry: Porter's Five Forces Analysis

List of Tables

• Table 1: Global: Argon Market: Key Industry Highlights, 2024 & 2033
• Table 2: Global: Argon Market Forecast: Breakup by Type (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Table 3: Global: Argon Market Forecast: Breakup by End User (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Table 4: Global: Argon Market Forecast: Breakup by Region (in Million USD), 2025-2033
• Table 5: Global: Argon Market: Competitive Structure
• Table 6: Global: Argon Market: Key Players

The global argon market size was valued at USD 435.51 Million in 2024. Looking forward, IMARC Group estimates the market to reach USD 659.25 Million by 2033, exhibiting a CAGR of 4.48% during 2025-2033. Asia-Pacific currently dominates the market, holding a significant market share of over 32.0% in 2024. The increasing demand for the gas in electronics and lighting industries, rapid industrialization and manufacturing activities, growing investments in the healthcare sector, continual advancements in argon-production technologies, popularity in additive manufacturing, and an enhanced focus on renewable energy projects are some of the factors positively impacting the argon market share.

Argon refers to a noble gas that appears colorless, odorless, and chemically inert to most substances. It is the third most abundant gas in earth's atmosphere that is non-toxic and inflammable in nature. It is commercially produced via the fractional distillation of liquid air. It is commonly used as a substitute for nitrogen across various end use sectors. Argon is employed in several industrial processes and applications, such as welding, lighting, preservatives, and laboratory equipment. Besides this, it finds extensive applications in the pharmaceutical and biotechnology sectors. It can also provide an oxygen and nitrogen-free environment for numerous heating processes. At present, argon is widely used in the chemical industries, although it is not a chemical itself owing to its unique properties that help innovate new products and reduce production costs.

Argon Market Trends:

The escalating demand for argon from end use verticals, including electronics, stainless steel, and fabricated metalworking, represents the primary factor driving the market growth. Moreover, the ongoing infrastructure development activities and the rapid expansion in the automotive sector have augmented the steel demand, thereby contributing to market growth. Besides this, the emerging energy industry is catalyzing the demand for argon due to its applications in solar and insulated windows. Argon and krypton gases are widely used for insulating windows to cover the space between glass panels to prevent cold air from entering the rooms. Alongside this, the surging need for argon in vast volumes for manufacturing processes across the solar energy sector represents another major growth-inducing factor. In addition, there is a rise in the use of argon for welding applications, such as welding special alloys, and in the production of light bulbs and lasers. As a result, the growing lighting demand due to the rising number of malls, shopping complexes, and other commercial establishments has propelled market growth. Furthermore, the increasing product utilization as a filling gas in fluorescent tubes and electronic components and as a carrier gas in semiconductor manufacturing processes, such as plasma etching, ion etching, and ion milling, have fueled the market growth. Other factors, including the augmenting product demand from the metal-making sectors, rising adoption of electrospray ionization mass spectrometry in the healthcare industry, rapid industrialization, and technological innovations, are also driving the market toward growth.

Key Market Segmentation:

Type Insights:

• Liquid Argon
• Gas Argon

End User Insights:

• Metal Manufacturing and Fabrication
• Chemicals
• Energy
• Healthcare
• Electronics
• Food and Beverage
• Others

Regional Insights:

• North America
• United States
• Canada
• Asia-Pacific
• China
• Japan
• India
• South Korea
• Australia
• Indonesia
• Others
• Europe
• Germany
• France
• United Kingdom
• Italy
• Spain
• Russia
• Others
• Latin America
• Brazil
• Mexico
• Others
• Middle East and Africa
• The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of all the major regional markets, which include North America (the United States and Canada); Asia-Pacific (China, Japan, India, South Korea, Australia, Indonesia, and others); Europe (Germany, France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, Russia, and others); Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, and others); and the Middle East and Africa. According to the report, Asia Pacific was the largest market for argon. Some of the factors driving the Asia Pacific argon market included the significant growth in automobile and energy sectors, rising utilization of argon for insulating windows owing to harsh weather conditions, increasing infrastructure development activities, etc.

Competitive Landscape:

• The report has also provided a comprehensive analysis of the competitive landscape in the global argon market. Detailed profiles of all major companies have been provided. Some of the companies covered include Air Liquide India, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Amcs Corporation, BASF SE, Buzwair Industrial Gases Factories, Iwatani Corporation, Linde plc, Messer SE & Co. KGaA, Wesfarmers Company, etc. Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.

Key Questions Answered in This Report

• 1.How big is the argon market?
• 2.What is the future outlook of the argon market?
• 3.What are the key factors driving the argon market?
• 4.Which region accounts for the largest argon market share?
• 5.Which are the leading companies in the global argon market?

Table of Contents

1 Preface

2 Scope and Methodology

• 2.1 Objectives of the Study
• 2.2 Stakeholders
• 2.3 Data Sources
  • 2.3.1 Primary Sources
  • 2.3.2 Secondary Sources
• 2.4 Market Estimation
  • 2.4.1 Bottom-Up Approach
  • 2.4.2 Top-Down Approach
• 2.5 Forecasting Methodology

3 Executive Summary

4 Introduction

• 4.1 Overview
• 4.2 Key Industry Trends

5 Global Argon Market

• 5.1 Market Overview
• 5.2 Market Performance
• 5.3 Impact of COVID-19
• 5.4 Market Forecast

6 Market Breakup by Type

• 6.1 Liquid Argon
  • 6.1.1 Market Trends
  • 6.1.2 Market Forecast
• 6.2 Gas Argon
  • 6.2.1 Market Trends
  • 6.2.2 Market Forecast

7 Market Breakup by End User

• 7.1 Metal Manufacturing and Fabrication
  • 7.1.1 Market Trends
  • 7.1.2 Market Forecast
• 7.2 Chemicals
  • 7.2.1 Market Trends
  • 7.2.2 Market Forecast
• 7.3 Energy
  • 7.3.1 Market Trends
  • 7.3.2 Market Forecast
• 7.4 Healthcare
  • 7.4.1 Market Trends
  • 7.4.2 Market Forecast
• 7.5 Electronics
  • 7.5.1 Market Trends
  • 7.5.2 Market Forecast
• 7.6 Food and Beverage
  • 7.6.1 Market Trends
  • 7.6.2 Market Forecast
• 7.7 Others
  • 7.7.1 Market Trends
  • 7.7.2 Market Forecast

8 Market Breakup by Region

• 8.1 North America
  • 8.1.1 United States
    • 8.1.1.1 Market Trends
    • 8.1.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.1.2 Canada
    • 8.1.2.1 Market Trends
    • 8.1.2.2 Market Forecast
• 8.2 Asia-Pacific
  • 8.2.1 China
    • 8.2.1.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.2 Japan
    • 8.2.2.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.3 India
    • 8.2.3.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.3.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.4 South Korea
    • 8.2.4.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.4.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.5 Australia
    • 8.2.5.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.5.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.6 Indonesia
    • 8.2.6.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.6.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.2.7 Others
    • 8.2.7.1 Market Trends
    • 8.2.7.2 Market Forecast
• 8.3 Europe
  • 8.3.1 Germany
    • 8.3.1.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.2 France
    • 8.3.2.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.3 United Kingdom
    • 8.3.3.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.3.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.4 Italy
    • 8.3.4.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.4.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.5 Spain
    • 8.3.5.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.5.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.6 Russia
    • 8.3.6.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.6.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.3.7 Others
    • 8.3.7.1 Market Trends
    • 8.3.7.2 Market Forecast
• 8.4 Latin America
  • 8.4.1 Brazil
    • 8.4.1.1 Market Trends
    • 8.4.1.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.4.2 Mexico
    • 8.4.2.1 Market Trends
    • 8.4.2.2 Market Forecast
  • 8.4.3 Others
    • 8.4.3.1 Market Trends
    • 8.4.3.2 Market Forecast
• 8.5 Middle East and Africa
  • 8.5.1 Market Trends
  • 8.5.2 Market Breakup by Country
  • 8.5.3 Market Forecast

9 Drivers, Restraints, and Opportunities

• 9.1 Overview
• 9.2 Drivers
• 9.3 Restraints
• 9.4 Opportunities

10 Value Chain Analysis

11 Porters Five Forces Analysis

• 11.1 Overview
• 11.2 Bargaining Power of Buyers
• 11.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
• 11.4 Degree of Competition
• 11.5 Threat of New Entrants
• 11.6 Threat of Substitutes

12 Price Analysis

13 Competitive Landscape

• 13.1 Market Structure
• 13.2 Key Players
• 13.3 Profiles of Key Players
  • 13.3.1 Air Liquide India
    • 13.3.1.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.1.2 Product Portfolio
    • 13.3.1.3 Financials
    • 13.3.1.4 SWOT Analysis
  • 13.3.2 Air Products and Chemicals Inc.
    • 13.3.2.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.2.2 Product Portfolio
    • 13.3.2.3 Financials
    • 13.3.2.4 SWOT Analysis
  • 13.3.3 Amcs Corporation
    • 13.3.3.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.3.2 Product Portfolio
  • 13.3.4 BASF SE
    • 13.3.4.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.4.2 Product Portfolio
    • 13.3.4.3 Financials
    • 13.3.4.4 SWOT Analysis
  • 13.3.5 Buzwair Industrial Gases Factories
    • 13.3.5.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.5.2 Product Portfolio
  • 13.3.6 Iwatani Corporation
    • 13.3.6.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.6.2 Product Portfolio
    • 13.3.6.3 Financials
    • 13.3.6.4 SWOT Analysis
  • 13.3.7 Linde plc
    • 13.3.7.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.7.2 Product Portfolio
    • 13.3.7.3 Financials
  • 13.3.8 Messer SE & Co. KGaA
    • 13.3.8.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.8.2 Product Portfolio
  • 13.3.9 Wesfarmers Company
    • 13.3.9.1 Company Overview
    • 13.3.9.2 Product Portfolio

Kindly note that this only represents a partial list of companies, and the complete list has been provided in the report.