Industrial Gases-Glass Industry Market Report 2026

Industrial Gases-Glass Industry Market Overview

• Industrial Gases-Glass Industry market size has reached to $4.48 billion in 2025 • Expected to grow to $7.02 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3% • Growth Driver: Rising Glass Applications In Construction Fuel Growth In Industrial Gases-Glass Market • Market Trend: Innovative Glass Melting Device For Carbon Neutrality • North America was the largest region in 2025 and Asia-Pacific is the fastest growing region.

What Is Covered Under Industrial Gases-Glass Industry Market?

Industrial gases-glass refers to the production of gases used to optimize the glass manufacturing process The industrial gases-glass is used in a variety of industrial manufacturing processes for producing glass cost-effectively. These gases improve energy efficiency, product quality, and environmental sustainability in glass production. The main types of industrial gases used in the glass industry are hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, argon, and acetylene. Hydrogen refers to a non-metallic gaseous chemical element. The main functions are forming and melting, atmospheric control, and finishing or polishing. The major transportation modes are cylinder and packaged gas distribution, merchant liquid distribution, and tonnage distribution. The various applications include container glass, float glass, fiberglass, and specialty glass.

What Is The Industrial Gases-Glass Industry Market Growth Forecast?

The industrial gases-glass industry market size is expected to see strong growth in the next few years. It will grow to $7.02 billion in 2030 at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.3%. The growth in the forecast period can be attributed to demand for lightweight glass, growth in solar and automotive glass, sustainability mandates, energy efficiency investments, expansion of smart manufacturing. Major trends in the forecast period include rising use of oxygen enriched combustion, growing adoption of nitrogen for atmospheric control, increased demand for energy efficient glass production, expansion of specialty glass manufacturing, focus on emission reduction in glass furnaces.

Global Industrial Gases-Glass Industry Market Segmentation

1) By Type: Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Argon, Acetylene 2) By Function: Forming And Melting, Atmospheric Control, Finishing Or Polishing 3) By Transportation Mode: Cylinder And Packaged Gas Distribution, Merchant Liquid Distribution, Tonnage Distribution 4) By Application: Container Glass, Float Glass, Fiber Glass, Specialty Glass Subsegments: 1) By Hydrogen: Gaseous Hydrogen, Liquid Hydrogen 2) By Oxygen: Gaseous Oxygen, Liquid Oxygen 3) By Nitrogen: Gaseous Nitrogen, Liquid Nitrogen 4) By Argon: Gaseous Argon, Liquid Argon 5) By Acetylene: Gaseous Acetylene, Liquid Acetylene

What Is The Driver Of The Industrial Gases-Glass Industry Market?

The increasing applications of glass in the construction sector are expected to propel the growth of the industrial gases-glass market going forward. The construction sector refers to the industrial branch of manufacturing and trade related to building, repairing, renovating, and maintaining infrastructures. Glass is now being used in the construction sector as an insulation material, structural component, external glazing material, and cladding material. The transmission of up to 80% of natural light, sound insulation, and thermal insulation are the key benefits of utilizing glass in construction. For instance, in November 2025, Census.gov, a US-based government organization, construction spending during August 2025 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,169.5 billion, 0.2 percent (±0.7 percent) above the revised July estimate of $2,165.0 billion. Therefore, the increasing applications of glass in the construction sector are driving the growth of the industrial gases-glass market.

Key Players In The Global Industrial Gases-Glass Industry Market

Major companies operating in the industrial gases-glass industry market are Saint-Gobain, The Linde Group, Linde Gas Korea Ltd., Air Liquide SA, Air Products and Chemicals Inc., Showa Denko K.K., Osaka Sanso Co. Ltd., Air Water Inc., Tokai Gas Co. Ltd., CRYOTECH Anlagenbau GMBH, Messer Group GmbH, AMCS Corporation, Matheson Tri-Gas Inc., SOL Group (South Korea), Gulf Cryo Industrial Gases LLC, Welsco Inc., Airgas Inc., HoSt Holding B.V., HyGear Technology, IGC India Ltd., Iwatani Corporation, Kyushu Air Gas Co. Ltd., Nippon Gases Korea Co. Ltd., Praxair Services Inc., SIG Gases Berhad, Taiwan Airgas Co. Ltd., Woomjin Precision Gas Co. Ltd., Yingde Gases Group Company Limited

Global Industrial Gases-Glass Industry Market Trends and Insights

Major companies in the industrial gases-glass market are focused on developing innovative glass melting devices, such as hydrogen–oxygen burners, for carbon neutrality and to maximize their profits in the market. A hydrogen–oxygen burner is a combustion device utilizing a mixture of hydrogen and oxygen for various industrial processes. For instance, in February 2023, Taiyo Nippon Sanso Corporation (TNSC), a Japan-based industrial gas manufacturer, successfully demonstrated glass melting using a hydrogen–oxygen burner, jointly developed with Nippon Electric Glass. The burner allows flexible adjustment of natural gas and hydrogen ratios, maintaining consistent melting capabilities while reducing CO2 emissions. This technology aims to achieve carbon neutrality by enhancing energy efficiency and decreasing fuel consumption in industrial furnaces.

What Are Latest Mergers And Acquisitions In The Industrial Gases-Glass Industry Market?

In August 2025, Air Liquide, a France-based industrial gases and technology company, acquired DIG Airgas for approximately $3.3 billion (€2.85 billion). With this acquisition, Air Liquide aims to significantly strengthen and expand its market position in the South Korean industrial gases sector one of the world’s fastest-growing and strategically important markets, particularly in electronics, clean energy and high-growth industrial segments. DIG Airgas is a South Korea-based industrial gases provider specializing in the production and distribution of industrial and specialty gases through an extensive network of plants and pipelines and serving major sectors such as electronics, manufacturing and high-growth industries.

Regional Outlook

North America was the largest region in the industrial gases-glass market in 2025. Asia-Pacific is expected to be the fastest-growing region in the forecast period. The regions covered in this market report are Asia-Pacific, South East Asia, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America, South America, Middle East, Africa. The countries covered in this market report are Australia, Brazil, China, France, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Taiwan, Russia, South Korea, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Spain

What Defines the Industrial Gases-Glass Industry Market?

The industrial gases-glass market consists of sales of gases and liquids. Values in this market are ‘factory gate’ values, that is the value of goods sold by the manufacturers or creators of the goods, whether to other entities (including downstream manufacturers, wholesalers, distributors, and retailers) or directly to end customers. The value of goods in this market includes related services sold by the creators of the goods.

How is Market Value Defined and Measured?

The market value is defined as the revenues that enterprises gain from the sale of goods and/or services within the specified market and geography through sales, grants, or donations in terms of the currency (in USD unless otherwise specified). The revenues for a specified geography are consumption values that are revenues generated by organizations in the specified geography within the market, irrespective of where they are produced. It does not include revenues from resales along the supply chain, either further along the supply chain or as part of other products.

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