PUBLISHER: QYResearch | PRODUCT CODE: 1873413
PUBLISHER: QYResearch | PRODUCT CODE: 1873413
The global market for Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen 99.999% was estimated to be worth US$ 1189 million in 2024 and is forecast to a readjusted size of US$ 2234 million by 2031 with a CAGR of 9.6% during the forecast period 2025-2031.
This report provides a comprehensive assessment of recent tariff adjustments and international strategic countermeasures on Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen 99.999% cross-border industrial footprints, capital allocation patterns, regional economic interdependencies, and supply chain reconfigurations.
Ultra-high-purity hydrogen, typically with a purity level of 99.999% (5N) or higher, is a critical gas used in the semiconductor manufacturing industry. This level of purity is essential to avoid introducing impurities that could compromise the performance and reliability of semiconductor devices. In semiconductor production, ultra-high-purity hydrogen is used in key processes such as chemical vapor deposition (CVD), epitaxial growth, annealing, and surface cleaning. It acts as a carrier gas, a reducing agent, and a means to create a controlled, contaminant-free environment essential for the precision and quality required in advanced semiconductor devices. As semiconductor technology continues to evolve towards smaller and more complex components, the demand for ultra-high-purity hydrogen is expected to grow, driven by its role in enabling the production of high-performance and reliable electronic components.
Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen refers to hydrogen with a purity of 99.999% or above, which is used in the electronics field, mainly including 5N high purity hydrogen and 6N high purity hydrogen and above. The main production routes of Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen include hydrogen production from methanol cracking, hydrogen production from natural gas cracking, hydrogen production from byproducts of chlor-alkali industry, and hydrogen production from coke oven gas, etc., and the production methods are relatively diverse.
Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen is mainly used in large and ultra-large scale integrated circuit manufacturing, gas-filled electron tube filling, electric vacuum material manufacturing, electronic microchip manufacturing, wire and strip manufacturing, electron tube cathode and gate production, etc., and its application fields are relatively wide. At the same time, 6N and above Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen can also be used in silicon epitaxy, LED, liquid crystal panel and other fields, and the market demand space is broad.
In recent years, with the rapid development of the electronics industry, the status of electronic gases in the semiconductor industry has become increasingly prominent. As one of the important subcategories of electronic gases, Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen plays an indispensable role in microelectronics, optoelectronics, electron tubes, batteries and other fields, and its quality has an important impact on the performance of semiconductors and integrated circuits.
Ultra-High-Purity Hydrogen Applications in Semiconductor Manufacturing mainly include the following process:
Chemical Vapor Deposition (CVD):
UHP hydrogen is used as a carrier gas in the CVD process, which is crucial for depositing thin films of materials on semiconductor wafers. The purity of hydrogen ensures that the deposited layers are uniform and free of contaminants, which is essential for achieving the desired electronic properties.
Annealing and Passivation:
Hydrogen is used in the annealing process to remove defects and impurities from semiconductor wafers. It helps in passivating the surface by reducing oxide layers and other contaminants, improving the electrical characteristics of the semiconductors.
Epitaxial Growth:
In the epitaxial growth process, where a crystalline layer is grown on a substrate, UHP hydrogen serves as a reducing agent, ensuring that the layers grow with the correct crystalline structure and minimal defects.
Plasma Cleaning:
Hydrogen is also employed in plasma cleaning processes to remove organic residues and other contaminants from wafer surfaces, ensuring that subsequent process steps are not compromised by impurities.
Reduction of Metal Oxides:
UHP hydrogen is used to reduce metal oxides in the fabrication process, particularly for materials like copper and tungsten, which are commonly used in semiconductor interconnects.
The global key manufacturers of Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen include Air Products, Air Liquide, Linde Gas, Taiyo Nippon Sanso, Messer Group, Jiuce Gas, Jinhong Gas, Yingde Gases, Heyuan Gas, Huate Gas, etc.In global market, the largest three players are Air Products, Air Liquide, Linde Gas, hold 83.14% percent of global market in 2024; while in China market, the largest three players still are Air Products, Air Liquide, Linde Gas, occupied for more than 62% of China market in 2024., etc.
Asia-Pacific is the largest market, and has a share about 78%, followed by North America and Europe with share 13% and 7%, separately. In terms of product type, ≥5N is the largest segment, accounting for a share of 72%. In terms of application, Annealing and Passivation is the largest field with a share about 51%.
As semiconductor devices become more complex and as the industry moves towards even smaller nodes, the purity requirements for hydrogen and other process gases will likely become even more stringent. This could drive the development of new purification technologies and stricter quality control measures. UHP hydrogen will continue to be integral to emerging semiconductor manufacturing techniques, such as atomic layer deposition (ALD) and other next-generation processes. These techniques require extremely high levels of control over gas purity and process conditions to achieve the desired material properties at the nanoscale. Ultra-high-purity hydrogen is indispensable in the semiconductor manufacturing industry, where even the smallest impurity can lead to significant defects in final products. As semiconductor technology continues to advance, the demand for UHP hydrogen will grow, driven by the need for higher purity levels and more reliable supply chains.
This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen 99.999%, focusing on the total sales volume, sales revenue, price, key companies market share and ranking, together with an analysis of Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen 99.999% by region & country, by Type, and by Application.
The Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen 99.999% market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (Tons) and sales revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. With both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen 99.999%.
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Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the report scope of the report, global total market size (value, volume and price). This chapter also provides the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 2: Detailed analysis of Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen 99.999% manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales and revenue market share, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 3: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Type, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different market segments.
Chapter 4: Provides the analysis of various market segments by Application, covering the market size and development potential of each market segment, to help readers find the blue ocean market in different downstream markets.
Chapter 5: Sales, revenue of Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen 99.999% in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the market development, future development prospects, market space, and market size of each country in the world.
Chapter 6: Sales, revenue of Ultra High Purity Grade Hydrogen 99.999% in country level. It provides sigmate data by Type, and by Application for each country/region.
Chapter 7: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 8: Analysis of industrial chain, including the upstream and downstream of the industry.
Chapter 9: Conclusion.