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Global Paints and Coatings Market Report: 2013 Edition
Global demand for paint and coatings has grown steadily over the last decade. The increase in demand was mainly due to the continuing recovery of global economy and rapid industrialization. The paints and coatings sector depends heavily on the end-user industries it serves and positive growth is expected in most of those segments. Increasing demand from end-user industries such as steel, automotive, furniture and construction is driving the market.
Architectural coatings segment dominates the overall market followed by protective marine and general industrial coatings. Industrial coatings are expected to witness a higher growth rate compared to other segments due to the increasing number of industrial activities in various regions.
Global Express Delivery Market Report: 2013 Edition
The express delivery market is the fastest growing segment in the overall logistics industry. Express market provides integrated, time-bound, door-to-door, delivery services to multiple industry businesses as well as to individual customers. Both documents like letters, trade documents, applications, cheque books as well as non-documents like equipment parts, electronic products, spare parts, trade samples are shipped through express services.
The express business is cyclical and highly sensitive to fluctuations of trade flows and global GDP. Most of the express delivery companies witnessed a slower growth in their revenues in 2011 due to financial turmoil in Europe, slowdown in Asian exports and volatile fuel prices. The industry i...
Global Polysilicon Market Report: 2013 Edition
Silicon is one of the most significant inorganic materials. Polysilicon or polycrystalline silicon comprises of numerous silicon crystals. Being one of the purest elements in the world, the purity of polysilicon can be as high as 99.9999999+%. Depending upon the purity levels, three types of polysilicon are manufactured viz. Electronic-grade Silicon (9N), Medium-grade Silicon (6-7N), and Upgraded Metallurgical-grade Silicon (>5N). On the industry front, polysilicon is required by 2 major sectors viz. the solar PV industry and the semiconductor industry.
This report analyzes the market size of the polysilicon industry with focus on regions including Japan and China in depth. Also, the solar PV and semiconductor industry size is di...
Global Excavator Market Report: 2013 Edition
Excavators are one of the major segments of construction equipment industry. Activities include drilling shafts, foundation digging and drilling, and grading. The excavation work performed includes new work, additions, alterations and repairs.
After the continuous decline in the demand of excavators, the market recorded increase in the demand in 2010 and 2011 and expects to continue this growth in coming years. The sale of excavators in China declined in 2012 in comparison with 2011 but is expected to show positive growth in 2013. There are many types of excavators, out of which demand of hydraulic excavators is discussed in the report. The demand of the hydraulic excavators decreased globally due to the decrease in Chinese market w...
Global Champagne Market Report: 2013 Edition
Champagne is a key constituent of luxury spirit market and is often associated with celebratory occasions and events. France is the largest and most ancient wine and champagne producer in the world. Prolonged economic slowdown and sovereign debt crisis in European Union (EU) affected the overall consumption of champagne with global shipments volume declining in 2012 compared to previous year. The year 2012 was accompanied by low harvest in EU region due to drought conditions and rising average prices of champagnes. The UK remained the top export destination for champagne in 2012.
Shipments of champagnes to emerging markets like China, Japan, Australia, Brazil and India posted a strong growth registering new records both in volumes and value. Fac...
Global Car Rental Market Report: 2013 Edition
One of the industries which benefitted the most on account of improving world economy is car rental. Since the financial scenario is ameliorating and people are able to afford higher spend on leisure activities and overseas travel, a gush in the demand for car rental services has been witnessed over the past few years.
Car rental companies are the ones which offer cars and vehicles on rent for a few hours to a few weeks, for a fee. These companies generally cater to the requirement of people or travelers who are travelling overseas or out of city or whose vehicle is damaged and repair/ insurance compensation is awaited. Such agencies are normally located around the b...
Global Coronary Stent Market Report - 2013 Edition
Coronary heart diseases are nowadays becoming more and more common, and in fact, are one of the largest killing diseases worldwide. Heart attack is caused by narrowing of or any blockage in the coronary arteries, which supply blood to heart muscles. Stents used in the coronary arteries to keep them open are called coronary stents, and are gaining importance due to intensity and rate of increase of the disease.
The coronary stents market has witnessed growth as well as decline phases in its journey. Since the advent of coronary stents, followed by the emergence of drug eluting stents, the field of stents in the treatment of coronary artery disease has been characterized by aggressive development of new technologies, from minor changes in strut de...
Global Leisure Boat Market Report: 2013 Edition
A leisure boat is also known as pleasure craft or recreational boat. According to the Norwegian legislation, the leisure boats are defined as any floating device that is designed for and capable of moving in water with a maximum length of up to 24 meters, and is meant to be used for recreational or leisure activities. Generally it is a type of craft with (without) a cabin and plumbing and other amenities required for living on board. The very craft could be motorized or non-motorized depending upon the boat type. Now a days, several types of pleasure crafts are available with a broad range of variants.
The leisure boats industry represents only a small fraction of the global leisure industry. Specifically, in terms of adult particip...
Global Dry Bulk Shipping Industry Report: 2013 Edition
One of the most important features of growth in world economies in recent years is the dry bulk shipping market, which constitutes the backbone of international trade. Dry bulk shipping vessels carry iron ore, coal, grains, or other dry materials around the world. The global shipping industry went through tough times during the financial crisis of 2008-2009, but recovered well in 2010 and posted solid growth in 2011. It is expected to continue to grow as the world economy improves and new opportunities are created.
Iron ore, coal and grain are the three main constituents of the dry bulk shipping industry followed by some minor bulk commodities. Iron ore constitutes for the major share in the industry followed by coal. Iron ore, coal...
Global Palm Oil Market Report: 2013 Edition
As one of the most traded vegetable oils, the significance of palm oil to the global economy is gaining momentum. Palm oil is extracted from the fruit of oil palm tree (Elaeis guineensis) and its main products include crude palm oil (CPO) and palm kernel oil (PKO). Palm oil is the world’s highest yielding oil crop, with an output 5–10 times greater per hectare than other leading vegetable oils. Combined with factors such as low priced, relative shelf stability, and nutritional benefits, palm oil will remain an important commodity of global diet. Palm oil is majorly used in food as cooking oil, in oleochemicals industry for manufacturing soaps, cosmetics, detergents, lubricants and glues and also as a raw material for biodiesel.
Global Carpet Tile Market Report: 2012 Edition
Carpet tiles or squares are small pieces of carpeting laid as tiles to cover floor. In recent years, carpet tiles sales growth has significantly outpaced the growth of the overall floor covering industry. Architects, designers and end users are increasingly using carpet tiles due to its unique and superior attributes, including dynamic design capabilities, greater economic value (which includes lower costs as a result of reduced waste in both installation and replacement), and installation ease and speed.
Carpet tile penetration has been slow due to higher price points as compared to other soft floor coverings. Carpet tile’s market share is strongest in the corporate and institutional sectors. It is also gaining s...
Global Radiation Therapy Market Report: 2012 Edition
As the technological environment is swiftly undergoing evolution, companies operating in the healthcare/science/pharmaceutical/therapeutic industry are now scaling new heights. Also, the respective sector’s growth is boosted by the rising number of health related issues emanating from the changing lifestyle and incessantly evolving surroundings. To address the rising demand for better healthcare options and the unmet needs within the some of the underlying segments, related companies are coming up with novel and improved therapies especially in the field of cancer treatment wherein the radiation therapy is gaining quick acceptance.
Radiation therapy (RT) deploys ionized radiation and limits the proliferation of malignant cells...
Indian Packaging Industry: Focus on Cosmetics Packaging Market
Packaging plays an inevitable role in all the industries globally as it is used widely in healthcare, beverages, food, cosmetics and other sectors. Various materials like flexible plastic, rigid palstics, paper and board, glass and metals are widely used for packaging.The report focuses on cosmetic packaging industry in the context of Indian market. It discusses attributes of various packaging materials available and its suitability for packaging of a particular product. The report also discusses market trends and drivers of cosmetic packaging industry such as burgeoning middle class, high per capita income, increasing male grooming, etc. With increasing awareness of environmental issues, new technologies of packaging are being adopted and it is discussed in the report.
Global Dialysis Market Report: 2012 Edition
With the fast pace evolution of technology, economy, lifestyle and every other aspect of the surrounding environment, the most affected part of our lives is the health and the vital organs of body are the ones who bear the brunt. Uncertain lifestyle, bad eating habits are few such factors which are giving rise to numerous health related issues like diabetes, obesity, hypertension etc. All these underlying conditions in turn put key organs like heart and kidneys at risk.
The slow progression in the kidney functioning (reduced GFR) is termed as Chronic kidney disease (CKD). As per the severity of the disease, CKD is bifurcated in 5 stages, the fifth being the most severe, in which the complete impairment of kidneys/total loss of kidney function ta...
Global Beverage Can Market Report - 2012 Edition
Beverage cans represent a small segment within the consumer packaging industry. However, the market has significant growth opportunity in the future driven by strong growth in developing countries like Brazil and China. Given the fact that cans have higher shelf life compared to other form of packaging, consumers with higher disposable income in both developed and developing markets are preferring beverage cans.Though developed regions like North America and Western Europe have recorded higher consumption of beverage cans compared to emerging markets, the future growth of the market is expected to be driven by developing markets, where the consumption of beverages is growing remarkably with the growing disposable income. However, the beverage can market in emerging markets m...
Robotic Surgery Market Report - 2012 Edition
Many scientific discoveries and new technologies have affected the course of human existence on this planet. One such technical advancement has been the development of next generation or robotic surgical equipments and treatment options. The advent of robotic surgery has significantly altered the face of surgical and overall healthcare, world over, due to extraordinary accuracy, precision, and faster recovery times offered by the same, which are also the fundamentals of improvement sought by the medical fraternity throughout the world. The global market for robotic surgeries is poised to achieve sizeable growth in the times to come, replacing the traditional methods of invasive surgery.The use of robotics in the medical sector is a growing phenomenon in both developed and de...
Medical Imaging Market Report: 2012 Edition
Medical imaging market, which represents the largest segment within the global medical devices market, has witnessed significant growth in the last decade and the trend is set to persist in the foreseeable future. Medical imaging market consists of X-ray, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography and Fluoroscopy. Despite of saturation, North America represents the largest market for medical imaging products as of 2011. However, the future growth of the market is expected to be driven by other markets like China, Japan, Australia, and France, as these countries are experiencing significant improvements in the healthcare services majorly on the back of government intervention. The grow...
Erythropoietin (EPO) Market Report: 2012 Edition
With the advent of novel technology, companies operating in the healthcare/science/pharmaceutical/therapeutic area are now scaling new heights. Also this industry is boosted by the rising number of incidences of health related issues emanating from the changing lifestyle and rapidly evolving surrounding environment.Amongst the respective industries of biological sciences, an upcoming industry is of EPO (Erythropoietin) and ESA (Erythropoietin Stimulating Agents). EPO is a glycoprotein hormone which regulates erythropoiesis i.e. the production of Red Blood Cells (RBC). EPO is mainly produced within the human kidneys by the interstitial fibroblasts in a close association with and tubular epithelial cells. But the production of endogenous EPO is marred in case of people sufferi...
Global Shipbuilding Market Report: 2012 Edition
The global shipbuilding industry is characterized by cyclic growth witnessing many crests and troughs since 1960s. The industry enjoyed a boom period from 2003-2007, while a sudden contraction was observed in the shipbuilding activities during 2008-2009 amid the severe economic and financial crisis, which engulfed the entire world. The market again collapsed in 2011 after a short stint of recovery in the prior year. The sluggish world shipbuilding market was reflective of weak economic fundamentals, eurozone debt crisis, and reduced availability of shipping loans. The shipbuilding outlook for 2012 appears bleak on account of continued volatility in the European capital markets, tighter ship financing, and continued fall in newbuilding prices.Asian regions' dominance in the g...
US Jewelry Market Report: Focus on Online Segment 2012 Edition
Personified by cut-throat competition, the jewelry industry operations are global in nature, involving intricate levels of interdependencies between different countries. This apparent fact has made the industry prone to the global economic ups and downs especially in key retailing markets and sourcing destinations. The major factors influencing the demand for jewelry are global prices of precious metals like gold, silver and gems like diamond with the personal income being the key element. While the worlds economy was undergoing the prosperity phase, the jewelry industry also witnessed a surge in the sales.Among the key raw material used in the jewelry industry are diamond and gold. Diamonds, being rare in occurrence and beautiful in appearance, are largely used across many ...
Vacation Ownership (Timeshare) Industry Report: 2012 Edition
both the demand and supply factors in the industry have recorded significant growth recently. However, the growth of demand in the industry is much faster compared to the supply side factors. Specifically, the increase in the factors like occupancy rates, average daily rate (ADR), and revenue per available room (RevPAR) have contributed to the growth of the industry.Saving on future vacation costs is one of the main reasons behind the popularity of buying timeshare over hotel stays as owning timeshare properties makes much more financial sense for families travelling on a regular basis. Along with that, the availability of preferred locations also plays a significant role in choosing vacation ownership over hotel stays.The vacation ownership industry in the US ha...
Global Luggage Market Report: 2012 Edition
Industrial revolution and scientific, social and political developments in the past century have changed the pattern and quantum of travelling forever. Being a necessary part of travelling, the demand for luggage also inevitably witnessed a tremendous leap. Last few decades have also seen the use of luggage in diverse applications giving a remarkable boost to the luggage market at global level. Amid the recent global economic downturn, the worldwide luggage industry witnessed reduced demand as people were forced to cut down expenses on travel and tourism. However, the improved economic prospects for 2010 translated into higher luggage sales for the period. Furthermore, in the wake of favorable market conditions the global luggage market is projected to grow at a CAGR of about 4.5% durin...
Global Spine Market Report: 2012 Edition
strong performance of few new entrants (including NuVasive and Globus Medical) in the market. Recently, JNJ Depuy acquired Synthes and the combined entity is expected to become the major competitor of Medtronic. The report provides an analysis of the global spine market. It discusses major market trends, growth drivers, and challenges. It presents the competitive structure of the industry and profiles major players in the spine market with a discussion of their key business strategies.By combining SPSS Inc.s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the global spine market. We employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry and created regression models with SPSS Base ...
Global Renal Denervation Market Report: 2012 Edition
Affecting the lives of millions of people across the globe, hypertension is a chronic medical condition which substantially raises the risk of cardiac malfunction, kidney diseases and insulin resistance. However if the condition is tamed by managing the blood pressure, it suppresses the risk of occurrence of adverse events significantly. But, if it is left untreated, increases the risk of mortality from ischemic heart disease and stroke two folds.Renal artery denervation (RDN), is a novel therapeutic paradigm meant for treating the resistant hypertension. Basically RDN is a catheter-based therapy which employs either radiofrequency or ultrasound energy for tampering the renal arteries sympathetic nerves whose hyperactivity causes treatment-resistant hypertension.
Global Farm Equipment Market Report: 2012 Edition
A marked feature of today's ever growing demand for higher agricultural production, which is pivotal for the survival of mankind, is the technological innovation providing advance machinery and tools for diverse agricultural needs. The farm equipment sector is not only growing but also playing a vital role in the economies of different nations. The projections suggest continuous growth in the production of farm equipments, world over, at a CAGR of about 4.7% for the period spanning 2012-2015.North America and Europe continue to dominate the global market for farm equipments; however the sluggish progress in these developed regions over the past few years is being offset by astounding growth in the emerging countries. Presently, Asia Pacific region represents the fastest growing ...
Indian Agricultural Equipment Market: Segment Analysis
In India, farm mechanization has played a critical role in improving agricultural production as well as productivity by enabling proper and efficient use of inputs. Demand for farm equipments such as power tillers, tractors, combine harvesters, rice transplanters etc has been rising over the past few years, with the increase in income level of farmers. Additionally, acute shortage of labor resources and continued subsidy scheme by government to encourage farmers to buy farm equipments has further increased the farm equipments demand. As compared to other Asian countries such as China, Thailand, Korea; use of power in agriculture in India is still underpenetrated. Presently, India is the largest manufacturer of tractors in the world, accounting for about one-third of the global p...
Indonesian Sugar Industry: Supply Deficit and Market Opportunities
Indonesia is one of the topmost sugar consuming nations of the world. Sugar imports from various parts of the world meet more than 50 per cent of demand for sugar in Indonesia. Sugar supply deficit of the nation has been widening since years as indigenous sugar production is unable to keep pace with growing sugar consumption because of the structural defects in the industry. The report highlights various factors leading to this deficit and analyzes sugar consumption, production and supply deficit for the period 2008-13E. The report also discusses demand and supply scenario of sugar globally. Demand for sugar has been growing in the developing countries, whereas in developed nations it shows little or no growth as these markets are already matured. It also highlights change in co...
Global Industrial Enzymes Market Report: 2012 Edition
Enzymes are known to play a crucial role as a metabolic catalyst in the development of life, since the advent of civilization. However, scientific research over a long period has discovered the actual functioning of enzymes, leading to their increased usage in various industries and applications. The market for industrial enzymes, world over, is projected to record CAGR of approximately 4.7% for the period spanning 2012-2014, mainly driven by development of new enzyme technologies and rising need for more environmental friendly and sustainable solutions in every aspect of life.
Rise in diverse needs like food, energy, etc. of growing population and urbanization in the world, an escalating demand for cosmetics with improvement in gen...
Nutritional Supplements Market Report: 2012 Edition
Nutritional supplements include vitamins, minerals, herbs, meal supplements, sports nutrition products, natural food supplements, and other related products used to boost the nutritional content of the diet. As health consciousness and disposable income are growing on a global basis, the worldwide nutritional supplement industry is expected to enjoy a significant growth rate in the near future.
The US was the largest market for nutritional supplements in 2010, followed by Western Europe and Japan. Conversely, in countries like Eastern Europe and Latin America, the market penetration is still low. The higher penetration in the developed countries can be attributed to the fact that the people in these countries are more health conscio...
Global Fiberglass Composite Market Report: 2012 Edition
Scientific research has influenced every aspect of human existence and development of new technologies and products have helped man in his survival, comfort and undying quest for exploration of new products. Following advancements in metallurgy and natural fibers, the development of fiberglass composite products also played a revolutionary role in numerous fields of business activities like aerospace, automobiles, construction, machines, sports, and consumer goods, among others. Use of fiberglass composite products helped in the development of more advanced and efficient systems and products in various industries. Further, their demand has increased continuously in the past one decade with the exception of 2009, when the same reported a decline in the wake of worldwide economic slowdown...
Global Furniture Market Report: 2012 Edition
The worldwide furniture industry promises significant growth opportunity in near future as the global economy and worldwide real estate industry is booming at the present moment. The growing disposable income is also driving the growth of the worldwide furniture industry. The furniture industry includes manufacturing of a wide range of home furnishing products and designed interiors related to offices, households and institutions.
The furniture market in developed countries like the US and Europe was heavily affected by the economic turmoil in 2009, but the market registered growth in 2010. The furniture market in the emering countries like China and India has a significant growth opportunity in near future. The market in the emerging countries ...
Global Paints & Coatings Market Report: 2012 Edition
The industrial coatings market is beginning to recover from the recent economic downturn. The strengthening global economy has led to an increase in new buildings and maintenance in both the private and public sector. The global paint and coatings market has reached the pre-recession level in 2010. The paint and coatings industry is dominated by architectural coatings segment while industrial coatings also has significant share in the market. The global coating industry has shifted to Asia Pacific region where China is the largest consumer of coating additives in Asia, and accounted for more than half of the Asias market share in 2010. The paints and coatings industry depends heavily on its end-use markets. The key industrial sectors catered are construction, ste...
Global Excavator Market Report: 2012 Edition
The global excavator market is a major segment of the worldwide construction industry. The excavator market has significant growth opportunity in near future as the world economy is recovering rapidly and worldwide construction industry is resuming its growth trajectory.
The global excavator market experienced significant decline in 2008 and 2009 mainly due to economic downturn in the matured markets like the US and Europe. In 2010, the global excavator market registered growth compared to the previous year, which can be attributed to the growth in the emerging countries like China and India.
In 2010, China recorded significant growth in the real estate industry, which had a positive effect on the exca...
Global ATM Market Report: 2011 Edition
The automated teller machine (ATM) with its cash anytime, anywhere facility has revolutionized banking in the last two decades. But in recent years, the ATM has transformed into multi-purpose, self-service machine performing functions such as bill payment, ticket bookings, pass book updates, DVD rentals, third party product marketing and a customer relationship management device.The ATM market revenues include sales and services associated with the machine. Even though, there is an increase in ATM installation base in recent years, global ATM market revenues show downward movement. Asia pacific region is leading in new installations while EMEA region contributes the largest share to the global ATM market revenues.The mature markets like the US, Canada, Euro...
Cardiac Rhythm Management (CRM) Market Report: 2011 Edition
The CRM industry is mainly comprised of Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICD) market and Implantable Pacemakers market. The global CRM industry is facing a slowdown due to saturation in the US and European markets. The companies are looking for better opportunities in emerging markets such as China and India which can provide high growth potential in the near future.Some product recall related issues by Medtronic and Boston Scientific have also impacted the CRM industry to a great extent but innovative products and growth in the developing countries would drive the growth of worldwide CRM industry to mid single digit in the future. Rising worldwide obese and aging population would also boost the growth of global CRM industry.Medtronic has been able ...
Global Heart Valve Market Report: 2011 Edition
The global heart valve market has recorded strong growth in the past years. During 2010, transcatheter aortic valve implant (TAVI) registered highest growth amongst all the segments. Tissue Valve represents the largest segment of the heart valve market with a share of nearly fifty percent. The other major market segments include mechanical valve and valve repair market. Potential benefits and positive results of minimal invasive technology over traditional heart surgery have benefited the market to penetrate the untreated customer, thus increasing the number of surgeries. Transcatheter implants surgeries are being performed in Europe since 2007. USFDA has approved transcatheter aortic valve replacement surgery in late 2011. In response to this, the demand of mechanical...
Global Baby Food Market Report: 2011 Edition
The importance of baby foods in meeting the nutrient requirements of a child is becoming increasingly important to consumers across the globe. Parents are more concerned to feed such products to their children which will help in their development throughout the early stages of life. The growth of baby food industry is heavily dependant on the developing countries like China, Brazil and India as the developed markets like Europe and the US are not showing significant growth opportunities. Modern parents with time constraints, both in developed and developing countries, are shifting towards commercially available baby food for the sake of convenience. Major challenges for the baby food industry are low birth rates and static market conditions in developed countries...
Global Intravenous (IV) Iron Drugs Market: 2011 Edition
Iron is one of the most important minerals present in the human body and performs the task of carrying oxygen throughout the body through blood, which is then further utilized by the cells to get energy. Decline in iron can therefore lead to certain major problems. Although oral iron supplements can be used to maintain the iron levels in the body, but oral supplements are chronic treatments and generally have poor absorption, poor compliance, and can have certain side effects. In such cases, IV iron therapy proves out to be the best option. Presently, oral iron dominates the global iron market, holding more than half of the market. But with the increasing use of IV iron, its share is expected to increase and surpass that of oral iron. The global market for IV iro...
Global Money Transfer (Remittances) Market Report: 2011 Edition
Traditionally money flowed across nations through trade channels only. However, the globalization has become a reality in the past few decades. With fast opening economies and growing socio political activities, more and more people from underdeveloped or developing economies are working outside the countries of their origin. Remittance money has been growing by the years and is being considered an important financial resource for development as ...
Global Polysilicon Market Report: 2011 Edition
Polysilicon has a major influence on its end markets - Semiconductor and Photovoltaic industry. Polysilicon is the substrate upon which primarily all semiconductors are manufactured. Polysilicon is an important component for silicon-based solar cells. Consumption of solar industry grew more than its traditional share of available polysilicon, thereby spreading concerns about potential polysilicon shortages in the mid 2000\'s. Consequently, ambiti...
Global Crop Protection (Pesticides) Market Report - 2011 Edition
Ever increasing world population has been creating constant pressure for higher yields from the limited cultivable land resources to meet the world hunger. One inevitable need is to save immense damage to crops, plant produce from pests and diseases. A diverse range of crop protection chemicals and methods are regularly developed and increasingly being used by agriculturists worldwide. Starting from natural methods of plant protection in early ce...
Global Sugar & Sweeteners Market Report - 2011 Edition
Sugar and honey are being used for a very long time as a sweetener, but with time, sweeteners are also produced from corns, like high fructose corn syrup. All these are caloric sweeteners and provide empty calories to the body, i.e. only calories, without any nutrients. Therefore, the caloric sweeteners are found to be associated with a number of problems, including obesity, diabetes, heart problems, and dental problems. To overcome them, without...
Global Endoscopy Market Report: 2011 Edition
Disease, aging, and injuries have been a part of life cycle and human intelligence always applied itself to overcome them. Surgeries are one of the indispensable procedures of treatment in certain situations. Endoscopic equipment was a revolutionary work in achievement of surgical procedures with minimal invasion. Apart from use in various types of surgeries, endoscopy equipments are now also being used for non-surgical applications in the form of internal diagnostic tool and even for anatomical observations. Due to these multiple uses, its market continues to grow worldwide. New research towards development of technologically advanced endoscopic equipments in the US and European countries have resulted in the ever growing use and a steady market growth of endoscopy pr...
Global Flavor & Fragrance Market Report - 2011 Edition
Flavors and fragrances from natural resources have attracted human imagination and enriched the life and sensuality of man since the beginning of civilization. With the growth of science through the ages and specially industrialization in the past century, the use of flavors and fragrances increased immensely in foods, beverages, cosmetics, medicines, and home and personal care products, among others. After suffering a decline in 2009, primarily ...
Global Dental Market Report: 2011 Edition
Oral health and hygiene form an important part of overall health and well-being of an individual. The global dental market can be classified into two segments: dental consumables and dental equipments. Dental consumables represent the largest segment of the dental care industry. Dental market is expected to grow due to rising incidence of oral diseases and ever growing awareness about oral care. Large number of dental clinics, professionals, and ...
Global Metallic Silicon Market: An Analysis
Silicon metal is used by the chemical and aluminum industries as a key input or raw material into large number of consumer and industrial products, which range from cosmetics, sealants, computer chips to solar panels. Worldwide silicon metal market entered an average-growth phase in 2010, in response to increase in production capacity and growth in demand from the end markets. It is expected that the demand for silicon metal will continue to incr...
Global Palm Oil Market Report: 2011 Edition
Palm oil, which is extracted from the fruits of palm trees, has been one of the major edible oils consumed worldwide. It is the dominant oil category in the worldwide vegetable oil market in terms of both production and consumption. Largest production of the palm oil, among all types of vegetable oils can be attributed to the fact that palm oil offers the highest yield among all other vegetable oils, and thereby provides high profitability. It ha...
Global Contract Catering Market Report - 2011 Edition
Revolutionary developments during the last few decades in science, telecom, IT, infrastructure, explorations, etc. have had far reaching effects globally. With changing demographic patterns; increased travelling necessities for work and pleasure; expansion in business and industry, healthcare, education, and other fields, a new work culture has evolved. This created the need to provide professional foodservices for both the social and work relate...
Global Animal Health Market Report: 2011 Edition
Animal health is generally related to providing a quality life to the animals. Mainly, the animal health market includes products like, vaccines, antibiotics, anthelmintics, antifungals, parasiticides, and medical feed additives, which help in improving the overall quality of life of the animals. The year 2009 marked a decline in the continuously increasing animal health market, as a result of trimmed expenditure by the...
Global OCTG (Oil Country Tubular Goods) Market Report: 2011 Edition
After coal, the discovery of oil and gas was one of the most landmark developments in the history of mankind. Oil and gas not only fulfills the major energy needs of the world but numerous petro products form the backbone of many scientific and industrial developments. Exploration and production of oil and gas increased over the decades. OCTG products being integral component in the exploration and production of oil and gas, their market too has correspondingly grown. The oil and gas exploration and production activity in the US displays a trend of continuous growth driving the demand for OCTG products in the region. The growth in rig count and expansion of shale drilling regions will bring a paradigm shift in the US energy supply in the years to come. The Russian OCTG mark...
Global Luxury Goods Market Report: 2011 Edition
report. The major trends, drivers facilitating growth of the luxury goods market as well as the issues being faced by the industry are being presented in this report entitled Global Luxury Goods Market: 2011 Edition. The four major players in the luxury goods industry include LVMH, Gucci Group, Hermes International and Richemont are being profiled in the report highlighting their key financials and strategies for growth. By combining SPSS Inc.s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We employed various significant variables that impact this industry and created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction of the industry. Before deploying the regression model, the rela...
Global Diaper Market Report: 2011 Edition
Hygiene market is considered to be one of the most stable, non-cyclical industries. During the last century, the best way to provide baby care was cloth diapers until the concept of disposable diapers came into existence. These days, diapers are becoming more and more comfortable, thinner and environmentally sound. Adult diapers are required for those adults who suffer from problems such as incontinence, difficulty in movement or dementia. Diaper & Training pant represents the largest portion of hygiene market. Africa had been the largest market for baby diaper and training pants. Baby diaper penetration rate has been very high in countries like North America, EU and Japan. In the global hygiene market, underdeveloped markets show huge potential of growth. In...
US Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM) Industry Report: 2011 Edition
PBM companies aim at merging retail pharmacy claims processing, formulary management and home delivery pharmacy services in order to develop and create an integrated product offering for payors. PBM is a high volume and low margin business. The US prescription volume and expenditure has been increasing over the past years. The number of drugs coming into the US market is expected to speed up in future. More effective strategies are being developed by companies in response to pressures being put on health benefit providers with the intention to keep the medications affordable. Demand of prescription drugs is expected to increase with the increase in average age of the American population. Medical beneficiaries have increased over the past decade and are expecte...
Global Car Sharing Market Report: 2011 Edition
ss of car sharing requires a lifestyle change, however, people\'s indifference and resistance towards adopting car sharing model in place of ownership proves to be a continuous challenge for the growth of the market. The global car sharing market is intensely competitive and fragmented with several international, regional, and community based car sharing companies operating in the market. The companies generally compete on the basis of pricing, broad fleet, wide network of car sharing locations, and marketing expertise. Zipcar, Inc. of the US is the leading player on the global front, followed by Hertz on Demand and WeCar from the same region, Communauto and Modo Coop of Canada, Mobility Car Sharing of Europe, and City Hop of Australia, among several others. The...
Global Leisure Boat Market Report: 2011 Edition
Leisure boats, also known as recreational boats or pleasure crafts refer to any boat, designed primarily for the benefit and recreation of the owner, with maximum length of up to 24 meters and not used for commercial activities. With the increasing wealth, coupled with the rising intention of spending on the leisure items, in order to have a break from the normal busy schedules, the demand of the leisure boats had undergone significant increase till 2007. Along with this, certain other factors contributing to this growth were the growth of professionals, rise in HNWI population and HNWI wealth, increasing families with working couple, and people strongly in favor of leisure activities. After 2007, as the overall global economy suffered due to the negative impacts of the US s...
Indian Aesthetic (Cosmetic) Surgery Market: 2011 Edition
The Indian cosmetic or aesthetic surgery market in India is growing at a tremendous rate on the back of rapid growth of the economy, rising disposable income, growth of the medical tourism industry and above all the passion to look young and beautiful coupled with willingness to spend on cosmetic procedures. The medical industry in India is supporting the growth of the cosmetic surgery market with its well equipped and advanced infrastructure and qualified surgeons for providing best treatment to the patients. The cosmetic surgeons are also increasing in number with the growth in demand for both invasive and non-invasive procedures.The rapid growth and rising disposable income have created a new class of consumers with more money to spend on cosmetic surgical procedure to ha...
Global Hydroprocessing Catalyst (HPC) Market: An Analysis
Hydroprocessing catalysts (HPCs), widely used in the refining industry, enables removal of sulfur, nitrogen and other impurities from petroleum products as well as convert heavy feedstock into lighter products. Due to the rising prices of petroleum products, refiners are focusing to maximize the yield from resid feedstocks through HPC. The catalysts used are usually composed of oxides of Mo (Molybdenum), Co (Cobalt), Ni (Nickel), and W (Tungsten) on a matrix or carrier of alumina, silica, silica/alumina.HPCs are categorized into Hydrotreating, reforming, hydrocracking and isomerization & hydrogenation catalysts. Hydrotreating catalysts that account for more than half of HPC market is served by players like Criterion, Albemarle, Haldor Tops
US Denim Jeans Market Report: 2011 Edition
The US apparel industry is large, mature, and highly fragmented. In the US, apparel sold is produced both in domestic and foreign locations. Due to global economic downturn, the apparel industry has been severely affected, but the condition of denim market is better as compared to other apparel segments. Economic condition, demographic trends and pricing are the factors driving the apparel sales.Denim has become a wardrobe staple. Denim garments come under the category of semi-formal wear. Fit, comfort and price are the most important factors affecting the purchase of denim jeans. Due to longer life span of jeans, the denim industry continues to hold an advantageous position over other types of apparel. Jeans can be worn on different kinds of social and even official occasio...
Global Radiation Therapy Market Report: 2011 Edition
Radiation Therapy refers to the medical use of ionizing radiation as a part of cancer treatment to control malignant cells by destroying their DNA. Various types of radiations are generally used for the treatment. Some of the major ones include: high energy photons, electron beams, proton beams and neutron beams. In the treatment, radiation can either come from a machine outside the body, called external beam radiation therapy or from radioactive material placed inside the body, which in this case is called internal radiation therapy or brachytherapy. Some of the major types of external radiation therapy treatments include: 3D-CRT, IMRT, IGRT, Tomotherapy, Stereotactic radiosurgery, SBRT and Proton Therapy. Due to the increasing use of radiation therapy treatment, owing to i...
Global Diabetes Market Report: 2011 Edition
Diabetes is a group of metabolic diseases in which a person has high blood sugar which is either due to the fact that insulin produced by the body is not enough or the body does not respond to the insulin that is produced in the body. Mainly there are three type of diabetes: Type 1 diabetes, Type 2 diabetes and gestational diabetes. Pre-diabetes is a condition that occurs when blood glucose level of a person is higher than normal but not high enough so as to diagnose for type 2 diabetes. Depending upon the speed at which the injected insulin is absorbed by the body, different types of insulin devices are available in the market. Diabetic population has been continuously increasing over the years. There are several factors responsible for increase in diabetic population like family histo...
Electronic Security Market: Focus on Video Surveillance and Detection
Increasing needs to identify terrorists and criminals, economic growth worldwide and rapid growth in sectors such as telecom, ports, airports, aviation, railways, roads, energy, construction and retail and rising awareness about security products have subsequently increased the demand for electronic security products. Electronic security market that includes intrusion alarm, access control, CCTV surveillance including IP-solutions, fire alarm and evacuation systems, as well as security management systems has witnessed consistent growth in the last 4-5 years.The market for video surveillance that mainly consists of power operated cameras witnessed a huge growth over the past few years. Analog CCTV systems are being replaced with Internet Protocol (IP) technology since it is m...
Global Car Rental Market Report: 2011 Edition
The car rental market was hard hit during the recent economic recession largely due to overall decline in spending, and reduced travel, among other factors. However, revival in economic conditions at global level, during 2010, restored the consumer needs and confidence which reflected in improved car rental market. As there are expectations of continued economic revival, the travel related activities will also increase, further driving the growth of car rental market. The car rental market is well organized in developed nations and further growing. The United States accounts for the majority share in the global car rental industry, followed by Europe and other developed nations. This industry has taken roots in and constantly growing in emerging economies like India, China, ...
Global In Vitro Diagnostics (IVD) Market Report: 2011 Edition
In-vitro diagnostics (IVD), which includes testing from assays in a controlled environment outside the living organism, accounts for a major share in the global diagnostics market. Despite the global economic crisis, the market registered growth mainly on the back of introduction of novel technologies, rapidly ageing population, increasing health awareness, and increasing contribution of the emerging countries.On the basis of technology, Immunochemistry dominates the global IVD market, followed by Diabetes Care. North America represents the largest IVD market worldwide, followed by Europe and Japan. In the coming years, these mature markets would offer less potential for growth, whereas the emerging markets like Asia Pacific and Latin America would offer immense potential fo...
Global Recruitment Market Report: 2011 Edition
s the major trends as well as the drivers and challenges being faced by the recruitment industry. The report presents the competitive positioning of the major players on the basis of revenues, cost leadership and revenues in the emerging countries. The four largest companies in the recruitment industry, Adecco, Randstad, Manpower and Kelly Services are profiled in the report, along with their financials and business strategies.By combining SPSS Inc.s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We employed various significant variables that have an impact on this industry and created regression models with SPSS Base to determine the future direction of the industry. Before deploying the regression...
Global Banknote Industry Report: 2011 Edition
Across the globe, banknote industry is an essential component of the economy and the monetary policy of each country. For the production and issuance of new banknotes and the destruction of unfit banknotes, the central banks are the responsible authority. The ultimate objective is to make sure that public has confidence in the currency so that banknotes continue to serve the purpose of being an effective payment mechanism. Although the production of banknotes has been a very secretive and protected system, the industry set-up is undergoing change from its secretive stance with the gradual opening up of the industry. Worldwide Banknote issuance has increased over the past years and is also expected to increase in the future. US Dollar accounts for the largest banknote produc...
Global Escalator & Elevator Market Report: 2011 Edition
s also the fastest growing market for escalators and elevators. Since the new installation of escalators and elevators is highly correlated to the construction activity worldwide, therefore the expected increase in the construction industry in the coming years is likely to positively impact the E&E market. The increasing urbanization, which is characterized by high population density, has led to the expansion of the buildings vertically upwards, which increase the need for escalators and elevators. Also, with the increasing need for convenience, coupled with the ageing population, the E&E market worldwide is expected to benefit further. The increasing safety concerns among people have been driving the maintenance market, as a precautionary measure to avoid accidents....
Global Hearing Aid Market Report: 2011 Edition
The past few decades have witnessed a significant increase in the population suffering from hearing problems. However, advancements in science and technology have successfully taken up the challenge and produced hearing aid devices addressing the complex medical needs of hearing loss patients. This has enabled millions of people suffering from hearing loss to lead a safer and happier life. The global market for hearing aids has continued to gain strength in terms of volume since past many years. As the incidence of hearing loss continue to rise, the demand for hearing aids will keep on increasing in the coming years. The market for implantable hearing aids is also gaining ground, further strengthening the overall hearing device market. A major share of sale of hearing aids i...
Global Low-E Glass Market: Asia Offers Potential Opportunities
Low Emissivity (Low-E) glass is a type of insulating glass, which increases the energy efficiency of windows by reducing the transfer of heat or cold through glass. That means that the house stays warmer in winters and cooler in summers. Widely used in windows, doors and sunrooms for residential segment and in glazing for commercial segment, Low-e glass market accounts for approximately two-fifth of insulating glass market. The global production of low-e glass has been increasing on the back of growing demand from both the residential and commercial sectors. Residential sector accounts for a maximum share in low-E glass market within which doors and windows hold almost equal shares. Globally utilization rate of low-E glass is highest in the US followed by Europe. In Europe,...
Global Outdoor Advertising Market Report: 2011 Edition
lization are the main drivers of the market. The report analyzes the global outdoor advertising market with focus on countries like US, Europe, UK, Australia, Russia and India. Outdoor advertising market is quite fragmented. The competition prevailing in the outdoor market has also been included in the report. JC Decaux, Stroer, Clear Channel Outdoor (CCO), and Lamar are among the largest players. Factors affecting the growth and trends of this market have also been analyzed. The report also profiles four major players with a discussion of their key strategies. By combining SPSS Inc.s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the digital signage industry. We employed various significant variables...
Global Ophthalmic Market: Focus on Diagnostics and Surgical Equipments
The global ophthalmic market growth is driven by demographic trends, such as an increasing aged population and rising number of diabetic & obese patients. The ophthalmic diagnostics and surgical market is witnessing significant growth due to increasing incidence and prevalence of eye related disorders such as cataract, glaucoma, macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy among the aging population. The clinical practice of ophthalmology is strong globally, and with the aging population, development of innovative products and reimbursement support for vision products and cataract procedures, immense business opportunities exist for the existing players and the potential new entrants. The growing age of cataract patients created the demand for premium cataract procedur...
Global Organic Cotton Market: An Analysis
Organic cotton originates from organic agriculture and is grown without the use of any synthetic agricultural chemicals such as fertilizers or pesticides or genetically modified (GM) seeds. Organic cotton is grown using methods and materials that have a low impact on the environment. Despite the global recession in 2009, market for organic cotton continued to rise in the period 2005-2009. Organic cotton currently represents only 1.1% of total global cotton production, but the market for organic cotton is witnessing continued and rapid expansion driven mainly by growing consumer interest in green products, significant expansion of existing organic cotton programs by brands and retailers, and the growing usage in personal care items, home furnishings, clothing etc. India remai...
Extremities Market Report: 2011 Edition
The extremity products market lacks a clear market definition, being a very niche segment. Some of the companies generally combine some other segments, like small joint trauma market, joint replacement and reconstruction market, small joint sports medicine market and extremity biologics market in the extremities market. This lack of proper market definition poses a challenge to the exact market sizing, but on a general basis, the extremity products involve the shoulder and small joints implants. The extremity market can be sub-divided into two categories: lower and upper extremities, where lower extremities mainly involve ankle, foot and upper extremities involve shoulder, hand, elbow, and wrist. Shoulder replacement is the largest segment among all in the extremities market, followed b...
Indian Cement Market Report: 2011 Edition
Cement industry has a vital role to play in the infrastructural and economic development of any country. India is a fast developing country providing enormous scope for the development of cement industry. The cement industry in India had been completely under the supervision and control of the government but after the economic reforms, the scenario has changed significantly. But still the government plays a major role in regulating the prices.Demand for cement depends on industrial activity, real estate and construction activity. Indian cement industry has grown largely due to the rising demand from the housing sector, increased activity in infrastructure and construction recovery. Even in the tough conditions, Indian cement industry has been able to sustain its growth. Prod...
Global Atrial Fibrillation Market Report: 2011 Edition
Atrial Fibrillation continues to be the most common heart rhythm disorders ailing the modern society. The incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation is on the rise worldwide, mainly due to changes in demographic and lifestyle patterns. This has led to increased consumption of the related drugs and devices which is reflected in the continuous growth of the global atrial fibrillation market as also forecasted by the industry experts. The US and Europe are the two major regions where atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained heart rhythm disorder prevailing among masses and as observed in clinical practice. The continuous introduction and uptake of new anticoagulants in the atrial fibrillation market and the medical fraternitys growing support to their increased usa...
Global Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Market An Analysis
d) and chronic (long-lasting) forms of hepatitis C. The incidence rates of HCV vary noticeably, registering the highest rate in the North America. In the past few years, the cases of HCV have increased tremendously in the US, European, Asian and African regions. Comprising of two segments - diagnostic and treatment, the HCV market is driven by various factors like growing world population, obesity, increasing number of HCV incidences globally and rise in number of HCV positive drug addicts. The global market for HCV drugs represents an area of potential opportunity in both developed and developing countries. Due to the effectiveness and advancements in technologies, large number of companies are focused on developing innovative HCV drugs. Further, the companies...
Medical Imaging Market Report: 2011 Edition
The medical imaging market represents the largest sub-segment of the global medical equipment market. The types of medical devices consist of imaging and monitoring, healthcare informatics, in-vitro diagnostics, implants, surgical equipments and others. Medical imaging market consists of X-ray, Ultrasound, Computed Tomography, Positron Emission Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, Nuclear Medicine, Mammography and Fluoroscopy. The global medical imaging market has been continuously increasing over the years and is expected to rise even further. Ultrasound accounted for the largest segment of the global medical imaging market in 2010 by modality and by application, radiology accounted for the largest share. The US has been the largest regional medical imaging market but...
Global Shipbuilding Market Report: 2011 Edition
The global economic crisis has severely affected shipbuilding industry. However, with its capacity and experience, the industry is capable of surviving over the peaks and slumps of the economy. This is evident from the fact that while the global shipbuilding market suffered steep decline in new shipbuilding orders for two consecutive years spanning 2008 to 2009, a remarkable revival in new orders was witnessed in 2010 following the global economic recovery. Further, with the reported increase in oil demand, stronger availability of financial support and continuously improving economic fundamentals, the market for shipbuilding is forecasted to increase at a CAGR of 22.7% (in terms of dwt) during 2011-2013. After the European dominance during the middle of the last century, fi...
Indian Lingerie Market Potential Opportunities: 2011 Edition
The Indian Lingerie industry is witnessing robust growth, which is evident from the entry of large international brands in India and available choices for the Indian women. The key factors driving Indian lingerie market is the increasing size of the organized retail, growing urbanization, growing consumer class, increasing per capita disposable income and changing lifestyle. The Indian lingerie segment enjoys a higher Average Selling Price (ASP) compared to the men\'s innerwear market and this could be attributed to the rising disposable income and growing preference for lifestyle products. The lingerie market grew at a faster pace in terms of value as compared to volumes during 2006-2009.The lingerie market in India can be classified in super-premium, premium, m...
Global Carpet Tile Market: Emerging Markets Driving Growth
nt mainly because of its increasing demand in corporate office sector and declining usage of broadlooms. Strong demand from emerging markets like India, China, Eastern Europe, Middle East and Africa offer significant opportunities for carpet tile penetration.America and Asia-pacific (including Japan) account for a major portion of carpet tile market. There has been a consistent growth in carpet tile sales over the period 2006-2009 in the US as their demand arose not only from corporate sector but other sectors like retail, hospitality, healthcare and residential as well. Commercial market, which includes corporate offices, healthcare, education, government, and retail accounted for more than 90% of total carpet tile sales in the US at the end of 2009. The barriers to entry i...
Global Cord Blood Banking Market: Focus on China
Umbilical cord carries rich nutrient blood and gases to the fetus through arteries and veins it encloses. Blood contained in the umbilical cord is rich in stem cells. In the adult body, there are few active sites of blood cell production. Throughout an individuals life, they are responsible for producing the blood cells. Blood diseases are treated with chemotherapy, marrow transplants or transfusions but now scientists are able to manipulate hematopoietic stem cells found in umbilical cord blood to form a specific type of cell externally. The stem cells help in treating diseases like leukemia, lymphoma and inherited diseases like sickle cell anemia once it is transplanted.This report presents an overview of the US, European and Chinese cord blood banking market. China is the...
Global Microwave Backhaul Equipment Market: An Analysis
With the advent in technology and growing trend of tech savvy users, wireless transmission equipment market has witnessed enormous growth worldwide. Rise in global mobile data traffic driven by high bandwidth applications used by end users is causing congestion in the networks making service providers to adopt wireless equipment that deliver the best and the fastest backhaul solutions. Surging demand for hi-tech devices such as laptops, palmtops and smart phones are also a major reason for the growth of the mobile data traffic worldwide since high-end devices tend to multiply the data traffic manifold. Microwave equipment is considered to be the most effective solution in the current scenario of wireless transmission to service providers by providing the best quality and fastest data tr...
Global Dialysis Market Report: 2011 Edition
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) refers to the slow loss of kidney function over time. As per the severity of the disease, CKD can be classified into five stages, the fifth being the most severe, in which the kidneys lose nearly all their ability to function. This stage is known as End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD). Since ESRD is a progressive diseases and can never be reversed, there are only two options left for its treatment, either kidney transplantation or dialysis. Dialysis is a process for removing waste from the body, and can be done by two main methods, peritoneal dialysis (PD) or hemodialysis (HD). The dialysis market can also be segmented into dialysis products & dialysis services market. The major dialysis products include dialyzers, hemodialysis machines, along with peritoneal...
Global Container Glass Market Report: 2011 Edition
The unique attributes of glass like its optical properties, chemical durability, and recyclability account for a range of glass products making it an integral part of the social existence. It is being used for innumerable consumer products ranging from tableware to automotive glass, for lighting and construction, and most importantly as packaging material food and beverages, cosmetics, and chemicals. The ever increasing demand for container glass for both conventional as well as new and specialty products as a result of pioneering researches ensure the continued success of global container glass market. The global market for container glass is projected to grow at a CAGR of approximately 7.9% for the period spanning 2011-2013. The global container glass industry is dominated...
Direct-to-Home (DTH) Market in India: 2011 Edition
Direct-to-Home (DTH) is a distribution platform for multichannel TV programs on KU band by using a satellite system which transmits signal directly to the subscribers premises. Over the past few years, the DTH market has grown from a niche delivery mechanism to mainstream business. As the government is opening up the DTH sector, a handful of players have entered the market. DTH industry relies on three major supplies: Consumer Premise Equipment (CPE), comprising of the Satellite Dish, Set Top Box with Access Card, the Ku band transponders in the orbiting satellites and content.The major players in DTH market in India are Dish TV, Tata Sky, Sun Direct, Big TV, Airtel Digital TV and Videocon D2H. Over the years, Dish TV has been the market leader of DTH market followed by Tata...
Global Farm Equipment Market Report: 2011 Edition
Farm equipments or agricultural equipments refer to the machineries and equipments which facilitate the agricultural operations to increase the yield as well as quality of crops. Agricultural equipments are available for all functions across the agricultural value chain. Some of the important ones include tractors, levelers, ploughs, drills, seeders, planters, transplanters, harrow, tiller, sprayer, plough, harvester, thresher, digger, reaper, graders, cleaner, and huller. Amongst all the categories, tractors hold the major share in terms of sales, followed by harvesting machinery. With the increasing mechanization and rising awareness regarding the importance of farm equipments for increasing yields as well as for doing operations in less time and with more ease, the market...
Vacation Ownership (Timeshare) Industry Report: 2011 Edition
A novel concept in the 1960s, timeshare ownership tourism has steadily attracted the fancy of tourists, the real estate developers, and investors alike. The market suffered decline during the recessionary phase observed all across the globe, however, the same has shown signs of revival with the recovery of economies. The US and Europe are the major vacation ownership markets with maximum contribution in revenue generation. With the technological advancement in communications and travel, a clear change in social and demographic patterns is visible all across the world. For example, increasing number of elderly, more working adults and women, and early retirement, among such other factors are increasing the demand for vacation ownership products. The people are showing greater...
Molecular Diagnostics Market Report: 2011 Edition
Molecular diagnostics refers to the technique of identifying the presence of any infection or disease, gene mutations, or any type of antigens attacking the body, with the help of the genetic and protein activity patterns of the body. Primarily, the molecular diagnostic tests are performed for three purposes: diagnosis of the infectious diseases, genetic identification and the diagnosis of genetic diseases. Currently, molecular diagnostics represent a small share in the in-vitro diagnostics market, but it offers immense opportunities for growth in future and therefore, is likely to drive the in-vitro diagnostics market in the foreseeable future. Diagnostic tests play an important role in helping the physicians in making decisions, as it has been found that around 80% of the...
Sports Medicine Market Report: 2011 Edition
The advent of arthroscopy (minimally invasive technique) was a milestone in the field of sports medicine. In the last three decades, technological advances in arthroscopy have enabled quick healing in athletes. The majority of procedures are performed to repair knee damage, most notably to the meniscus, treating sport related injuries such as anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) damage, as well as age related damage from rheumatoid arthritis. With the aging of global population, minimally invasive techniques in arthroscopic surgery will be valuable because they do not typically require extended hospitalization. The majority of devices like cartilage repair, rotator cuff repair, and shoulder labrum repair address sports related injuries, while maximum revenues are derived from k...
US Jewelry Retail Market: Focus on Online Segment
The jewelry industry is highly fragmented in the US. The fastest growing segment is considered to be of branded jewelry. In the US, more than half of the revenue is generated by top few jewelry chains. The largest source of sale of jewelry in the US is non-specialty retailers. The growth of retail jewelry sales has been cyclical and in 2008 and 2009 it has been negative. Online jewelry sales have been increasing over the years and are expected to increase more in the near future. In the US, the penetration of engagement jewelry in E-Commerce is also increasing. Number of Internet users have been increasing continuously resulting in an increase in the number of online shoppers all over the world.The global economic slowdown led to low capacity utilization in the g...
Global Champagne Market Report: 2011 Edition
Champagne is often associated with luxury and celebratory occasions. This beverage category has long been observed, thriving in times of economic boom while the sales decline during times of recession. Currently, the global market for champagne is on the path to recovery after suffering two years of decline due to severe global economic downturn. The global champagne shipments registered approximately 7.5% growth in 2010 over 2009 in the light of strengthening economic fundamentals. The industry\'s core markets, France, the UK and the US, collectively accounted for more than two-thirds of the global volumes in 2010. France is the largest exporter of champagne; however the country\'s leading position was challenged due to recent worldwide economic recession, when sales plumme...
Global Airline Catering Market: Opportunities and Challenges
Airline catering market which is a sub segment of transport catering industry is largely dependent on developments in aviation industry. Growth in airline passengers over the past few years has positively impacted the airline catering business. However revenues declined steeply in the year 2009 due to global economic slowdown and hike in fuel costs. This trend accelerated due to the growth of low-cost carriers (LCCs) on account of which many network airlines dropped in-flight catering on short and mid-range flights. Complimentary meals have largely disappeared within Europe. Advantages on cutting down catering services include cost reduction; less weight and better fuel consumption. Most of the airlines have started using third-party caterers to achieve quality and affordability. ...
Power Sports Market Report: 2011 Edition
The power sports industry is one of the major segments of recreational industry, and can be categorized into four sub-segments, namely ATVs, Motorcycles, Snowmobiles, and Personal Watercrafts. An ATV or all-terrain vehicle is a vehicle that travels on low pressure tires, and is designed to handle a wide variety of terrain as compared to most other types of vehicles. In the motorcycle segment, following six types of bikes are of prime importance, cruiser, sport, touring, standard, dual purpose, and dirt bike. A snowmobile, also known as a sled, is majorly a land vehicle designed for winter travel on snow. Once developed as a utility vehicle, snowmobiles have presently become one of the major recreational vehicle. The last category in the power sports market involves personal watercraft, ...
The US Licensed Sports Merchandise Market- Focus on Apparel Segment
Globally, the licensed sportswear industry has grown at a rapid pace due to increasing fan base and extended distribution channels. In the U.S., four major sports leagues - National Football League, Major League Baseball, National Basketball Association and the National Hockey League dominate the sports licensing market commanding more than half of total merchandise sales in 2009. In addition more than 300 colleges and universities in the U.S. are involved in collegiate licensing, marketing their rights primarily to the apparel market. However, the retail sales of licensed sports merchandise declined consecutively in 2009 and 2010, primarily due to slowdown in overall economy and decline in impulse spending of consumers. Retail sales of licensed merchandise are largely via b...
Global Synthetic Rubber Market Report: 2011 Edition
Synthetic rubber is a type of artificial elastomer which serves as a substitute for natural rubber in many cases especially, when improved material properties are required. It can be made from the polymerization of a large number of monomers including isoprene, butadiene, chloroprene and isobutylene along with a small percentage of isoprene for cross-linking. Synthetic rubber plants were built after 1945 and since then synthetic has maintained the lead. Butadiene is the major feedstock in synthetic rubber.The global synthetic rubber production and consumption has been increasing significantly over the last few years. However, there was a dip in the production as well as consumption in 2009 due to financial crisis. Of the global butadiene demand, Butadiene Rubber (BR) account...
Breast Cancer Market Report: 2011 Edition
Breast cancer is one of the most common types of cancer after lung cancer and the second leading cause of death in women. Globally, more than one million women are diagnosed with breast cancer annually. Breast cancer is mainly found in women compared to men. Though women of all ages are at risk of developing breast cancer, older woman have greater chances of developing it. The incidence rates of breast cancer vary noticeably; registering the highest rate in the US followed by Europe and the lowest rate in Africa and Asia.Breast cancer usually affects women over the age of 40 and above. In the past few years, the cases of breast cancer have increased tremendously in western countries like the US and Europe. The breast cancer market is comprised of three segments: screening, d...
Global Wound Care Market Report: 2011 Edition
The economic and industrial growth, along with complex demographic and changing socio-political realities has deeply affected the various areas of healthcare. There is intense medical research, but more and complex diseases continue to coexist. In the wake of increasing prevalence of wounds due to different factors in the modern day society alongwith the advancements in medicare science, the global wound care market has acquired larger reach and proportions. The growth can be particularly seen in the advanced wound care market due to rising incidence of complex wound situations and new treatment methodologies. The global advanced wound market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of approximately 3.7% during 2011 to 2013. The United States, Europe, and Japan are the major revenue ...
Global LVAD Market Report: 2011 Edition
Heart Failure is a progressive disease that is not reversible, and the only way to recover from the severe heart failure is to receive a heart transplant. In order for a heart transplant to occur, a patient has to wait till a matching heart donor is not found. During this wait time, the patient uses the Left Ventricular Assist Device to assist in the functioning of the failing heart. In this case, LVAD implantation is performed in order to extend the patients life until a suitable donor is found, and this makes LVADs suitable for the BTT or Bridge-to-transplant market. Another industry in which LVADs find application is the DT or Destination therapy market. DT patients are those who have heart failures but are not eligible for heart transplants, may be due to their ages or some other il...
Global Digital Signage (Digital OOH) Market: 2011 Edition
Digital Signage also known as dynamic signage, digital-out-of home, electronic signage or narrowcasting has become the fastest-growing marketing and communications medium. Digital signage is a form of out-of-home advertising in which content and messages are displayed on an electronic screen or digital sign such as LCD, LED, Plasma Displays typically with the goal of delivering targeted messages to specific locations at specific times. As people spend less time at home and less time watching TV, digital signage media attracts the attention of consumers outside the home. The digital signage market is comprised of two primary subsectors: digital place-based networks and digital billboards.The overall digital signage market witnessed consistent growth over the years 2005-2010 e...
Worldwide Flat Glass Market: 2011 Edition
correlated to the economic conditions. The report analyzes the global flat glass market, with focus on regional markets including Europe, Japan, ASEAN, North America, South America, China and Former Soviet Union. The report delves into the factors driving the global demand for flat glass, as well as the recent prevailing trends in the global flat glass industry. The regional competitive conditions, along with the market share of the leading companies have also been given in the report. The report profiles the four largest players, AGC Group, Saint Gobain, NSG Group and Guardian. By combining SPSS Inc.s data integration and analysis capabilities with our relevant findings, we have predicted the future growth of the industry. We employed various significant variabl...
Defense Communication - Tactical Radio Segment - 2011 Edition
The global market for tactical radios represents a small part of defense equipment industry. The tactical radio market has seen a significant growth over time and it is expected to grow further in coming years. Though in 2010 the industry declined but it is expected to pick up again as the global economy recovers completely from the downturn. Seeing the growth potential in defense equipment market, the players have increased and will be further increasing the capacities in coming years.
Factors like frequent wars and terrorist attacks coupled with threats have made major contribution to the massive rise in the demand for tactical radios globally and have forced governments to equip their armed forces with modern radios. In addition, major countries are empowering the...
