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The Saudi industry is diversifying its feedback mix and expanding its product slates to include more higher-value intermediates. An example of the strategy to diversify petrochemicals exports is Sadara, which will incorporate liquid feedstocks as well as gas to feed its cracker at Al Jubail and include more than 20 downstream process units. Meanwhile, Saudi Basic Industries Corporation (Sabic) and ExxonMobil Chemical are investing USD3.4bn to build a rubber and elastomers complex that will introduce ethylene propylene diene monomer rubber, polybutadiene rubber, and carbon black production to Saudi Arabia.

Parkinson's disease is a progressive condition that is characterized by bradykinesia, muscular rigidity, tremor, and postural instability. As the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, Parkinson's disease may affect individuals of any age but prevalence is increased with age and it is most common in the elderly. Dopaminergic therapies have been fairly effective in treating bradykinesia, but several unmet needs remain. Some needs will be met during the forecast period from 2012-2022, while others, such as the need for disease-modifying drugs, will remain. GlobalData expects that advancements will be made in levodopa administration and that four new molecular entities will be introduced to the market by 2022, these factors along with increased patient numbers from an aging population will drive the market during the forecast period.

Summary "Poland Mobile Data Market to 2015: Mobile Subscriptions by Technology " report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Poland and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Mitchell Weiss, Seegrid Chief Operating Officer, explored forklift safety in the current issue of the company blog. Seegrid’s automated guided vehicles (AGVs) are built to meet international safety standards. Weiss highlights, “There are general standards for the assessment and reduction of risks due to machinery and in the workplace. There are also specific standards for different types of machinery. The general standards define a process for identifying hazards, assessing the potential for damage or injury, and finally how to mitigate the risks.”

Last week, a construction crane fell onto a passing car in Indianapolis, Indiana backing up interstate traffic. On May 9, a truck crane broke through the surface of a car park dropping into an underground parking garage in Idaho Falls, Idaho. A day after this incident, in Orlando, Florida, a man died after falling 12 meters from a platform mounted on a boom truck while helping in the installation of a large billboard pole which broke free from the crane holding it.

Leber's Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON) (Leber optic atrophy) - Pipeline Review, H1 2014

Dermatologicals recorded marginal positive growth in 2013 thanks to the good performance of antifungals. Topical antifungals have performed well over the review period due to the introduction of new products. Topical antifungals recorded 5% current value growth to reach Won23 billion in 2013. Vaginal antifungals also turned to positive growth in 2012 and registered 6% value growth in 2013 to Won2 billion.

Continued soft global economic conditions in 2013, coupled with consumers' worries about the General Election results in Malaysia, are limiting consumer spending confidence. Consumers are also fearing for their jobs and in turn spending more time at work. Therefore, they are juggling more hectic lifestyles and seeking convenient solutions including meals in their daily lifestyles.

Saudi Arabian industrial and laboratory furnaces market grows 25% over 2007-2012, reaching SR1.2 billion in the latter year, underpinned by buoyant oil, gas, chemical and construction industries. Parts of furnaces and installation services forms best-selling market category, capturing 55% of sales at end of review period. Value of imports expands 22% over review period, comprising 93% of market size in 2012. Value of local production rises 95% over 2007-2012 to SR75 million in the latter year. Profits soar by 179% over review period to SR16 million in 2012, profitability expands seven percentage points to 22%. Industry characterised by rather high concentration, as just eleven firms operate in industry in 2012. Industry turnover expected to grow 73% over forecast period, reaching SR130 million by 2018.

Summary "France Mobile Operator KPI Market to 2015: Additions by Operator " report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in France and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Parkinson's disease is a progressive condition that is characterized by bradykinesia, muscular rigidity, tremor, and postural instability. As the second most common neurodegenerative disorder, Parkinson's disease may affect individuals of any age but prevalence is increased with age and it is most common in the elderly. Dopaminergic therapies have been fairly effective in treating bradykinesia, but several unmet needs remain. Some needs will be met during the forecast period from 2012-2022, while others, such as the need for disease-modifying drugs, will remain. GlobalData expects that advancements will be made in levodopa administration and that four new molecular entities will be introduced to the market by 2022, these factors along with increased patient numbers from an aging population will drive the market during the forecast period.

Competitive Technologies, Inc.,(CTI), today announced the signing of a binding letter of intent to distribute and sell the Calmare® Pain Therapy devices (Calmare) exclusively throughout the Middle East and North African territories with The Mediterranean for Integration and Technology (Mediterranean), to distribute and sell Calmare.

Seegrid, makers of automated guided vehicles (AGVs), is featured in the current issue of Logistics Business Magazine. The article, entitled, “Guided Choice,” noted that there were a number of AGV companies exhibiting at this year’s LogiMAT, including Seegrid. The European-style US company has recently stepped into the European market with their innovative product, the P50 C. This has been available since February 2014 and was demonstrated at the exhibition, reported Helen Silvester.

Pcdata is experimenting with a new twist on its suite of warehouse order picking; picking using Augmented Reality (AR). The Distrib AR solution should reduce investments in IT infrastructure to an absolute minimum, while all benefits of implementing the Distrib paperless order picking solution, supported by visual indicators, are gained. The benefits of Distrib continue: labor reduction, increase in accuracy, and increased visibility and control. In theory this should make the solution very attractive to install in smaller operations or warehouses which demand greater flexibility (for example temporary locations or warehouses with a lot of fluctuating demand).

QC Software is featured in the current issue of Business Excellence magazine. The manufacturing journalist and author, Thomas R. Cutler, explored how the lag time of cloud based warehouse management systems are driving more distribution centers to warehouse control systems (WCS). According to Jerry List, Vice President of QC Software, a Tier 1 warehouse control systems solutions provider, suggested, “Even the best WMS has a brief lag time in transmitting of instructions to a high-speed sortation system. There are simply too many warehouses with tens of thousands of decisions being made daily that require split-second timing.”

Americas Mobile Handset Market to 2015: Mobile Handset Sales by Technology and by Generation report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Americas and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies in the UK increased by 2% in current value terms to reach GBP583 million in 2013. The category saw faster growth in 2013 than the average seen during the review period, with a lower current value CAGR of 1%.

Colombia Mobile Handset Market to 2015: Mobile Handset Sales by Technology and by Generation report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Colombia and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

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Herbal/traditional products recorded 4% value growth in 2013. Both herbal/traditional remedies and dietary supplements showed positive growth rate thanks to the good performance of Madecasol including herbal ingredients under topical germicidals/antiseptics. Herbal/traditional cough, cold and allergy (hay fever) remedies increased by 4% as liquid combination cough, cold and allergy remedies continued to perform well. Herbal/traditional digestive remedies, however, recorded marginal decline in current value terms due to the stagnation of liquid digestive enzymes including herbal ingredients.

Grocery retailers in Bosnia-Herzegovina returned to growth in terms of selling space and retail sales during 2013. As weak as the economy was in 2012, it was not the main reason for the decline of grocery retailers. A couple of large retailers underwent a comprehensive restructuring of their businesses in light of industry consolidation processes and new strategic directions: Delhaize closed four hypermarkets and two discounter outlets, Drvopromet was taken over by Mercator BH, Amko Komerc and Skafa took over most of the outlets previously operated by Merkur BH, while NIS Petrol took over forecourt retailer outlets from OMV BH. All these processes and the weak economy resulted in the decline of grocery retailing in 2012. During 2013, there were no major shifts in retailers' activities due to business consolidation and other strategic activities.

Over the review period, carbonates' sales showed positive CAGRs in both volume and value terms, until 2012 when bad publicity spread more widely over the media, supported by healthcare professionals, including reports from the NHS.

Footwear in Germany by Mintel Global Market Navigator provides you with annual year-end market size data, most recently updated in 2014. This market comprises men's, women's & children's footwear through all retail outlets including direct to consumer. It excludes industrial/work footwear but includes sports and casual shoes and boots. Market value is at prices in retailers including sales tax. Market size for Footwear in Germany is given in EUR with a minimum of five years' historical data. Market Forecast is provided for five years. Included with this snapshot is socio-economic data for Germany. Population, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Exchange Rates.

Vietnam Fixed Operator Market to 2015: Internet Accounts by Operator report provides a top-level overview and detailed insights into the operating environment for mobile operators. It is an essential tool for companies active across the telecom value chain in Vietnam and for new companies that may be considering entering the market.

Juice began to recover from the decline experienced in 2012. The category was strongly affected by poor weather in the summer and price increases in 2012. As Estonians continued to be faced with higher expenditures on housing, energy, food and other areas, they failed to increase their consumption of juice even though the weather was better in the summer of 2013. Although products with lower juice content and lower prices gained strong support in previous years, Estonians have begun to acknowledge the quality of juice and consider the juice content. Nevertheless, as juice is perceived to be healthier than some other soft drinks categories, such as carbonates, energy drinks, RTD tea and concentrates, juice is occasionally consumed by a large number of Estonians. The Estonian government has banned the addition of sugars to juice since the end of October 2013 in accordance with the European Union directive. The aim of this action was to make the juice category healthier for consumers. However, it should be noted that products which had already been produced or were in the market can be sold until the end of April 2015.