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Europe, the United States, Japan and Germany are major bi-metal band saw blade producing countries in the world. Global market size of bi-metal band saw blades registered USD1.741 billion in 2010. At present, bi-metal band saw blade market has grown mature and stable, and the demand growth mainly comes from emerging economies like China and India, etc.

Fueled by the steadily growing demand from downstream breeding industry, the total feed output in China rose 4% YoY to 169 million tons, accounting for around 20% of the global total and ranking No. 1 in the world. The output of pig feed topped the list for 62.1 million tons, up 4% YoY. The poultry feed output enjoyed the fastest growth, with output soaring 5% YoY to 49.8 million tons in 2011. The aquatic feed and ruminant feed saw low output, but aquatic feed witnessed larger growth space.

In 2011, the global automotive coating market size surged by 10.2% to USD14.881 billion from USD13.501 billion in 2010; the OEM automotive coating market size increased by 10.5% to USD7.989 billion from USD7.231 billion; the automotive refinishing coating market size climbed by 13.5% to USD6.892 billion from USD6.070 billion in 2010. The market of automotive refinishing coating was driven by the increase in car ownership.

With the expanding of Chinese economy and the growing number of netizens, online shopping sees significant growth in market size and increasing investment activities. The number of online shoppers in China registered 158 million in 2010 and 198 million in 2011.

The paddy and rice processing industry is an emerging industry. Rice resources can be sufficiently utilized and rice value can be raised by around 75% through deep processing. Based on different positions in industrial chain, paddy and rice processing enterprises can be classified into five operating modes: edible rice and rice bran oil serve as leading products in the first mode; the production of edible rice and rice products plays a dominant role in the second mode; enterprises in the third mode are engaged in the deep processing of rice, and are involved in the market of nutrition and healthcare products; in the fourth mode, crushed rice is taken as raw materials to produce rice starch sugar and rice protein; and enterprises in the fifth mode run through the whole industry chain, and adopt a cycling economic production mode in which byproducts can be utilized efficiently and comprehensively.

CMOS image sensor offers the highest price among the four parts, with the cost roughly accounting for 30-50% of the entire CMOS camera module.

In 2010, the primary magnesium output of China increased by 30.3% year-on-year to 653,800 tons. However, the eurozone debt crisis and global economic slowdown in 2011 imposed a negative impact on the primary magnesium output of China, with the figure hitting 660,600 tons, a slight year-on-year growth by 1%.

TV drama industry is a policy-sensitive sector in China. From 2006 to 2010, the value of Chinese drama transactions increased from RMB4.85 billion to RMB5.92 billion, with a CAGR of just 5.11%. As the relevant policies relax as well as a variety of supportive policies are issued, China TV drama industry has been developing rapidly. In 2011, the transacted value of dramas in China reached RMB7.6 billion, up 28.37% from a year earlier. Presently, Chinese TV dramas are oversupplied, while excellent works are still in short supply, with the prices ever rising.

As high value-added adhesive products, structural adhesives put forward higher requirements on technical content, manufacturing and use conditions than ordinary adhesives. China’s structural adhesive development mainly relied on the introduction of foreign technology at the initial stage; however, in recent years, with the improvement in technology, expansion of downstream application as well as support from national policies, China structural adhesive industry has stepped into the stage of rapid development.

Hemodialysis is a blood purification technology mainly used for the treatment of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients. The global hemodialysis population grew at a CAGR of over 9% in 1990-2010, reaching 2.029 million in 2010. Due to the high cost, the dialysis population is principally concentrated in developed regions such as Europe and the United States. In 2011, the United States, Europe Union and Japan accounted for over 50% of the global dialysis population.

In China, aluminum wheel hub manufacturers can be divided into two categories, aftermarket-oriented, mainly referring to small- and medium-sized producers, and OEM market-oriented, chiefly large-sized ones. Aftermarket consists of domestic and foreign types, there are numerous small-sized manufacturers targeting the former, about 80-100, each with annual output of less than 10,000 units; while manufacturers aimed at foreign aftermarket are mainly concentrated in Zhejiang, Guangdong and Jiangsu, numbering up to 3,000, including 700-900 active ones.

Jewelry, the preferred product in Chinese wedding market, has presented robust performance bolstered by the demand for value preservation and enhancement in recent years and has become the fourth hot topic of consumption following home appliance, housing and automobile in China. As of the end of 2011, the annual sales of jewelry in China exceeded RMB300 billion, an increase of 2.4 times from RMB88 billion in 2000.

The tin resource worldwide features concentrated distribution, especially in Asian countries, followed by South America. In 2011, the tin concentrate output of China, Indonesia, Peru, Bolivia and Austrilia accounted for 90.13% of the world’s total, and that of single China occupied 41.95% of the global total.

With the continuously growing income of Chinese people, the piano has drawn more and more attention as a kind of important cultural and entertainment consumer goods. Currently, the piano production worldwide is mainly concentrated in Asia and Europe of which the latter is a high-end piano producer. In terms of piano output, China ranks first around the globe, but over 90% of pianos made in China are low-end ones. In 2010, the global output of pianos registered 450,000 or so, among which 427,000 (94.89%) came from Asia; Chinese piano output swept 73.33% of world’s piano output.

In the global plastic packaging industry, the CAGR was roughly 7.2% between 2001 and 2010, featuring the fastest growth in packaging industry breakdown. For China, the market scale of plastic packaging industry approximated USD66.4 billion in 2011, accounting for 31.2% of the total worldwide. Currently, the growth in the output of plastic packaging is in proportion to the growth of demand, with the overall industry presenting a balanced supply-demand situation.

In Jan.-Aug., 2011, the gross industrial output value of China chemical pharmaceutical industry surged by 24.54% YoY to RMB460.531 billion, up 2.67 percentage points over the same period of last year, presenting remarkable upward momentum. The chemical pharmaceutical industry of China chiefly comprises two sub-sectors chemical API and drug preparation which show differentiated development.

Oehlert Bros offers professional heating and air conditioning installations in Phoenixville. They provide expert installations of dependable equipment with great warranties. Customers get free estimates along with a written proposal, detailing the work to be performed for one’s home.

A recent study from the World Economic Forum found that lack of consumer trust could stunt the growth of digital commerce. The studied projected that in the absence of trust, a trillion dollars worth of growth could be lost over the next four years. This not only affects the individual businesses that are losing revenue, but could also have a significant impact on the global economy.

Regulation and inspection of drug and food safety by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Department of Health, Taiwan was becoming increasingly strict during the review period. Apart from a number of food, beverage, vitamins and dietary supplements being removed from store shelves after they had been found to contain DEHP, the top-selling weight loss drug, Reductil, was banned by the Department of Health, Taiwan, when it was found that it could have the severe side effect of increasing the...

There was a growing focus on environmentally-friendly features in air treatment products towards the end of the review period, with this part of a greater trend. Consumers are increasingly considering the impact of their daily lives on the environment, with this trend being further encouraged by the government's launch of its Energy-Efficiency Plan in 2010. As well as investing in stronger consumer education campaigns and greater media coverage of environmental issues, the government also...

This report covers the scope, size, disposition and growth of the industry including the key sensitivities and success factors. Also included are five year industry forecasts, growth rates and an analysis of the industry key players and their market shares.

While the general trend in mature markets is for declining average mileage in lieu of higher vehicle ownership ratios per household, the ongoing economic stagnation is causing motorists to seek financial savings by substituting vehicle use, thus decelerating their vehicles' wear rates and as a result reducing consumption of wear and tear parts on an annual basis.

The UK personal accident and health insurance segment accounted for the lowest premiums share in the UK insurance industry in 2011. During the review period (2007-2011), the country's increasing overall healthcare expenditure and deficiencies related to the provision of care by the National Health Service (NHS) stimulated the growth of the health insurance category. Furthermore, due to initiatives enacted by the UK Competition Commission, private healthcare companies in the country are expected to be forced to provide comparable quality and cost information in order to ensure fair competition.

This report is the result of an extensive survey drawn from ICD Research's exclusive panel of leading power industry executives. It analyzes how procurement expenditure, business strategies and practices are set to change in the power industry in 2012-13. This report gives you access to the category-level spending outlooks, budgets, supplier selection criteria, business challenges and investment opportunities for leading purchase decision makers. The report also identifies future growth of buyers and suppliers and e-procurement. This report not only grants access to the opinions and strategies of business decision makers and competitors, but also examines their actions surrounding business priorities. The report also provides access to information categorized by region, company type and size.

Trucks in South Korea by Mintel Global Market Navigator provides you with annual year-end market size data, most recently updated in 2012. This market covers medium and heavy goods and freight carrying vehicles. It includes special service vehicles but excludes passenger carrying vehicles. Market size is based on annual new registrations; it excludes second hand sales. Market size for Trucks in South Korea is given in new registrations with a minimum of five years' historical data. Market Forecast is provided for five years. Included with this snapshot is socio-economic data for South Korea. Population, Consumer Price Index (CPI), Gross Domestic Product (GDP), Exchange Rates.