Global Market Forecasts

The principal drivers of demand for engineering and high performance thermoplastics are  

The downturn in world economic activity and the collapse of the IT/telecom sectors led to a reduction in demand for engineering and high performance plastics in 2001. World consumption fell by 6% from just over 11.0 million tonnes in 2000 to 10.4 million tonnes in 2001. Last year, world demand increased by an estimated 4.5%, but still remains below the level of 2000. 

The growth forecasts for all polymer types over the next five years are much more pessimistic than would have been envisaged only two years ago. In 2007, world consumption of engineering and high performance plastic is projected at 13.5 million tonnes. This represents a compound annual 

The main reasons for downgrading polymer growth projections are  

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Global Market Forecast conducted by The ChemQuest Group Inc., Cincinnati. 

Figure 1.1 The global market forecast for smart, intelligent, digital and interactive fabrics and textiles from 2012 to 2018 in billion US dollars.

The size of the sustainable nonwoven sector has been dimensioned by a ground-breaking work by Smithers Apex, The Future of Sustainable Nonwovens to 2015 Global Market Forecasts [6]. 

Flying Smart, Thinking Big, Airbus Industrie s Global Market Forecast, 2009-2028, at 16. Ibid. 

Marketing forecasts for batteries have been compiled from the Annual Reports published by several battery companies. Information based on the trade journals and investor s brochures, which surveyed and evaluated the present and future global distribution of battery types, was collected. Points of interest were the availability of batteries and their performance/cost ratios, but also geographical usage in connection with social considerations, such as per-... 

Fuel cell and hydrogen businesses already support over 800 jobs in the UK. Forecasts of commercial salesgivea global market size of above 20 billion in 2011.There isan opportunity forthe UKto build a sizeable industry, centred on fuel cells and the hydrogen economy, covering all stages of the value and supply chain. 

The biopharmaceutical global market grew from 2000 to 2004 at an annual rate of 19%, and was evaluated at US 48 billion in 2005. This represents a much higher growth rate than that experienced by the pharmaceutical industry as a whole. The forecast is that the biopharmaceutical market will reach US 100 billion by 2010 (Research and Markets, 2005a). 

Section 4 examines the global market for biodegradable polymers by major geographic region, covering Western Europe, North America and Asia Pacific. Biodegradable polymer consumption by polymer type and end use market is presented for each region for the years 2000, 2005 and forecast for 2010. 

Chemical sensor market can be considered as a part of a wider market of artificial sensing. The BBC Research (http //www.bccresearch.com) forecasts an annual growth rate 4.6% for commercial and medical sensing applications between 2007 and 2012 in a global market overview. 

Industry Studies. Companies are racing to become more international, if not global in their strategies. For over 2000 product/industry categories, these reports give the reader a concise summary of latent market forecasts, pro-forma financials, import competition profiles, contacts, key references and trends across 200 countries of the world. Some reports focus on a particular product and region (up to four regions per product), while others focus on a product within a particular country. 

The global market for LCPs is about 4,540 tonnes, with about 50% in the Asia-Pacific market, 40% in the U.S., and 10% in Europe [News-MP, 1995]. Despite their cost, LCPs are enjoying 25% annual growth worldwide and are forecast to maintain that level through the decade. Growth is 20% in the U.S. and Europe, 30% in Asia. Most LCPs are made from naphthalene-based and biphenyl-based monomers, as shown in Scheme 1. 

Market Research. 2004. Global market review of functional foods—Forecasts to 2010. Available at http //www. marketresearch.com, accessed July 20, 2008. 

Today, acetone and butanol are used as solvents and chemical building blocks for a diverse range of applications from paints, adhesives, and inks to food ingredients, cosmetic and personal care applications, to pharmaceuticals, plastics, and polymers. According to ICIS market data, the annual global markets for butanol is 3.4 million tonnes (worth over 5 billion) and for acetone it is 6 million tonnes (worth 6 billion). Today, the solvent markets are supplied petroleum-derived acetone and butanol. There is increasing demand for renewable chemicals derived from sustainable feedstocks as replacements for chemicals derived from oil. At present, renewable chemicals comprise about 10% of the chemical market and this is forecast to grow at 18% per year to 98.5 billion by 2020 [176]. 

BCC Research Market Forecasting (2011). Global market for wood-plastic composites will pass 4.6 million metric tons by 2016, http //bccresearch.blogspot.com/2011/ll/global-market-for-wood-plastic.html... 

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