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<description>Advanced Materials market research products provide analysis of the latest trends, developments and market data for this industry.  Research information will help you make informed business decisions.</description>
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<title>Floor Coverings</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[The floor coverings industry in the US includes about 1,000 manufacturers; 3,000 wholesalers; and 15,000 retailers; with annual end-user flooring sales of more than $20 billion. Major manufacturers include Shaw Industries, Mohawk Industries, Beaulieu Group, and Armstrong World Industries. Large retail franchise chains include Flooring America, Lumber Liquidators, and Carpet One. The industry is concentrated at the manufacturing end, where the four largest companies hold close to 60 percent of the market, and highly fragmented at the retail end, where the top 50 companies hold just 10 percent.   Please see the Wood Flooring Manufacture profile for further information on hardwood flooring.  COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE  Demand for floor coverings depends on residential and commercial real estate construction and home sales, which can be cyclical. With many costs fixed, profitability of individual companies depends on their volume of business. There are large economies of scale in manufacturing and distribution. Annual revenue per employee at large ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Packaging Equipment Machinery Report</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[The European Packaging Equipment Machinery Industry Report Plimsoll Publishing Ltd.  Do you know.... The top 7 best trading partners in the industry? Which company has the highest sales growth? Which companies have the highest levels of debt?  This report is an in-depth financial evaluation of the European Packaging Equipment Machinery Industry. Using the unique Plimsoll method of analysis, each of the top 1000 European Packaging Equipment Machinery Manufacturers is individually assessed and ranked against each other and compared to industry averages. Using the most up-to-date financial information available, the two-page analysis provides detailed financial analysis for each organisation, including details of;    Sales growth    Trading stability   Profitability    Employee performance   Level of debt   Gearing ratio&rsquo;s   Creditor Exposure   Performance ratio&rsquo;s   Overall financial rating  Results are shown in graphical, numeric and narrative forms, and all individual analysis are measured in both the company&rsquo;s own currency, and USD ($) for ease of use. These individual analyses highlight a company&rsquo;s ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Freedonia Focus on Titanium</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[This report discusses US titanium metal for the years 2003 and 2008, with forecasts for 2013.  Topics covered include market size, product and market segmentation, characteristics of titanium alloys, technology, global overview, trade, market environment, market forecasts, industry composition and leading participants.  Products reviewed consist of titanium sponge, scrap, ingots and mill products; markets covered include aerospace and other markets.  This 19 page report also includes a highlights summary and a resources ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Freedonia Focus on Industrial Coatings</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[This report discusses US industrial coating demand for the years 2003 and 2008, with forecasts for 2013.  Topics covered include market size, formulationt and market segmentation, environmental and regulatory considerations, market environment, formulation and market forecasts, industry composition and leading participants.  Formulation segments include water-based, solvent-based, powder and other coating formulations.  Market segments include manufacturing, and maintenance and specialty markets.  This 17 page report also includes a highlights summary and a resources ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Freedonia Focus on Silicon</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[This report discusses US silicon for the years 2003 and 2008, with forecasts for 2013.  Topics covered include market size, product and application segmentation, global overview, trade, market environment, product and application forecasts, industry composition and leading participants.  Product segments include ferrosilicon and other silicon alloys, and silicon metal; application segments cover ferrosilicon and other silicon alloy end uses (steel production, and cast iron production and other end uses) and silicon metal end uses (chemical industry, and aluminum alloys and other end uses).  This 18 page report also includes a highlights summary and a resources ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Freedonia Focus on Plastic Containers</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[This report discusses US plastic containers for the years 2003 and 2008, with forecasts for 2013.  Topics covered include market size, resin and product segmentation, packaging industry overview, environmental and regulatory issues, product development, market environment, resin and product forecasts, industry composition and leading participants. Resin segments cover polyethylene terephthalate (PET), high density polyethylene (HDPE) and other resins; products include bottles and jars and other plastic containers.  This 20 page report also includes a highlights summary and a resources ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 31 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>The Future of the Polyethylene Industry to 2015: Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Polyethylene Plants</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[The Future of the Polyethylene Industry to 2015: Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Polyethylene Plants   Summary   Global Markets Direct, the leading business intelligence provider, has released its latest research &ldquo;The Future of the Polyethylene Industry to 2015: Investment Opportunities, Analysis and Forecasts of All Active and Planned Polyethylene Plants&rdquo;. The study, which is an offering from the company&rsquo;s Chemicals Research Group, provides an in-depth analysis of the global polyethylene market with historic and forecast capacity of all active and planned polyethylene plants. Detailed analysis and forecast of the polyethylene capacity by Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE), High Density Polyethylene (HDPE) and Linear Low Density Polyethylene (LLDPE) is also included in this report. This research includes analysis of active and planned capacity by key feedstock and production process for LDPE, HDPE and LLDPE in all the regions of the world. Competitive scenario in all the regions and in the ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Australia Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[The Australian steel industry is recovering from record lows in March, but the depth of the recessionmakes it unlikely that the industry will return to previous output levels until 2013, according to BMI&rsquo;slatest Australia Metals Report.  In H109, crude steel output fell 52% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 1.92mn tonnes. Output grew month-onmonth(m-o-m) from the March low of 238,000 tonnes (down 66% y-o-y), rising to 361,000 tonnes byJune (down 45%). This came after a 3.9% fall in output to 7.63mn tonnes in 2008 when key markets,particularly China, as well as the domestic market, witnessed a steep decline in demand in Q408.Export markets appear to be reviving as stimulus programmes in China and the US begin to take effect.  Meanwhile, domestic confidence is growing. Australian steelmakers Bluescope and OneSteel bothreported improvements in Q209. Recovery is slow but will be stimulated by the budget unveiled in May2009, which includes a multi-billion-dollar provision for infrastructure projects. Combined, ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 26 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Plastic Pipe &amp; Parts Manufacturing in the US - Industry Market Research Report</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[ Industry Market Research Synopsis   This Industry Market Research report from IBISWorld provides a detailed analysis of the Plastic Pipe & Parts Manufacturing in the US industry, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts, the competitive environment including market shares and the key issues facing the industry.   Industry Definition    This industry includes manufacturers who produce a range of plastic pipes, plastic fittings for plastic pipes, and plastic profile shapes such as rods, tubes, plates and car parts, but specifically excludes plastic hose or plastic plumbing fixtures. &nbsp;The pipe products are sold to customers with fluid handling requirements such as construction and irrigation supply vendors, water treatment plants, oil rigs, farmers etc.        Report Contents   The Key Statistics chapter provides the key indicators for the industry for at least the last three years. The statistics included are industry revenue, industry gross product, employment, establishments, exports, imports, domestic demand and total wages.  The Market Characteristics chapter covers the following: Market ]]></description>
<pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Japan Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[Japanese metals producers saw the market downturn ease in Q209 and Q309 as destocking was completedand demand revived with month-on-month (m-o-m) growth, but BMI&rsquo;s latest Japan Metals Report warnsthat over-capacity in Asia with massive growth in Korean capacity could thwart a full recovery to prerecessionlevels in the near term.  The Japanese economy emerged from recession in Q209, but domestic demand remains weak and there isuncertainty over whether an export recovery driven by global government stimulus efforts is sustainable.In the first eight months of 2009, Japanese crude steel output was down 36.0% y-o-y to 52.66mn tonnes.  As BMI predicted in our previous quarterly report, the trend in crude output is upward, with no cutsexpected in H209. In August output was up 8.5% m-o-m to 8.31mn tonnes, 51.6% up over the low-pointseen in February, indicating that the industry was making a steady recovery. However, output was stilldown 18.3% year-on-year (y-o-y) in August, demonstrating that ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>United Kingdom Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[British primary aluminium production faces complete and permanent closure due to EU regulations,while the steel industry is unlikely to recover to pre-recession levels over the medium-term, warns BMI&rsquo;slatest UK Metals Report.  In the first eight months of 2009, British crude steel output fell 39% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 5.99mntonnes. In August, output was down 1.8% month-on-month (m-o-m) and down 30.3% y-o-y at 816,000tonnes. BMI believes that while the British steel industry may have reached a trough, signs of a sustainedrecovery in output are yet to be seen. Furthermore, our steel output forecasts have been revised down asthe UK economy sinks further into recession, with GDP set to shrink 4.2% in 2009 and to stagnate in2010. The economy will not return to its potential growth level until well into 2011.  The recovery in the British economy is likely to be stronger than previously expected, with BMI&rsquo;scountry risk team upgrading the GDP growth forecast for ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Mexico Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[Mexican metals producers are just beginning a slow road to recovery, but the country&rsquo;s strategic positionand competitive advantages should ensure that it continues to attract investment in expansion of steel millcapacities, according to BMI&rsquo;s latest Mexico Metals Report.  In the first eight months of 2009, Mexican crude steel output fell 32.7% y-o-y to 8.59mn tonnes. The fallin output came after a rapid slowdown from September 2008, reaching a monthly output low point of810,000 tonnes in January and February 2009. In June-August, monthly output had recovered to around1.2mn tonnes; August output was down 23% y-o-y.  The upturn in production was in large part due to the completion of destocking rather than a growth indemand from steel-using industries. However, with overall Mexican industrial output stabilising by Q309,BMI believes that the steel industry has passed its low-point but will not see firm growth until H210when the US, Mexico&rsquo;s largest steel export market, is expected to ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Canada Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[Canadian steel mills are finding it increasingly difficult to compete in an adverse environment, as well asbeing unable to tap into the US market, where the main impetus for demand is related to state-fundedinfrastructural projects that utilise US steel under the Buy America programme, according to BMI&rsquo;s latestCanada Metals Report.  In the first eight months of 2009, Canadian crude steel output was down by just over 51% year-on-year(y-o-y) to 5.54mn tonnes, as all the main consumers of Canadian metals, notably domestic and USconstruction and automotive industries, witnessed steep declines in orders and high inventories. InAugust, output fell 52% y-o-y and 12.5% month-on-month (m-o-m) to 700,000 tonnes, indicating that theindustry had yet to begin its recovery. In 2008, Canadian steel production fell 3.8% y-o-y to 15.13mntonnes, with the decline largely the result of the aftermath of the international financial crisis that began inSeptember. By Q309, the industry, along with the rest of ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>France Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[BMI&rsquo;s latest France Metals Report opines that a modest rise in French steel production in Q209 as aresult of inventory rebuilding and a temporary surge in car sales will not halt the inevitable decline in theindustry, which is losing out to more competitive producers in the east.  In the first seven months of 2009, France&rsquo;s crude steel output fell 40.8% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 6.96mntonnes. The steel industry recovered from its December 2008 low in H109 but crude steel production hasnot risen substantially above 1mn tonnes per month. In July, output was down 37.1% y-o-y to 1.1mntonnes, though this was up by around 28% from January. A similar trend was observed in the aluminiumindustry, where Rio Tinto Alcan reduced alumina output at its Gardanne refinery by 15% and slashedoutput at its Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne and Dunkerque smelters by early 2009. BMI estimates thataluminium output declined 6.3% y-o-y in 2008 to 495,000 tonnes.  Rising output has ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>United States Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[US metals producers are unlikely to regain pre-recession levels of output over the next five years amid aslow and uncertain recovery, raising the prospect of permanent mill closures, according to BMI&rsquo;s latestUS Metals Report.  In the first eight months of 2009, crude steel output was down 49.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 34.7mntonnes; in August, output was down 40.0% y-o-y to 5.2mn tonnes, but up 3.2% month-on-month (m-o-m)and 36.8% above the low of 3.8mn tonnes reported in April. By Q309, capacity utilisation at US steelmills was around 55%, up from an average 45% seen in H109. In July, while steel mills saw a 15%increase in orders, actual sales at service centres barely rose.  Finished steel imports fell at a higher rate than domestic crude steel production, indicating that foreignproducers may be losing their market share. This is due in large part to the weakness of the US dollar andthe measures taken by the federal ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Germany Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[German metals industries are set for a massive downturn in 2009 and recovery will be a slow process,further hampered by deterioration in the competitiveness of domestic production, according to BMI&rsquo;slatest Germany Metals Report.  Government stimulus measures such as the car scrappage scheme were crucial to reviving the economy inH109 and are beginning to filter through into increased steel and aluminium output. According to theWorld Steel Association, in the first seven months of 2009, German crude steel output fell 41.4% yearon-year (y-o-y) to 16.53mn tonnes. Despite output being down 28.8% y-o-y in July, it was up 7.2%month-on-month (m-o-m) at 2.69mn tonnes, the highest monthly level since November 2008. The FederalStatistical Office (Destatis) reported that steel production rose to 2.9mn tonnes in August. Nevertheless,the overall macroeconomic picture remains weak in Germany, with real GDP now expected to contract by6.0% in 2009. In this context, BMI forecasts output falling by around 34% to 30mn ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Italy Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[Italian metals industries failed to see any revival in production through much of 2009, despite signs ofstability and growth in key steel consuming sectors such as the automotive and construction industries.  BMI foresees the beginning of a slow recovery in 2010, but steel and aluminium production will fail toreturn to pre-recession levels over the next five years, according to our latest Italy Metals Report.  In the first seven months of 2009, Italy&rsquo;s crude steel output fell 43.1% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 11.26mntonnes. Monthly output averaged around 1.61mn tonnes. In July, monthly crude output slipped to 1.52mntonnes (down 44.5% y-o-y), which, even allowing for seasonal effects, indicated that the Italian steelindustry was failing to show signs of any recovery and restocking had yet to kick in. Further down theproduction chain, steel product manufacturers have been radically cutting output amid plummetingorders. Flat product orders had almost dried up in H109 and longs were also struggling ]]></description>
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<title>Netherlands Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[Dutch steel and aluminium producers are experiencing a sharp downturn in demand amid theNetherlands&rsquo; economic crisis and are unlikely to return to pre-recession levels over the foreseeable future,according to BMI&rsquo;s latest Netherlands Metals Report.  In the first seven months of 2009, Dutch crude steel production fell 45.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 2.42mntonnes. Monthly production hit a low-point of 288,000 tonnes in January and remained at around320,000-340,000 tonnes in February-June. However, July saw a surge in output to 497,000 tonnes which,while down 17.9% y-o-y, was a significant rise, assisted by the resumption of production at Corus&rsquo;sIJmuiden blast furnace to satisfy a rise in orders. A rise in automotive sales increased demand, withIJmuiden - at a total output capacity of 7mn tpa - a key supplier of hot rolled, cold rolled and metalliccoatedsteels to car producers and automotive suppliers. In August, Tata Steel, Corus&rsquo;s parent company,stated that it would raise its European production capacity ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Spain Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[The worst may be over for the Spanish steel industry, but activity levels in the domestic housing marketand a weak and faltering recovery in the automotive industry mean that the recovery will be slow andoutput will not return to pre-recession levels over the next five years, according to BMI&rsquo;s latest SpainMetals Report.  In the first seven months of 2009, Spain&rsquo;s steel output fell 36.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) to 7.54mn tonnes.  Monthly output in July was 1mn tonnes, a decline of 24% y-o-y and down 14.5% month-on-month(m-o-m). As such, Spain has not been able to take full advantage of the growth in the automotive market,which was stimulated by car scrappage schemes implemented across Europe. This is largely due to thefailure of the Spanish government&rsquo;s EUR4.1bn (US$5.3bn) stimulus package, intended to revive thedomestic market and local automotive production. The Spanish market was one of the worst hit inWestern Europe in H109, although most automotive output ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Ukraine Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[Ukrainian steel and aluminium producers are likely to quickly pull out of crisis in 2010 as demand growthreturns to both domestic and external markets, but it could take five years before output returns to prerecessionlevels, according to BMI&rsquo;s latest Ukraine Metals Report.  In the first seven months of 2009, Ukrainian crude steel output fell 37.2% y-o-y to 16.28mn tonnes, as thecountry was gripped by an economic crisis. However, the situation began to show some improvementfrom Q209 and monthly output in July was up 15.5% (though down 27.7% y-o-y) to 2.66mn tonnes onthe back of a 5% month-on-month (m-o-m) rise in exports. This came in the context of a 4.9% m-o-mgrowth in Ukraine&rsquo;s industrial output in July, although it was still down 26.7% y-o-y. The situation hasimproved as the government has introduced a series of measures intended to support the steel industryamid the growing crisis. In March 2009, legislation was finalised to ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Brazil Metals Report Q4 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[The Brazilian metals industry is on course for sustained recovery and growth as the economy picks upand export markets revive, but steelmakers will face significant over-capacity in the medium term,leading to the delay and cancellation of some projects, according to BMI&rsquo;s latest Brazil Metals Report.In the first seven months of 2009, Brazilian crude steel output was down 36.7% year-on-year (y-o-y) to13.06mn tonnes. In July, output was down 21.9% y-o-y, but up 28.9% month-on-month (m-o-m) to2.5mn tonnes, with the market showing signs of stability by mid-year. In H109, of the 14 blast furnaces inBrazil, six were placed on maintenance, although four were back online by August. Over the period,Brazilian flat steel sales fell by 22.9% y-o-y to 1.54mn tonnes. Stocks in June were up by 3.1% y-o-y, butdown by 6.3% m-o-m to 848,600 tonnes. Inventories in June were enough for 3.1 months ofconsumption, compared to the historical average of 2.6 months. ]]></description>
<pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Labeling and Product Decoration Markets South African Review 2009</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[In 2008, AWA Conferences and Events held the first ever dedicated conference in South Africa supporting the market developments for labels and product decoration technologies in the region. The success of this conference has led to a planned series of conferences in South Africa to track and advise on trends in this key developing market for labels. To support these series of conferences, AWA is publishing &ldquo;Labeling & Product Decoration Markets - South African Market Review 2009&rdquo; as part of their acknowledged series of industry and market reports detailing the label sector.
  
&ldquo;Labeling & Product Decoration Markets - South African Market Review 2009&rdquo; is an assessment of the current status of one of the world&rsquo;s most innovative and influential regional label markets. The report outlines volume trends in the market by label format, material, and technology with particular emphasis on the changing structures and developments within this key business ]]></description>
<pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Paint and Coating Manufacturing</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[The US paint and coatings industry includes about 1,400 companies with combined annual sales of $20 billion. Large companies include Sherwin-Williams, Benjamin Moore, RPM International, Valspar, and divisions of Akzo Nobel, DuPont, BASF, and PPG. The industry is highly concentrated: the largest 50 companies hold 80 percent of the market. Most manufacturing plants are midsized, with 20 to 250 employees and average annual sales of $30 million.  COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE  Demand is driven by industrial production and the housing market. The profitability of individual companies depends on technological expertise and efficient production. Small companies can compete successfully with large ones because of the large number of paints and coatings used for a wide variety of applications, including decoration, water resistance, and corrosion resistance. The industry is highly automated: average annual revenue per employee is about $430,000.  PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY  Major products are "architectural coatings" (house paints), product finishes, industrial coatings, and miscellaneous products like ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Plastic Parts Manufacturing in China</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[ Industry Market Research Synopsis   This Industry Market Research report from IBISWorld provides a detailed analysis of the Plastic Parts Manufacturing in China industry, including key growth trends, statistics, forecasts, the competitive environment including market shares and the key issues facing the industry.   Industry Definition   The Plastic Parts Manufacturing Industry in China (China Industry Code - 3070) consists of units mainly engaged in the manufacturing of plastic parts that are final products, or intermediate inputs of other goods. These plastic parts include sealing elements, insulating parts, furniture parts, motor vehicle parts, electric product parts, lighting equipment parts, and other miscellaneous plastic parts.   Report Contents   The Key Statistics chapter provides the key indicators for the industry for at least the last three years. The statistics included are industry revenue, industry gross product, employment, establishments, exports, imports, domestic demand and total wages.  The Market Characteristics chapter covers the following: Market Size, Linkages, Demand Determinants, Domestic and International Markets, Basis ]]></description>
<pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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<title>Textile Product Wholesaling in Australia - Industry Risk Rating Report</title>
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<description> <![CDATA[  Industry Risk Ratings Synopsis   This Industry Risk Ratings report from IBISWorld evaluates the inherent risks associated with the Textile Product Wholesaling in Australia industry. Industry Risk is assumed to be 'the difficulty, or otherwise, of the business operating environment'.  The report looks at the operational risk associated with this industry. Three types of risk are recognized in our analysis. These are: risk arising from within the industry itself (structural risk), risks arising from the expected future performance of the industry (growth risk) and risk arising from forces external to the industry (external sensitivity risk).  This approach is new in that it analyses non-financial information surrounding each industry. Industries are scored on a 9-point scale, where 1 represents the lowest risk and 9 the highest. The Industry Risk score measures expected Industry Risk over the coming 12-18 months.   Industry Definition   This industry consists of operators engaged in wholesaling textiles or textile products.   Report Contents   Risk Overview  The Risk Overview ]]></description>
<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 00:00:00 EST</pubDate>
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