Thursday, August 13, 2009

Indian Cement Industry Forecast to 2012

India is the second largest producer of cement in the world after China. The cement industry in India, without showing any signs of recession, continues to expand rapidly, attracting large capacity addition by major players over the past few months.

Traditionally, growth of Indian cement industry has remained directly proportional to the growth of the country’s economy. However, in fiscal 2008-09, despite the economic slowdown, India produced around 181 Million Metric Tons of cement, representing a growth of around 7.8% over the fiscal 2007-08. Consumption has also increased with the same pace during the last fiscal.

We expect that the cement production and consumption both will grow substantially during our forecast period (2009-10 to 2011-12). Moreover, housing sector accounts for more than 50% of the total cement consumption in India and the same trend is expected to continue in coming years.

“Indian Cement Industry Forecast to 2012” provides the rational analysis and extensive research on the cement industry of India. It thoroughly examines the current industry trends which are adding to the growth of the Indian cement industry. Besides highlighting major segments like production and capacity of the cement industry as well as the consumption of cement, the report also throws light on the future outlook of these segments. It will help clients to understand the market dynamics and get an insight of the current and the future outlook of India’s cement industry.

For the purpose of the report, only large plants have been considered in the total production and installed capacity of the cement industry. The report also gives forecast on various segments of the Indian cement industry based on feasible cement industry environment in India. These include:

- Cement Production
- Cement Production Capacity
- Region-wise Share of Capacity Addition
- Company-wise Share of Capacity Addition
- Cement Consumption
- Cement Demand by Sector
- Coal Demand by Cement Industry

The forecasts given in the report are not based on a complex economic model, but are intended as a rough guide to the direction in which the market is likely to move. These forecasts are based on correlations between past market growth, growth of base drivers and possible impact of recession in the economy.

The report also includes detailed information about key players in the cement industry of India including Associated Cement Company Ltd. (ACC), Ambuja Cements Ltd., Grasim Industries Ltd., UltraTech Cement Ltd., The India Cements Ltd., J.K. Cement Limited, Binani Cement Limited, Madras Cements Ltd., Prism Cement Limited, and Jaypee Group.

For more detail visit :- http://www.marketsmonitor.com/Indian-Cement-Industry-Forecast-to-2012-Report/IM129.htm

Asian Medical Tourism Analysis (2008-2012)

Medical tourism has emerged as the fastest growing segment of the Asian tourism industry despite the global economic downturn. High cost of treatments in developed countries, particularly in the USA and the UK, have been continually attracting patients from such regions towards alternative cost-effective destinations. At present, medical tourism in the region is in its infancy, but has an enormous potential for future growth and development.

As per our new report, “Asian Medical Tourism Analysis (2008-2012)”, the revenue from the Asian medical tourism industry is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of around 14% during 2009-2012. Various Asian countries such as India, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand have been investing huge amounts in their healthcare infrastructure to meet the demand for quality-assured medical care through first-class facilities and highly trained medical specialists, including tertiary hospital care. For the purpose of this report, Asia includes Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Philippines, India and South Korea.

As per our research, the medical tourism industry in the region is growing at double-digit growth rate, outstripping the 4% to 6% growth in general travel bookings. Thailand, India and Singapore dominate the region’s medical tourism industry, with a combined market share of around 90% in 2008. However, our research foresees India to emerge as one of the fastest growing medical tourism industry, accounting for around 25% of the region’s industry by 2012. In this regard, we have done in-depth analysis of the key factors driving the growth of medical tourism in the country.

“Asian Medical Tourism Analysis (2008-2012)” provides thorough analysis of the current market performance and the future outlook for each of the key markets discussed in the report. It acknowledges the fact that the six Asian markets covered in the report have vast differences in terms of cost, infrastructure, human resources, patient perceptions, competencies and level of government support. Each of the fact has been thoroughly studied in the report. In all, this report provides valuable information to clients looking to venture into these markets and helps them to devise strategies while going for an investment/partnership in these markets.

For more detail visit :- http://www.marketsmonitor.com/Asian-Medical-Tourism-Analysis-2008-2012-Report/IM105.htm

Global In Vitro Diagnostic Market Analysis

The In vitro diagnostics (IVD) market represents one of the most lucrative segments in the global healthcare industry. Various factors, such as increasing prevalence of several chronic and infectious diseases, emerging technologies and increasing patient awareness, continue to fuel growth in global IVD market. With increasing technological advancements in global diagnostic market, the worldwide IVD market reported a growth of around 8.5% in 2008 as compared to 2007.

According to our latest research report, “Global In Vitro Diagnostic Market Analysis”, the global IVD market is forecasted to grow at a CAGR of around 9% during 2010-2012. Currently, the IVD market is particularly characterized by the emergence of various novel technologies, with molecular diagnostics and point of care tests expected to play a very important role in driving the future growth of the market worldwide. In terms of disease testing, blood glucose monitoring and cancer testing segments are expected to dominate the market in near future.

We have done extensive research in order to identify current trends in the key markets across the world. We have found that point of care test segment has continued dominating the current IVD market, while higher growth rate was witnessed in the molecular diagnostic segment during 2008. The molecular diagnostic market is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of about 14% during 2010-2012. In this regard, our report provides rational analysis of various factors which will drive this market segment over the forecast period.

This report also provides extensive information on the traditional IVD testing markets as well as on the emerging technologies. Also, an insight of the trends prevailing in the regional IVD markets across the globe has been covered in the report. Analysis and statistics regarding market size, growth, share, segmentation and geographic distribution and trends in technology development have been thoroughly studied in the report to give a comprehensive overview of the IVD market.

For more detail visit :- http://www.marketsmonitor.com/Global-In-Vitro-Diagnostic-Market-Analysis-Report/IM103.htm

Cosmetics and Toiletries Market in China

The cosmetics and toiletries market in China has been expanding rapidly since last five to six years. The market is undergoing transformation and development phase and is far from the saturation level. China’s cosmetics and toiletries market is considered as the second largest in Asia-Pacific after that of Japan and the seventh largest in the world. Thus, it remains a highly attractive market for companies across the world.

At present, China’s cosmetics and toiletries market is dominated by international companies like P&G, L’Oreal and Christian Dior. These companies are responsible for generating majority of the industry revenues and are preferred by consumers over the local companies. The conventional cosmetics segments like skin care and hair care remain the hot favorite for the industry, accounting for 38% and 20% overall cosmetics & toiletries market respectively in 2008.

As per our research “Cosmetics and Toiletries Market in China”, China offers tremendous opportunity to both the international brands as well as homegrown companies due to large consumer base and low per capita consumption of cosmetics and toiletries products in the country. Besides these two fundamental factors responsible for industry growth, rising purchasing power, increasing influence of western culture and evolving consumerism culture is giving the desired platform to the industry for expansion.

With such strong fundamentals, we anticipate that the Chinese cosmetic & toiletries market revenue will surpass US$ 25 Billion by 2012. The future growth will be driven by changing market dynamics and emergence of domestic companies in cosmetics & toiletries market landscape. Our research has also revealed that the market will see tremendous growth in coming years and will remain far from attaining saturation level.

Although China cosmetic market has become highly competitive, there is still plenty of potential for new entrants, provided they adopt appropriate market entry strategies, find right manufacturing or distribution partners, use effective marketing strategies, and make suitable products for various customer groups at reasonable price points.

The research will help clients to get in-depth knowledge on the current, past and future performance of the industry. The future outlook mentioned in report has been derived by interacting with various industry veterans, developers, analyzing information from research papers, journals and our industry-specific in-house developed models.

For more detail visit :- http://www.marketsmonitor.com/Cosmetics-and-Toiletries-Market-in-China-Report/IM001.htm