Monday 26 May 2014

Hydrographic Equipment Market - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2013 - 2019

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Hydrographic survey is a process used to measure and describe the bodily features of oceans, seas coastal areas, lakes and rivers. The equipments which are required to do such surveys are known as hydrographic equipments. The main goal of hydrographic surveys is to ensure safe maritime navigation. Sometimes the term hydrographic surveys and maritime cartography are used synonymously; however maritime cartography is the final process of hydrographic surveys and is used to convert the raw data collected in hydrographic surveys to pull out some useful information. Hydrographic surveys are done under some rules which may vary according to the accepting authority. In hydrographic surveys measuring depth is not as difficult as compared to knowing how far the survey boat is from the coast when the depth is measured.


The hydrographic equipment earlier consist primarily of a GPS (Global Positioning System) with a built in radio and Omni directional antenna, a Helmsman display for navigation, dual frequency depth sounder, a computer, a plotter, and a hydrographic system software for underwater data collection. An onboard generator is used to supply power for the equipment. The shore equipments include a GPS (Global Positioning System) receiver of same type. The Global Positioning system and the antenna are placed over a survey tripod. Due to vast area of sea, radio boosters are used to boost the signal strength. The Global Positioning System is connected to the satellites for receiving information.

The modern surveying relies more on the software than hardware. In shallow water areas echo sounders such as LIDAR (Light Detection and Ranging) and SONAR (Sound Navigation and Ranging) are used with equipments placed on Autonomous Underwater Vehicles (AUVs) and Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (UUVs) to conduct hydrographic survey. Data collected is stored and processed in computer for use in navigational charts, digital terrain model, topographic measurements and bathymetry. Data collected should be free from errors and is displayed as the charts which are made by using special CAD (Computer Aided Design) software such as AutoCAD. The use of hydrographic surveys is to measure the information related to maritime navigation, marine construction, dredging, offshore oil exploration/drilling related activities, maritime engineering, and harbor management. In these surveys a strong emphasis is given to find information related to shorelines, tides, currents, seabed depth and submerged obstruction that may affect the maritime navigation.

Increasing prices of oil and gas due to high demand, safety concerns among the sailors and shipping companies, government policies encouraging oil and gas explorations, advancements in hydrographic equipment technology are likely to drive the hydrographic equipment market in near future. Cost associated with carrying the hydrographic surveys and time taken to conduct hydrographic can act as the main restraint to the potential growth of hydrographic equipment market. Being an uncontested sector with high rewards the opportunities in hydrographic equipment markets are forecasted to be good in near future.

Some of the key players in Hydrographic Equipment market are Valeport, Seafloor Systems, Kongsberg Maritime AS, Hydro International, Teledyne Marine and Raytheon Company.

This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include
  • North America
  • Asia Pacific
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World
This report provides comprehensive analysis of 
  • Market growth drivers
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years
This report is a complete study of current trends in the market, industry growth drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It includes analysis of recent developments in technology, Porter’s five force model analysis and detailed profiles of top industry players. The report also includes a review of micro and macro factors essential for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis.


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Friday 23 May 2014

Global Humectants Market - Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast, 2013 - 2019

Humectants are a group of hygroscopic substances that are used to keep things moist. They are important ingredients of skincare and hair care products as they retain moisture. Humectants transfer and retain moisture from air by absorption or drawing water vapor below into the organism’s or the object’s surface. They are mainly comprised of several hydrophilic groups including amines, hydroxyl and carboxyl groups. Humectants include proteins, polysaccharides, acids, alcohols and other small molecules including urea, glycerine, aloe vera and sorbitol among others. The major applications of humectants include cosmetics, medicines, pesticides, paints & coatings and food industry. They are also used as co-solvents in different formulations. 


Rising demand from cosmetics industry is expected to drive the humectants market, whereas changing lifestyle in developing countries is expected to drive the cosmetics market. In addition, rising demand from medicines is expected to fuel the humectants market. For example, hyaluronic acid, a humectant is being used in treating osteoarthritis which is injected in knees. Further, growing demand from food industry as a additive is expected to boost the market growth. Sorbitol is the common humectant that is used as a food additive in sugarless food products. Another example of food additive is polydextrose which is used to replace sugar in food products. Humectants are being used in water borne paints to hold the moisture content when they are stored. Owing to rising population and increasing infrastructure investment, construction industry is driving the paints and coatings industry which in turn drives humectants market. 
However some of the humectants has adverse effect on human health that is expected to hamper the market growth. For example polydextrose has a laxative effect and hyaluronic acid can also induce cancer when injected in high dosage. Some of the humectants are derivatives of petroleum products and are subjected to price volatility as they are derived from crude oil. Some of the humectants are derived from specific natural sources including plant extracts and sea weeds among others. Availability of these specific sources is expected to hamper the market growth as constant supply of raw material is a major challenge. 

Technological advances in the field of cosmetics and food industry are expected to increase the applications of humectants and provide immense opportunities for the players in this market. 
Lifestyle and FDA approval for use of humectants in food is expected to fuel the market in North America. Rising use of humectants in food owing to less calories and moisture holding capacity is expected to fuel the global market. Use of humectants in Europe is limited to use in cosmetics and government is focused on the use of naturally occurring humectants as they are less harmful than synthetic counter parts. Europe was followed by Asia Pacific in terms of consumption; however it is expected to be the fastest growing market for humectants. Changing lifestyle and rising disposable income is driving paints & coatings and cosmetics industry in this region, which is in turn expected to drive the humectants market. 
Some of the key players in this market include BASF, The Dow Chemical Company, Wuhan Sanjiang Space Gude Biotech Co., Ltd, VMP Chemiekontor, Lubrizol, Lipo Chemicals among others. 


This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include 
  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
This report provides comprehensive analysis of 
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  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 
This report is a complete study of current trends in the market, industry growth drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It includes analysis of recent developments in technology, Porter’s five force model analysis and detailed profiles of top industry players. The report also includes a review of micro and macro factors essential for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis.

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Monday 12 May 2014

Tantalum Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Trends and Forecast, 2013 – 2019

Transparency Market Research Reports included a detailed market survey and analysis trends on “Tantalum Market”. This report also includes more info about basic overview of the industry including definitions, applications and global market industry structure. Tantalum is a hard, bluish grey, transition metal. Previously it was known as tantalium and is a rare earth metal. It is characterized by its incredibly high melting point which is bettered only by tungsten, rhenium, osmium and carbon. Tantalum along with similar metals such as Neobium, can be found in minerals such as coltan, columbite and tantalite. Most of the tantalum is derived from hard rock mines; however it can also be obtained from tin slags, and artisanal mines. Tantalite is highly resistant to corrosion and is a part of the refractory metals group. 


The main application of tantalum is in the electronics industry where it is employed in manufacturing capacitors and high power resistors. In this application, tantalum has to compete with low cost ceramic and aluminum capacitors. As a result tantalums’ use is mostly limited to high end capacitors where stability and high volumetric capacity is of paramount importance. Other electronic applications of tantalum are sputtering targets and target acoustic wave filters. Apart from that tantalum finds application in medical devices, chemical processing and manufacturing of super alloys. Tantalum-oxide is used in camera lenses as well as X-ray equipments, while tantalum carbide is used to manufacture cutting tools. 

One of the major drivers of this market is the growing importance and demand for electronic gadgets and equipments. Tantalum alloys are used extensively in aviation and land based gas turbine, and the demand from this sector is expected to rise at a brisk pace in the near future owing to the high growth in aviation and aerospace industries. The same is true for land based gas turbines as well. The highest quantity of tantalum demand is expected to come from tantalum powder/ wire application, followed by its application in super alloys.

Most of the tantalum that is mined globally comes from Africa, where the largest resource of tantalum is present. Tantalum is widely available in Central Africa as well as other parts of the region. Countries such as Rwanda, Ethiopia, Mozambique, Nigeria, Gabon, Zimbabwe and Namibia have huge tantalum deposits and cumulatively account for over 50% of the global production. Tantalum is also abundant in the Democratic Republic of Congo, and the metal from DRC is called conflict tantalum, as the metal mined in the conflict region is sold to perpetuate warfare. A ban on importing or trading conflict metals has been imposed, which is expected to hurt the Central African economy and the local people. The blanket ban is also expected to affect other regions of Africa which are not conflict zones. Other than Africa, tantalum is mined in South American countries such as Brazil and Argentina; European countries such as Germany and Austria; and Asian countries such as Australia, Japan, Thailand and China. The mining of tantalum in North America is almost negligible; however mining activities are expected to commence in the near future. The Central African crisis and ban on tantalum imports are expected to drive demand from the Asia Pacific and South American countries.
Some of the restraints of this market are the demand supply imbalance due to the ban on Central African imports and price fluctuation of tantalum ores in different mining locations. For instance, the price of tantalum imported from South America is slightly lower as compared to the mineral mined in Australia. Supply chain and inventory are some of the other concerns for end use industries. However, long term supply agreements are expected to substantially reduce the price compared to spot rates and also guarantees supply.

Some of the top tantalum producing companies are Talison Minerals Pty Ltd., Cabot Corp., China Minmetals Corp., and Ethiopia Mineral Development Share Company among others. Some of the top tantalum producing mines are located at Wodgina, Greenbushes, Nanping and Kenticha among others.

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  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
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  • Market growth drivers 
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 
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Sunday 11 May 2014

Animal Feed Organic Trace Minerals Market - Global Industry Analysis, Market Size, Share, Trends, Analysis, Growth And Forecast, 2013 - 2019

Transparency Market Research Reports included a detailed market survey and analysis trends on “Animal Feed Organic Trace Minerals Market”. This report also includes more info about basic overview of the industry including definitions, applications and global market industry structure.

Organic trace minerals are used in small quantity to improve the quality of food/ feed. Trace minerals have vital role in maintaining animal health. The rate of absorbing the food increases with the presence of trace minerals in the feed. Organic trace minerals have more preference over the inorganic minerals due to their health benefits and impacts on the taste of the feed. 


The market is segmented on the basis of product types such as zinc, copper, cobalt, manganese, selenium and iron among others. The segmentation is done according to their requirements in animal feed, the minerals have vital role in animal feed, as they prevent and cure number of animal diseases.

Zinc helps in increasing the immunity in animals and is one of the most preferred organic mineral among other globally, followed by iron that has vital role in oxygen transport in the blood as a component of hemoglobin and oxygen transport. In addition few enzymes either contain iron or are activated by iron; therefore it is one of the important minerals. Selenium functions as a component of enzyme that helps in preventing cellular damage by destroying hydrogen peroxide and lipid hydroperoxides. All the trace minerals have an important role in animal growth; therefore the demand for organic minerals is expected to increase over next six years. The market can also be segmented geographically into North America, APAC, Europe and Rest of the world (RoW) regions.

The global animal feed organic trace mineral market is expected to grow with a single digit CAGR from 2013 to 2019. The organic trace minerals are formed when they attached to organic molecules such as amino acids and polysaccharides. Their presence increases the bioavailability of animal feed. Therefore the demand of organic trace minerals in animal feed is rising globally.

The global demand of meat as a major source of protein is expected to increase over the next six years. Therefore to increase the production and quality of meat and to meet the global demand, the animal is feed is considered to be one of the most important factors to increase the animal’s meat quality. Moreover the hazards associated with inorganic trace minerals over the organic trace minerals and growing awareness of the side effects of inorganic trace minerals is expected to have the direct impact on global demand. The growth in organic animal feed mineral market is supported by changing consumers’ food preferences followed by increasing disposable income. Per capita consumption of sea food, meat has experienced an increasing demand and is expected to increase in the forecast period.

Moreover, over the past few years increase in animal diseases owing to lack of important trace minerals in their feed has resulted in demand for organic trace minerals. Therefore to control the animal diseases and to increase the productivity of animals, the usage of organic trace minerals is rising globally. Some of the key market players are Royal DSM, Tanke Biosciences Corp, Nutreco NV and Biochem Lohne Germany among others.


This research report analyzes this market depending on its market segments, major geographies, and current market trends. Geographies analyzed under this research report include 
  • North America 
  • Asia Pacific 
  • Europe
  • Rest of the World  
This report provides comprehensive analysis of 
  • Market growth drivers 
  • Factors limiting market growth
  • Current market trends 
  • Market structure
  • Market projections for upcoming years 
This report is a complete study of current trends in the market, industry growth drivers, and restraints. It provides market projections for the coming years. It includes analysis of recent developments in technology, Porter’s five force model analysis and detailed profiles of top industry players. The report also includes a review of micro and macro factors essential for the existing market players and new entrants along with detailed value chain analysis. 

Reasons for Buying this Report
  • This report provides pin-point analysis for changing competitive dynamics
  • It provides a forward looking perspective on different factors driving or restraining market growth 
  • It provides a technological growth map over time to understand the industry growth rate
  • It provides a seven-year forecast assessed on the basis of how the market is predicted to grow 
·         It helps in making informed business decisions by having complete insights of market and by making in-depth analysis of market segments


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