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CO2 enhanced oil recovery technology has been proven to be commercially profitable in the U.S. Permian Basin region based in West Texas witnessed the expansion of the CO2 EOR market with growing number of project with large capacity addition. Permian Basin is consuming low cost and highly pure CO2 sourced from natural CO2 reservoirs but the trend is expected to change over the entire forecast period as new industrial CO2 capture and storage projects emerge. As a result of high CO2 demand from the Permian Basin, an extensive CO2 supply pipeline network has been developed in this region. This extensive network helps to meet the upward CO2 demand from CO2 EOR sub-industry.

The smart grid refers to the modernization of the conventional power grid, which allows for a more reliable and secure electrical service. The smart grid is characterized by a two-way flow of communication and information, capable of monitoring the consumer preference, grid connected appliances, and the activities of the grid connected electrical systems. It incorporates the benefits of distributed computing and communication in the power grid, to provide the real-time information as well as enable the momentary restoration of power, and balance the demand and supply at the connected device. The smart grid is expected to make the existing power grid, smart by applying and linking seamless communication systems. The communication systems can gather, process, and store large amount of data, converts it into intelligence, communicate intelligence omni-directionally among the components connected to the smart grids. It also allows for automated control as the response to the intelligence.

The competition for touch-screen devices heated up after the introduction of iPad from Apple in the U.S. market in April 2010. Players such as Samsung, Hewlett-Packard, LG, and Asus among others emerged in the tablet manufacturing market to meet the rapidly growing demands of the U.S. consumers. Rapid advancement and acceptance of tablet PCs with varied screen sizes allowed both large and small players in the tablet PC market to gain market traction and create potential demand for tablets.

Sharper image, better contrast ratio, crisp colors and faster refresh rates are few of the functional advantages that consumers get through OLED displays. In addition, OLED displays are more compact and thinner and provide better energy management as they run on optimal power. Its large viewing angle is also an added advantage. These benefits of OLED technology are getting more prominent over the years and provide a strong base for the growth of the technology.

Waste to energy is a technique used to produce energy in the form of electricity and heat. The benefits of the technique include reduction in the amount of waste to be sent to landfills, and extracting value from waste. Asia-Pacific region with developing countries such as Japan, China and India is dominating the waste to energy market. Japan has the highest level of sustainable waste management with a capacity to convert more than 60 percent of waste to energy. China and India, the two most populated countries of the world have a potential to generate huge amount of waste and provide feed to waste to energy plants. These countries are developing and are focusing on their waste to energy practices to improve the quality of life. These countries are shifting from landfills or open dumping of solid waste to a more environment friendly option of waste to energy to reduce GHG emission.

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious disease that has significant economic impact. Virus named, Aphthovirus of the family Picornaviridae causes foot and mouth disease. Seven different types of strains namely O, A, C, Southern African Territories (SAT) 1, SAT 2, SAT 3 and Asia1 of Aphthovirus cause FMD in livestock. Outbreak of FMD causes negative impact on the economy of the country owing to resulting losses in milk and meat production industry. Therefore, governments of FMD endemic countries are aiming to eradicate the disease from the country by creating awareness about the disease. Increasing awareness is resulting in augmenting the adoption of routine vaccination of the livestock in FMD endemic countries. Therefore, rising awareness coupled with growing FMD outbreaks are the major factors driving the FMD vaccines market globally.

Fasteners are devices which are used to mechanically join two or more components, devices or surfaces together. The commonly used fasteners include nails, screws, nut, bolts, clips, rivets, pins and washers. The basic requirements for fasteners are that they must be strong enough to handle loads and pressure, must be cost effective, easy to use, resistive to corrosion and aesthetic. They find application across a wide range of sectors such as automobiles, construction, electronics, machineries, industries and other everyday applications. Increasing demand for automobiles particularly in countries such as China, Brazil and India is an important factor which is expected to contribute to the growth of the fasteners' market over the forecast period. However, introduction and implementation of high anti-dumping duties by European Union is expected to hamper the global demand for fasteners. Development of tailor-made fasteners to suit rapidly growing niche application sectors such as railroad and solar equipment is expected to open new opportunities for the growth of the market in the near future.

Powder coatings have a wide range of applications in end user industries such as automobiles, appliances and furniture. In addition, they are used in industrial manufacturing of machinery and general metals. In terms of volume, the global powder coatings market is expected to grow at a CAGR of over 6% from 2012 to 2018.

This report covers the global wearable technology market size and forecast from 2012 to 2018 along with their application in different end-use segments such as wellness and fitness, healthcare and medical, infotainment, industrial and military. The performance of wearable technology applications across different geographical regions namely, North America, Europe, Asia and RoW (Rest of the World) has also been covered in this report.

The global market for thermic fluid was 360 kilo tons in 2009 which increased to 384.9 kilo tons in 2010. Growing demand from major end use industries such as oil and gas, chemicals, plastics, pharmaceuticals etc is one of the major factors which have been driving the market for thermic fluid. The rapid development of concentrated solar power (CSP) projects in different parts of the world is expected to boost the demand for thermic fluid in the near future.