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Adhesive refers to a binding substance applied to the surface of materials. Derived from various sources, adhesives have been used in various forms since historic times. However, modern day adhesives were commercially developed for the first time in 1960. Adhesives are available in both natural and synthetic forms. Wood adhesives and binders adhere or bond to wood surfaces or wood particles to make structural or nonstructural wood panels. Wood adhesives and binders are mostly used for making plywood, cabinets, structural frames, windows, doors, furniture, and subcomponents among others. These are also used in permanent or temporary applications in various structural and nonstructural panels.

Chemicals that are generally used in fabric formation, fabrication, and yarn preparation and finishing are called textile chemicals. Textile chemicals can be in the form of the intermediates, compounds, chemicals etc. These include printing chemicals, pretreatment chemicals, finishing chemicals, textile dyeing chemicals, antistatic agents, and other specialty chemicals. Textile chemicals can be used in the applications such as home furnishing, apparels, industrials and others. Textile chemicals aim to endow the finished product with particular functions to improve and optimize the manufacturing process. Coating & sizing chemicals are used to provide inflammable characteristics to furniture fabrics, vehicle airbags, etc. Colorants and auxiliaries help provide color to textiles. More than 60 classes of functional chemical products are employed in coating & sizing chemicals, colorants & auxiliaries, finishing agents, surfactants, desizing agents, bleaching agents, yarn lubricants and other miscellaneous applications.

Sterilization equipment and Disinfectants are used in healthcare facility to kill or eliminate harmful agents (such as bacteria, fungi and viruses) and are used as infection control agents. Increase in geriatric population coupled with rising number of surgeries in hospitals and clinics globally drive the growth of this market. According to the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, approximately 46.5 million surgical procedures and 5 million gastrointestinal endoscopies are performed in the United States every year. Thus, with increasing number of surgeries the demand for sterilization equipment and disinfectants will also increase in order to avoid transmission of infection pathogens. The market of sterilization equipment and disinfectants is segmented as equipment, application and types of disinfectants. The sterilization equipment is further segmented as heat sterilization, low temperature sterilization, filtration sterilization and radiation sterilization. Application segment can be categorized as life sciences, medical devices and pharmaceuticals. While Low, intermediate and high level and oxidizing and non-oxidizing are the two segments of type of disinfectants. The global market for sterilization equipment and disinfectant market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.5% from 2013 to 2019 to reach an estimated value of USD 9,153.9 million in 2019.

Specialty household cleaners address issues such as the growing hygiene concerns among consumers, demand for eco-friendly products, want for convenient cleaning solutions due to hectic lifestyle, and dependency on external housekeeping experts.

Rapid medical diagnostics are tools for detection of various infectious diseases caused by virus and bacteria. Since the last decade remarkable prevalence of infectious diseases has been observed worldwide and its morbidity rate is rapidly growing. Increased detection of new pathogens-causing infections and increasing rate of weak immune system resulting from aging of population worldwide are some of the major factors leading to increase in the infectious diseases due to which the rapid medical diagnostic kits market is showing massive growth globally. Some other factors contributing to the growth of the rapid medical diagnostic kits market include cheaper cost of the rapid medical diagnostic kits, and increasing awareness about the available technologies for diagnosis of the infectious diseases caused by virus and bacteria.

Printing of electrodes enables cost effective fabrication of large area sensor arrays on flexible substrate. Due to rising demand for light weight and thin electronics devices, printed and flexible sensors are becoming an integral component of electronic devices. Printed electronics is an emerging technology and plays an important role in the development of printed sensors market. The printed and flexible sensors are in the beginning of their commercialization and currently used in applications such as healthcare, safety and security, packaging, automotive and consumer durable among others. At present, printed and flexible sensors is a printed sensors and are cheaper, simple in design and offers higher performance over traditional silicon based sensors. In addition, roll-to-roll manufacturing process enables low cost mass production of printed sensors. Benefits of printed sensors market over traditional sensors is expected to spur the growth of this market over the estimated period. In addition, rising growth in individual application segments such as consumer electronics, healthcare, security and defense, automotive and other is also expected to boost the demand of printed and flexible sensors in the next five years.

The new shipbuilding industry has been experiencing sluggish growth of late. However, rising demand for marine coatings during ship repair and maintenance activities is likely to boost market growth during the forecast period. Marine coatings protect ships from harsh weather conditions and enhance their aesthetics. The marine industry comprises bulk tankers and carriers, cargo ships, cruise ships and container ships. Marine coatings are also considered vital in enhancing the fuel efficiency of a vessel and decreasing the impact on the environment.

Industrial sludge is generated during the wastewater treatment process. Wastewater released by different industries contains a large amount of water, microorganisms and chemical constituents. Sludge requires further treatment to reduce its volume and render it stable and safe for disposal. The treatment primarily aims to reduce the volume of water and pathogen content in order to facilitate the safe disposal and possible usage of sludge as fertilizer. Dewatering and drying, conditioning and stabilization, thickening, and digestion are the processes involved in industrial sludge treatment.

The global industrial robotics market was valued at USD 28.93 billion in 2013, growing at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2014 to 2020. ISO 8373 defines an industrial robot as an automatically reprogrammable, controlled, multipurpose manipulator programmable in three or more axes. It may either be fixed or mobile, as per its required use in industrial automation processes. There are different types of industrial robots which include cylindrical robots, articulated robots, Cartesian robots and SCARA robots among others.

Flexographic printing inks are used in several printing application products such as corrugated containers, flexible packaging, tags and labels, folding cartons, metal cans and others (including newspapers and magazines). The flexographic printing inks market has been segmented into water-based, solvent-based and UV-cured inks. Packaging was the key application segment of the global flexographic printing inks market at the end of 2013. Flexographic printing inks are employed in packaging application products across various end-user industries such as food and beverages, personal care, household care and pharmaceuticals. In terms of revenue, the global flexographic printing inks market was valued at USD 6.41 billion in 2013 and is anticipated to reach USD 9.32 billion by 2020, expanding at a CAGR of 5.5% between 2014 and 2020.