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The United States, the world's largest economy and one of the most dynamic construction markets, has provided a strong platform to its cement industry for expansion in the last two decades. According to a recent research report by RNCOS, Texas is the leading state in the country in terms of portland cement shipments, with Southern Texas reporting the highest volume during 2009-2011 and being closely followed by Northern Texas. Various incentives by state government and sufficient raw material availability have made these regions highly attractive to domestic and international cement companies, which are striving hard to establish their production base in these locations.

According to our research report, “Global IT Security Market Forecast to 2013”, the rising Internet usage and e-commerce activities, increasing dependence on wireless and mobile computing, and growing threat perception about secret information and data among Small and Medium Businesses (SMBs) across the globe is likely to add to the growth of the IT security market. Moreover, with the growing deployment of IT in different verticals, such as financial, healthcare, banking, telecommunication, government, retail, etc. a further boost to the IT security market is provided, which has been estimated to grow at a CAGR of over 11% during 2012-2015.

The pace of population growth and economic trajectory of the country will lead to the formation of 1.3 Million new households per year on an average during 2010-2014, says RNCOS.

The bioinformatics market has been growing at a rapid pace across the globe for the past few years on back of increasing R&D investments by private players and regulatory support. According to a new research report by RNCOS, the content market is the biggest segment in the global bioinformatics industry, and includes specialized and generalized databases. Specialized database dominated the content market in 2010 with around three-fourth share. In the past few years, the content market’s share has declined in the bioinformatics industry, but it is expected to continue maintaining its dominance.

As per our new research report, “Booming US Generic Drug Market”, the US generics market has witnessed stupendous growth in recent times driven mainly by patent expiration of key blockbuster drugs. As both consumers and the governments are trying to reduce healthcare costs, the country is experiencing a renowned focus on generics by both the entities. In 2009, the US generic drugs sector was valued at US$ 74 Billion, and is likely to grow further at a CAGR of around 10% during 2010-2013. In value terms, generic drugs will contribute a share of around 28% in the US pharmaceutical market by 2013.

Mobile Health or mHealth is an emerging sub-segment under e-Health. It comprises mobile telecommunications and various multimedia information and communication technology (ICT) for the purpose of delivering healthcare services. At present, the most commonly used mHealth devices are mobile phones and PDAs, which have specially designed software and applications. As per the estimations, the market is expected to grow at a CAGR of around 19% during 2010-2013. This stupendous growth rate can be attributed to the increasing health consciousness of the US nationals and growing need for efficient healthcare delivery systems, says our new report “US Healthcare Market Outlook 2013”.

According to our new research report, “Cancer Generics Market Analysis”, the global market for cancer generics holds a tremendous growth potential mainly due to patent expiration on key products. As the market has witnessed a plethora of product launches and M&A’s in recent times, the private sector participation is likely to strengthen in the years to come. With the imminent introduction of a regulatory pathway for biogenerics, the global market for cancer generics is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 27% during 2010-2014.

The insurance industry of South Africa is the most developed one in the entire African continent. Due to high costs and poor treatment of customers in the past, the sector has witnessed increased regulatory intervention. As per the findings of a new research report by RNCOS, perceptions towards insurance products and services are now quite positive in the country as they provide better protection from risk, and are safer and more reliable. On functional level, an insurance product in the country is mainly associated with funeral cover as many South Africans see death in the family, funeral expenses and loss of main income earner as key threat to their livelihoods.

Saudi Arabia is one of the largest furniture markets in the Middle-East, and thus, an attractive destination for global players. According to a research report by RNCOS, many international retailers are planning to enter the prolific Saudi Arabian furniture market, in which the consumption is anticipated to grow at a CAGR of around 12% during 2011-2013. The domestic companies are also looking at opportunities for joining hands with the world’s best furniture makers to bring the finest furnishings to the Kingdom.