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The global footwear market was worth USD 185.2 billion in 2011 and is expected to reach USD 211.5 billion in 2018, growing at a CAGR of 1.9% from 2011 to 2018. In the overall global market, Asia Pacific is expected to maintain its lead position in terms of revenue till 2018. Asia Pacific is expected to enjoy 30.1% of the global footwear market revenue share in 2018 followed by Europe.

The global industrial robotics market is growing at a CAGR of 6.2% from 2014 to 2020. The market was worth US$28.93 billion in 2013 will reach an estimated value of US$44.48 billion in 2020. Transparency Market Research has released a report titled "Industrial Robotics Market - Global Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends and Forecast, 2014 – 2020" lists all the details required to attain a deep understanding of the industrial robotics market.

Owing to the increasing medical cases of nosocomial infections and widespread epidemic outbreaks of different life threatening diseases such as H1N1 in the recent past, worldwide, consumers awareness pertaining to the importance and use of antimicrobials plastics is growing tremendously. Today, antimicrobial plastics are finding its usage in a growing spectrum of industries, especially in the U.S industries. Although, the U.S. antimicrobial plastics market represents a small segment of the overall plastics additives market, demands coming from different sectors such as healthcare, medical devices, and utilities are continuing to be forerunners in the adoption of antimicrobial plastic products.

High-density polyethylene (HDPE) is widely used commodity plastic and a member of polyolefin group. HDPE is nothing but the polyethylene material having high strength to density ratio. HDPE backbone chain has little side branches, which imparts greater intermolecular forces resulting in higher mechanical properties than that of low-density polyethylene (LDPE). HDPE is opaque material. It has working temperature up to 110°C to 115°C. HDPE is synthesized using special catalysts such as Ziegler-Natta catalyst to introduce side branching. HDPE is thermoplastic material and can be easily processed with conventional plastic processing machinery.

Marine grease is employed as lubricants in the shipping industry. Animal oil, vegetable oil or crude oil and several other chemicals are used as raw materials for the production of marine grease. Marine grease helps in reducing friction between mechanical components of a ship thus improving the overall efficiency of the ship. Increasing globalization of companies leading to increase in demand for shipping has been a major driver for marine grease market growth. Growing defense budget of countries across the globe also has been a major growth factor for the marine grease industry. Various hazards associated with spillage of marine grease in water bodies have led to stringent environmental regulations in the marine grease market which has been a major restraint for market growth. Major companies in the marine grease market are shifting their focus to various non hazardous substitutes for increasing acceptance of their product and to meet the stringent regulations. Mineral and vegetable oil based marine grease are expected to offer huge growth opportunity for the market.

N,N-methylene bisacrylamide is a molecule that is used as a crosslinking agent in chemical reactions during the formation of polymers. Acrylamide is one of the most common polymers that use N,N-methylene bisacrylamide during polymerization reactions. The bisacrylamide part of the molecule polymerizes with acrylamide and creates a crosslinked structure as opposed to a linear structure. This crosslinking imparts higher strength and toughness to the polymer in its end-use applications. Being a crosslinking agent, N,N-methylene bisacrylamide is used in various polymerization reactions to produce polymers and copolymers. As a result, this molecule has shown a great demand in the chemical industry in the past.

Bio energy is a renewable source of energy that is made available from materials derived from biological sources. Biomass is a matter derived from plants and animals available on renewable basis. It includes wood and agricultural crops, wood waste, sugarcane, municipal organic waste, manure, etc. Bio energy is derived after bio mass conversion which can be used as fuel or can be processed first into gases and liquids and then used to produce bio energy. It is energy produced by the living organism or recently living bio organisms and by their metabolic byproducts. The combustion of biomass generates pollution like other methods used to generate energy. The burning of biofuels doesn't result in net increase of carbon dioxide as the carbon in the biofuels was extracted by growing plants in the environment. Some of the agricultural products are specifically grown for producing bio energy called as feedstock. Feedstock is generally converted into liquid fuel which can be further used easily. It generally includes corn & soybeans, flaxseed and rapeseed which are primarily grown in the United States and in Europe.

Oil sands, technically termed as bituminous sands come under a form of petroleum deposit. They are loose or consolidated sandstone having naturally occurring mixture of sand, water and clay which is saturated with viscous and extremely dense form of petroleum called bitumen. Due to higher oil prices the oil sands and heavy oil market has seen a growth.

Advanced polymer composites (APCs) are high performance materials which are manufactured from continuous fibers using various processes such as resin infusion, pultrusion and filament winding. The fibers used in production of APCs are aramid, carbon fibers, S2-glass and E-glass. In addition to these fibers, four types of resins are used as a matrix in quantity; epoxy, vinylester, phenolic and polyester. APCs are used in aerospace, automotives, residential and infrastructure, marine, sport goods and mass transportation among others.

Platinum group metals (PGMs) is a family of metals which includes platinum, rhodium, osmium, ruthenium, palladium and iridium. Properties such as high melting point make them high temperature resistant and corrosion resistant. End use industrial applications of platinum group metals include their use in the catalysis of petroleum processing, production of nitric acid, flat panel monitors, manufacturing of medical tools such as pacemakers and stain for DNA fingerprints, automobiles, glass fiber, hard drives, nylon razors and others. Platinum metals posses' high aesthetic features which makes them valuable jewelry item.