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Over the last decade China has become the world leader in the production of fabrics that are used to make garments.
Geographic reference: China
Year: 2006
Market size: 825,000 tons
Source: “Spinning a Nylon Empire; Initiate with a Buy,” May 22, 2008, p. NA
Original Source: Deutche Bank
Leading artificial sweeteners include Splenda (sucralose), Equal (aspartame, also sold as NutraSweet), and Sweet’N Low (saccharin).
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008 and 2013
Market size: $1.1 Billion and 1.3 Billion respectively
Source: “Alternative Sweeteners,” May 2009, p. NA [Online] here.
Original Source: Freedonia Group
Market size presented is based on manufacturers’ shipments. Residential repair and replacement demand made up 29.9% of the market in 2008, followed by new residential installments (27.0%) and commercial contracts (25.2%). The other categories of demand were for factory-built homes, new commercial construction and transportation.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008
Market size: $2.2 Billion
Source: Floor Covering Weekly, July 20, 2009, p. 27
Original Source: Catalina Research
The market size presented is based shipments by carpet manufacturers. Leading carpet producers are Shaw (37.2% of the market), Mohawk (30%), and Beaulieu (9.7%).
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008
Market size: $10.8 Billion
Source: Floor Covering Weekly, July 2, 2009, p. 16
Original Source: Interconsult
In the IDTF sector (Independent Diagnostic Testing Facilities), CardioNet controlled 25% of the market, LifeWatch 20%, Raytel 9%. Approximately 300 firms composed the remaining 46% of the market.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008
Market size: $2 Billion
Source: Lifewatch: Watching Life Second Quarter 2009, July 29, 2009, p. NA
Original Source: Frost and Sullivan
Soy based chemicals are used in the following industries: biodiesel (61%), foods and beverages (16%), plastics (10%) and all others (13%). The success of the soy chemicals industry is dependent on the continued penetration of biodiesel, as well as the adoption of alternatives to traditional, petrochemical-based materials in the manufacture of industrial products. Methyl soyate is by far the most established soy chemical due to its current dominance of the biodiesel market, although it will begin to face competition from other raw materials. Methyl soyate is also finding greater use as a solvent in a variety of markets, including cleaning products as well as paints and coatings. Other soy oil derivatives, such as polyols, will benefit from corporate initiatives to use more renewable feedstocks, as well as from consumer demands for “greener” products, particularly in the plastics (e.g., foam products) and paint and coatings markets
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2008
Market size: $1.9 Billion
Source: Soy Chemicals, September 2009, p. NA [Online] here.
Original Source: Freedonia Group
Data show shipments of titles in the DVD Audio and Super Audio CD formats. While these formats provide higher-quality audio than CDs or MP3s they are losing market share rapidly.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2003 and 2009
Market size: 1,700,000 and 200,000 respectively
Source: Joseph Plambeck, “In Mobile Age, Sound Quality Steps Back,” The New York Times, May 9, 2010 [Online] here.
Original Source: Recording Industry Association of America
Military actions in Iraq and Afghanistan have highlighted the ability of the unmanned aerial vehicle to perform a wide range of missions from reconnaissance to dropping bombs on enemy combatants. UAVs are now in service in more than 50 countries. During 2007, these aircraft logged more than 500,000 flight hours. In terms of UAV procurement, the largest share of the market goes to the U.S. military and defense agencies (64%). The Asia-Pacific region accounts for 20% and European and NATO requirements account for the remaining 16%.
Geographic reference: World
Year: 2007-2008
Market size: 6,314 aircraft produced
Source: Chris Red, “The Outlook for Unmanned Aircraft,” Composites Technology, April 20, 2009, p. NA [Online] here.
The source does not define the term “communities” but does differentiate assisted living communities from more traditional nursing homes.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 2009
Market size: 36,000 Communities
Source: About Assisted Living Federation of America [Online] here.
Original Source: ALFA
The data show the number of independent booksellers in the United States according to the American Booksellers Association.
Geographic reference: United States
Year: 1999 and 2010
Market size: 3,250 and 1,400, respectively
Source: Ken Auletta, “Publish or Perish: Can the iPad topple the Kindle, and Save the Book Business?,” The New Yorker, April 26, 2010, pp. 24-31
Original Source: American Booksellers Association