Upcoming Reports

Plastics

This report provides:

• An overview of the Chinese market for medical polymer materials, which are resins, fibers, elastomers, and other polymers
• Analyses of market trends, with data from 2011, estimates for 2012, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2017
• Coverage of three parts of the Chinese medical polymer industry: Medical resins and fibers, medical elastomers, and biodegradable medical polymer materials
• Discussion of applications for medical polymers, including the cardiovascular system, oncology, tissue engineering, medicine, medical packing, ophthalmology, medical adhesive and sutures, and medical equipment, as well as important manufacturing technologies
• Examination of regulations and laws for the Chinese medical polymer industry
• Reviews of trends in price and price/performance
• Comprehensive profiles of major companies operating in China and a breakdown of market shares.

Target Date: May 2013 Report ID: PLS074A Report Author: Jason Chen Price: $5,450

This report provides:

• Coverage of the U.S. markets for materials used in the manufacture of flexible hose and tubing, as well as those for the resulting hose and tubing products
• Analyses of market trends, with data from 2012, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2017
• Identification of products made from several different polymers, natural and synthetic, both elastomeric and nonelastomeric, to produce a number of different types of hose and tubing
• Discussion of older and newer key technologies, the markets, and key player companies that make up the U.S. hose and tubing industry in all its ramifications
• Market analysis by physical volume in pounds by hose and tubing material
• Examination of the market by important applications, including automotive, hydraulic, industrial, and consumer markets; the latter includes the important healthcare tubing market
• Coverage of regulatory, environmental, and public issues that affect industry
• Comprehensive company profiles of major players.

Target Date: June 2013 Report ID: PLS012F Report Author: Charles Forman Price: $5,450

This report provides:

• An overview of the market for plastics in the packaging of healthcare products, segmented by pharmaceutical and medical packaging
• Analyses of market trends, with data from 2011 and 2012, estimates for 2013, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2018
• Coverage of the most important economic, technological, regulatory, and environmental considerations in U.S. markets for the use of plastics to package healthcare products
• Examination of the industry structure
• Identification of the types of plastics used in healthcare packaging and the projected volumes for each
• Comprehensive company profiles of major players.

Target Date: July 2013 Report ID: PLS007E Report Author: Melvin Schlechter Price: $5,450

This report provides:

• An overview of the global market for biodegradable polymers, defined as polymers that are completely converted by microorganisms to carbon dioxide, water, and humus
• Analyses of global market trends, with data from 2012, estimates for 2013, and projections of compound annual growth rates (CAGRs) through 2018
• Discussion of how this niche market is beset with a variety of roadblocks, led by high prices, lack of industrial infrastructure in the United States, and a strong global legislative mandate to increase the usage of these materials
• Characterization of the industry by new technologies, tightening environmental restraints, and very unstable oil prices, among other issues
• Coverage of the chemical types of biodegradable polymers along with their properties, production, producers, and applications
• Examination of global consumption, along with considerable information regarding North American, Western European, and Asian products, technologies, markets, and companies
• Comprehensive company profiles of major players.

Target Date: October 2013 Report ID: PLS025E Report Author: Melvin Schlechter Price: $5,450