The study on industrial salt is segmented on the basis of source of salt, product, application and regions. Salt producers extract salt from now-buried dried-up oceans under both land and sea or from saline waterbodies including oceans and saline lakes.

A number of multinational major players are present in the Nigerian food industry, including Cadbury, Nestlé and Unilever. However, as the high level of food imports reach an unsustainable level, it is likely that the government will step in to introduce greater measures aimed at boosting domestic production.

High fructose syrup segment dominated the global sugar substitutes market and accounted for 76.5% of total volume in 2015. However, this product segment is projected to lose market share over the forecast period due to rising concerns over health and nutrition. High fructose syrup is replaced with high intensity sweeteners on account of its harmful effects on human health.

补贴退坡环境下，市场对锂电设备行业的疑虑：在政策支持与财政补贴下，我国新能源汽车销量由2011 年的8159 辆增加到2017 年的77.7 万辆，六年的CAGR 高达114%。动力电池作为新能源汽车的核心部件，出货量由2012 年的1.2GWh 增加到2017 年的44.5GWh，锂电供应商和锂电设备商纷纷受益。站在当前的时间点，市场对于锂电设备行业的持续性发展有以下几点疑虑：(1)补贴退坡后新能源汽车的行业景气度是否能得到延续？(2)补贴退坡与锂电池价格下降的压力向锂电设备商环节传导，是否会影响锂电设备商的利润及现金流？(3)锂电行业产能过剩，设备商的成长持续性从何而来？