Adhesion promoters are used to enhance the adhesion property of paints, coatings, adhesives and others. Without the use of adhesion promoters, the performance of the applied paints, coatings, or adhesives will not meet the expected requirements.

Commercial foodservice equipment help end-users to prepare, cook, serve, and handle various food and beverage items in commercial kitchens.To calculate the market size, the new models of foodservice equipment that are sold to various end-users such as restaurants, hotels, catering companies, and retail formats are being considered.The refrigeration and ice machine segment generated the highest revenue for thecommercial foodservice equipment (CFSE) market in 2016 and is expected to grow significantly during the forecast period. This segment held a 22.99% share of the market in 2016 owing to the demand for high-quality refrigerators and ice machines among end-users. Manufacturers are looking for ways to provide innovative technologies such as programmable menu and advanced filtration system for ice maker machines. End-users are also looking forward to replace the older technology with new innovations. The foodservice disposables and primary cooking equipment segments followed the refrigeration and ice machine segment with market shares of 19.55% and 19.14%, respectively, in 2016.

Retailers offering gift items are adopting multichannel and omni-channel strategies. They are also focusing on providing product customization and personalization services to their consumers. Brick-and-mortar retailers are launching online portals and selling their gift items through third-party e-retailers.  Hallmark, Disney, Card Factory, and American Greetings have their own web portals to sell products online in their base market as well as in some major markets. Hallmark sells its greeting cards through Alibaba.com in China. Card Factory sells personalized gift items through its website GettingPersonal.co.uk.

Welding consumables are broadly constituted of filler metals and flux. These materials melt to join two metals strongly and help to protect the molten weld from any form of atmospheric contaminants.The market covers welding consumables like electrodes that are predominantly used in arc-welding and oxy-fuel welding technologies.The global welding consumables market is expected to grow steadily during the forecast period. The welding industry is undergoing a series of technological developments in the welding process.

沙发行业进入门槛不高，导致沙发行业集中度低、竞争激烈。根据我们的测算，中国沙发行业CR3约为10.55%，远不及美国。随着人们生活水平的提高，更多的消费者将选择更具品牌知名度的大型企业的产品。未来行业的整稳回升，二手房市场成交也持续火爆，带来沙发行业收入增长。除此之外，城镇化的加速实现也对扩大消费需求、稳定房地产市场具有重要意义，促进沙发行业持续发展。另外，随着80后、90后的年轻人步入适婚年龄，沙发消费群体转移至80/90后，沙发产品更新周期或将因年轻消费者对美观以及个性化等因素的追求而缩短，加速产品更新换代。