There has been a considerable shift in the lifestyles and diet habits of people, over the past two decades. Urbanization and consumerism drove this shift, leading to a rapid rise in the consumption of artificial and synthetic food products, which has resulted in increased incidence of lifestyle diseases. Consumers are aware of the ingredients used in food and beverage and they are gradually moving toward functional foods and beverages, which is promoted as beneficial basic nutrition. These products are purported to provide optimal nutrition and reduce the risk of disease occurrence.

Crude oil and natural gas are the major sources of energy for the automotive industries since many decades. Due to the negative environmental impact by the increasing consumption of crude oil and natural gas worldwide, and high crude oil prices, biofuels, such as bioethanol, are considered as a successful alternative for crude oil and natural gas as a fuel for automotive industries. • Ethanol is the lowest cost octane with octane rating of 113, providing strategies to save lots of money for both manufacturers and consumers. The bioethanol market is directly affected by the consumption of fuel. Since past four decades, ethanol remains as an effective tool to reduce harmful emissions from the automotive. As ethanol is a pure compound with 35% oxygen, it burns more cleanly and completely than petroleum products. Ethanol helps to reduce emissions of air toxics, carbon monoxide, particulate matter, nitrous oxides, and exhaust hydrocarbons, by displacing aromatics in petroleum products.

The demand for various sizes of beer, and benefits, like one-time consumption, have made beer a preferred option for a wide range of consumers, thereby, driving the growth of the beer packaging industry. Beer remained a unique beverage and has poised several packaging challenges, due to which the manufacturers have not swayed away from traditional packaging methods. The usage of PET bottles has been one area where the packaging companies have tried to offer the beer manufacturers. But the solution was considered only for exceptional cases. Heineken had first attempted to use PET bottles during the Olympic games in 2012, held in London, but this solution was driven by safety concerns over rioting, during the games. The company is experimenting again with pet bottles in 2019. The company plans to launch two new PET beer bottle designs, which are created using PET Engineering’s interchangeable insert system.

Consumers are increasingly demanding ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook meat products with better taste and quality. The increase in consumer awareness and acceptance, regarding the convenience of meat products, is an important factor driving the growth of the market studied. The US production of pork hit considerable margins in recent years. Additionally, in the United States, the US Department of Agriculture estimates the pork production to increase by 1.4% in 2019, as compared to that in 2018. This, in turn, is expected to allow manufacturers to produce more products, like bacon, due to the abundance of raw materials, such as pork. The pork industry witnessed increased demand for pork belly, especially from foodservice outlets.

Ease of mobility, innovation in functionality and style, and the demand for ergonomically designed carriers are the key reasons for the popularity of the baby carriers around the world. Unlike prams and strollers, baby carriers are preferred, as they increase the physical and psychological connection between the infant and the parent. Apart from providing ease of mobility and hands-free convenience, baby carriers have reduced the number of products that need to be carried while parents are out with their babies, majorly driving the demand for baby carriers. The industry’s growth has also been supported by an increasing number of certified babywearing consultants (people who are trained to teach others about the safe and comfortable use of baby carriers) and organizations, like Babywearing International, that seek to educate parents and other caregivers about how to use wraps and slings.

According to Eurostat, over 75% of inland cargo transports within the European Union, i.e., about 1,750 billion metric ton-kilometer (tkm), travel by road. In some European countries, this percentage goes as high as 90%, or more. ■ As a result, the demand for commercial vehicles has been continually increasing in the region, owing to the growing logistics industry and increasing usage of light commercial vehicles, such as vans (for ride hailing services). The underlying factor driving the growth of the light commercial vehicle market in Europe is the increased preference for pickup trucks and small vans, over heavy-duty trucks and railways, for logistics. Thus, the demand for lightweight vehicle components to integrate into light commercial vehicles is expected to grow significantly, during the forecast period. This, in turn, is expected to augment the demand for high-pressure die casted products, like fuel filters.

The automotive transmission system has many advantages, apart from performing the simple purpose of transferring an engine's power to the wheels. Some of the advantages of automatic transmission vehicles are: They are simple and easier to use as it reduces the burden on the driver. Automatic shift of gears is faster and more accurate than most manual, as manual transmission shifting involves several degrees of driver movement, offering opportunity for mistakes and mis-timings. Due to higher planetary gear system in automatic transmission vehicles, surface contact between the gears increases, thereby, torque load spreads out over a greater area and reduces breakage.

Mining is a composite industry. Extracting raw material of different shapes, sizes, and chemical compositions from the earth’s crust and transforming it into a standardized and high-quality final product is a challenging process and has pushed the industry to opt for solutions that improve its efficiency and productivity. Typically mines are located in remote areas and adopting automation helps in resource utilization in a better manner. Automation plays an indispensable role in the mining industry to achieve such strategic goals. However, for the majority of those in the mining industry, automation is a much more comprehensive concept than regulative systems, supervision, and instrumentation. Automa tion can cover the geological/ geographical information systems sof tware to autonomous machines and from mine execution software to optimization or expert systems.

The textile production in the Asia-Pacific region has been growing at a healthy rate lately, majorly due to the expanding production activities in countries, such as Indonesia, Vietnam, and Bangladesh. The garment manufacturing and exports in Bangladesh have been on a steady growth path, with the country standing out to be the second-largest garment exporter in the world after China. The garment exports of the country have exhibited a growth of nearly 9% in the fiscal year 2018-2019, further supporting the growth of the country’s economy as well.

The report incorporates the study of the global anti-lock braking system market that focuses on component of ABS and use of ABS for different vehicle types. Anti-lock braking system is mainly used in vehicles to provide features such as safe braking and easy maneuvering in emergency situations. ABS holds a great potential in changing the safety of vehicles thus making them safer and comfortable. ABS is designed to be useful whenever a driver slams on the brakes, particularly when road conditions are slippery or wet. In these conditions, a vehicle is more likely to slide, or skid, if the wheels lock. The primary function of ABS is to avoid skidding and retain steering control after hard braking; ABS can therefore help reduce the risk of being involved in a head-on collision with a car or another substance.