With estimated net revenues of USD 119.6bn in 2017, Brazil’s chemical sector was the eighth largest in the world and the leader in Latin America. Compared to 2016, the industry’s turnover rose by 9.5% y/y, as the uptick in economic activity propelled the domestic demand for chemicals from the main industrial consumers – the agriculture, automotive and durable goods sectors. However, the country remains highly dependent on imports of chemical products, as local production is not able to entirely meet domestic demand. Since 1991, the trade deficit in chemicals has increased nearly 15 times, reaching USD 23.4bn in 2017. A major factor for this negative development can be attributed to poor investment in R&D and modernisation of production capacity that has led to a steady loss of competitiveness of domestic chemical products. The 2015-2016 economic recession unleashed a restructuring

Smart education and learning solutions emphasizes on the applications of mobile instruments and focuses on the mobility of the learner. In addition, it provides flexible learning process, which replaces traditional classroom teaching methods. A Number of educational institutes are shifting their preference towards smart education concept by adopting high-tech teaching methods such as smart notebooks, whiteboards, and others. This report features information on smart education & learning products offered by key vendors. Furthermore, the report highlights the strategies of the key market players to improve the market share and sustain competition.

In May, the OPEC Reference Basket (ORB) increased by about 8.5% above the previous month, settling at $74.11/b. Year-to-date in May, the ORB value was 31.7% higher at $67.48/b, compared to the same period in 2017. In comparison, Dated Brent rose by 7.4%, Dubai by 8.7% and spot WTI by 5.4%, m-o-m. The oil market continues to be underpinned by escalating geopolitical tensions and bullish drawdowns in US crude inventories. However, late in the month, prices slipped on talk of a potential easing of output adjustments. With regard to crude oil futures, ICE Brent was $5.24/b, or 7.3%, higher at $77.01/b, while NYMEX WTI gained $3.66, or 5.5%, to average $69.98/b m-o-m. Y-t-d, ICE Brent is 30.6% higher at $70.22/b, while NYMEX WTI rose 27.7% to $65.09/b, compared to the same period a year earlier. The ICE Brent/NYMEX WTI spread widened by $1.59 to $7.02/b in May, on increasing US supplies. Despite the surge in crude oil futures prices, speculative net long positions ended lower. The Dubai market structure moved deeper into backwardation, while that of Brent eased markedly and WTI remained unchanged. The sweet/sour differentials narrowed in Europe and Asia, while in the US Gulf Coast (USGC), the spread widened.

Injection molding is one of the most preferred processes to manufacture essential components, which are to be used in original equipment manufacturing (OEM) for a wide range of industries. Currently, injection molding is used to manufacture almost all types of plastic part components, including polypropylene and polypropylene composites. The applications covered in this study include transportation, electricals & electronics, packaging, aerospace & defense, and others.

Industrial control systems include various automation equipment, machines, and components for process control. These systems are interconnected to monitor, control, and perform various industrial tasks & automate processes. Furthermore, the development of networking technology and the advent of industrial control systems have simplified the industrial processes. Moreover, ICS provides high precision, improved product quality, and reliability in their results. Thus, based on the control systems, the industrial controls market is categorized into distributed control system (DCS), supervisory control & data acquisition system (SCADA), manufacturing execution system (MES), and others.

Fuel cards provide various benefits to fleet vendors by capturing low-level data on mileage of vehicles, the gallons of fuel filled, and the need for servicing the vehicle. Fuel card service providers have started to embed the telematics interface and robust reporting facilities as standard product offerings to improve fleet management productivity. Moreover, there are various forms in which fuel cards are available, these include branded fuel cards, universal fuel cards, and merchant cards. The merchant fuel cards are anticipated to witness the highest growth rate during the forecast period.

The report provides market dynamics and trends related to the global rapid tests market. In addition, it presents the estimations and forecast of the market. The estimation includes revenue generated by the sales of over-the-counter (OTC) rapid test products and professional rapid test products. Along with point of care rapid testing, laboratory rapid tests are considered during market estimation. The valuations comprise revenue generated from the sales of the rapid tests devices and its accessories directly from the company. However, veterinary and environment rapid tests are not considered in this report. Moreover, it does not include revenue generated by the dealers, traders, or brokers of the market during the supply of these test kits in hospitals or laboratories. In addition, the report excludes revenue generated from post-sale services of devices.

The aquaponics and hydroponics systems, and equipment market is associated with the major companies providing equipment, systems, produce, and services. This varied range of market participants provide opportunities to other players willing to bear the high risks involved in the industry. This chapter details the latest strategies & technological developments adopted by the key market players in the aquaponics and hydroponics market. In order to lead the market as well as engage in the process of market growth, a company needs to work in collaboration with the top market leaders, acquire the relatively weaker companies, bring new products and services to the market, and improve the existing products. Some of the key strategies adopted by the key market players are listed in the following figure:

The report covers the study of the Indian energy management system market along with its type, verticals, components, end user, and region. This report covers the India energy management systems market by three types—industrial energy management system (), building energy management system (BEMS) and home energy management system (HEMS). The IEMS is used in industrial companies such as manufacturing, power, and similar others, which require a lot of energy. BEMS are systems ideally suited for commercial buildings, such as offices, shopping complexes, and shopping malls. Home energy management systems are tailored for energy monitoring and savings for house and residential buildings.

A compound semiconductor is composed of elements from two or more dissimilar groups of the periodic table. These elements can form binary, ternary, and quaternary alloys. The electrical conductivity of a semiconductor lies between that of a conductor such as copper or aluminum and an insulator such as rubber or glass. These semiconductors are ideal for high-speed signal processing, and operate at a lower voltage, can emit & sense light, and generate microwaves.