Aluminum powder is a fine granular powder usually made of spherical or spindleshaped aluminum particles. It is widely produced by atomization of pure molten aluminum metal that is converted into fine droplets, solidified, collected and used for various applications. Aluminum flakes are derived from aluminum powder by the dry ball milling process. Aluminum flakes are typically irregular in shape under microscopic examination. Aluminum paste is made from aluminum powder or milled flake powder by the wet ball milling process using solvents, such as isopropyl alcohol, ethyl acetate, and xylene.

Aluminum foils are produced by continuous casting and cold rolling of aluminum sheets. They are prepared in thin metal leaves and can be used to wrap around any product for packaging. They act as a major barrier to bacteria, oxygen, and moisture. These are used in the pharmaceutical and food and beverage sectors.

Almond milk has emerged as a popular dairy-alternative milk. Over the last few years, the demand for almond milk has increased significantly, especially in North America and Europe. Almond milk has emerged as a good substitute for dairy milk owing to its flavor and blending capability. Almond milk is naturally free from lactose and is also low in calories. Almond milk is also utilized as a base for smoothies, effectively blends with hot and cold beverages such as tea or coffee, and is a good substitute for milk even for baking purposes.

Educational institutions have laid greater emphasis on educational subjects such as science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), which provide better learning opportunities. However, with the rise in awareness among institutions regarding health and academic benefits of physical education, efforts are being made to improve this field of education. The deployment of physical

education technology has yet to gain momentum in developing regions. However,in Europe and North America, the situation is much better with physical education being an essential part of course curriculum. With fundamental requirements of infrastructure and e-learning in place, they are able to adopt physical education products and services.Vendors are approaching educational institutions with their innovative products and fitness assessment tools. They are increasingly establishing their presence in the market with the help of partnerships. These partnerships are not only with institutions but with other physical education technology and hardware companies.

Interactive Health Technologies partnered with Gopher Sport through which the FITstep Pro pedometer of the latter will be used along with the software solution offered by the former. In addition, Interactive Health Technologies formed a partnership with adidas to promote adidas Spirit Challenges among the former company clients. Apart from these kind of market dynamics the presence of online

retailers such as School Specialty makes it more complex. The availability of various bulk offers and discount offers attract the attention of education customers.

The global photo merchandising market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.69% during the forecast period as vendors can charge a price premium for their services.The US is the leading country for photo merchandise due to huge popularity of photo cards. The photo card market in the US contributed 60% to the global photo card market due to the custom of sending cards during festive occasions.Photo gifts constitute the fastest growing segment in the market due to an increasing number of innovations that use photo merchandise.

According to Technavio analysis, the risk of text messages being intercepted or redirected to unknown numbers is high. In addition, some of the phones display the messages on-screen, even when the device is locked, thereby enabling an attacker or any person with physical access to the device to read the message. So, in order to combat this issue, several standards have been introduced in the market. For

instance, in 2016, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), the federal agency which sets up official guidelines for technology standards and measurement regulations, released a new draft of its digital authentication guideline section 5.1.3.2 that states that OOB (Out of band) using SMS two-factor authentication will not be used in future.Technavio believes that in next two years Dai Nippon Printing (DNP) and its cloud solution will become more competent by integrating with a biometric solution, OTP(one-time password) and OOB (out of band) technologies. In July 2016, Gemalto announced to deliver its Ezio Mobile Suite to Dai Nippon Printing (DNP), a financial solution provider in Tokyo, Japan. This will help DNP to secure internet banking and mobile payments as well as offer a strong and scalable cloud-based authentication platform with the support of a wide variety of authentication and transaction signing methods.

The PET packaging market will grow at a moderate rate between 2015 and 2020,showcasing a CAGR of 5.3%. The increased demand for bottled water and easyto-use packaging will boost the sales of the market during the forecast period.PET containers weigh 60%-70% less than glass containers. Thus, if PET containers are used instead of glass containers, fewer trucks are required for transportation. As a result, transportation charges are reduced by 30%-40% and carbon emission is decreased by 50%.Beverage companies are focusing on light-weight packaging by reducing the use of raw material while manufacturing PET bottles. For instance, beverage producer Dr.Pepper recycles more than 85% of the solid waste generated by its manufacturing plant and has conserved more than 60 million pounds of plastic by using

redesigned and lightweight packaging.Asia-Pacific (APAC) is estimated to account for a share of 35.71% of the market in 2016. In 2015, the demand for PET products from Asia accounted for 43% of the global demand; the share of the demand from Asia will increase and reach 48% in 2020. China is the dominant player in Asia. It alone accounted for 32% of the global PET bottles consumption in 2015. Its demand for PET bottles is expected to increase by 20%-30% in 2016.PET packaging in South and Central America reached $4.37 billion in 2015 and is expected to reach $5.95 billion in 2020, growing at a CAGR of 6.37% during the forecast period. Many international companies are expanding their business in this region through M&A. For instance, recently, DAK Americas acquired CabelmaPET to expand its business in Argentina to include recycling of PET resins.

The global pet daycare and lodging market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 8.26% during the forecast period. The market is driven by premiumization of pet services and the increasing number of restaurants and hotels for pets.Cat daycare and lodging services are less popular than dog daycare and lodging services or combined pet daycare and lodging services. This is because cats prefer to be kept in their own environment; as a result, pet owners prefer in-house pet sitters for their cats.Strategic alliances such as mergers and acquisitions are leading to an increase in pet daycare and lodging facilities, especially in the US. This increase in the number of pet-care facilities attributed to the rising number of pet owners who like to pamper their pets with luxurious services. In 2016, Paradise 4 Paws Pet Resort took over the operations of Petco's Pooch Hotel. The resort operates all 10 Petco's Pooch Hotels as well as four of its existing pet resorts in the US.

The area of focus with respect to pet care packaging includes materials and machinery. The use of new materials in pet care packaging is expected to infuse more competition to the use of present set of materials during the forecast period.The market share of new materials is expected to go up by 10% in the next 10 years. Although the majority of the demand for pet care packaging is from the pet food sector, the non-pet food sector will see increased traction as the new packaging materials would be tested on non-food products for barrier efficiency during the forecast period.The design, function, food safety, and printing quality of packages are the parameters to look for with respect to vendors. With food safety being paramount,the supplementary factors such as the quality of the outer packaging and the print quality of the packaging are also the determining factor in selecting a vendor.The volatility of raw materials does impact the packaging industry. Although there is a considerable lag in the actual impact and passing on the impact to end-users, it has been passed on to end-users over the course of time. This impact has been considerably offset by adopting long-term sourcing contracts with suppliers and also with customers based on demand estimation.At the operational level, regulations have not been able to impact the production lines for pouch making companies. Instances of alteration in production lines,reduced production, or complete shutdown due to regulation have been very few and negligible.

In 2015, the Americas dominated the global peripheral component interconnect express (PCIe) solid-state drive (SSD) market. The region accounted for a market share of 40.5% due to high demand for energy-efficient IT infrastructure by enterprises. High-performance and mission-critical storage infrastructure (including all-flash storage solutions such as PCIe SSDs) will develop in the region during the

forecast period.The growing number of data centers and the growing use of the connected mobile device will drive the market for data center storage systems in APAC. The systems help in storage and processing of huge chunks of data. The region is expected to grow at a CAGR of 33.77% during the forecast period due to the adoption of an increasing number of hybrid storage by enterprises.As of 2016, SSD with a maximum capacity of 4TB is available in the market.500GB-1TB units can be mostly found as primary drives in systems. Multimedia

users require 1-4 TB drives for high-end systems.Enterprises are increasing their storage capacity with the growth of cloud computing, the Internet of Things (IoT), and the amount of data crossing network.They require highly reliable, fast, and cost-effective SSDs such as PCIe SSDs that use 3D NAND memory.