Food processing equipment are machines meant for manufacturing high-quality food with enhanced taste and increased shelf life. In addition, they are used for packaging different food items such as baked foods, confectionaries, beverages, dairy, meat, poultry, seafood, and others. Demand for food processing machineries that use latest technology and offer high processing capacity with international hygiene & quality standards is high among customers. Change in food habits and preferences have fueled the increase in demand for processed food items across the globe. Moreover, growth of the food processing industry is expected to provide lucrative opportunities for new players to enter the market with innovative products that offer higher output and better results.

Taiwan's petrochemicals industry has had a significant impact on the country's economic development. The nation, however, faces strong competition from regional producers that have the advantages of larger domestic markets and relatively lower labour costs. Taiwan is currently in the process of increasing its petrochemicals capacity to meet the revived domestic consumption and take advantage of export opportunities. Taiwan caters to both the domestic and the world markets, especially mainland China. It is able to fulfil the polymer demand needs of the mainland, as there is a supply surplus in Taiwan of the five major commodity polymers - polyethylene (PE), polypropylene (PP), polyvinyl chloride (PVC), polystyrene (PS) and acrylonitrile-butadiene-styrene (ABS). The estimated 25% surplus of PE production - 1.08mn tonnes per annum (tpa) - has found a market in China. However, Taiwan's PE exports are facing strong competition from the Middle East, which is also targeting the Chinese market. With domestic PP demand at around two-thirds of nameplate capacity, mainland China is a prime export target. Around half of Taiwan's PVC production is also exported, while a substantial percentage of PS capacity (about 80%) enters the export markets.

In the coming years, there would be more demand for polyphenols owing to the growth in health concerns among the consumers. The U.S. and Europe polyphenol market encompasses various product types and applications of polyphenols. The product type segment includes grape seed, green tea, apple, Maracuyá/passion fruit, and others under the scope of the report. The trend of eating healthy and increase in preference of people to preserve their youthful appearance has increased the popularity of passion fruit as antioxidants and polyphenol help fight against free radical damage and prevent premature aging. The application segment includes functional beverages, functional foods, dietary supplements, and others. The protective effects of polyphenols against diseases have generated innovative applications in the food and nutritional supplement industry, thereby leading to the development of polyphenol rich products for the improvement of health. Based on region, the polyphenol market is bifurcated into U.S. and Europe. In addition, the report also covers key trends, drivers, restraints, and opportunities of the market.

The gloomy economic situation in Venezuela is clouding our forecasts at present and trade is no different. Total trade in real terms is set to register a huge contraction in 2019 due to a confluence of detrimental factors, including US sanctions, weak oil export revenues, hyperinflation, currency weakness, widespread shortages and a poor business environment.

Near non-existent private investment in construction will contribute to the continued collapse of the construction industry value in 2019 and restrict growth in the following years. Private investment has declined sharply in recent years as a result of high political and economic uncertainty, materials shortages due to falling domestic production and severe import restrictions, as well as frequent government intervention in the economy which has soured private investor confidence. Bank lending for construction projects has also fallen sharply due to hyperinflation and a lack of profitable projects for willing lenders as a result of the country’s economic situation (see ‘Banking Sector: Venezuela's Banks Showing Few Signs Of Life’, November 30 2018).

With the growing number of mouths to feed in recent years, the agricultural sector that is unable to catch up in terms of higher production of food crops. Moreover, with labor resources hard to come by and huge implications of bearing weight on an already resource-strained environment, there is an urgent need for alternative food production solutions. Vertical farms in the middle of urban cities are touted to be the answer, safe from the unpredictable weather and largely free from pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. It doesn’t depend on land and sunlight, and only uses a little water. The theory works: crops grown in a controlled environment along a vertical space using precision agriculture keeps inputs low and results in year-round production with increased yields.

The government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam controls both the upstream and downstream sectors, through the national oil company PetroVietnam (PVN). PVN is a major contributor to government revenue; it was on course to contribute a total of USD4.68bn to the state's revenue target of USD23.11bn in 2017, equivalent to 20.5%. Vietnam has a poorly developed petrochemicals industry despite significant oil and gas reserves and a respectably sized refining sector relative to the country's market size. The country has massive growth potential, but it will take many years for the industry to catch up. Binh Son Refinery (BSR) is the sole polyproyplene (PP) producer in Vietnam with a 150,000 tonnes per annum (tpa) plant located in Dung Quat industrial park in Quang Ngai province. The company is a subsidiary of state-owned oil firm PetroVietnam. However, it fulfils just 20% of the market, although the country has potentially huge domestic sources of feedstock.

The reports covers the detailed analysis of the trends, future estimations, and a thorough study of global market on the basis of type, application, distribution channel, and region. It analyzes government regulations, policies, and patents to provide information about the current market trends in different regions and suggests future growth opportunities, which in turn increases consumer acceptance. The report covers different types of water heaters used globally. The study highlights Porter’s five forces analysis to determine the factors affecting the market growth. These factors include raw material prices, intense competition, end users, manufacturers, and suppliers. To understand the market, drivers, restraints, and opportunities are explained in the report.

The use of headphones can be traced back to the 1880s. Headphones were mainly used for listening to electric and audio signals, then. As amplifiers and audio drivers were not invented at that time, their use to stream music and other digital content was not possible. Advancements in technology, manufacturing, transmission, and portable consumer electronics goods have laid the foundation for innovations in headphones, which have been used for personal and commercial uses.

theme in this report in recent years. But prices fell or stalled in 2018 in Melbourne, Stockholm, Sydney, Toronto and Vancouver due to government actions to reduce foreign purchases, macro-prudential measures and/or stretched affordability. Fitch Ratings forecasts home prices to fall in Australia and Sweden in 2019 before stabilising in 2020, modest corrections in China and South Korea, and stalled growth in Canada. We have also seen regulators actively managing markets through the tightening and loosening of lending rules.