Growing demand for ethanolamine from end-user industries, such as oil & gas, cosmetics, and others, are the key factors expected to significantly drive the growth of the North America ethanolamine market. Furthermore, promising growth in the surfactants industry of North America is also expected to augment the market growth. However, volatility in prices of raw material associated with ethanolamine will restrain the market growth. The impact of the driving factors is expected to surpass that of the restraints. Hence, the market is projected to grow at a CAGR of 5.6% from 2018 to 2025. The presence of untapped markets in developing nations is expected to provide new opportunities for the key players.

The scope of the report is limited to the revenue generated from the sales of nuclear imaging systems, also known as nuclear medicine equipment, which include SPECT and PET. SPECT and PET can be further subcategorized as standalone and hybrid systems. The standalone equipment work independently, whereas two technologies, such as PET and computed tomography (CT) or SPECT and CT, are used together for better outcomes and are known as hybrid PET and hybrid SPECT, respectively.

Oman's government will remain thoroughly committed to developing the country's pharmaceutical and healthcare sectors; though it is unlikely they will advance to the dominant status of neighbouring countries Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Despite a relatively attractive business environment, multinational drugmakers will prefer to opt for local contract manufacturing or importing pharmaceutical goods and will be unlikely to establish a direct manufacturing presence. As the Omani government continues to fund the majority of healthcare expenditure, private sector growth will outpace that of the public sector, owing to investment incentives and the rollout of compulsory health insurance schemes. The private sector will play a pivotal role in healthcare expansion in Oman over the long term.

In September, the OPEC Reference Basket increased sharply by almost 7%, or $4.92 m-o-m, to average $77.18/b the highest since October 2014. Crude oil futures prices also increased for the month, mainly supported by geo-political tension, growing concerns over a shortage in global oil supply and low US oil inventories, particularly in Cushing, Oklahoma. ICE Brent was $5.27 higher at $79.11/b compared with the previous month, NYMEX WTI was up $2.24 at $70.08/b and DME Oman increased by $6.08 to $78.75/b. Year-to-date (y-t-d), ICE Brent was $20.23 higher at $72.74/b, NYMEX WTI increased by $17.43 to $66.79/b and DME Oman was up $19.25 at $70.48/b, compared to the same period a year earlier. The Brent-WTI spread widened to average $9.02/b for the month. Speculative net long positions ended mixed, significantly higher for ICE Brent, while lower for NYMEX WTI. As for market structure, the backwardation in Dubai expanded sharply in September, while that of WTI eased. The Brent market structure flipped into backwardation amid concerns over a shortage global oil supply. Apart from Asian grades, the global sour discount to sweet crudes decreased due to an anticipated tightening of sour crude and high availability of sweet crude.

Third smallest market in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region. Per capita spending is one of the lowest in the world. Market will record double-digit growth over the next five years in local currency terms. Other medical devices and consumables have the largest market shares. The market is heavily reliant on imports. Domestic manufacturing is concentrated in Sialkot and centres mainly around steel surgical instruments and other hand held medical devices. Production is of a high quality but mostly destined for export.

Small but sophisticated medical device market.  Imports supply most of the market.  Other medical devices and diagnostic imaging have the largest market shares.  High per capita spending in the Middle East Africa region.  High single-digit market CAGR driven by the National Health Strategy.

The blockade on Qatar, imposed in mid-2017, has disrupted the supply of products such as polymers with the country representing 2% of global polyethylene (PE) supply. Qatar's PE supplies to the GCC and Egypt amount to just under 100,000tpa, which can be easily replaced by production elsewhere in the region. As such, cuts in Qatari supplies are likely to have a greater impact on Dubai's port than in regional markets, but on a global level will affect international trade flows in petrochemicals and polymers. While there is little incentive in the GCC and Egypt to lift the blockade, it has caused complications for the EDC-VCM-PVC chain as well as supplies of ethylene, PE and methanol in addition to gas supplies, particularly to India. However, these complications are now being worked around and the negative impact of the trade blockade has receded. As such, Qatar's sour relations with some regional neighbours will not hinder petrochemicals trade unless unexpected events lead to a further deterioration in geopolitical risk.

The reverse osmosis membrane is a semipermeable separating laminate used in purification of water from contaminants and excess of dissolve salts. Reverse osmosis removes many types of dissolved and suspended species from water, including bacteria, and is used in both industrial processes and the production of potable water. The result is that the solute is retained on the pressurized side of the membrane, and the pure solvent is allowed to pass to the other side. The reverse osmosis system does not require heat for the process to be performed, hence aids in conservation of energy. The report covers various types of materials, filter modules, and applications of the reverse osmosis membrane market. In addition, the report has been analyzed across North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and LAMEA region.

Largest medical device market in the Central & Eastern Europe (CEE) region.  Per capita spending is low for the CEE region.  Market will record high single-digit growth in local currency terms. Other medical devices and diagnostic imaging have the largest market shares. The government has increased the number of medical devices subject to import restrictions, which could negatively impact the sales of foreign manufacturers. Import shares may fall by 2020, in accordance with the Ministry of Industry and Trade's import substitution plan, which aims to reduce the import shares of 111 groups of medical devices. The greatest opportunities exist around the major cities of Moscow and St Petersburg, where most companies are based and per capita incomes are well above the national average.

Russian petrochemicals output grew at a faster rate than industrial growth in 2017. Russian chemicals output grew 4.3% in 2017, largely due to growth in fertilizer, according to Rosstat data. Ethylene output rose 2.5% to 2.86mn tonnes, benzene grew 4.2% to 1.36mn tonnes, caustic soda was up 6.1% to 1.24mn tonnes and mineral fertilizer production grew 8.2% to 22.52mn tonnes. In contrast, industrial growth was just 1.8%. Higher oil prices are spurring the domestic economy following several years of stagnation, but this trend has also hiked naphtha prices and raised the cost of production at a time when markets have been limited by US and EU sanctions.