India’s metal sector plays a pivotal role in fulfilling nation's increasing infrastructure demands and supporting its evolving manufacturing sector. Indian steel consumption is expected to grow strong 9% to 142mt over FY23-25E led by a) GOI’s strong focus on building infrastructure, b) recovering automobile industry volumes with rising affordability and electrification trend, c) rising urbanization driving strong volumes in realty sector and d) increasing private capex utilization across industries. Indian steel companies are expected to add ~22mt of capacities over next two years and drive volume growth. However, near term global demand is muted led by weaker China and developed nations struggling from inflation and higher interest rates, both peaking out. Though coking coal prices are expected to moderate due to improved supply conditions, Iron ore prices are weak and would trend depending upon China’s gradual recovery over next few quarters. As Chinese GDP growth is expected to be stimulus and consumption driven, demand recovery will be slow and steel prices may bottom out as industry is making losses. With curtailed production in 2HFY24, we expect pricing to get support and thereby Indian players would be ultimate beneficiaries of the same.

Metabolomics is an emerging field of scientific research that focuses on the comprehensive study of the metabolic product of a cell, tissue, or organism. It is a branch of systems biology that applies biochemical and analytical techniques to measure and identify the metabolites in a sample of interest. Metabolomics is important for understanding the biochemical mechanisms underlying various physiological processes, pathological disease states, and environmental exposures.

Mechanical and electromechanical locks are well-matured worldwide, and their demand spikes with the adoption of new doors in all buildings. Locks and access control systems have always been standard components in non-residential and residential buildings, including commercial and industrial ones. Locks now have a long-established market. Most standard doors comprise glass panes mounted in wooden or metal frames. The focus is wood, plastic, and glass for internal doors and hardwood, metal, and fiberglass for external and exit doors. Residential buildings have at least one door and more than one window in every room. However, commercial buildings have many doors that enhance the demand for new locks with more new door orders globally.

Gas generators are equipment used to serve the purpose of scientific work, such as in packaging new drugs and conducting various experiments in research laboratories. The increasing usage of several gases in academic & diagnostic institutions, hospitals, and forensic laboratories has driven the demand for the same in recent years. Moreover, the rising number of R&D laboratories and the increasing demand for pharmaceutical products drive the global laboratory gas generators market. Researchers are shifting to gas generators over gas cylinders as these products are lightweight, cost-effective, and convenient. Government support for pharmaceutical and drug discovery is anticipated to be the primary driver for the market growth of the global labware market during the forecast period.

Laboratory equipment & consumables are the laboratory tools that help researchers, scientists, students, and many other individuals in R&D, life sciences, biopharmaceutical firms, and other R&D industries to obtain the specific result of chemical or bio-chemical interactions and streamline the workflow in laboratory environments. Laboratory equipment and consumables account for huge applications across the biotech, pharmaceutical, medical device companies, healthcare settings, food, chemical industries, and many more. The R&D is performed in various types of laboratory environments to determine the final outcomes in terms of products, services, and other solutions, which drive the demand for lab equipment and consumables.

Industrial salt is a type of salt that is used for non-food purposes, such as in manufacturing, chemical processing, water treatment, and de-icing. It is typically sources are either underground mines or evaporation ponds, depending on the specific requirements of the application. A large amount of salt is primarily used in the chemical sector. Salt has over 14,000 applications. For instance, salt is used to set the dye in fabric and is used to manufacture glass, polyester, plastics, leather, and various chemicals. Salt assists in cleaning gas and oil wells and is an essential component in the manufacture of paper, tires, brass, bleach, and case-hardened steel. Salt is a key ingredient in the production of caustic soda using the chlor-alkali process.

Infection control surveillance solutions are an integral component of healthcare systems that are designed to help prevent and control HAIs. These solutions range from comprehensive infection control systems that incorporate surveillance of pathogens, antimicrobial therapy management, infection prevention strategies, and antibiotic stewardship programs to more focused solutions that help track and monitor nosocomial and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in a hospital setting. By recognizing the scope and prevalence of HAIs, infection control surveillance solutions help health professionals identify areas of potential concern and reduce the impact of infectious outbreaks.

The global industrial motor market is expected to grow significantly during the forecast period. Regions, such as APAC and Europe, are expected to dominate the demand in the market, followed by North America. However, the Middle East & Africa and Latin America are anticipated to create opportunities with upcoming industrial developments in HVAC applications, F&B, oil & gas, and other industries. China, Middle Eastern countries, and the US provide the most competitive industrial initiatives.

Industrial gases are gaseous materials produced from the cryogenic filtration of air through air separation units. These gases are used as raw or intermediate materials in various industrial applications such as manufacturing, processing, and analysis. These gases are used in a comprehensive range of industries, namely oil & gas, petrochemicals, chemicals, power, mining, steelmaking, metals, pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, food, water, fertilizers, nuclear power, electronics, and aerospace. These gases are used to manufacture metal products, electronics, glasses, rubbers, automobiles, and chemicals.

The global industrial and institutional (I&I) cleaning market is a growing and highly diversified market due to the stringent regulatory and governmental requirements for hygiene and cleanliness. Surfactants are majorly used by industrial consumers in the industrial and institutional cleaning sectors. They are the main components in a varied array of products from bulk product formulations used in commercial floor, surface, window, and general-purpose cleaning, for ease and efficiency