Polyurethane Processing to Employ Large Quantity of Mold Release Agents in India

The expanding construction industry in India is generating huge demand for concrete bricks that employ high volumes of mold release agents. Growth in the construction sector is also supported by government initiatives, such as the ‘Housing for All’ and the ‘Smart City Mission’. Due to this factor, the Indian mold release agents market is set to increase its revenue from $114.6 million in 2018 to $153.9 million by 2024, demonstrating at a CAGR of 5.2% during the forecast period of 2019–2024.

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Mold release agents are largely applied in the processing of polyurethane due to the surging demand for polyurethane-based products from several industries, such as construction, automobile, and footwear. The manufacture of polyurethane-based products requires mold release agents because of their ability to facilitate smooth release and to prevent the adhesion of the products to their mold. Other areas of application of mold release agents include production of wood and fiber composites, uncured rubber, concrete, tire, plastic, ferrous and non-ferrous die casting, and rubber and other elastomers.

To cater to the demand for mold release agents, the Indian market has the presence of both international and domestic players. Chem-Trend L.P. is the leading company in India, as it caters to a wide range of industries, such as mining, aerospace, construction, and automotive and transportation. It manufactures several types of mold release agents that are used to release rubber, composites, tires, wood composites, polyurethane, thermoplastics, and die casts from various molds. Other producers in India include 3M India Ltd., Fosroc International Ltd., BuildCore Chemicals, Dow Inc., Wacker Chemie AG, TAG Chemicals GmbH, and Chem-Verse Consultants (India) Private Ltd.

Thus, the widening application of mold release agents in India will generate high-volume demand for mold release agents in coming years.

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How is Surging Population Driving Demand for Seed Treatment?

It is a known fact that the population across the globe is increasing at a rapid pace, owing to which, the need for resources, including food products, is rising as well. In addition to this, the world is swiftly shifting towards urbanization, which means that the arable lands all over are decreasing. While the agricultural sector will never be moot, it has become necessary to increase the productivity in the sector for catering to the need of the growing population. Furthermore, since a lesser amount of land is now available for farming, the need for using new technologies for ensuring higher efficiency in the available space is growing as well. 

Because of all these factors, the adoption of seed treatments, which are the physical, chemical, and biological agents and techniques used for seed to offer protection and to enhance the establishment of healthy crops, is growing across farmlands. Since protection of plants from diseases and pests is one of the key factors for making sure that production is optimized, farmers are now using advanced ways, such as seed treatment, to increase productivity. Owing to these factors, the global seed treatment market is predicted to grow at a considerable pace in the years to come. 

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Diseases of seed have a negative impact on germination and can result in reduction in the yield, thereby leading to huge losses to farmers. Due to this, farmers are widely making use of seed treatment for protecting their crops. The different application methods of seed treatment are pelleting, coating, and dressing, out of which, the use of dressing application method is projected to be considerably high in the years to come. This is due to the substantially low cost of this application method. Seeds are treated with wet-treated with slurry or liquid formulation or dressed with dry formulation under this process, in an earthen pot. 

After this, the seeds are spread on a polyethylene sheet to sprinkle chemicals. Considering the geographical scenario, the Asia-Pacific region is expected to emerge as a major seed treatment market in the near future, which is primarily attributed to various agriculture-based economies in the region. These countries include China, India, and other Southeast Asian countries, Moreover, the need for increasing productivity on agricultural fields in the region is high due to the surging population. 

Hence, the need for increasing productivity and efficiency on agricultural fields is resulting in the growth of the market.

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How Do Artificial Lift Systems Increase Oil Production?

 A large volume of oil is obtained from fields that are over 30 years old. As the oil fields mature, the reservoir pressure inside declines. Because of this, exploration & production (E&P) companies are installing artificial lifts in these fields to enhance the recovery of oil and gas and optimize their revenue. That is why mature oil and gas fields are deploying the largest number of artificial lift systems. Additionally, the increasing usage of these systems for producing oil and gas from unconventional sources will increase the size of the artificial lift market from $8,010.8 million in 2017 to $10,883.1 million by 2023, displaying a CAGR of 5.3% during 2018–2023.

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Artificial lift systems are deployed in onshore as well as offshore oil wells. These systems are majorly installed in onshore oil wells due to the presence of a large number of mature wells on land. These lift systems operate via gas-assisted and pump-assisted mechanisms. In the coming years, more oil fields will deploy pump-assisted artificial lift systems in comparison to gas-assisted systems because of the formers’ ability to increase the bottom-hole pressure of the tubing string. On account of this reason, pump-assisted systems can lift higher volumes of fluids to the surface.

To meet the growing demand for such systems, players in the artificial lift market are focusing on expanding their geographical presence and launching new products. For example, Weatherford International PLC introduced new software in February 2018 for the ForeSite platform. This platform maximizes the support for reciprocating rod-lift systems, by adding support for ESP and gas-lift systems. Some of the other industry players taking such initiatives are National Oilwell Varco Inc., Baker Hughes Co., Borets International Limited, Flotek Industries Inc., Halliburton Company, Dover Corporation, and Schlumberger N.V.

The increasing demand for fuels has boosted the E&P activities in mature oil and gas fields, which, in turn, has increased the adoption of artificial lift systems.

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Minimally Invasive Surgical Instruments Market Set for Prosperity in Future

The preference for minimally invasive surgeries (MIS) is increasing, owing to the fact that these surgeries are more accurate and are video assisted. These surgeries involve less scarring and smaller incisions, thereby retaining the original structure of organs without deforming their cellular layers. In addition to this, carbon dioxide is utilized in minimally invasive surgeries for enlarging the abdominal cavity, which aids in reducing blood loss during recovery. 


As per a report by P&S Intelligence, in 2016, the global minimally invasive surgical instruments market reached a value of $28.7 billion and is predicted to advance at a 9.3% CAGR during the forecast period (2017–2023). The different products used for minimally invasive surgeries are guiding devices, electrosurgical instruments, handheld instruments, and inflation systems. The largest demand was created for handheld instruments in 2016, which are further predicted to be the most in demand during the forecast period as well, majorly due to the rising adoption of these instruments for different minimally invasive surgeries. Types of handheld devices are visualizing scopes, retractors, forceps & spatulas, sutures, cutter instruments, auxiliary instruments, dilators, and graspers.   

A key driving factor of the minimally invasive surgical instruments market is the increasing incidence of chronic diseases, such as arthritis, cardiovascular diseases, obesity, and cancer. As per the American Heart Association, 2016 estimates, about 17.3 million deaths occur every year because of cardiovascular diseases and the number is further projected to rise over 23.6 million by 2030. The treatment of cardiovascular diseases and other chronic diseases often need surgical intervention, which is resulting in rising requirement for MIS instruments. 

Among all the regions, North America created the largest demand or minimally invasive instruments in 2016, and the region is further projected to use these instruments the most during the forecast period as well. This is ascribed to the presence of developed healthcare systems, increasing adoption of technologically advanced devices, and rising prevalence of diseases. The fastest growth in demand for MIS instruments is projected to be registered by the Asia-Pacific region in the coming years, owing to the increasing per capita income, rising healthcare expenditure, enhanced healthcare infrastructure, and surging demand for healthcare services due to large patient base.  

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Arctic Region Holds Potential for Well Cementing Market Growth

The growth of the well cementing market is driven by the increasing exploration and production (E&P) in unconventional and conventional oil and gas reserves to adhere to the surging demand for energy products, such as liquified petroleum gas (LPG), aviation turbine fuel, compressed natural gas (CNG), gasoline, fuel oil, piped natural gas, heating oil, and gas oil. Due to this factor, the market is expected to reach $10,065.4 million by 2024 from $7,577.6 million in 2018, showcasing a CAGR of 4.7% during the forecast period.

Due to the surge in E&P activities in conventional and non-conventional oil and gas reserves, the number of well completions has increased worldwide that has added to the size of the well cementing market. The rise in E&P activities is supported by the recovery of the oil & gas sector. Due to the increasing E&P investments, Russia, the U.S., Brazil, and China account for the high revenue in the market. Thus, the demand for well cementing services is rising from the oil & gas sector, worldwide.

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The well cementing market has a highly consolidated nature, owing to the presence of few key players. These players are mostly multinational corporations (MNCs) that operate at a large scale. The major players in the market include Halliburton Company, Baker Hughes, and Schlumberger Limited. Other companies offering well cementing services are Gulf Energy SAOC, Consolidated Oil Well Services LLC, China Oilfield Services Limited, Nine Energy Service Inc., Halliburton Company, Magnum Cementing Services Ltd., Schlumberger N.V., Calfrac Well Services Ltd., and Weatherford International plc.

Thus, increase in E&P activities and discovery of new oil and gas reserves are expected to drive the growth of the market during the forecast period.

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Solar Micro Inverters Market to Grow due to Rising Photovoltaic Installations

While harnessing the power of the sun is something that has been in practice since a long time, the utilization of solar energy today has become the need of the hour. This is due to the excessive consumption of conventional resources for generating energy and their adverse effects on the environment.  For example, in the U.S., solar energy is responsible for about 1.6% of the total energy generation. Furthermore, there are more than 1.47 million solar panels that are in use around 48 states in the country, as per satellite machine learning from Stanford researchers. 

Because of this high adoption of solar energy all across the globe, the demand for solar micro inverters is growing as well. Much like string inverters, solar micro inverters convert the direct current (DC) electricity produced by solar panels to alternating current (AC) energy that is utilized by electronics. However, unlike string inverters, which convert electricity from big groups of panels at once, micro inverters convert electricity from one or two panels at a time. Since these inverters are concentrated on one or two panels rather than 100, the output is enhanced, and these inverters are known to increase the efficiency by 5–25%. 

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Solar micro inverters are utilized in utilities, residential, and commercial sectors. These inverters were deployed the most in the residential sector, which is due to the increasing photovoltaic (PV) installations and surging energy demand in India, China, Japan, the U.S., and several other countries. In the coming years, the adoption of solar micro inverters is also expected to rise in the commercial sector, owing to the decreasing prices of these devices. Geographically, North America has been the major consumer of solar micro inverters, which is due to the high PV installations in both residential and commercial sectors and favorable government initiatives regarding solar PV systems.

Other than this, Asia-Pacific (APAC) is expected to emerge as the fastest-growing solar micro inverters market in the years to come. The major reasons for this are the high requirement for power supply, increasing PV installations in China, enhanced device features, improved efficiency, and considerable reduction in the prices of micro inverters. China is predicted to lead the regional domain, which is ascribed to the government support for the promotion of solar and wind energy. 

In conclusion, the demand for solar micro inverters is growing because of the increasing adoption of solar energy around the globe.

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Why Are Increasing Vehicle Sales Key Driver for Lubricants Market?

The most important growth drivers for the worldwide lubricants market are the increasing demand for such products from the automotive industry and rising awareness of people about the benefits of lubricating machines. P&S Intelligence says that due to these two reasons, the sale of lubricants will garner revenue of $115,350.6 million by 2030, increasing from $95,403.9 million in 2019 at a 2.3% CAGR during 2020–2030 (forecast period). The main job of lubricants is to prevent frequent wear and tear of machinery, by reducing the friction between the parts in contact.

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The industry is categorized into synthetic oil, mineral oil, and bio-based oil, under segmentation by base oil. Among these, the mineral oil category dominated the lubricants market during the historical period (2014–2019). This is ascribed to the high demand for mineral-oil-based lubricants from manufacturing facilities, as they are easily available and also cost less than other variants. In addition, more people know about these lubricants compared to bio-based and synthetic-oil-based alternatives.

The various divisions, when the lubricants market is segmented on the basis of end use, are heavy equipment, automotive and other transportation, metallurgy and metalworking, food and beverages, chemical, and others. Among these, the largest share in the industry was held by the automotive and other transportation division in 2019. This was because of the growing vehicle sales, on account of the increasing disposable income of people around the world. As per Organisation Internationale des Constructeurs d'Automobiles (OICA), automobile sales rose from 88.3 million units in 2014 to 91.3 million in 2019.

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Asia-Pacific is the largest lubricants market currently, due to the increasing number of manufacturing plants in China and India, which offer low labor and raw material costs, along with less-strict environmental regulations than Europe and North America. During the forecast period, the Middle East and Africa (MEA) will observe the fastest advance in the industry, as it has some of the largest oil reserves on earth, which makes for cost-effective lubricant production. Further, countries in the region are setting up production facilities to diversify their economy, thus driving the lubricant demand.

Therefore, as automotive sales and the industrialization rate increase, so will the consumption of lubricants around the globe.

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