Wednesday, 30 May 2012

Fertilizer Market in India 2012 - Latest Report

The report begins with an introduction of different types of fertilizers produced in India categorized as organic, bio and chemical fertilizers. Chemical fertilizer is the focus of the report, which also includes water soluble fertilizers. The market overview section provides details about the domestic fertilizer production, consumption, demand and import levels. The production overview section entails production of fertilizers both nutrient-wise, as well as product-wise, while the consumption overview section includes nutrient-wise and zone-wise consumption of fertilizers. India’s fertilizer consumption has grown at a CAGR of 6.9% from 2006-07 to 2009-10. The demand overview section provides a clear idea about the demand-supply situation of the fertilizer market, including product-wise demand, availability and sales of fertilizers in the country. The import overview section comprises product-wise import of fertilizers along with the installed capacity of fertilizers both nutrient-wise, as well as product-wise.

Furthermore, the report provides a detailed description of the fertilizer sales in South Zone covering states such as Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka are the key sales hub in Southern India. Porter’s Five Forces analysis depicts an overall market scenario.

A brief description of the drivers that helps the sector to prosper includes large subsidies, capitalization of opportunity presented by low consumption, increase in food grain production and appropriate monsoon. Cost of production of fertilizers is high owing to its inputs like naptha or even natural gas. Fertilizers manufacturing is a tedious process that usually ends up having high costs. In order to prevent reduced profitability due to high input costs, players hike prices transferring the increased cost burden to end consumers. This has a negative impact on the domestic fertilizer market as small farmers face acute affordability issues. The Indian Government witnessed this trend and offered large subsidies to the players in a bid to keep the prices moderate and result in off-takes. It has insulated the farmers from price hikes even in times of price rise in raw materials thereby keeping it more within the reach of them. Even though India has witnessed a rise in fertilizer consumption over the period of time, it is still low against the global average. Countries including China, Malaysia and Bangladesh rank above India in terms of fertilizer consumption. Low usage poses as opportunity that can be capitalized by the players both from the perspective of production and consumption. Fertilizers find its usage in enhancing food productivity and thereby as food grain production increases, fertilizers also witness an upward movement. Finally, good monsoon acts as a potential stimulant for the growth of the sector. As agriculture in India is predominantly monsoon dependent, good spells of rainfall gets translated into higher usage of fertilizers with the purpose of enhancing crop yields. Whereas, factors identified as a hindrance to the market include increased prices of raw materials, price hike in natural gas and environmental degradation by fertilizers.

The next section talks about Government regulation in the sector and primarily includes Department of Fertilizers, nutrient based subsidy and certain Government schemes.

The major trends identified in the sector include water soluble fertilizers, shift to gas based fertilizer units and increasing joint ventures in the sector.

The competition section outlays the competitive landscape of the fertilizer market in India briefing about the domestic and foreign players existing in the market. This section provides a three dimensional analysis of domestic key players’ revenues, profits and market capitalization. The report also features brief profiles of major domestic and foreign players in the market and a snapshot of their corporation, financial performance along with the key financial ratios, business highlights and their product portfolio providing an insight into the existing competitive scenario.

Some of the key statistics covered in the report includes, production of fertilizers (nutrient-wise), production of fertilizers (product-wise), consumption of fertilizers (nutrient-wise), consumption of fertilizers (zone-wise), product-wise demand, sales and availability of fertilizers, import of fertilizers (product-wise), installed capacity product-wise and nutrient wise, total fertilizer sales of South India, South India Sales (State-wise), Porter’s Five Forces analysis, growth of subsidies on fertilizer, amount of concession disbursed on decontrolled indigenous P&K, decontrolled imported P&K, indigenous urea, imported urea, per hectare fertilizer consumption, food grain production in India, rainfall trend in India, Price hike of raw materials-Ammonia, Phosphoric and Sulphur, price hike in natural gas and nutrient based subsidy per kg of nutrient.

The report concludes with a section on key recent developments and strategic recommendations which comprises an analysis of the growth strategies of the fertilizer market in India.

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Tuesday, 29 May 2012

Oil and Gas Market in China 2012 - Latest Report

Oil and Gas sector in China is expected to witness tremendous growth owing to the robust growth of the economy of China.

The report begins with a detailed overview of the global oil and gas market that includes detailed coverage of global production, consumption and reserves for both oil and gas. This section features a detailed study on the global scenario of the oil and gas production to reserve ratio. It also illustrates the regional split of oil and gas production to reserve ratio. A snapshot of the oil and gas market in China covers the demand, production and consumption levels for both oil and gas. Furthermore, a timeline description of the development of the Chinese oil industry has also been included in this section. This section also incorporates major oil and gas hubs in China.

The report provides detailed information about the exports and imports of oil and gas in China. It provides country-wise import and export for the year 2010 both in terms of value and volume.

Key drivers of the industry explain the factors influencing the growth of the oil and gas market in China in detail. Some of them include untapped potential, rising population and urbanization, growing automobile sector, low penetration, power generation and growth in petrochemical industry. Major challenges that could impede the development and growth of the Chinese oil and gas market include foreign dependence, reduction in CO2 emission and increase in renewable energy mandates.

The government initiatives section includes a detailed description of the development of energy regulatory framework in China covering key steps taken by the government in the 12th five year plan to accelerate the growth of oil and gas market during 2010-15. This section also highlights the key tax and pricing reforms adopted by the government to boost the oil and gas market in China.

Key emerging trends that are of marked importance to the oil and gas market in China include construction and expansion of LNG terminal, construction and upgrading of oil refineries, overseas investments and reliance on unconventional gas.

The competition section outlays the competitive landscape of the Chinese oil and gas market briefing about the domestic and foreign players existing in the market. This section provides a three dimensional analysis of key players’ total income, profits and market capitalization. The report also features brief profiles of major domestic and foreign players in the market and a snapshot of their corporation, financial performance, business highlights and their product portfolio, providing an insight into the existing competitive scenario.

Some of the key statistics or factors impacting the oil and gas market in China covered in the report include, global market size, global oil and gas reserves, reserve to production ratio of oil and gas, domestic market size, depth of reserves, quality of reserves, regional distribution of oil and gas, household energy consumption, rising population and urbanization, annual demand of gasoline and diesel, per capita oil consumption, per capita natural gas consumption, crude oil refining capacity, oil product demand, per capita CO2 emission, non fossil fuel usage, renewable energy source split, coal bed methane location and production, growing automobile sector.

Key takeaway section summarizes the entire market in terms of opportunities, challenges and competitive landscape persisting in the oil and gas market in China.

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Security Equipments and Services Market in India 2012 - Latest Report

Indian security equipment and services market is primarily boosted by the rapid urbanization and the ongoing globalization wherein need for robust and updated security technologies is gaining momentum with each passing day. Off late criminal activities coupled with the dawn of terrorism has triggered the demand for both security equipments and private security services in India by leaps and bounds. The industry is expected to attain a CAGR of more than 25% to reach nearly INR 600 bn by 2015.

The market primarily comprises of multiple segments including CCTV & other equipments, electronic access control, IT security and private security services. “Basically the demand for security equipment is seen mostly from the residential and commercial and enterprise segments of the market, wherein frequent criminal activities and the lurking danger of potential terrorist attack is stimulating the market by manifolds,” says Mr. Kalyan Banga, Product Manager at Netscribes. The market gets a further boost from occasional special events such as the recent commonwealth games held in New Delhi. Players operating in the Indian Security Equipments and Services market space hail mostly from the unorganized space, on the contrary, 80% of the revenue generated within the market comes from the organized market, i.e. the players with ISO certification. “Speaking of players, it is observed that vendors in the market prefer to import products primarily from UK, Germany, Japan and Israel,” added Kalyan.

Government of India (GoI) has also taken various initiatives intended for the upliftment of the overall industry, which in turn acts as a boon for the players operating in the market. Allowance of FDI and the permission for CISF deployment as private security forces happen to be some of the major initiatives taken so far. Additionally, GoI has also signed pacts with Israel for the facilitation of better homeland security. State governments have also played their role by entering into collaborations with CAPSI for the setting up of training centres for security guards, so as to provide an enhanced security cover to the nation.

With constant growth in competition, market entry strategy is the key to success for any new vendor looking to venture into the industry. “Analysis shows, import of equipments happens to be the most preferred route for vendors,” noted Kalyan. Additionally, vendors also collaborate with local firms to distribute their products or indulge in self production of equipments.

The report begins with an illustration which briefs about the several segments within the market. The segments have been well highlighted for the better understanding of readers. Market overview section begins with the graphical representation of the overall market size and forecasted growth figures and the break up of these figures for the years 2010, 2012 and 2015. Moving along, the report elaborates on each individual market segments and explains various aspects of the market in details. It also features individual market size and forecasted growth figures of the market segments. This section features a separate portion on the initiatives taken by the Indian Government which enlightens the readers on some of the major steps taken so far. This section depicts the market scenario on a pan India basis with the aide of an illustration , wherein the major markets have been highlighted for readers. Further, the report talks about the multi staged distribution model followed in the market. Types of products section in the report mainly talks about the various components that make up each individual market segment. A brief introduction, explaining details about the technologies involved can be found here in this section.

Market entry strategy section talks about the most appropriate method for players interested in venturing into the market. Viable reasons to validate the mentioned strategy are also summarized for a clearer understanding. Following the section, the report contains a Vendor opportunity section which talks about the various sectors which can be exploited by players to generate better revenue. Basically, the section lists the key opportunity areas, prospective clients, their purchase profiles and additional characteristics which can be effectively tapped for an efficient lead generation.

An analysis of the drivers for CCTV and other equipment explains growth factors such as government demand, corporate demand, and retail and residential sector demand. The key challenges identified include high duty and taxation structure and competition from unorganized players. Analysis of the driver for electronics access control explains growth factor such as increasing security breaches, demand from upcoming government projects and proposals, economic growth and rise in employable population and increasing demand for better security from increasing R&D centres. The key challenges identified include lack of awareness towards security and availability of cheaper alternatives, and lack of end to end solution providers. Analysis of the driver for private security services explain growth factor such insufficient police protection and cost of electronics. The key challenges identified include lack of proper training and fire arms not being allowed.

The report also talks about future outlook for this sector including the existing duty structure and the PE investments and their impact on the market. The major products expected to be demanded have been highlighted including the sectors which will drive the market.

Key security equipment and services vendors have been profiled in details within the report which enables readers to get a clear picture of the current competitive scenario. The section lists the basic details of the players such as corporate information, business highlights and key members. The section also features financial analysis of key vendors which in turn provides us with the financial health of players.

The report concludes with a section on strategic recommendations which comprises of an analysis of the growth strategies of the digital camera market in India. “Sales strategy is a very crucial factor for the security equipment vendors in the market and hence must be given a significant priority,” noted Kalyan.

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Nutraceuticals Market in India 2012 - Latest Report

The healthcare industry in India is showing great progress. There has been considerable increase in spending on healthcare backed by the growing purchasing power of individuals. Moreover, with a lot of importance being given to preventive medication, the nutraceuticals market in India is set to flourish. It is one of the booming markets in India. Predominantly vitamins and minerals derived from oral pills were used for curing certain diseases and ailments. People today are becoming more prone to consume immunity enhancing food supplements and wellness related products. This is promoting the growth of the industry with players diversifying into production of various new varieties of products. Further assistance from the government and increasing demand from consumers will fuel growth in this market.

The report begins with an introduction to the Indian nutraceuticals market and its classification on the basis of the ingredients and benefits incurred from them. This is followed by the market overview section which provides the Indian nutraceuticals market size and growth as well as the market share of the various segments in the market, namely, functional foods, dietary supplements and functional beverages. A detailed description of each segment in the market along with the dominant products in the particular category has also been provided. Focusing on one the major sub-segments, an overview of the probiotic market in India has been included. This segment has been highlighted owing to the fact that it is one of the most promising categories under the nutraceutical market and has huge growth potential in the near future with growing interests of players. The genesis of probiotics has been highlighted showing the types dominant in India and the key therapeutic benefits derived from them. This section also contains information regarding the market size and growth of probiotics in functional foods in India as well as the key segments and the active players in this space.

This is followed by an analysis of the drivers leading to growth in the market. This includes increasing shift towards preventive therapies, increasing disposable income, increase in healthcare spending, increasing shift towards self-medication, changing demographics, growth in pharmacy and wellness related retail chains and favorable pricing environment. The key challenges to the market include lack of standardization, marketing and distribution challenges, high pricing and lack of awareness. Several trends have also been identified in the market and this has been provided in the next section. The key trends include fortified foods, ayurvedic nutraceuticals, foreign tie-ups, players educating consumers, encapsulation, and cosmeceuticals and nanoceuticals. A section on government regulations in the industry has also been included. It discusses the Food Safety and Standards Act 2006 that regulates the industry.

The competition section provides an overview of the competitive landscape in the industry and includes a detailed profile of the major players in the market. The Porter’s Five Forces analysis for the cath lab market is provided in this section. A summary of the major public players operating in the market has also been provided in the form of a bubble chart. A bubble chart has also been provided for the major private players. It also includes the list of products and services, key people, financial snapshot, key ratios and key recent developments for the major players.

The various financial transactions as well as the key recent development that have taken place in the market have been also been provided in the subsequent sections. A section providing strategic recommendations has been added at the end of the report which gives effective solutions to existing and potential players for improving market share and increasing their profitability.

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Facilities Management Services Market in India 2012 - Latest Report

Facilities management services market in India was valued at INR 585 bn in 2011 and is slated to grow at a CAGR of 25%. There is an increasing demand for such services as emphasis on urban development and modernisation of office spaces is rising. Consistent economic growth has led to a booming real estate sector in India which will positively impact this market in the near future.

The report begins with an introduction to facilities management services, including hard services and soft services. Facility management services imply the use of third-party service providers to maintain part of the building facility or outsourcing the management to an organization that executes this service professionally. This section also throws light on the various applications of facility management services such as retail and shopping malls, hotels, hospitals, banks, corporate houses, IT and ITES companies, manufacturing firms and others.

This is followed by the market overview section that gives an insight into the Indian facilities management services market, its market size and growth, along with the split between organized and unorganized market. Low organized penetration of facilities management services in India leaves huge potential for players to develop this market. Geographic distribution and region wise market split of facilities management services has been provided. Organised market is mostly concentrated in and around metros and big cities while the unorganized market covers the facilities management requirements in tier I and tier II cities. The section also includes the facility management services supply chain consisting of different types of suppliers with varied service offerings. Additionally, an analysis of Porter’s Five Forces provides an insight into the competitive intensity and attractiveness of the market.

An analysis of the drivers and challenges explains the factors leading to the growth of the market including boom in real estate, rise in infrastructural development, growth in retail sector, growth of hospitality sector and improving healthcare scenario. The key challenges identified are shortage of manpower and large unorganized segment.

Key trends in the market have also been analysed which includes evolving project management and general contracting services, development of facilities management training and education, and investments and M&A activity in the facilities management sector.

The competition section provides an overview of the competitive landscape in the market and includes a detailed profile of the major players. A bubble chart for the private players, depicting their relative positions in the market with respect to their total income, net profit/loss and total assets is included. This section also includes list of products and services, key people, financial snapshot, key ratios and key recent developments for all companies, along with key business segments and key geographic segments for public companies. The report concludes with a section on strategic recommendations which comprises of an analysis of the growth strategies of the facilities management services market in India.

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Animation Market in India 2012 - Latest Report

The Indian animation market is growing at a tremendous rate. Due to animation finding application in many more avenues, the market is likely to develop even further. It has proven useful to advertisers and educators alike. Cost advantage coupled with a potentially strong domestic market will continue to drive the Indian animation market.

The report begins with a market overview section that includes information on the current and forecasted market size and growth of the Indian animation industry divided into various categories. It also provides a segmentation of the revenues and the expected change over 2010 to 2015. Further, it explains the existing revenue model for the animation industry. The graph accompanying shows the division of revenue from overseas to that of the domestic market and application of animation platforms. The process flow chart for the animation industry has also been highlighted. Porter analysis helps towards understanding the dynamics in the animation sector.

Drivers identified include growing demand from the film industry which will boost the demand for animation. This is complemented by details regarding the rise in the budget for animation movies as well as an increase in the average realization. Another reason for the tremendous growth in the animation sector is that Indian animators are considerably cheaper compared to that of their Korean or US counterparts. Other important factors are the growth in the gaming market in India which uses animation in an extensive way. Establishment of various training institutes imparting animation training will create a large pool of animators. Another important driver is tie-ups between various animation players and other companies which help the animators to supplement their revenues. Similarly, e-learning has many applications as far as the animation industry is concerned. As the e-learning industry is expected to grow at a steady rate so will the demand for applications using animation. Challenges identified are high set up cost of setting up a studio and manpower crunch.

Trends identified include cartoon characters which are becoming a rage among children as they can easily connect with them. Many companies are opting for animations to advertise their products so as to break the clutter in the advertisement world. Towards leveraging from the animation boom, training institutes are trying to spread their pan India presence through company owned or franchise run institutes. Television channels targeted at kids have been rising in India. Furthermore, the international animation movie releases changes the revenue equation and is likely to be even more profitable in the future.

The competition section begins with a bubble chart which provides the relative positions of the players based on their revenue, net profit and asset value or market capitalization. The major players in the market have been profiled which includes a financial summary for each of the players. Key ratios and key contacts are also listed. The last section looks to share the expected outlook of the market.

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Global Vulnerability Assessment Market 2011 to 2015 - Latest Report

The Global Vulnerability Assessment market is expected to grow at a CAGR of 9.48 percent over the period 2011–2015. One of the key factors contributing to this market growth is the rising number of regulatory requirements. The Global Vulnerability Assessment market has also been witnessing the integration of VA functionalities with leading security technologies. However, network accessibility issues could pose a challenge to the growth of this market.

The Global Vulnerability Assessment Market 201 – 2015 report has been prepared based on an in-depth analysis of the market with inputs from industry experts. The report covers the Americas, and the EMEA and APAC regions; it also covers the Global Vulnerability Assessment market landscape and its growth prospects in the coming years. The report also includes a discussion of the key vendors operating in this market.

Key vendors dominating this market space include Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp., McAfee Inc. and Qualys Inc.

Key questions answered in this report:
What will the market size be in 2015 and at what rate will it grow?
What key trends is this market subject to?
What is driving this market?
What are the challenges to market growth?
Who are the key vendors in this market space?
What are the opportunities and threats faced by each of these key vendors?
What are the strengths and weaknesses of each of these key vendors?

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