The market The world market for medical devices and diagnostic services was valued in 2010 at $286 billion. This diverse market covers both the equipment and the services provided including in vitro testing, imaging, endoscopy and energy-based therapies. Diagnostics,...
The market The world market for filters and filtration systems in 2010 reached $45 billion. The automotive filters represent the largest market segment. The filter as a medium for separate solid suspended particles from water and air amounts to $25 billion in the same...
The market The syringe with a needle is the most sold medical device in the world. An estimated 12 billion units are consumed annually, with a market value of approximately 2.5 billion dollars. It has been estimated that 70 percent of all syringes and needles are used...
The market The world market for pesticides, fungicides and herbicides has been hovering around $40 billion for the past decade. Whereas the growth in herbicides increased +10 percent per year, the sales of pesticides dropped by 15 percent. The market in the Northern...
The market The global environmental goods and services (EGS) sector has been estimated to reach in 2010 a staggering $635 billion, representing an impressive growth of 45 percent over the past five years. By 2020, it could reach the one trillion dollar mark....
The market The world market for fire and flame retardants is estimated at $5.1 billion for 2012 and is expected to grow to $7.1 billion in 2017. The market for halogen-free chemicals that prevent fire are already $2.72 billion and growing. The health conscious...
The global market for antibiotics The world market for antibiotics and antifungals topped the $25 billion mark in 2005 and is expected to reach $40 billion over the decade ending in 2015. While the overall market is expanding, advanced geographical areas like Europe,...
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The market In 2009 the world consumed 126 million bags of coffee, good for 7.5 million tons of green beans ready to be roasted. Few people realize that harvesting, processing, roasting and brewing coffee discards an estimated 99.7 percent of the biomass. While only...
The market One estimate puts the amount of slaughterhouse waste around the world at 200 million tons. The average weight of animal waste per European resident is approximately 150 kg per citizen per year putting the continentʼs share at 60 million tons. For each...