Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report showing that until recently, the energy used by IT equipment has only been of minor importance to computer manufacturers and PC users.

Low Emission IT - The Internet Meets The Oil Crisis reports that recent rise in oil and gas prices, combined with the explosion in the use of information technology in both the home and workplace, has focused attention on the energy required to process and store the megabytes of data we create and access each day.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that the market for household cleaning products in the U.S continues to grow at a slow-and-steady 2% rate, reaching $8.1 billion by 2012. This market bounced back from a slowdown and grew to $7.3 billion in 2007.

Household Cleaning Products in the U.S. reports that the hot spot for accelerated growth and highly profitable sales is in higher-end, eco-friendly products. Green household products have fully penetrated natural foods stores, but finding space in traditional mass-market channels is still a challenge.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that the U.S. market for advanced materials and subassemblies for public works infrastructure projects is expected to increase to over $12 billion by 2012, experiencing a compound average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10%.This market was worth $7.5 billion in 2007.

Advanced materials and Technologies for Public Works Infrastructure Projects reports that highway construction and rehabilitation is by far the largest market for advanced materials and subassemblies, accounting for about 83% of the market in 2006 and 2007 and 78% in 2012.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has added a new report showing that during 2008, results of major phase II studies in asthma with two different interleukin-13 antagonistic antibodies are expected, and will be decisive for the validation of a hot target.

Interleukin-13 (IL-13) Antibodies reports that asthma affects at least five% of the population and five to ten% of them suffer from severe asthma. It is treated with steroids and bronchodilators, but urgently needs novel therapies. Interleukin-13 is regarded to have a central role in the development of allergic asthma, mediating airway inflammation, obstruction and hyper-reactivity.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that the U.S. market for environmental biotechnology products for waste treatment is expected to increase to $261.3 million by 2013, experiencing a compound average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.7%. The market will be worth $180.2 million in 2008.

Environmental Markets for Biotechnology reports that the market is broken down into applications of microbial blends, nutrients, enzymes and microbes. Of these, microbial blends have the largest share of the environmental biotechnology market. Expected to be worth $89.2 million in 2008, this segment will increase to $130.6 million in 2013 for a CAGR of 7.9%.  Microbial blends will continue to hold the highest sales as the most versatile product choice for a wide variety of treatments.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that the Chinese market for advanced materials is expected to increase to over $60.5 billion by 2012, experiencing a compound average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 14.7%.

The Advanced Materials Market in China reports that the market is broken down into applications of advanced non-metal materials, advanced metals and alloys, energy materials and nano materials. Of these, advanced non-metal materials have the largest share of the market. Valued at nearly $16.7 billion in 2007, this segment is expected to be worth about $29.2 billion by 2012, a CAGR of 11.8%. In this segment, advanced polymers and advanced composites are the largest groups. Their consumption accounted for more than 97% in 2006 in China.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that although formal regulations continue to evade the pet supplements industry, it is fetching new market share at an impressive rate, with sales expected to jump 39% by 2012 to $1.7 billion.

Pet Supplements and Nutraceutical Treats in the U.S. forecasts that the market will get an additional bump from consumers in response to bolstered credibility of pet supplements, if the products can attain formal regulatory status.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that despite lower content levels, sales for all “sodium content” foods and drinks will continue to grow in the U.S.  It is estimated that traditional supermarkets, with at least $2 million in annual sales, accounted for 75% of all sodium content claim foods and drinks in 2007.

Market Trend: Low, Reduced or No Sodium or Salt Foods and Beverages in the U.S. examines the sodium industry as it relates to packaged food products, foodservice menu items and drinks. All of which have been argued as contributing to the record high blood pressure and heart disease cases of Americans.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that the global market for active, controlled and intelligent packaging for the food and drink industry is expected to be worth $16.9 billion in 2008.  This is expected to increase to over $23.6 billion by 2013, experiencing a compound average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 6.9%.

Active, Controlled and Intelligent Packaging for Foods and Beverages reports that the market is broken down into applications of active, controlled and intelligent packaging. Of these, controlled packaging has the largest share of the market, expected to be worth nearly $7.7 billion by the end of 2008: this segment should reach $9.6 billion by 2013, a CAGR of 4.5%.

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Report Buyer, the online destination for business intelligence for major industry sectors, has now added a new report showing that the global market for electric energy storage (EES) is expected to be worth $2.6 billion in 2008. This is expected to increase to over $3.8 billion by 2013, experiencing a compound average annual growth rate (CAGR) of 8.0%.

Utility Power Storage Technologies reports that the market is broken down into EES core applications and the power conversion systems that are needed to control and interface these technologies with the power grid. The EES core technologies segment is expected to be worth $1.9 billion in 2008 and reach $2.7 billion by 2013, a
CAGR of 7.6%.

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