The report "3D Printing Materials Market by Plastics (ABS, PLA, Nylon & Others), By Metals (Steel, Titanium, Gold & Others), by Ceramics (Silica, Glass & Others), by Others (Laywood & Others), by Forms & by End-User Industries - Global Trends & Forecasts to 2018", defines and segments the 3D printing materials market with an analysis and forecast of the volumes and revenues of materials individually. Along with this, the volume & revenue of materials by forms such as filaments, powders, and liquids are also discussed.

It also identifies the driving and restraining factors for the 3D printing materials market with an analysis of trends, opportunities, burning issues, and winning imperatives.

The report "Gallium Nitride (GaN) Semiconductor Devices (Discrete & IC) and Substrate Wafer Market by Technology, Application, Product, Device, & by Geography - Forecast & Analysis to 2013 - 2022", published by MarketsandMarkets, defines and segments the global GaN (Gallium Nitride) market, it is expected to reach $15607.85 Million by 2022 with analysis and forecasting the revenues and volumes for the overall market and all its sub-segments.

The specific sub sector of semiconductors & electronics where GaN-based semiconductors & Wafer have an edge over normal Si-based counterparts are the "Power Semiconductors & Electronics" and in terms of end-user application sectors.

Future  Prospects  for  Leading  Companies

The beverage packaging market is set to grow in the next 10 years at a fairly flat rate, the market will be driven by evolving consumer and demographic trends as well as fast economic growth in the developing markets across the globe, particularly in Asia and South America. Visiongain's analysis indicates that the global beverage packaging market will reach a value of $105.24bn in 2014.

BCC Research reveals in its new report, Specialty Water Treatment Chemicals: Technologies and Global Markets, the global market for specialty chemicals for water treatment is expected to grow to $33.6 billion in 2019, with a five-year compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 5.9%. Corrosion inhibitors, the fastest moving segment over all, is projected to grow at a steady 6.1% CAGR.

Demands on the world's water supply are growing at unprecedented rates. Consequently, the use of specialty chemicals has become critical to the global water treatment industry. Corrosion and scale inhibitors used to reduce the deteriorating effects of demineralization, precipitation, and de-aeration, the single largest segment in this market, is expected to reach nearly $11 billion in 2019.

World Assurance Group Inc.(OTC Pink: WDAS) today announces that World Global Group Inc. (WGG), a WDAS wholly owned subsidiary based in Miami, Florida, has acquired the license for AdKash, which now has over 162,000 downloads and that its other wholly owned subsidiary, CellAd Inc. will be exhibiting at the ad:tech digital marketing conference being held on March 26th and 27th, 2014.

WGG has now completed its second licensing agreement in the area of mobile advertising. This agreement secures for WGG the rights to the android advertising display app, AdKash, and the underlying advertising platform, which serves advertisements worldwide and manages AdKash user balances.

• By 2020 the IoT Will Include 26 Billion Units, Creating New Challenges for All Aspects of the Data Center
• Data Center Trends to be Discussed at the Gartner Infrastructure, Operations and Data Center Summit 2014, May 21-22 in Sydney

Heightened Volatility Possible

Geopolitical risks brought on by the confrontation between Ukraine and Russia are unlikely to slow global gross domestic product (GDP) growth in 2014, according to the March Global Macro Views from Standish Mellon Asset Management Company LLC, the Boston-based fixed income specialist for BNY Mellon.

The report "Thin Film Material Market, By Type (CdTe, CIGS, a-Si, Others), End-User Industry [Photovoltaic Solar Cells, MEMS, Semiconductors and Electrical (Circuit Boards), Optical Coating, Others], and Deposition Processes - Global Trends & Forecast to 2018", defines and segments the thin film material market with an analysis and forecast of the market value. The thin film material market value expected to grow by significant CAGR to reach $10.25 billion by 2018.

The advantages offered by thin film material in industrial as well as domestic operations, coupled with the rising demand for efficiency and miniaturization, will continue to drive the thin film material market.

The report "Thermoplastic Polyurethane Market by End Industry  (Automotive, Building & Construction, Engineering, Footwear, Hose & Tube, Medical, and Wire & Cable) & Geography -Trends & Forecasts to 2018", defines and segments the global Thermoplastic Polyurethane Market with analysis and forecasting of the global revenue and consumption. It also identifies driving and restraining factors for the global Thermoplastic Polyurethane Market with analysis of trends, opportunities, burning issues, winning imperatives.

New research conducted by IDTechEx finds that the RFID market - including tags, readers, software and services, for passive and active RFID - will grow from $7.88 billion in 2013 to $9.2 billion in 2014. Most growth is due to active RFID/RTLS systems, interrogators, and then tags, in terms of total money spent.

According to the latest research from Strategy Analytics, global wearable device sales will surge tenfold from 15 million units in 2013 to 154 million by 2018. Smartwatches, smartglasses and fitness bands, from major brands like Samsung and Nike, will be the big three device categories driving wearables growth for the next five years.

Matt Wilkins, Director at Strategy Analytics, said, "We forecast global wearable device sales for consumer users to rise tenfold from 15 million units in 2013 to 154 million in 2018. Wearables are a high-growth market that no hardware or software vendor can ignore.