Russia’s rapidly growing over-the-counter market, posting a 12% increase to reach RUB 480 billion (USD 16.4 billion) at the manufacturers’ level in 2011, holds much potential for pharmaceutical companies. Although a slight decrease in growth was observed against the previous year, according to new analysis Emerging Markets Rx-to-OTC Switch: Forecasts and Opportunities by global consulting and research firm Kline & Company, the Russian market remains highly robust compared to the U.S. market’s 2.4% growth and comparable with the neighboring emerging market of China posting 15.0%.

With vigorous 15% growth over the previous year and a confluence of factors encouraging even greater growth, the Chinese OTC market provides ample opportunities for OTC marketers. An aging population and increasing incidence of several chronic diseases makes several therapeutic classes appealing for future Rx-to-OTC switches in China, reveals recently published Emerging Markets Rx-to-OTC Switch: Forecasts and Opportunities report published by global consulting and research firm Kline & Company.

With estimated sales of almost $1 billion at the grower level in 2011, the global nematicides market is expected to continue its steady increase, reaching $1.2 billion by 2016 with significant pockets of growth in the Asia-Pacific region and South America, according to the recently released Global Nematicide Market: Market Analysis and Opportunities report by consulting and research firm Kline & Company.

Near half a billion U.S. industrial vegetation management market (IVM) for pesticides and fertilizers has seen a 5% decline on a same-segment basis since 2009, according to the recently published Industrial Vegetation Management Market for Pesticides and Fertilizers: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities report by global consulting and research firm Kline & Company.

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With estimated 2011 sales of $1.4 billion at the manufacturers’ level, the U.S. turf and ornamental pesticides and fertilizers market began to experience some firmness, according to the recently released Professional Turf and Ornamental Markets for Pesticides and Fertilizers: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities report published by global consulting and research firm Kline & Company.

As the second largest consumer of synthetic latex polymers in the world after North America, the combined states of the EU-27 consumed nearly 2.5 million dry tonnes of synthetic latex polymers, valued at approximately EUR 5 billion, in 2011, according to Synthetic Latex Polymers Global Series: Europe Business Analysis and Opportunities, recently published by global consulting and research firm Kline & Company. While consumption of polymer dispersions in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Turkey is significantly smaller compared with the major part of EU-27, higher growth potential is forecast for these regions in Kline’s detailed analysis of the Eastern European Synthetic Latex Polymers Market.

The metalworking fluids market accounts for approximately 6% of the total estimated 38 million ton global lubricants market. Significant contractions in automotive and metals production as a result of the global economic crisis led to depressed metalworking fluids demand. However, the recent rebound of the automotive industry, particularly in North America, has brought a significant uptick in demand for metalworking fluid products according to a recent study covering the metalworking fluids industry by global consulting and research firm Kline & Company.

Although it is estimated that there will be a 3% increase in tonnage carried by private fleet operators in the United States through 2016, this is expected to translate to a marginal increase in commercial lubricant consumption according to Opportunities in Lubricants, 2011-2013: North American Market Analysis – Volume I: Commercial Automotive recently published by global consulting and research firm Kline & Company.

Manufacturers’ sales of over-the-counter (OTC) medicine through alternate retail channels have grown by a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.4% from 2006 through 2011, far exceeding the 2.4% overall growth rate through all retail outlets. Retail sales online saw the highest increase with a CAGR of 16.1%, according to the recently published OTC Retailing: U.S. Alternate Channel Analyses and Opportunities report by global consulting and research firm Kline & Company. Expanding sales through alternate retail channels is viewed as an opportunity for OTC drug manufacturers to increase their revenues.