Surge In Chinese and Indian Auto Industry Drives Lubricant Demand
With the automotive business in deep trouble in most parts of the world, China and India continue to surge ahead with production to meet consumers’ growing demand for cars. Just as the Western world’s love affair with the automobile spawned a major industrial and cultural shift, the growing car park in China and India is driving an evolution—not only in consumer mobility, but also in lubricant demand, creating vast opportunities for lubricant and basestock marketers. Read more…
Bring your input to OTC Drugs: U.S. Competitor Cost Structures 2010
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Shift in Global Synthetic Latex Polymers Market has Manufacturers Looking to the Future
With the European and North American end-use markets struggling to recover from one of the worst economic declines in recent history, synthetic latex polymer manufacturers around the world are eyeing forecasts and opportunities across the globe to chart their own course for recovery. How will the slow-but-steady economic recovery impact worldwide markets? Read more…
Brands Make A Comeback; OTC Market Resilient During Recession
The U.S. OTC market is often a challenging market to make predictions about. There are so many instances where companies, brands, consumers, and even regulators buck trends that there are often reasons to look at things on a case-by case basis. However, when it came to predicting the impact the economic recession of 2008-2009 would have on the industry, Kline turned to our vast historical data to make predictions. Continue reading
The Passenger Car Lubricants Market in India Leapfrogs Quality Levels
The passenger car lubricants market in India is witnessing a massive shift in OEM-recommended viscosity grades, according to the latest findings from the Opportunities in Lubricants 2010: India Market Analysis report by worldwide consulting and research firm Kline & Company.
While the older passenger cars in India are still running on viscosity grades such as SAE 20W-40 and SAE 20W-50, the OEMs are recommending SAE 5W-30 and SAE 5W-40 for new passenger cars due to their superior fuel economy characteristics. This significant development will help the Indian consumer lubricants market up thequality curve faster.Continue reading
The ABCs of Marketing Professional Skin Care Products
In today’s tumultuous economy it has become increasingly difficult for marketers of higher-priced professional skin care products to compete with general market/retail brands. Marketers can enhance their sales through taking the following steps:Continue reading
Step Back to Look Ahead – Not So Traditional Innovation Methods
In a recent article for Happi “The Expert’s Opinion” column Nancy Mills, Kline’s industry manager, consumer products practice, urged executives to look at problems and situations in a new light.
She wrote about types of innovation and interesting ways to get there. For example, there are business models and network structures, process innovation, organizational, and delivery, among others. Furthermore there are different levels of innovation; for example, incremental vs. disruptive, where the former is building a better widget, and the latter renders widgets obsolete and creates new industries or segments.Continue reading
Neither Lipstick, nor Face Makeup, This Time Women Turned to Nail Polish During the Recession
According to the freshly released data by worldwide research and consulting firm Kline & Company, U.S. sales in the cosmetics and toiletries market declined by 0.8% in 2009, not a detrimental drop considering the recent market situation and the last major recession of 1991, when sales declined by 1.9%. The data released for Cosmetics & Toiletries USA 2009 report indicate that sales have reached a total of $35.5 billion at the manufacturers’ level.Continue reading
Kline’s Vice President to Present about Specialty Chemicals Strategy to Identify/Build Successful Portfolios in India at 11th Annual Chemical Weekly Business Outlook Conference
Dilip Chandwani, Vice President with Kline & Company, leading the firm’s Technology & Manufacturing Economics Practice will present at the 11th Annual Chemical Weekly Business Outlook Conference on Wednesday, April 14, at 9:10 a.m. at the ITC Grand Maratha Sheraton, Sahar, in Mumbai. He will speak about Specialty Chemicals Strategy to Identify/Build Successful Portfolios in India.
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Synthetic Latex Polymers: Changing Shape of the Industry
2009 was a year of change for the synthetic latex polymers industry—not only were latex emulsion customers battling with the recession, resulting in latex emulsion orders dropping significantly, but merger and acquisition activity affected the supplier base in major consuming regions.Continue reading
