The growth of the industry will increase over the next few years, as expansion of different fields of application such as energy and coal gasification.

Increased demand for vegetable oil and fat is also projected during the forecast period to boost the growth of the chemical tanker market.

The growth in demand for chemical sensors will also support the aging of the generations of baby boomers and the above-average growth in new diabetes diagnoses that will continue to boost demand in the medical market on moving blood glucose monitors.

Brown pulp is highly employed on the packaging market and is also a plastic alternative that will eventually drive the growth of the industry in brown pulp.

The increasing use of labels and tags for hospitals to complete the instrument sterilisation process has increased market demand. An increase in the occurrence, together with stringent regulations for compulsory sterilisation of operating products, of diseases originating in hospitals is expected to boost growth on the market over the forecast period.