Industries

This deliverable focuses on the major trends shaping the packaging industry, as companies look to identify and invest in areas that support future growth. Market dynamics are greatly influenced by megatrends such as sustainability, circularity, and digitalization. While many of these trends affect end-industries, such as brand owners, which, in tur...

The personal care ingredients market is entering a decisive transformation phase, driven by accelerating regulatory pressure, rapid advances in biotechnology and digital innovation, shifting consumer expectations, and increasing supply chain volatility. Traditional ingredient development models—largely dependent on linear sourcing, incremental refo...

This deliverable focuses on the major trends shaping the lubricants industry, as companies look to identify and invest in areas that support future growth. Market dynamics are greatly influenced by megatrends such as sustainability, international trade, and the evolving policy relationships between countries. While many of these trends affect end i...

The healthcare cloud market is undergoing rapid transformation, driven by strategic imperatives that will redefine industry dynamics in 2026. Frost & Sullivan’s analysis identifies 10 critical shifts shaping this evolution, anchored in technological innovation, regulatory compliance, and operational resilience. Cloud adoption is no longer limited t...

Facility management (FM) is shifting from a support role to a strategic enabler of sustainability, resilience, and long-term value. Driven by ESG mandates and smart technologies like IoT, AI, and cloud platforms, FM now supports real-time monitoring, predictive maintenance, and data-driven decisions. These innovations improve efficiency and enable ...

This deliverable focuses on the major trends in the machines industry, as companies look to identify and invest in areas that support energy savings. Many emerging developments aim to achieve a balance between efficiency and growth. In the IIoT era, manufacturers are looking to identify emerging industries to target that will likely become key cont...

Frost & Sullivan's Top 10 Strategic Imperatives in the global power and energy industry highlights the trends with the greatest future impact. Our model takes into account the key dynamics and fundamentals of the market to generate the ten most significant strategic imperatives for the industry. The growth in distributed energy resources, be it ren...

Global trade is entering a period of heightened uncertainty, driven by escalating geopolitical tensions, increasing trade barriers, and a shift toward a more fragmented, regionalized economic landscape, often described as a “polycrisis.” At the same time, the rapid rise of agentic AI tools is transforming traditional models of employee and customer...

The smart buildings industry is growing rapidly, spurred by technology advancements and the rising need for energy efficiency and sustainability. Building automation systems (BAS) are increasingly integrated with HVAC, lighting, and security systems with centralized platforms to maximize building performance and minimize energy use. This transforma...