The Freedonia Group, a division of MarketResearch.com, is the premier international industrial research company, providing our clients with product analyses, market forecasts, industry trends, and market share information. From one-person consulting firms to global conglomerates, our analysts provide companies with unbiased, reliable industry market research and analysis to help them make important business decisions. Freedonia Custom Research provides custom research analysis associated with mergers and acquisitions, product launch/development, geographic expansion, entry into new markets, business planning, and investment and funding decisions. The Freedonia Focus Report collection offers concise overviews, including market size, product segmentation, market segmentation, product forecasts, industry composition, market leaders, and business trends and may be purchased on a one-off or subscription basis. Topics covered include automotive and transportation equipment, chemicals, construction and building materials, household goods and service industries, industrial components and equipment, packaging, paper and textiles, plastic materials and processing, and plastics markets. Industry Studies and Freedonia Focus Reports may be purchased via Freedonia’s web site which includes browsing by topic as well as full text search. The company was founded in 1985 and is based in Cleveland, Ohio.