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Rockville, MD , Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Fact.MR, a market research and competitive intelligence provider, in its newly published report, states that the global Chemical Feed System Market is estimated to reach a valuation of US$ 579.6 million in 2024. The market is further forecasted to advance at a CAGR of 6% between 2024 and 2034.

Chemical feed systems are in increased demand worldwide due to their vital function in several sectors and their adaptability. These systems, which accurately regulate the input of chemicals to different processes, have proven essential in a variety of industries, from industrial production and water treatment to agricultural and pharmaceutical manufacturing.

Demand for water treatment services has increased because of stringent environmental restrictions globally and the growing need for clean drinking water. Adoption in the agricultural sector is driven by the expansion of precision agriculture and the need for increased yields at the same time.

Wider use of these technologies has resulted from the pursuit of process optimization and quality control in manufacturing. The food and pharmaceutical sectors, with their strict regulations, also play a big role in the increasing demand. The need for chemical feed systems is projected to rise consistently on a worldwide scale as enterprises attempt to maintain efficiency, safety, and compliance with changing laws. This highlights the significance of chemical feed systems in contemporary industrial processes.

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Key Takeaways from the Market Study:

• The global chemical feed system market is projected to reach a valuation of US$ 1.04 billion by the end of 2034.
• The North American market is estimated to hold a share of 30.2% by the end of 2034.
• The market in East Asia is projected to advance at a CAGR of 6.4% between the year 2024 to 2034.
• The market in the United States in the North American region is analyzed to progress at a CAGR of 5.6% through 2034, occupying a significant market share of 68.2% by 2034.
• Japan in East Asia is approximated to capture a share of 27.4% by 2034.
• Based on the different applications, the demand for chemical feed systems in disinfection applications is evaluated to reach a valuation of US$ 115.8 million in 2024.

“Chemical feed systems are helping industries meet strict environment and safety regulations, thereby creating prospects for market players,” says a Fact.MR analyst.

Leading Players Driving Innovation in the Chemical Feed System Market:

Key industry participants like The MAHER Corporation; Grundfos; OMEGA Engineering; Walchem; LEWA; LMI Pumps; Watson-Marlow; ProMinent Fluid Controls; IWAKI. etc. are driving the chemical feed system industry.

Integration of Advanced Technologies in Chemical Feed Systems Aligning Well with Sustainability Initiatives:

These systems have undergone a revolutionary transformation thanks to the intelligent integration of IoT sensors and AI-powered analytics for predictive maintenance and real-time monitoring. The industrial and water treatment industries are especially drawn to this increased control and effectiveness. Developments in materials science have resulted in the creation of components that are resistant to corrosion, prolonging the life of systems and lowering maintenance expenses. Furthermore, recently developed modular designs provide previously unheard flexibility, making it simple to scale and adjust to shifting process needs.

The accuracy of precision dosing technology has advanced to unprecedented heights, with certain systems being able to dispense at the nanoliter scale. In the manufacturing of specialized chemicals and medicines, accuracy is essential. In addition, environment-friendly advancements, such as solar-powered systems and chemical choices that decompose into water are bringing these items into line with sustainability objectives. Energy-efficient pump designs also have a lower environmental effect and minimal operating expenses. Modern features like these are not only increasing efficiency but also creating new uses, which is fueling chemical feed systems’ explosive growth around the globe.

Chemical Feed System Industry News:

• Key players in the chemical feed system industry are intensifying their research efforts and launching new products in response to fierce competition, particularly in countries with high energy demands and limited natural resources. The emergence of natural gas vehicles and the growing desire among nations to reduce dependence on imported oil and gas offer significant growth opportunities for market participants.
• Additionally, the industry’s focus on sustainability across various sectors and regions will drive market expansion. To capitalize on this trend, companies need to strategically position their products and solutions in both established and emerging high-growth markets.

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More Valuable Insights on Offer:

Fact.MR, in its new offering, presents an unbiased analysis of the chemical feed system market for 2019 to 2023 and forecast statistics for 2024 to 2034.

The study divulges essential insights into the market based on type (oxygen scavengers, corrosion inhibitors, scale inhibitors, biocides), end use (power generation, oil & gas, chemical manufacturing, metal & mining, food & beverages, paper & pulp), across seven major regions of the world (North America, Latin America, Eastern Europe, Western Europe, East Asia, South Asia & Pacific, and MEA).

Key Segments of Chemical Feed System Market Research:

• By Type :
  • Oxygen Scavenger
  • Corrosion Inhibitors
  • Scale Inhibitors
  • Biocides
• By End Use :
  • Power Generation
  • Oil & Gas
  • Chemical Manufacturing
  • Metal & Mining
  • Food & Beverages
  • Paper & Pulp

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Many popular tech stocks split their shares over the past two years. Stock splits don’t actually make a stock fundamentally cheaper, since they merely cut a single share into smaller slices to reduce the trading price.

Yet stock splits generate lots of media buzz and attract smaller investors who don’t want to pay hundreds or thousands of dollars for a single share of a hot company. Stock splits also make it cheaper to trade options, since a single contract is still tethered to 100 shares, and they allow companies to offer their employees more flexible stock-based compensation plans.

Therefore, investors should still pay attention to which hot tech stocks might split in the future. I think these three companies might be ripe for stock splits: MercadoLibre (NASDAQ: MELI), ASML (NASDAQ: ASML), and Salesforce (NYSE: CRM).

1. MercadoLibre

MercadoLibre, the largest e-commerce company in Latin America, went public at $18 in 2007 and now trades at about $2,040. But even after turning a $1,000 investment into more than $113,000, it’s still never split its high-flying stock.

From 2007 to 2023, MercadoLibre’s revenue rose at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 38%. That robust growth was driven by its expansion across 18 countries, rising internet penetration rates across Latin America, and the stickiness of its Mercado Pago ecosystem of digital payment and fintech services. It also built a massive logistics network before many of its domestic and overseas competitors, and its profitability improved as economies of scale kicked in and diluted its expenses.

From 2023 to 2026, analysts expect MercadoLibre’s revenue to grow at a CAGR of 27% as its earnings per share (EPS) increases at a CAGR of 51%. Those are incredible growth rates for a stock that trades at 41 times next year’s earnings.

MercadoLibre’s stock could head a lot higher on its own over the next few years, but a stock split might draw in a fresh generation of retail investors who were initially driven away by its four-digit trading price.

2. ASML

ASML, the world’s leading producer of lithography systems for manufacturing semiconductors, has implemented four stock splits since its IPO in 1995. It executed two 2-for-1 splits in 1997 and 1998, a 3-for-1 split in 2000, and an 8-for-9 reverse split aimed at optimizing its capital structure in 2007. It’s soared from its split-adjusted initial public offering (IPO) price of $1.85 to $834 today, so a $1,000 investment would have blossomed to more than $450,000.

From 1996 to 2023, ASML’s revenue grew at a CAGR of 15%. Its growth was initially driven by its dominance of the market for deep ultraviolet (DUV) lithography systems, which are used to optically etch circuit patterns onto silicon wafers. It subsequently became the only manufacturer of extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography systems, which are required to produce the world’s smallest and densest chips. As a result, all of the world’s most advanced chip foundries — including Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung, and Intel — use ASML’s EUV systems to produce their most advanced chips.

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From 2023 to 2026, analysts expect ASML’s revenue to rise at a CAGR of 13% and its EPS to grow at a CAGR of 19%. Tighter export curbs are throttling its sales of advanced systems to China, but the gradual rollout of its next-gen “high-NA” EUV systems should offset that pressure. Its stock still looks reasonably valued at 26 times next year’s earnings, but a split could bring its trading price back to the double-digits again and make it more appealing to new investors.

3. Salesforce

Salesforce, the world’s largest provider of cloud-based customer relationship management (CRM) services, went public at a split-adjusted price of $2.75 per share in 2004. At its current price of $290, a $1,000 investment in its IPO would be worth more than $105,000 today. It underwent a single 4-for-1 stock split in 2013.

From fiscal 2004 to fiscal 2024 (which ended in January 2024), Salesforce’s revenue rose at a CAGR of 35%. It grew rapidly as more companies replaced their desktop-based CRM software with its cloud-based CRM services. It also expanded its cloud ecosystem with more marketing, analytics, e-commerce, and collaboration services.

However, Salesforce’s growth has slowed down over the past few years as the CRM market matured and it faced tougher macro and competitive headwinds. Activist pressure also forced it to focus on cutting costs instead of making big acquisitions to inorganically boost its revenues. From fiscal 2024 to fiscal 2027, analysts only expect its revenue to grow at a CAGR of 9% — but they expect its EPS to increase at a CAGR of 27% as it streamlines its spending.

Salesforce’s stock looks historically cheap at 26 times its forward adjusted earnings, and it even declared its first dividend earlier this year. But a split might make its stock, which has slipped about 3% over the past six months, a bit more appealing.

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(Bloomberg) — Chinese stocks tumbled as doubts resurfaced on whether Beijing’s stimulus blitz will be enough to prop up an economy mired in deflation and a property crisis.

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The CSI 300 Index fell 2.7%, extending losses since an Oct. 8 high to more than 9%. A gauge of Chinese shares listed in Hong Kong slumped 4%, capping its worst day in a week. The yuan also weakened.

Volatility has gripped the market in recent sessions as investors debate the sustainability of the rebound that began late last month, with the lack of clarity over the size of Beijing’s planned fiscal boost weighing on sentiment. Weak recent economic data, including figures on inflation and trade, have underscored the need for more stimulus.

There are concerns that “any stimulus might be more focused on risk mitigation, especially about local government debt, rather than growth,” said Xin-Yao Ng, investment manager of Asian equities at abrdn Asia Ltd. “Investors definitely prefer a bazooka to reflate the economy quickly.”

Tuesday’s price action suggests that investors were unimpressed by a Caixin report that said China may raise 6 trillion yuan ($846 billion) from ultra-long special government bonds over three years. Bloomberg later reported that local authorities will be issuing the notes mainly to refinance their off-balance-sheet debt.

Following the central bank’s easing steps in late September, investors have been clamoring for the government to bolster fiscal spending. Officials promised new measures to support the property sector and hinted at greater government borrowing at a weekend briefing, without giving an amount.

There’s concern “that the stimulus announced so far just isn’t enough,” said Nathan Thooft, chief investment officer and senior portfolio manager at Manulife Investment Management. “We put on a tactical overweight to Chinese equities. We are not necessarily believers that this is a structural shift.”

The yuan slid as much as 0.6% to 7.1343 per dollar in the offshore market, the weakest level in about a month. The so-called China proxies in Asia — currencies that are affected by investor confidence on the country — also dropped.

The Hang Seng China Enterprises Index, which comprises Chinese shares listed in Hong Kong, is now down more than 12% since Oct. 7.

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Growing Divide

As the rally falters, a divide is growing among global investors.

Morgan Stanley Wealth Management warned that investors should steer clear of soaring Chinese equities as the stimulus measures won’t be enough to repair the struggling economy. Wells Fargo Investment Institute is also skeptical that the rebound will last given the depressed sentiment surrounding China’s consumers.

UBS Group AG still sees value, saying heightened retail investor interest should give stocks further upward momentum.

China’s export growth slowed more than expected in September, curbing a trade rebound that has been a bright spot for a weakening economy. Loan expansion also disappointed in a sign of still weak domestic demand.

“China’s signal on policy stimulus prompted us to go modestly overweight, especially given depressed valuations,” strategists at BlackRock Investment Institute including Wei Li wrote in a note. “Details have been scant, so we could change our view if future announcements disappoint.”

–With assistance from Sujata Rao and Tian Chen.

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The S&P 500 (SNPINDEX: ^GSPC) is home to 500 different companies, but it’s weighted by market capitalization, which means the largest names in the index have a greater influence over its performance than the smallest.

Apple, Nvidia, and Microsoft are the top three companies in the S&P 500, with a combined market cap of $9.8 trillion, which represents 19.7% of the index. Nvidia stock, for example, was up 156% through the first half of 2024, which accounted for one-third of the entire 15% gain in the S&P 500.

In other words, investors who don’t have America’s tech giants in their portfolio are probably underperforming the broader market. But there’s a simple way to buy them without having to predict which ones might deliver the best returns from here.

The Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF (NYSEMKT: MGK) is an exchange-traded fund (ETF) with a concentrated portfolio filled with the largest tech stocks an investor could want. Here’s why it might be a great alternative to buying individual stocks.

The world’s highest-quality companies in one ETF

ETFs can hold hundreds, or even thousands, of different stocks. However, the Vanguard Mega Cap Growth ETF holds just 71, so it’s ideal for investors who already have an existing portfolio, but specifically want to add some exposure to the largest growth companies in America.

The ETF holds stocks from 10 different sectors of the economy, but technology has a whopping 61.4% weighting because of the sheer size of companies like Apple, Microsoft, and Nvidia.

In fact, the ETF is highly concentrated toward its top five holdings for that reason. The table shows their weightings in the ETF, compared to their weightings in the S&P 500 index:

Data source: Vanguard. Portfolio weightings are accurate as of Aug. 31, and are subject to change.

Having a much higher weighting toward these stocks can be a double-edged sword. It means the Vanguard ETF will outperform the S&P 500 when those specific stocks are doing well, but it’s likely to underperform if they hit a rough patch, because it lacks diversity relative to the index.

With that said, these five companies are among the most important players in the fast-growing artificial intelligence (AI) industry. Apple is rolling out its Apple Intelligence software, which it developed in partnership with OpenAI. It’s going to transform the way iPhone, iPad, and Mac users create and consume content. Since Apple has over 2.2 billion active devices worldwide, the company could soon become the biggest distributor of AI to consumers.

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Microsoft and Amazon have developed their own AI virtual assistants, which are embedded into their flagship software products. Plus, the Microsoft Azure and Amazon Web Services cloud platforms are two of the largest AI distribution channels for businesses, allowing them to access ready-made models and data center computing power for their development needs.

Nvidia’s graphics processing chips (GPUs) for the data center are at the heart of the entire AI revolution. Its H100 GPU set the benchmark for AI developers last year, and the company is preparing to ship large volumes of its new Blackwell-based GPUs, which will deliver an incredible leap in performance and cost efficiency.

Outside its top five positions, the Vanguard ETF also holds popular megacap stocks like Eli Lilly, Tesla, Costco Wholesale, and McDonald’s — so it isn’t all about technology.

The Vanguard ETF consistently outperforms the S&P 500

The Vanguard ETF has delivered a compound annual return of 13.1% since it was established in 2007, which is much better than the average annual return of 10.2% in the S&P 500.

The ETF has delivered an even stronger compound annual return of 20.2% over the last five years. That’s because of the rapid adoption of technologies like cloud computing and AI, which have propelled stocks like Nvidia, Microsoft, and Amazon to multitrillion-dollar valuations. The S&P 500 has gained 16.7% per year (on average) over that same stretch.

In other words, if technology stocks continue to lead the broader market higher, investors should expect the Vanguard ETF to outperform the S&P 500 because of its enormous exposure to the sector. Some forecasts on Wall Street suggest AI could add anywhere from $7 trillion to $200 trillion to the global economy over the next decade. If that’s true, tech stocks will be one of the best places to invest.

Conversely, if AI fails to live up to the hype, the Vanguard ETF could underperform for a period of time because stocks like Nvidia would lose a chunk of the value they have created over the last couple of years.

This Vanguard ETF is very cheap to own, with an expense ratio of just 0.07% (the portion of the fund deducted each year to cover management costs), which is more than 90% cheaper than comparable funds, according to Vanguard. Therefore, investors seeking exposure to the big end of the stock market without having to pick individual winners and losers should look no further.

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