The world market for edutainment toys reached in 2010 $5.5 billion, more than tripling in size in five years time. One quarter of all toys are sold in the USA. The educational games will continue to grow rapidly as the cost price for electronics continues to drop.

Der Weltmarkt für Lernspiele (Edutainment) hat 2010 5,5 Milliarden US-Dollar erreicht und sich damit in nur fünf Jahren verdreifacht. Ein Viertel aller Spielzeuge werden in den USA verkauft.

El mercado mundial de juguetes educativos, en 2010 alcanzó los 5,5 millares de dólares, con ello se ha triplicado en cinco años. La cuarta parte de todos los juguetes se vende en los EEUU.

The world market for gyms, health and fitness clubs is estimated to reach more than 100 billion dollars. The US market is the largest and perhaps the most mature with estimated revenues of $25 billion in 2011, enjoying a forecasted annual growth rate of 2.6 percent for the next five years.

Der größte und vielleicht ausgereifteste Markt mit Erträgen von schätzungsweise 25 Milliarden Dollar für 2011 sind die USA, für die auch ein jährliches Wachstum von 2,6 Prozent über die nächsten 5 Jahre vorhergesagt wird.

En el mercado estadounidense hay casi 30.000 compañías con unos 550.000 empleados y, según alegan, unos 43 millones de miembros afiliados. Esto significa que más del 13 por ciento de los estadounidenses son miembros de un gimnasio o un club de fitness o salud.

The world’s output of natural fibers produced from plants and animals reached the $50 billion mark in 2010 for a total production of 35 million tons, of which 23 million tons are reserved for textiles and clothing.

Natural fibers are popular and demand is overall on the rise. Variations in quality, the low fire resistance (except wool), and the low impact strength are limiting its broader industrialized use.

The original fibers were fragile and only served for medical textiles such as bandages and surgical dressing. Then the team succeeded in finetuning a new extracting process for raw materials for fibers from kelp.

Early sales of algae-based textile products have gained a positive customer acceptance since there is a broad awareness of the capacity of algae extracts to regenerate and maintain a healthy skin.