Table of Content


1 INTRODUCTION 23
1.1 STUDY OBJECTIVES 23
1.2 DEFINITION 23
1.2.1 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET: INCLUSIONS AND EXCLUSIONS 23
1.3 STUDY SCOPE 24
1.3.1 MARKETS COVERED 24
FIGURE 1 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET SEGMENTATION 24
1.3.2 YEARS CONSIDERED 24
1.4 CURRENCY 25
1.5 LIMITATIONS 25
1.6 STAKEHOLDERS 25
1.7 SUMMARY OF CHANGES 25

2 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 27
2.1 RESEARCH DATA 27
FIGURE 2 RESEARCH FLOW 27
FIGURE 3 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET: RESEARCH DESIGN 28
2.1.1 SECONDARY DATA 29
2.1.1.1 Major secondary sources 29
2.1.1.2 Key data from secondary sources 30
2.1.2 PRIMARY DATA 30
2.1.2.1 Primary interviews with experts 30
2.1.2.2 Primary sources 31
2.1.2.3 Key industry insights 31
2.1.2.4 Breakdown of primary interviews 32
2.1.3 SECONDARY AND PRIMARY RESEARCH 33
2.2 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 33
2.2.1 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 34
2.2.1.1 Approach to arrive at market size using bottom-up analysis
(demand side) 34
FIGURE 4 BOTTOM-UP APPROACH 34
2.2.2 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 35
FIGURE 5 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION METHODOLOGY: (SUPPLY SIDE) ?
REVENUE GENERATED BY COMPANIES IN OPTICAL SORTER MARKET 35
FIGURE 6 TOP-DOWN APPROACH 36
2.3 DATA TRIANGULATION 36
FIGURE 7 DATA TRIANGULATION 36
2.4 ASSUMPTIONS 37

3 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 38
3.1 COVID-19 IMPACT: REALISTIC SCENARIO 38
3.2 COVID-19 IMPACT: OPTIMISTIC SCENARIO 38
3.3 COVID-19 IMPACT: PESSIMISTIC SCENARIO 38
FIGURE 8 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET: REALISTIC, PESSIMISTIC, AND
OPTIMISTIC RECOVERY SCENARIO 39
3.3.1 IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON OPTICAL SORTER MARKET 39
FIGURE 9 CAMERA TYPE OF OPTICAL SORTER TO DOMINATE THE MARKET IN 2020 40
FIGURE 10 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR BELT PLATFORM TO REGISTER HIGHEST CAGR DURING FORECAST PERIOD 40
FIGURE 11 FOOD SORTING APPLICATION TO LEAD OPTICAL SORTER MARKET BETWEEN 2020 AND 2025 41
FIGURE 12 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY REGION 42

4 PREMIUM INSIGHTS 43
4.1 ATTRACTIVE OPPORTUNITIES IN OPTICAL SORTER MARKET 43
FIGURE 13 GROWING FOCUS ON AUTOMATION IN FOOD INDUSTRY EXPECTED TO PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 43
4.2 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY PLATFORM 43
FIGURE 14 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR BELT PLATFORM TO REGISTER HIGHEST CAGR DURING FORECAST PERIOD 43
4.3 NORTH AMERICAN OPTICAL SORTER MARKET SHARE, BY APPLICATION AND COUNTRY 44
FIGURE 15 FOOD APPLICATION AND US TO BE LARGEST SEGMENTS OF OPTICAL SORTER MARKET IN NORTH AMERICA IN 2020 44
4.4 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY REGION 44
FIGURE 16 US ESTIMATED TO ACCOUNT FOR LARGEST SHARE OF
OPTICAL SORTER MARKET IN 2020 44

5 MARKET OVERVIEW 45
5.1 INTRODUCTION 45
5.2 MARKET DYNAMICS 45
FIGURE 17 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET: DRIVERS, RESTRAINTS,
OPPORTUNITIES, AND CHALLENGES 45
5.2.1 DRIVERS 46
FIGURE 18 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET RESTRAINTS AND THEIR IMPACT 46
5.2.1.1 Growing focus on automation to increase productivity in
various industries 46
5.2.1.2 Increasing need to reduce process and delivery time in food industry 46
5.2.1.3 Rising labor costs 47
5.2.1.4 Emerging stringent government regulations regarding food safety 47
5.2.2 RESTRAINTS 47
FIGURE 19 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET RESTRAINTS AND THEIR IMPACT 47
5.2.2.1 High initial capital investments 48
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5.2.3 OPPORTUNITIES 48
FIGURE 20 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET OPPORTUNITIES AND THEIR IMPACT 48
5.2.3.1 Emerging advancements in detection technologies and
intelligent software 48
5.2.3.2 Growing adoption of sorting equipment in the recycling industry 49
5.2.4 CHALLENGES 49
FIGURE 21 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET CHALLENGES AND THEIR IMPACT 49
5.2.4.1 Difficulties in sorting plastic waste 49
5.3 COMPONENTS OF OPTICAL SORTERS 49
5.3.1 WORKING PRINCIPLE OF OPTICAL SORTERS 50
FIGURE 22 WORKING OF AN OPTICAL SORTER 50
5.3.2 FEED SYSTEM 50
5.3.3 OPTICAL SYSTEM 51
5.3.4 IMAGE PROCESSING UNIT 51
5.3.5 SEPARATION SYSTEM 51
5.4 VALUE CHAIN 52
FIGURE 23 VALUE CHAIN: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET 52

6 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY TYPE 53
6.1 INTRODUCTION 54
FIGURE 24 CAMERA BASED SORTER TO DOMINATE OPTICAL SORTER MARKET
DURING FORECAST PERIOD (2020–2025) 54
TABLE 1 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY TYPE, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 54
TABLE 2 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY TYPE, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 55
6.2 CAMERAS 55
6.2.1 CAMERAS BEING WIDELY USED IN FOOD SORTING APPLICATIONS TO
SORT VEGETABLES AND FRUITS, DRIED FRUITS AND NUTS, AND CEREALS, GRAINS, AND PULSES 55
TABLE 3 CAMERA-BASED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY PLATFORM,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 4 CAMERA-BASED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY PLATFORM,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 5 CAMERA-BASED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 56
TABLE 6 CAMERA-BASED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 56
6.3 LASERS 57
6.3.1 LASERS BEING WIDELY USED IN FOOD AND RECYCLING APPLICATIONS 57
TABLE 7 LASER-BASED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY PLATFORM,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 8 LASER-BASED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY PLATFORM,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 9 LASER-BASED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 57
TABLE 10 LASER-BASED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 58
6.4 NIR SORTERS 58
6.4.1 NIR LASERS BEING MAINLY USED FOR RECYCLING APPLICATIONS 58
TABLE 11 NIR OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY PLATFORM, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 58
TABLE 12 NIR OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY PLATFORM, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 13 NIR OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 59
TABLE 14 NIR OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 59
6.5 HYPERSPECTRAL CAMERAS AND COMBINED SORTERS 59
6.5.1 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR HYPERSPECTRAL CAMERAS TO GROW AT HIGHEST CAGR DURING FORECAST PERIOD 59
TABLE 15 HYPERSPECTRAL CAMERAS AND COMBINED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET,
BY PLATFORM, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 16 HYPERSPECTRAL CAMERAS AND COMBINED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET,
BY PLATFORM, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 17 HYPERSPECTRAL CAMERAS AND COMBINED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET,
BY APPLICATION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 60
TABLE 18 HYPERSPECTRAL CAMERAS AND COMBINED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET,
BY APPLICATION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 61

7 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY PLATFORM 62
7.1 INTRODUCTION 63
FIGURE 25 BELT-BASED OPTICAL SORTERS TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 63
TABLE 19 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY PLATFORM, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 63
TABLE 20 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY PLATFORM, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 64
7.2 BELT 64
7.2.1 CAMERAS TO DOMINATE BELT PLATFORM-BASED OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FROM 2020 TO 2025 64
TABLE 21 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR BELT PLATFORMS, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 64
TABLE 22 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR BELT PLATFORMS, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 23 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR BELT PLATFORMS, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 65
TABLE 24 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR BELT PLATFORMS, BY APPLICATION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 65
7.3 FREEFALL 65
7.3.1 FREEFALL PLATFORM-BASED SORTERS MOST SUITABLE FOR FOOD AND WASTE RECYCLING APPLICATIONS 65
TABLE 25 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FREEFALL PLATFORMS, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 26 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FREEFALL PLATFORMS, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 27 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FREEFALL PLATFORMS, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 66
TABLE 28 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FREEFALL PLATFORMS, BY APPLICATION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 67
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7.4 LANE 67
7.4.1 CAMERAS AND NIR SORTERS TO DRIVE LANE PLATFORM-BASED
OPTICAL SORTER MARKET 67
TABLE 29 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR LANE PLATFORMS, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 30 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR LANE PLATFORMS, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 67
TABLE 31 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR LANE PLATFORMS, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 32 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR LANE PLATFORMS, BY APPLICATION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 68
7.5 HYBRID 68
7.5.1 HYBRID-BASED OPTICAL SORTERS TO GROW AT SECOND-HIGHEST CAGR FROM 2020 TO 2025 68
TABLE 33 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR HYBRID PLATFORMS, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 68
TABLE 34 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR HYBRID PLATFORMS, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 35 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR HYBRID PLATFORMS, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 69
TABLE 36 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR HYBRID PLATFORMS, BY APPLICATION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 69
8 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION 70
8.1 INTRODUCTION 71
FIGURE 26 FOOD APPLICATIONS TO DOMINATE THE OPTICAL SORTER MARKET DURING THE FORECAST PERIOD 71
TABLE 37 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 71
TABLE 38 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 71
8.2 FOOD 72
TABLE 39 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 40 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 72
TABLE 41 OPTICAL SORTING MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 42 OPTICAL SORTING MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 43 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 73
TABLE 44 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 74
8.2.1 VEGETABLES & FRUITS 74
8.2.1.1 North America to drive demand for optical sorter market for vegetables and fruits sorting application from 2020 to 2025 74
TABLE 45 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR VEGETABLES & FRUITS SORTING APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 74
TABLE 46 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR VEGETABLES & FRUITS SORTING APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 75
8.2.2 DRIED FRUITS & NUTS 75
8.2.2.1 Optical sorter market for dried fruits and nuts sorting application in APAC to grow at highest CAGR from 2020 to 2025 75
TABLE 47 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR DRIED FRUITS & NUTS SORTING APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 75
TABLE 48 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR DRIED FRUITS & NUTS SORTING APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 76
8.2.3 MEAT & SEAFOOD 76
8.2.3.1 Ability to sort meat or seafood of any size or quality to drive optical sorter market for meat and seafood sorting application 76
TABLE 49 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MEAT & SEAFOOD SORTING APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 76
TABLE 50 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MEAT & SEAFOOD SORTING APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 76
8.2.4 GRAINS, CEREALS, & PULSES 77
8.2.4.1 North America and APAC to drive demand for optical sorter market for grains, cereals, and pulses sorting application 77
TABLE 51 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR GRAINS, CEREALS, & PULSES SORTING APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 77
TABLE 52 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR GRAINS, CEREALS, & PULSES SORTING APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 77
8.3 RECYCLING 77
TABLE 53 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 54 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 55 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 78
TABLE 56 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 79
8.3.1 PLASTIC 79
8.3.1.1 Optical sorters being widely used to sort plastics by color and
by resin type 79
TABLE 57 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR PLASTIC SORTING APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 58 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR PLASTIC SORTING APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 79
TABLE 59 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 80
TABLE 60 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 80
8.3.2 PAPER 81
8.3.2.1 Paper to dominate optical sorter market for recycling application 81
TABLE 61 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR PAPER SORTING APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 81
TABLE 62 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR PAPER SORTING APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 81
8.3.3 ORGANIC WASTE 82
8.3.3.1 Europe to dominate optical sorter market for organic waste application from 2020 to 2025 82
TABLE 63 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR ORGANIC WASTE APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 82
TABLE 64 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR ORGANIC WASTE APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 82
8.3.4 CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION 83
8.3.4.1 Optical sorter market for construction and demolition application in Europe to grow at highest CAGR from 2020 to 2025 83
TABLE 65 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 83
TABLE 66 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR CONSTRUCTION & DEMOLITION APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 83
8.3.5 E-SCRAP 84
8.3.5.1 E-scrap to grow at second highest CAGR for optical sorter
market for recycling 84
TABLE 67 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR E-SCRAP RECYCLING APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 84
TABLE 68 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR E-SCRAP RECYCLING APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 84
8.3.6 METAL 84
8.3.6.1 Growing demand for high-quality scrap metal and secondary
raw materials driving demand for optical sorting equipment for
metal equipment 84
TABLE 69 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR METAL APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 70 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR METAL APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 85
8.3.7 GLASS 85
8.3.7.1 Optical sorters being used to remove impurities from glass cullet (ceramics, stones, porcelain, and metals) 85
TABLE 71 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR GLASS APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 85
TABLE 72 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR GLASS APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 86
8.4 MINING 86
TABLE 73 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 74 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 86
TABLE 75 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 76 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY REGION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 77 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 87
TABLE 78 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 88
8.4.1 INDUSTRIAL MINERALS 88
8.4.1.1 Industrial minerals to account for largest share of optical sorter market for mining application 88
TABLE 79 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL MINERALS APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 88
TABLE 80 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR INDUSTRIAL MINERALS APPLICATION,
BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 89
8.4.2 PRECIOUS METALS 89
8.4.2.1 North America to drive demand for optical sorter market for precious metals application 89
TABLE 81 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR PRECIOUS METALS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 89
TABLE 82 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR PRECIOUS METALS APPLICATION, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 89
8.4.3 OTHERS 90
TABLE 83 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR OTHER MINING APPLICATIONS, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 90
TABLE 84 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR OTHER MINING APPLICATIONS, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 90
9 GEOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS 91
9.1 INTRODUCTION 92
FIGURE 27 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET IN CHINA TO GROW AT THE HIGHEST CAGR
FROM 2020 TO 2025 92
TABLE 85 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 92
TABLE 86 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 93
9.2 NORTH AMERICA 94
FIGURE 28 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET SNAPSHOT IN NORTH AMERICA 94
TABLE 87 NORTH AMERICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 94
TABLE 88 NORTH AMERICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY COUNTRY,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 89 NORTH AMERICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 90 NORTH AMERICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 91 NORTH AMERICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION,
BY TYPE, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 95
TABLE 92 NORTH AMERICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION,
BY TYPE, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 93 NORTH AMERICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 94 NORTH AMERICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 96
TABLE 95 NORTH AMERICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION,
BY TYPE, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 97
TABLE 96 NORTH AMERICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION,
BY TYPE, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 97
9.2.1 US 97
9.2.1.1 US holds largest market share of optical sorter market 97
9.2.2 CANADA 98
9.2.2.1 Agricultural products and meat industry to boost demand for
optical sorter market in Canada 98
9.2.3 MEXICO 98
9.2.3.1 Expanding economy and increasingly market-oriented agricultural sector to drive optical sorter market in Mexico 98
9.3 EUROPE 99
FIGURE 29 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET SNAPSHOT IN EUROPE 99
TABLE 97 EUROPE: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY COUNTRY,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 98 EUROPE: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY COUNTRY,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 99 EUROPE: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 100 EUROPE: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 100
TABLE 101 EUROPE: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 102 EUROPE: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 103 EUROPE: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 101
TABLE 104 EUROPE: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 105 EUROPE: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 102
TABLE 106 EUROPE: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 102
9.3.1 GERMANY 103
9.3.1.1 Germany to dominate optical sorter market in Europe 103
9.3.2 UK 103
9.3.2.1 Optical sorter market in UK to grow at second-highest CAGR in Europe from 2020 to 2025 103
9.3.3 FRANCE 103
9.3.3.1 Rising adoption of automation technology, including
automated sorting technologies, to boost demand for optical sorter market in France 103
9.3.4 REST OF EUROPE 103
9.4 ASIA PACIFIC 104
FIGURE 30 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET SNAPSHOT IN APAC 104
TABLE 107 APAC: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 108 APAC: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY COUNTRY, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 109 APAC: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 110 APAC: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 105
TABLE 111 APAC: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 106
TABLE 112 APAC: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 106
TABLE 113 APAC: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 106
TABLE 114 APAC: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 107
TABLE 115 APAC: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 107
TABLE 116 APAC: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 107
9.4.1 CHINA 108
9.4.1.1 China to dominate optical sorter market in APAC from 2020 to 2025 108
9.4.2 JAPAN 108
9.4.2.1 Growing adoption of automation in agriculture and recycling of plastic waste to drive demand for optical sorter market in Japan 108
9.4.3 SOUTH KOREA 108
9.4.3.1 Continuous focus on reduction of municipal solid waste to provide opportunities for optical sorter market in South Korea 108
9.4.4 REST OF APAC 108
9.5 ROW 109
TABLE 117 ROW: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY REGION, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 109
TABLE 118 ROW: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY REGION, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 109
TABLE 119 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY REGION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 109
TABLE 120 MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY REGION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 109
TABLE 121 ROW: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 110
TABLE 122 ROW: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, BY APPLICATION,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 110
TABLE 123 ROW: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATIONS, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 110
TABLE 124 ROW: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR FOOD APPLICATIONS, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 110
TABLE 125 ROW: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 111
TABLE 126 ROW: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR RECYCLING APPLICATION, BY TYPE, 2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 111
TABLE 127 ROW: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2015–2018 (USD MILLION) 111
TABLE 128 ROW: OPTICAL SORTER MARKET FOR MINING APPLICATION, BY TYPE,
2019–2025 (USD MILLION) 112
9.5.1 LATIN AMERICA 112
9.5.1.1 Food & beverage and mining industries to drive demand for
optical sorter market in Latin America 112
9.5.2 MIDDLE EAST & AFRICA 112
9.5.2.1 Middle East and Africa to account for larger share of optical sorter market in RoW 112

10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE 113
10.1 OVERVIEW 113
FIGURE 31 COMPANIES ADOPTED PRODUCT LAUNCHES AND EXPANSIONS AS
KEY GROWTH STRATEGIES FROM JANUARY 2018 TO OCTOBER 2020 113
10.2 MARKET SHARE ANALYSIS 114
FIGURE 32 TOP PLAYERS IN OPTICAL SORTER MARKET, 2019 114
10.3 COMPANY EVALUATION QUADRANT 115
10.3.1 STAR 115
10.3.2 EMERGING LEADER 115
10.3.3 PERVASIVE 115
10.3.4 PARTICIPANT 115
FIGURE 33 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET COMPANY EVALUATION QUADRANT, 2019 116
10.4 STRENGTH OF PRODUCT PORTFOLIO 117
FIGURE 34 PRODUCT PORTFOLIO ANALYSIS OF TOP PLAYERS IN
OPTICAL SORTER MARKET 117
10.5 BUSINESS STRATEGY EXCELLENCE 118
FIGURE 35 BUSINESS STRATEGY EXCELLENCE OF TOP PLAYERS IN
OPTICAL SORTER MARKET 118
10.6 COMPETITIVE SCENARIO 119
FIGURE 36 OPTICAL SORTER MARKET EVALUATION FRAMEWORK OF MAJOR COMPANIES 119

11 COMPANY PROFILES 120
11.1 KEY PLAYERS 120
(Business Overview, Products/Solutions Offered, Recent Developments, and MnM View)*
11.1.1 TOMRA 120
FIGURE 37 TOMRA: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 121
11.1.2 BUHLER 125
FIGURE 38 BUHLER: COMPANY SNAPSHOT 125
11.1.3 ALLGAIER WERKE 127
11.1.4 CIMBRIA 128
11.1.5 KEY TECHNOLOGY 129
11.1.6 CP GLOBAL 131
11.1.7 SATAKE CORPORATION 133
11.1.8 GREEFA 135
11.1.9 NEWTEC 136
* Business Overview, Products/Solutions Offered, Recent Developments, and MnM View might not be captured in case of unlisted companies.
11.2 OTHER KEY PLAYERS 137
11.2.1 BINDER+ CO 137
11.2.2 NATIONAL RECOVERY TECHNOLOGIES 138
11.2.3 PELLENC ST 139
11.2.4 RAYTEC VISION 140
11.2.5 SESOTEC 140
11.2.6 STEINERT 141
11.2.7 ASM SRL 141
11.2.8 EMS TURNKEY WASTE RECYCLING SOLUTIONS 142
11.2.9 FOWLER WESTRUP 142
11.2.10 REDWAVE SOLUTIONS 143
11.2.11 ZXY TECHNOLOGY 143

12 APPENDIX 144
12.1 DISCUSSION GUIDE 144
12.3 AVAILABLE CUSTOMIZATIONS 150
12.4 RELATED REPORTS 150
12.5 AUTHOR DETAILS 151