Over the next 30 years, the world population will approach 10 billion which is an increase of more than 25% adding more than 2.5 billion people primarily in Asia and Africa. At the same time, as people around the world continue to work to improve their standard of living, demand will increase for food, water, more comfortable housing, transportation, infrastructure, consumer goods (e.g. electronics, appliances, leisure and sporting goods, etc.), and other modern conveniences available to people in middle and higher income levels today. Population growth and improvements in global standards of living will fuel demand for all types of materials such as wood, paper, steel, aluminum, concrete, glass and plastic.