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Global Industrial Fastener Demand at USD83b by 2016
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2012-11-26
Global sales of industrial fasteners are expected to climb 5.2% per year to USD82.9 billion in 2016, accelerating from the 2006-2011 rate of expansion, according to a new report by the Freedonia Group. "The economies of many countries around the world will continue to recover from the global recession of 2009, spurring growth in durable goods output, which largely determines worldwide fastener sales," Freedonia told GlobalFastenerNews.com. These and other trends are presented in World Industrial Fasteners, a new study from the Freedonia Group, a Cleveland-based industry market research firm.
In 2011, motor vehicle original equipment manufacturing was the largest market for industrial fasteners, and this market is expected to post the largest value gains through 2016. Also, accelerations in manufacturing output and fixed investment spending will lead to increased demand for fasteners used in machinery, countered by "intensifying competition from alternative joining technologies (such as adhesives)," which will restrain fastener sales increases in some market segments.
The Asia/Pacific region will record the fastest demand gains from 2011 to 2016, averaging 7.4% per year. "This expansion will be driven primarily by the strong Chinese market, which will continue to advance at a rapid pace despite moderating from the 2006-2011 rate. Rising demand in the smaller Indian market will complement these gains, as sales in this country will climb at the most rapid pace worldwide through 2016. Ongoing growth in the durable goods manufacturing sectors in these nations, along with the continuing need for new and improved components of infrastructure, will stimulate large gains in industrial fastener demand. Sales of fasteners in other developing areas of the world will generally advance at a healthy pace, according to the Freedonia report.
Increases in industrial fastener demand in the world's highly developed economies - namely, the US, Western Europe, and Japan - were much slower than in industrializing countries between 2006 and 2011, and sales gains in most developed nations will continue to be subpar through 2016. However, recoveries in motor vehicle production and construction expenditures following a period of decline will result in faster fastener market advances going forward, according to Freedonia.
In 2011, motor vehicle original equipment manufacturing was the largest market for industrial fasteners, and this market is expected to post the largest value gains through 2016. Also, accelerations in manufacturing output and fixed investment spending will lead to increased demand for fasteners used in machinery, countered by "intensifying competition from alternative joining technologies (such as adhesives)," which will restrain fastener sales increases in some market segments.
The Asia/Pacific region will record the fastest demand gains from 2011 to 2016, averaging 7.4% per year. "This expansion will be driven primarily by the strong Chinese market, which will continue to advance at a rapid pace despite moderating from the 2006-2011 rate. Rising demand in the smaller Indian market will complement these gains, as sales in this country will climb at the most rapid pace worldwide through 2016. Ongoing growth in the durable goods manufacturing sectors in these nations, along with the continuing need for new and improved components of infrastructure, will stimulate large gains in industrial fastener demand. Sales of fasteners in other developing areas of the world will generally advance at a healthy pace, according to the Freedonia report.
Increases in industrial fastener demand in the world's highly developed economies - namely, the US, Western Europe, and Japan - were much slower than in industrializing countries between 2006 and 2011, and sales gains in most developed nations will continue to be subpar through 2016. However, recoveries in motor vehicle production and construction expenditures following a period of decline will result in faster fastener market advances going forward, according to Freedonia.