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Metal & Metal Powder Processing in Germany - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Nina Koefler Nina Koefler Frankfurt, Germany Last Updated: August 2024 WZ C25.50DE

Revenue

€27.3bn

2024

€27.3bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

€X.Xbn

Employees

110k

Businesses

941

Wages

€X.Xbn

Metal & Metal Powder Processing in Germany industry analysis

The industry for the production of forged, pressed, drawn and stamped parts is facing various challenges. Numerous industry players are closely linked to their customer market as automotive suppliers. The upheaval in the automotive industry and the resulting crisis among German manufacturers are therefore also having an impact on the forging industry. In addition, the coronavirus pandemic had a strong negative impact on the industry's development in 2020. Against this backdrop, the industry has only recorded slight growth at an average annual rate of 0.3% since 2019. In the current year, turnover is expected to increase by 0.2% compared to the previous year, totalling 27.3 billion euros.Recently, industry players have not only been confronted with volatile demand from car manufacturers, but also with a decline in production volumes in the German economy. The automotive industry is the sector's most important customer market, which is why changes in the automotive industry have a major impact on the metal parts manufacturing sector. Automotive suppliers specialising in components for combustion engines in particular are under increasing pressure. They have to adapt to the trend towards electromobility and the resulting change in demand for vehicle parts. In order not to fall behind in areas such as resource-efficient production, automation and digitalisation, market players must invest heavily in research and development. The development of the price of steel also has a decisive influence on the manufacturing costs of forged, pressed, drawn and stamped parts. Steel prices are expected to fall in 2024, which should lead to cost relief for manufacturers.While some companies are likely to exit the market as the industry undergoes change, there will also be opportunities to enter the market. The number of companies operating in the sector should continue to increase in the future. In addition, the demand for highly qualified labour with the skills required to operate and monitor new machines and technologies is likely to increase. For the period from 2024 to 2029, IBISWorld expects average annual industry growth of 1.8% and an industry turnover of 29.9 billion euros in 2029.

Trends and Insights

  • The manufacture of industry products is very energy-intensive. Large forces are required to bring the components into the desired shape by means of compression, bending or tensile forming. Industry players are therefore endeavouring to improve their energy efficiency.
  • The demand for steel sheet metal parts for machines is falling, while that for steel sheet metal parts for road vehicles is rising. The latter have recently benefited from high production volumes in the automotive industry.
  • The central region is home to the highest number of companies in the sector. Almost two thirds of the companies active in the forging sector are based in North Rhine-Westphalia.
  • The industry players are facing moderate levels of competition within the sector, although this is tending to increase. The industry is characterised by small and medium-sized, mostly medium-sized companies that work closely with their customers.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.3 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated €27.3bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Lasting changes in the customer industries are creating new challenges for suppliers of metal parts

  • Stricter requirements for vehicle emissions and far-reaching driving bans for diesel cars in major cities have caused uncertainty in the automotive industry, the sector's largest sales market. In addition, the domestic vehicle manufacturing industry experienced strong fluctuations in production due to supply bottlenecks and fluctuations in demand, which also had a negative impact on the sector.
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Metal & Metal Powder Processing in Germany
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

The industry for manufacturing forged, pressed, drawn and stamped parts is becoming increasingly flexible

  • The companies in the industry have already had to adapt to various developments within the sales markets in recent decades and have constantly evolved as a result.

Biggest companies in the Metal & Metal Powder Processing in Germany

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue (€m)
2024
Otto Fuchs Beteiligungen KG
1,188.7
Hirschvogel Holding GmbH
513.1
Kirchhoff Automotive GmbH
282.7

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Products & Services Segmentation

Metal & Metal Powder Processing in Germany
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Steel sheet moulded parts for machines and other purposes, Steel sheet moulded parts for road vehicles and Die-forged steel parts. Steel sheet moulded parts for machines and other purposes is the largest segment of the Metal & Metal Powder Processing in Germany.

Trends and Insights

Moulded sheet steel parts are used in mechanical and electrical engineering

  • Formed sheet metal parts are mainly produced by bending, compression and tensile pressure forming. The material thickness of the formed sheet metal ranges from less than 0.1 millimetres to over ten millimetres.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

The industry of manufacturing forged, pressed, drawn and stamped parts deals with the processing of metal parts by forming. A distinction is made between sheet metal forming and solid forming. Industry activities also include the manufacture of parts from metal powder under pressure and by heat treatment.

What's included in this industry?

Steel sheet moulded parts for road vehiclesDie-forged steel partsNon-ferrous metal productsCold extruded steel parts

Companies

Otto Fuchs Beteiligungen KGHirschvogel Holding GmbHKirchhoff Automotive GmbH

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Related Terms

COMPUTERISED NUMERICAL CONTROL (CNC)ADDITIVE MANUFACTURINGHYBRID COMPONENTSMASSIVE FORMINGBLECHUMFORMING

Industry Code

WZ 2008

WZ 25.50 - Metal & Metal Powder Processing in Germany

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

The manufacture of industry products is very energy-intensive. Large forces are required to bring the components into the desired shape by means of compression, bending or te...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

The demand for steel sheet metal parts for machines is falling, while that for steel sheet metal parts for road vehicles is rising. The latter have recently benefited from hi...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

The central region is home to the highest number of companies in the sector. Almost two thirds of the companies active in the forging sector are based in North Rhine-Westphal...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each region
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each region in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each region accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each region in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across Europe, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

The industry players are facing moderate levels of competition within the sector, although this is tending to increase. The industry is characterised by small and medium-size...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

There are no major players in the industry for the production of forged, pressed, drawn and stamped parts. The industry consists largely of medium-sized companies that work v...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Otto Fuchs Beteiligungen KG's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Hirschvogel Holding GmbH's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Kirchhoff Automotive GmbH's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of revenue, market share and profit margin trend for 2 additional companies

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Otto Fuchs Beteiligungen KG, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Hirschvogel Holding GmbH, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Kirchhoff Automotive GmbH, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description, key data and performance trends for 2 additional companies

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Manufacturers of forged, pressed, drawn and stamped parts can be certified according to various management systems. These include, in particular, occupational health and safe...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

The profit margin should increase slightly in 2024. However, the high energy costs recently increased ancillary costs, which reduced the profit margin.

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

Top Questions Answered

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What is the market size of the Metal & Metal Powder Processing industry in Germany in 2024?

The market size of the Metal & Metal Powder Processing industry in Germany is €27.3bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Metal & Metal Powder Processing in Germany industry in 2024?

There are 941 businesses in the Metal & Metal Powder Processing industry in Germany, which has grown at a CAGR of 1.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Metal & Metal Powder Processing industry in Germany grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Metal & Metal Powder Processing industry in Germany has been growing at a CAGR of 0.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Metal & Metal Powder Processing industry in Germany over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Metal & Metal Powder Processing industry in Germany is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Metal & Metal Powder Processing market in Germany?

The biggest companies operating in the Metal & Metal Powder Processing market in Germany are Otto Fuchs Beteiligungen KG, Hirschvogel Holding GmbH and Kirchhoff Automotive GmbH

What does the Metal & Metal Powder Processing in Germany include?

Steel sheet moulded parts for road vehicles and Die-forged steel parts are part of the Metal & Metal Powder Processing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Metal & Metal Powder Processing in Germany?

The company holding the most market share in Germany is Otto Fuchs Beteiligungen KG.

How competitive is the Metal & Metal Powder Processing industry in Germany?

The level of competition is moderate and increasing in the Metal & Metal Powder Processing industry in Germany.

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Key data sources in Germany include:

  • German Federal Statistics Office (Destatis)
  • European Statistics Office (Eurostat)
  • United Nations Comtrade

Analysts also use industry specific sources to complement catch-all sources, although their perspective may focus on a particular organization or representative body, rather than a clear overview of all industry operations. However, when balanced against other perspectives, industry-specific sources provide insights into industry trends.

These sources include:

  • Industry and trade associations
  • Industry federations or regulators
  • Major industry players annual or quarterly filings

Finally, IBISWorld’s global data scientists maintain a proprietary database of macroeconomic and demand drivers, which our analysts use to help inform industry data and trends. They also maintain a database of statistics and analysis on thousands of industries, which has been built over our more than 50-year history and offers comprehensive insights into long-term trends.

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