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Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing in Germany - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Robert Maier Robert Maier Frankfurt, Germany Last Updated: June 2024 WZ C28.92DE

Revenue

€17.6bn

2024

€17.6bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

€XXX.Xm

Employees

42,892

Businesses

176

Wages

€X.Xbn

Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing in Germany industry analysis

Since 2019, turnover in the construction machinery manufacturing industry has fallen by an average of 2.4% per year. In the first half of the past five-year period, demand for industry products was driven by the positive development of the German and European construction industry until 2022. However, this trend was interrupted by the sharp slump in sales in 2020, which was triggered by the coronavirus pandemic.In the current year, industry turnover is expected to total 17.6 billion euros, which corresponds to a decline of 9.8% compared to the previous year. The high order backlog that the industry has had in recent years is likely to be largely processed in the current year. The economic slowdown in the construction industry, which has persisted since 2022 due to the rise in interest rates and the high prices of energy and building materials, had already manifested itself in a significant decline in the number of incoming orders in 2023. A downturn in the industry is therefore expected for the current year.IBISWorld expects industry turnover to increase by an average of 1.2% annually over the next five years, reaching 18.7 billion euros in 2029. Increased investment in transport infrastructure as part of the Federal Transport Infrastructure Plan 2030 is likely to have a positive impact on the industry. However, the industry's international activities will continue to be characterised by strong international competition from Asian and US providers in the coming years. By focussing on the development of product innovations and serving niche areas, market participants hope to set themselves apart from foreign competitors.

Trends and Insights

  • Demand for mining machinery is declining across Europe Due to stricter regulations on the extraction of raw materials and the lack of competitiveness compared to mining in China, India or Australia, mining in Western Europe is in decline.
  • Machine parts are the product group with the highest turnover in the industry. Many customers have a high demand for individual parts, as certain parts wear out again and again and need to be replaced due to the heavy load on the machines.
  • The Central Region is home to the largest number of companies in an interregional comparison. The leading position of the Central Region is explained by the economic strength of the region.
  • Internal competition is very intense in the construction machinery manufacturing industry. None of the domestic manufacturers dominate the market. Nevertheless, all major players have been able to hold their own in the market so far.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has declined at a CAGR of 2.4 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated €17.6bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

The positive trend in construction activity until the turnaround in interest rates supported demand for construction machinery

  • In the first half of the last five-year period, the construction machinery manufacturing industry benefited from an expansionary development of the construction industry at home and abroad, as it boosted demand from construction companies, which are among the most important customers of industry products.
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Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing 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 is likely to experience a downturn in the current year

  • Both turnover and the number of companies and businesses in the sector are likely to fall in the current year. The background to this development is the weak economic phase in the construction sector, which, according to IBISWorld forecasts, is unlikely to be overcome before 2025.

Biggest companies in the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing in Germany

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue (€m)
2024
Liebherr-International S. A.
2,885.0
John Deere GmbH & Co. KG
1,512.0
Wacker Neuson SE
1,021.0

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Products & Services Segmentation

Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing in Germany
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Machine parts, Excavators and levelling machines and Wheel loaders and dumpers. Machine parts is the largest segment of the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing in Germany.

Trends and Insights

Machine parts are needed to adapt and repair construction machinery for different tasks

  • Various machine parts for construction machinery account for the largest share of sales. On the one hand, various attachments fall into this product category. Construction machinery such as hydraulic excavators or wheel loaders can be adapted to various work processes using these additional tools. A distinction is made between loading and digging tools, demolition tools, drilling and piling tools and lifting tools.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

This sector is dedicated to the manufacture of machines for use in mining and construction. This includes drilling, earthmoving and track-laying machines, concrete and mortar mixing machines as well as machines for the processing of minerals. The manufacture of hoists, conveyors and machine tools for processing stone and concrete mixer trucks, on the other hand, is not part of the industry's activities.

What's included in this industry?

Machine partsExcavators and levelling machinesWheel loaders and dumpersBuilding material machinesRoad rollers

Companies

Liebherr-International S. A.John Deere GmbH & Co. KGWacker Neuson SE

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Related Terms

PREDICTIVE MAINTENANCEPNEUMATICSDURATION OF USE

Industry Code

WZ 2008

WZ 28.92 - Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing 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

Demand for mining machinery is declining across Europe Due to stricter regulations on the extraction of raw materials and the lack of competitiveness compared to mining in Chi...

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

Machine parts are the product group with the highest turnover in the industry. Many customers have a high demand for individual parts, as certain parts wear out again and aga...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

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
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

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 largest number of companies in an interregional comparison. The leading position of the Central Region is explained by the economic strength...

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

Internal competition is very intense in the construction machinery manufacturing industry. None of the domestic manufacturers dominate the market. Nevertheless, all major pla...

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

Liebherr-International S. A. has the largest market share in the construction machinery manufacturing industry. The company is one of the world's leading manufacturers of con...

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 Liebherr-International S. A.'s performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of John Deere GmbH & Co. KG's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Wacker Neuson SE'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 Liebherr-International S. A., and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for John Deere GmbH & Co. KG, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Wacker Neuson SE, 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

Road and rail construction companies are important customers for construction machinery. Their order situation is heavily dependent on infrastructure investments. If infrastr...

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 industry's profit margin has recently been falling. This is due to increasing competition, bottlenecks and price increases for primary products as well as higher costs fo...

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 Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing industry in Germany in 2024?

The market size of the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing industry in Germany is €17.6bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing in Germany industry in 2024?

There are 176 businesses in the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing industry in Germany, which has declined at a CAGR of 1.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing industry in Germany grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing industry in Germany has been declining at a CAGR of 2.4 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing industry in Germany over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing industry in Germany is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing market in Germany?

The biggest companies operating in the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing market in Germany are Liebherr-International S. A., John Deere GmbH & Co. KG and Wacker Neuson SE

What does the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing in Germany include?

Machine parts and Excavators and levelling machines are part of the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing in Germany?

The company holding the most market share in Germany is Liebherr-International S. A..

How competitive is the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing industry in Germany?

The level of competition is high and steady in the Mining, Quarrying & Construction Machinery Manufacturing 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.

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  • Industry federations or regulators
  • Major industry players annual or quarterly filings

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