Research Expert: Sarah Overall
  • Published: Mar 2025
  • Pages: 150
  • SKU: IRTNTR40551

  • Forging Market Size 2024-2028: Key Drivers, Trends, and Challenges in the Global Forging Industry

    The forging market is projected to grow significantly between 2023 and 2028, with a forecasted increase of USD 40.4 billion and a CAGR of 6.61%. This market expansion is driven by the advantages of forging over other fabrication techniques, including improved mechanical properties, enhanced dimensional accuracy, and reduced material waste. Furthermore, the integration of robotics and automation in forging operations is enhancing efficiency, reducing labor costs, and improving product quality. However, volatility in raw material costs and energy prices presents challenges to the market's growth.

    Global forging market 2024-2028

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    Market Segmentation

    End-User Insights

    The forging market is segmented into key end-user categories:

    • Closed Die Forging: The closed die forging segment is expected to experience substantial growth during the forecast period. This method involves using an impression die to shape metal with compressive forces, leading to precise, high-quality metal components with superior mechanical properties. It is particularly crucial in aerospace and automotive manufacturing where lightweight, strong parts are essential.
    • Open Die Forging
    • Seamless Rings

    Product Segmentation

    • Automotive
    • Others

    Regional Market Trends

    • APAC: Contributing 67% to the global market's growth, APAC continues to be the dominant region for forging demand, driven by countries like China and India, which are major hubs for manufacturing and forging components.
    • Europe: Key countries in Europe such as Germany and Italy are central to the forging market, with industries like automotive and aerospace continuing to drive demand for high-performance forged parts.
    • North America: The US is the leading market in North America, with increasing demand in industries like automotive and aerospace.
    • South America
    • Middle East and Africa

    Market Drivers

    • Advantages of Forging: The forging process results in enhanced material properties, including superior directional strength, structural integrity, and resistance to fatigue. These characteristics make forged parts ideal for extreme conditions in industries like automotive and aerospace.
    • Sustainability and Lightweight Components: Forged components are essential in industries that prioritize sustainability, such as aerospace, where reducing fuel consumption is a critical goal. The shift toward electric vehicles and other eco-friendly initiatives is fueling demand for lightweight forged components, particularly in airframe structures, engine components, and landing gear.

    Market Trends

    • Integration of Robotics and Automation: Robotics is transforming forging operations, enhancing automation, improving productivity, and ensuring better safety in high-volume production. This trend is gaining traction, particularly in the aluminum and titanium manufacturing sectors.
    • Focus on Sustainability: The forging industry is focusing on reducing its environmental impact by exploring recycling initiatives and using more sustainable forged metal components, especially in the aviation sector.

    Market Challenges

    • Instability in Variable Costs: The forging industry is highly dependent on the availability and affordability of raw materials like steel, titanium, and aluminum. Fluctuations in the prices of these materials, as well as energy costs, pose a significant challenge to the industry’s growth.
    • Skilled Labor Shortages: The increasing wages for skilled labor in developed regions like Germany make outsourcing less attractive, leading companies to explore alternative manufacturing hubs in regions like China, where labor costs are lower.

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    Key Companies in the Forging Market

    Some of the key companies of the Forging Market are as follows:

    • Aichi Steel Corp.
    • Ajax Tocco Magnethermic Corp.
    • Alicon Castalloy Ltd.
    • All Metals and Forge Group
    • Allegheny Technologies Inc.
    • Aluminum Precision Products
    • American Axle and Manufacturing Holdings Inc.
    • Asahi Forge Corp.
    • Bharat Forge Ltd.
    • Bruck GmbH
    • Consolidated Industries Inc.
    • Farinia SA
    • Fountaintown Forge Inc.
    • Larsen and Toubro Ltd.
    • Mitsubishi Steel Mfg. Co. Ltd.
    • Pacific Forge Inc.
    • Patriot Forge Co.
    • Scot Forge Co.
    • Sumitomo Heavy Industries Ltd.
    • thyssenkrupp AG

     

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