Europe Metal Service Centers Market By Type (Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Carbon), By Application (Building and Infrastructure, Transport, Mechanical and Electrical Equipment), By Geographic Scope And Forecast

Europe Metal Service Centers Market Size And Forecast

Europe Metal Service Centers Market size was valued at USD 17,047.01 Million in 2021 and is projected to reach USD 1,67,562.53 Million by 2030, growing at a CAGR of 4.22% from 2023 to 2030.

The rising high-quality metal demand from the automotive sector in the region is likely to drive the growth of the metal service center market in the coming years. The Europe Metal Service Centers Market report provides a holistic evaluation of the market. The report offers a comprehensive analysis of key segments, trends, drivers, restraints, competitive landscape, and factors that are playing a substantial role in the market.

What is Metal Service Centers Market?

A metal service center generally manages metal material for smaller and medium size companies without large amounts of storage space. The metal service center buys metals in bulk from the manufacturer and resells them to smaller businesses when they need them. Larger companies outsource to metal service centers so they won’t need to buy bulky equipment. A metal service center acquires primary metals such as steel, brass, aluminum, copper, and alloy steel from metal producers. These service centers act as a bridge between metal producers and end consumers. Companies may specialize in a particular type of metal or serve a specific industry. Service centers offer finished products in many forms, including sheets, plates, beams, bars, angles, and tubes.

The basic functions of a metal service center involve stocking programs, inventory management, and Kanban programs. Manufacturers need a reliable availability of metal which these centers can have delivered ideally the next day. This allows the manufacturers to reduce the inventory they need to house and, increase their cash flow. By managing this value-add equipment and keeping metal service center institute professionals around, these centers can treat metal for companies to use however they need.

Europe Metal Service Centers Market Overview

Europe’s automotive production volume has been growing continuously in recent years. However, the outbreak of Covid-19 has had a swift and severe impact on the production of the automobiles in the region. According to the data by ACEA, around 12.1 million motor vehicles are manufactured in the European Union in 2021. The study revealed that 9.9 million passenger cars, 1,679,141 vans, 470,388 trucks, and 29,085 buses were made in the European Union in 2021. The rising high quality metal demand from automotive sector in the region is likely to drive the growth of the metal service center market in coming years.

However, High energy prices are lashing European industry, forcing factories to slowdowns and shutdowns of metal plants, cutting production quickly and putting tens of thousands of employees on furlough. The impact of Russia’s abrupt cutoff of gas to Europe has doused the business with new risks. The rising energy costs in the Europe is affecting the metal service center industry.

Moreover, There are rising merger and acquisition activities in the Europe metal service centers market, as the service centers respond to volatile market conditions. The metals distributors of Europe are navigating a challenging operating environment, due to growing complexity in the regulatory landscape which is propelling uncertainty in demand and supply.

Europe Metal Service Centers MarketSegmentation Analysis

The Metal Service Centers Market is segmented on the basis of Type, Application, and Geography.

Europe Metal Service Centers Market By Type

• Steel• Stainless Steel• Aluminum• Carbon• Alloy• Others

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Based on Type, the market is bifurcated into Steel, Stainless Steel, Aluminum, Carbon, Alloy, and Others. Steel accounted for the largest market share in 2020. Steel service centers mainly deal with the service-related activities of the steel industry, which include providing processing, inventory management, and distribution services. The steel service center companies procure steel products in large quantities from producing plants, factories and manufacturers, hold the material in inventory, and either process it or simply trade it in smaller units, to the customers.

Europe Metal Service Centers Market By Application

• Building and Infrastructure• Transport• Mechanical and Electrical Equipment• Metal Products• Others

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On the basis of Application, the Europe Metal Service Centers Market has been segmented into Building and Infrastructure, Transport, Mechanical and Electrical Equipment, Metal Products, and Others. Building and Infrastructure accounted for the largest market share in 2020. Building and infrastructure construction consumes almost 55-65% of steel. A growing population, urbanization, and an increasing pace of nuclearisation of family will be key demand drivers for the segment.

Europe Metal Service Centers Market By Geography

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On the basis of regional analysis, the Europe Metal Service Centers Market is classified into Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Belgium, Austria, Poland, Sweden, Denmark, Norway and Rest of Europe. Germany accounted for the largest market share in 2021.

Key Players

The major players in the market are Tata Steel Europe Limited, Klöckner & Co., Aalco Metals Ltd., KME Germany GmbH, Aperam, VDM Metals GmbH, BAMESA, Harald Pihl AB, Teknik Metal A.S., voestalpine Steel & Service Center GMBH, ArcelorMittal SSC Europe, Wolfgang Fischer Stahl GmbH, METAL TRADE COMAX, Steel Center Europe, KME Germnay GmbH, Schütz GmbH & Co. KGaA, NLMK Europe, Ampco Metal, Alumeco among others.

Key Developments

• Hernandez Stainless GmbH and RSC Rostfrei Coilcenter GmbH have been bought by Klöckner & Co. Both acquisitions were conducted through Becker Stahl-Service, a German subsidiary of Klöckner & Co.With these purchases, Becker expands the scope of its product and service offerings by entering the stainless steel processing market.Hernandez offers surface machining and maintains flat stainless steel products in stock. RSC specialises in stainless steel coil cutting.

• Following approval from the relevant merger control authorities in May 2022, KME SE and Aurubis AG entered into an agreement, and as a result, KME SE has completed the acquisition of a portion of Aurubis’ flat rolled products business.According to the agreement, the FRP plant in Zutphen (Netherlands) as well as the slitting centers in Birmingham (United Kingdom), Dolný Kubín (Slovakia), and Mortara (Italy) with a total turnover of about 280 million and about 360 employees has been transferred to KME SE.

• VDM Metals GmbH has introduced stainless steel grades to its portfolio with immediate effect in order to be able to provide its clients in the mechanical engineering and industrial apparatus sectors with an even more comprehensive service. VDM Metals uses the certified stainless steel grades of its parent firm, the Acerinox Group, which is situated in Madrid, Spain, for this purpose.

Ace Matrix Analysis

The Ace Matrix provided in the report would help to understand how the major key players involved in this industry are performing as we provide a ranking for these companies based on various factors such as service features & innovations, scalability, innovation of services, industry coverage, industry reach, and growth roadmap. Based on these factors, we rank the companies into four categories as Active, Cutting Edge, Emerging, and Innovators.

Market Attractiveness

The image of market attractiveness provided would further help to get information about the region that is majorly leading in the Europe Metal Service Centers Market. We cover the major impacting factors that are responsible for driving the industry growth in the given region.

The Metal Service Center Market is experiencing a scaled level of attractiveness in Germany. Germany has a prominent presence and will account for the highest market share by 2030. It accounted for an incremental value of 9.98 Million Tons between 2023 to 2030. The significant demand across the country for metals from building and infrastructure is driving the growth of the market. Residential as well as commercial building construction is growing across Germany. Furthermore, the growing aerospace industry across the country is fueling market growth. As stated by Federal Statistical Office (Destatis), approximately 73.6 Million air passengers took off and landed in Germany by the end of 2021.

Porter’s Five Forces

The image provided would further help to get information about Porter’s five forces framework providing a blueprint for understanding the behavior of competitors and a player’s strategic positioning in the respective industry. Porter’s five forces model can be used to assess the competitive landscape in Europe Metal Service Centers Market, gauge the attractiveness of a certain sector, and assess investment possibilities.