Aerospace Sheet Distribution Market Size, Share, Trend, Forecast, Competitive Analysis, and Growth Opportunity: 2021-2026

Market Highlights

Sheets are flat pieces of metals that can be hot-rolled or cold-rolled. In the aerospace industry, aluminum sheets are the preferred choice of material as they offer an array of advantages over their archrivals. They are used in key applications such as fuselage and pressure cabin skins. The distribution channel plays a pivotal role in the entire aerospace raw materials (mill level) including sheets.

The aerospace industry faced momentary hurdles in 2019 and was expecting to start rebounding from 2020 onwards. However, the sudden outburst of the pandemic trashed the market participants’ hopes of recuperation. The grave impact of the pandemic was felt across markets in the aerospace industry.

The aerospace sheet distribution market could not escape from the pandemic’s wrath suffered a debilitating loss of over 30% in 2020. The unforeseen circumstances amid the pandemic shook the industry stakeholders to the core. Nevertheless, the resilient aerospace industry is likely to recoup from 2021 onwards, gradually and steadily heading towards a full recovery, a couple of years later. A similar impact is expected to reflect in the aerospace sheet distribution market, which is estimated to heal at a promising CAGR of 8.5% during the forecast period to reach US$ 614 million by 2026.

Market Segments' Analysis

Based on the platform type, the market is segmented as commercial aircraft, regional aircraft, general aviation, military aircraft, helicopter, and spacecraft. Commercial aircraft is projected to remain the largest as well as the fastest-growing segment of the market during the forecast period, even though the segment took a massive plunge in 2020. Rapidly recovering demand and production of aircraft, probable market entry of new aircraft such as C919 sooner rather than later, and an incessant requirement of mill products best suiting the application at hand, are the key reasons behind the segment’s healthy growth in the long run.

Based on the material type, the market is segmented as titanium & alloys, aluminum & alloys, steel & alloys, and others. Aluminum & alloys grabbed the throne in the market in 2020 and are expected to maintain their indubitable lead throughout the forecast period. Aluminum sheets are more often used for aircraft fuselage and pressure cabin skins as they offer high-damage tolerance and a fair level of strength. On the other hand, titanium & alloys are likely to log the highest growth till 2026. There has been an increasing preference of OEMs/tier players to procure all materials including sheets, the most dominant material category, from distributors in order to have a smooth raw material supply.

In terms of regions, the aerospace hub, North America is expected to maintain its vanguard during the forecast period.

Major companies headquartered in the region: TW Metals, Castle (A.M.) & Co., Reliance Metals Steel & Aluminum Co., Falcon Aerospace, Hadco Metals., and Future Metals. Europe and Asia-Pacific are also likely to create sizeable opportunities in the coming five years, the latter is likely to witness the highest growth over the next five years.

Key Players

The following are the key players in the aerospace sheet distribution market.

• TW Metals
• Reliance Metals Co
• Hadco Metal Trading
• A.M Castle & Co
• Thyssenkrupp AG
• United Performance Metals
• Titanium Industries, Inc

Research Methodology

This strategic assessment report, from the publisher, provides a comprehensive analysis that reflects today’s Aerospace Sheet Distribution Market realities and future market possibilities for the forecast period of 2021 to 2026. The report segments and analyzes the market in the most detailed manner in order to provide a panoramic view of the market. The vital data/information provided in the report can play a crucial role for the market participants as well as investors in the identification of the low-hanging fruits available in the market as well as to formulate the growth strategies to expedite their growth process.

This report offers high-quality insights and is the outcome of a detailed research methodology comprising extensive secondary research, rigorous primary interviews with industry stakeholders, and validation and triangulation with the publisher’s internal database and statistical tools. More than 1000 authenticated secondary sources, such as company annual reports, fact books, press releases, journals, investor presentations, white papers, patents, and articles, have been leveraged to gather the data. We conducted more than 15 detailed primary interviews with the market players across the value chain in all four regions and industry experts to obtain both qualitative and quantitative insights.

Report Features

This report provides market intelligence in the most comprehensive way. The report structure has been kept such that it offers maximum business value. It provides critical insights into the market dynamics and will enable strategic decision making for the existing market players as well as those willing to enter the market.

The following are the key features of the report:

• Market Structure: Overview, industry life cycle analysis, supply chain analysis
• Market environment analysis: Growth drivers and constraints, Porter’s five forces analysis, SWOT analysis
• Market trend and forecast analysis
• Market segment trend and forecast
• Competitive landscape and dynamics: Market share, Product portfolio, New Product Launches, etc
• Attractive market segments and associated growth opportunities
• Emerging trends
• Strategic growth opportunities for the existing and new players
• Key success factors

The aerospace sheet distribution market is segmented into the following categories:

Aerospace Sheet Distribution Market, by Platform Type

• Commercial Aircraft (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Regional Aircraft (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• General Aviation (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Military Aircraft (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Helicopter (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Spacecraft (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Aerospace Sheet Distribution Market, by Material Type

• Titanium & Alloys (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Aluminum & Alloys (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Steel & Alloys (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Others (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Aerospace Sheet Distribution Market, by Shape Type

• Hot-Rolled Sheets (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)
• Cold-Rolled Sheets (Regional Analysis: North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and RoW)

Aerospace Sheet Distribution Market, by Region

• North America (Country Analysis: USA, Canada, and Mexico)
• Europe (Country Analysis: Germany, France, the UK, Russia, and Rest of Europe)
• Asia-Pacific (Country Analysis: Japan, China, India, and Rest of Asia-Pacific)
• Rest of the World (Country Analysis: Brazil, Argentina, and Others)