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Industrial & Trade: global market figures for 2026
Chemicals, materials, machinery and trade. We also write reports in this sector to order.
- 1,175 market reports
- 40 sub-sectors
- 24 rankings
Sub-sectors
- Machinery213
- Organic chemicals157
- Inorganic chemicals130
- Plastics101
- Specialty chemicals62
- Electrical and electronics59
- Medical and precision instruments46
- Dyes, paints and inks32
- Proteins, glues and enzymes24
- Salt, stone and cement22
- Stone and mineral products21
- Iron and steel20
- Rubber18
- Soaps and cleaning products18
- Steel products18
- Fuels and energy15
- Fertilisers14
- Glass14
- Paper and board14
- Aluminium12
- Other base metals12
- Animal feed11
- Ores10
- Technical textiles9
- Tools and cutlery8
- Copper7
- Nonwovens and rope7
- Precious metals and jewellery7
- Ceramics6
- Wood6
- Gums and plant extracts5
- Man-made staple fibres5
- Metal hardware5
- Oils and fats5
- Vehicles and parts5
- Arms4
- Aircraft and spacecraft3
- Home textiles3
- Man-made filaments3
- Woven apparel3
Sectors in Industrial & Trade
Basic chemicals287 reportsSpecialty chemicals145 reportsPlastics and rubber119 reportsIndustrial machinery238 reportsElectrical equipment59 reportsInstruments and controls47 reportsMetals and mining91 reportsMinerals, glass and ceramics63 reportsFertilisers and agri inputs36 reportsPaper, wood and packaging23 reportsTextiles and fibres35 reportsFuels and petrochemicals15 reportsOther industrial goods17 reports
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Industrial & TradeGLOBALAdvanced Semiconductor Packaging Market21% year on yearGlobal assembly and packaging equipment sales growth, 2025Industrial & TradeGLOBALAluminum Market74million metric tonsWorld primary aluminum production, 2025 (estimate)Industrial & TradeGLOBALCommercial Drone Market2.5million deliveriesCommercial deliveries made by the world's largest drone delivery operator, July 2026 (more than)Industrial & TradeGLOBALCopper Market23million metric tonsWorld copper mine production, 2025 (estimate)Industrial & TradeGLOBALCounter-Drone Market2.3AUD billionDroneShield counter-drone sales pipeline, end of 2025 (unweighted)Industrial & TradeGLOBALDefense Procurement Market$2,887billionWorld military spending, 2025Industrial & TradeGLOBALGreen Steel Market34%Share of global operating steelmaking capacity using electric arc furnaces, 2026Industrial & TradeGLOBALHumanoid Robot Market7,000unitsFull-size humanoid robots sold worldwide in 2025Industrial & TradeGLOBALIndustrial Robot Market600,000+robotsIndustrial robots installed worldwide in 2025Industrial & TradeGLOBALLithium Market290,000metric tons of lithium contentWorld lithium mine production, 2025 (excluding the United States)Industrial & TradeGLOBALPackaging EPR Compliance Market63countriesCountries with a packaging EPR system (2026) (approx.)Industrial & TradeGLOBALRare Earth Magnet Market94%China's share of world sintered rare earth magnet production, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALShipbuilding MarketCGT 203.2millionGlobal shipyard order book, 1 September 2026Industrial & TradeGLOBALWarehouse Automation Market117,500robotsTransportation and logistics robots sold worldwide in 2025Industrial & TradeGLOBAL1,3-propanediol Market$2.17billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL1,4-butanediol Market$2.17billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL1,6-hexanediol Market$2.17billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL1-decene Market$3.01billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL2-ethylhexanol Market$1.66billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL3D laser scanner Market$28.27billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL3D machine vision Market$11.09billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL3D metal printing Market$490.6millionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL3D metrology Market$28.27billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL3D printer Market$1.08billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL3D printing Market$490.6millionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL3D printing filament Market$2.81billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL3D printing gases Market$416.7millionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL3D printing powder Market$454.5millionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL3D scanner Market$28.27billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBAL5-hydroxymethylfurfural Market$2.76billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAbaca fiber Market$676.9millionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAbrasion resistant coating Market$4.82billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAbrasive blasting nozzle Market$3.86billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAbrasives Market$2.98billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAbsorption chiller Market$13.75billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAC drive Market$95.38billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAC electric motor Market$5.92billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcaricide Market$10.55billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcetaldehyde Market$72.2millionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcetate salt Market$397.0millionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcetic acid Market$2.01billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcetic anhydride Market$415.0millionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcetoacetanilide Market$5.87billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcetone Market$1.63billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcetonitrile Market$2.33billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcetophenone Market$223.5millionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcetyls Market$2.01billionWorld exports, 2024Industrial & TradeGLOBALAcid dyes Market$838.1millionWorld exports, 2024
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