Global Soft Magnetic Material Market - 2020-2027
Market Overview
Soft magnetic material market offers exceptional receptiveness and also help in the reduction of twist current losses. Thus, soft magnetic materials are useful in various applications such as motors, transformers, and alternators. Key players are investing in R&D for the development and manufacture of high quality soft magnetic materials. The global soft magnetic material market has witnessed significant growth over the past few years.
The global soft magnetic material market size was worth US$ XX billion in 2020 and further predicted to reach US$ XX billion by 2027, at a CAGR of XX% during the forecast period (2020-2027).
Market Dynamics
The market is expected to witness significant growth in the forecasting period, owing to high demand in the automotive industry. Moreover, the surge in the number of automotive projects has supplemented the market growth, in terms of value. However, fluctuations in prices of raw materials are a major restraint in the global soft magnetic materials market. Further, the global soft magnetic materials market is moving towards an expansion duration in its industry life cycle and is on the side of exploring several growth opportunities. This is mainly due to high and mighty plots of soft magnetic material over other materials. An increase in demand for soft magnetic materials from the automotive sector is the major factor that helps to grow the market.
Expansion of automotive Industry
In the automotive industry, soft magnetic material has become quite integral, especially given the increasing expansion of automotive industries activities across the world. Soft magnetic material has significant applications in motors as well as transformers products in much automotive industry. Soft magnetic materials have become extremely prevalent across transportation infrastructures, such as railway stations and airports. More often, these materials coupled with soft ferrite, electrical steel, cobalt, and others, has become a highly essential component in the automotive industry globally, which can mean favourable growth prospects for the soft magnetic material market.
Rising demand in developing countries
In recent years, the demand for soft magnetic material is growing exponentially in developing countries, such as China, India and other countries of the Asia Pacific region. This act as one of the most inlfuential factors in the growth of this market. Furthermore, due to its consumption in the automobile industry, electrical industry, and other companies, it has gained wide acceptance and traction in various industrial sectors. In developing countries, the automobile and electronic industry is increasing rapidly and the consumption of their products in developing countries are also surging, and thus the demand for soft magnetic material is increasing during the forecasting period.
COVID-19 Impact Analysis
COVID-19 pandemic affected the global economy in many terms, such as directly affecting production and demand, supply chain disruption, and financial impact. COVID-19 has directly impacted the manufacturers' supply chain across the globe and shut down the production facilities to minimize the risk of virus spread. Also, the lockdown policies have strengthened the demand for soft magnetic material products under chemicals & materials across the globe. Therefore, the manufacturers are started investing to increase the production capabilities to meet the global market's updated demand.
Despite the pandemic, there is growth in the overall chemical & material products and soft magnetic material products, which is expected to drive the soft magnetic material market size in the global market during the forecast period.
Segment Analysis
Based on the material, the soft magnetic material market has been classified into cobalt, iron, nickle, electric steel, soft ferrite, and others.
Electric steel segment accounted for the highest market share in the global market
In the current market, the electric steel segment generated a major share as compared to other material-based segments. Electric steel offers better electrical insulation, high permeability, low magnetic coercivity, high electrical resistivity to iron, and also reduces magnetic losses. It is used in products such as electrical power transformers, motors, generators, and inductors, as it has a small magnetic hysteresis area that in the end leads to less counterflow current loss. Moreover, increasing the efficiency of the application, due to favorable properties, adoption of electric steel in the various application is high, which is driving its usage at an increasing rate by contributing to the forecasting period.
Geographical Analysis
Based on geography, the study analyzes the soft magnetic material market in the global market, including North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, South America, and the Middle East & Africa.
Asia-Pacific leads the global market throughout the forecast period
Asia-Pacific dominates the global soft magnetic material market in terms of value and volume due to the presence of leading manufacturing companies and easy accessibility of premium quality Soft Magnetic Materials based on chemical & material products. It is also leading due to the growth in demand for electrical and electronic products. In Europe, the growing demand for these types of products due to increasing the construction of new projects further enhances its market position in the global soft magnetic material market in the coming years.
Additionally, the Asia Pacific region is also estimated to grow at fastest CAGR in the global soft magnetic material market during the forecast period. The growth is primarily driven by increasing the number of construction project, and soft magnetic material product consumption. While the global companies are often investing substantial funds in the region to increase the export from the low-cost area, which is further expected to increase the soft magnetic material consumption in the domestic region during the forecast period.
Competitive Landscape
The soft magnetic material market is highly competitive, owing to the presence of big brands. The key soft magnetic material players which are contributing to the growth of the global market include Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd., Rio Tinto PLC, GKN Powder Metallurgy, Höganäs AB, Voestalpine Stahl GmbH, Hitachi Metals Ltd, Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd., VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG, PMG Holding GmbH, Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd., Mate Co. Ltd., Sintex a/s, Bentley, Chrysler, Fiat, and among others. The major players are adopting new product launch and expansion strategies for global growth in the Soft Magnetic Material market.
Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.
Overview: Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd. is engaged in the development, manufacturing and sales. The company offer its products in fine ceramics, phosphor applied products, high-purity metals, magnetic parts, tungsten and molybdenum, special metals and alloys, and others. It surpassed the industry standards for more than 17 years. Further, t it has manufacturing operations and corporate facilities in North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, Central and Eastern Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East. Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd. is headquartered in Yokohama, Japan.
Product Portfolio: The company's portfolio comprises Fine Ceramics, Phosphor applied Products, High-purity Metals, Magnetic Parts, Tungsten and Molybdenum, Special Metals and Alloys, and others.
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- 1. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market Methodology and Scope
- 1.1. Research Methodology
- 1.2. Research Objective and Scope of the Report
- 2. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – Market Definition and Overview
- 3. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – Executive Summary
- 3.1. Market Snippet by Material
- 3.2. Market Snippet by Application
- 3.3. Market Snippet by End User
- 3.4. Market Snippet by Region
- 4. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – Market Dynamics
- 4.1. Market Impacting Factors
- 4.1.1. Drivers
- 4.1.1.1. Expansion of automotive industry
- 4.1.1.2. Increasing demand in developing countries
- 4.1.1.3. Increasing consumption of soft magnetic material
- 4.1.2. Restraints:
- 4.1.2.1. Fluctuations in prices of raw materials
- 4.1.3. Opportunity
- 4.1.4. Impact Analysis
- 5. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – Industry Analysis
- 5.1. Porter's Five Forces Analysis
- 5.2. Supply Chain Analysis
- 5.3. Value Chain Analysis
- 5.4. PEST Analysis
- 5.5. Pricing Analysis
- 5.6. Regulatory Analysis
- 5.7. Reimbursement Analysis
- 5.8. Unmet Needs
- 5.9. Patent Trends
- 6. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – COVID-19 Analysis
- 6.1. Analysis of Covid-19 on the Market
- 6.1.1. Before COVID-19 Market Scenario
- 6.1.2. Present COVID-19 Market Scenario
- 6.1.3. After COVID-19 or Future Scenario
- 6.2. Pricing Dynamics Amid Covid-19
- 6.3. Demand-Supply Spectrum
- 6.4. Government Initiatives Related to the Market During Pandemic
- 6.5. Manufacturers Strategic Initiatives
- 6.6. Conclusion
- 7. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – By Application
- 7.1. Introduction
- 7.2. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application Segment
- 7.3. Market Attractiveness Index, By Application Segment
- 7.3.1. Motors*
- 7.3.1.1. Introduction
- 7.3.1.2. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%)
- 7.3.2. Transformers
- 7.3.3. Alternators
- 7.3.4. Others
- 8. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – By Material
- 8.1. Introduction
- 8.2. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Material Segment
- 8.3. Market Attractiveness Index, By Material Segment
- 8.3.1. Electric steel*
- 8.3.1.1. Introduction
- 8.3.1.2. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%)
- 8.3.2. Cobalt
- 8.3.3. Iron
- 8.3.4. Soft ferrite
- 8.3.5. Others
- 9. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – By End User
- 9.1. Introduction
- 9.2. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By End User Segment
- 9.3. Market Attractiveness Index, By End User Segment
- 9.3.1. Automotive*
- 9.3.1.1. Introduction
- 9.3.1.2. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%)
- 9.3.2. Electronics & electrical
- 9.3.3. Telecommunication
- 9.3.4. Energy & power
- 9.3.5. Others
- 10. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – By Region
- 10.1. Introduction
- 10.2. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Region
- 10.3. Market Attractiveness Index, By Region
- 10.4. North America
- 10.4.1. Introduction
- 10.4.2. Key Region-Specific Dynamics
- 10.4.3. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Material
- 10.4.4. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By End User
- 10.4.5. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
- 10.4.6. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Country
- 10.4.6.1. U.S.
- 10.4.6.2. Canada
- 10.4.6.3. Mexico
- 10.5. Europe
- 10.5.1. Introduction
- 10.5.2. Key Region-Specific Dynamics
- 10.5.3. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Material
- 10.5.4. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By End User
- 10.5.5. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
- 10.5.6. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Country
- 10.5.6.1. Germany
- 10.5.6.2. U.K.
- 10.5.6.3. France
- 10.5.6.4. Italy
- 10.5.6.5. Spain
- 10.5.6.6. Rest of Europe
- 10.6. South America
- 10.6.1. Introduction
- 10.6.2. Key Region-Specific Dynamics
- 10.6.3. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Material
- 10.6.4. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By End User
- 10.6.5. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
- 10.6.6. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Country
- 10.6.6.1. Brazil
- 10.6.6.2. Argentina
- 10.6.6.3. Rest of South America
- 10.7. Asia Pacific
- 10.7.1. Introduction
- 10.7.2. Key Region-Specific Dynamics
- 10.7.3. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Material
- 10.7.4. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By End User
- 10.7.5. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
- 10.7.6. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Country
- 10.7.6.1. China
- 10.7.6.2. India
- 10.7.6.3. Japan
- 10.7.6.4. Australia
- 10.7.6.5. Rest of Asia Pacific
- 10.8. Middle East and Africa
- 10.8.1. Introduction
- 10.8.2. Key Region-Specific Dynamics
- 10.8.3. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Material
- 10.8.4. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By End User
- 10.8.5. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Application
- 10.8.6. Market Size Analysis, and Y-o-Y Growth Analysis (%), By Country
- 11. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – Competitive Landscape
- 11.1. Competitive Scenario
- 11.2. Market Positioning/Share Analysis
- 11.3. Mergers and Acquisitions Analysis
- 12. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market- Company Profiles
- 12.1. Toshiba Materials Co., Ltd.*
- 12.1.1. Company Overview
- 12.1.2. Product Portfolio and Description
- 12.1.3. Key Highlights
- 12.1.4. Financial Overview
- 12.2. Rio Tinto PLC
- 12.3. GKN Powder Metallurgy
- 12.4. Höganäs AB
- 12.5. Voestalpine Stahl GmbH
- 12.6. Hitachi Metals Ltd
- 12.7. LATICRETE International
- 12.8. VACUUMSCHMELZE GmbH & Co. KG
- 12.9. PMG Holding GmbH
- 12.10. Hengdian Group DMEGC Magnetics Co., Ltd.
- 12.11. Mate Co. Ltd.
- 12.12. Sintex a/s
- 12.13. Bentley
- 12.14. Chrysler
- 12.15. Fiat
- 12.16. Huzhou Careful Magnetism Co., Ltd.
- 12.17. Dailymag Magnetic Technology (Ningbo) Limited.
- 12.18. Xiamen Strong Magnet Co., Ltd.
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- 13. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – Premium Insights
- 14. Global Soft Magnetic Material Market – MSG
- 14.1. Appendix
- 14.2. About Us and Services
- 14.3. Contact Us
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