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Global Special Steel Market Research Report, Competitive, Technology and Forecast Analysis 2025-2032

Publisher DIResearch
Published Jul 10, 2025
Length 165 Pages
SKU # DIR20259122

Description

Market Overview

According to DIResearch's in-depth investigation and research, the global Special Steel market size will reach 266,338 Million USD in 2025 and is projected to reach 313,149 Million USD by 2032, with a CAGR of 2.34% (2025-2032). Notably, the China Special Steel market has changed rapidly in the past few years. By 2025, China's market size is expected to be  Million USD, representing approximately  % of the global market share.

Research Summary

Special steel refers to a category of high-quality alloys designed for specific applications that demand exceptional mechanical properties, durability, and resistance to environmental factors. Unlike conventional carbon steel, special steels are meticulously engineered with precise combinations of alloying elements such as chromium, nickel, molybdenum, vanadium, and others to achieve desired characteristics. These alloys are tailored to enhance attributes such as corrosion resistance, heat resistance, hardness, toughness, or flexibility, depending on the intended use. Special steels are utilized in diverse industries including automotive, aerospace, construction, energy, and manufacturing, where they contribute to the development of advanced components, tools, machinery, and infrastructure. Their superior performance capabilities make them indispensable in applications where reliability, efficiency, and longevity are paramount.

The major global  manufacturers of Special Steel include NSSMC, POSCO, JFE, Gerdau, Citic Pacific, ThyssenKrupp, TISCO, Aperam, Outokumpu, Dongbei Special Steel, Nanjing Steel, Voestalpine, Hyundai, AK Steel, Baosteel, DAIDO Steel, SSAB, Sandvik, HBIS, Sanyo, Ovako, Xining Special Steel, Shagang Group, Aichi Steel, Nippon Koshuha, Timken Steel, etc. The global players competition landscape in this report is divided into three tiers. The first tier comprises global leading enterprises that command a substantial market share, hold a dominant industry position, possess strong competitiveness and influence, and generate significant revenue. The second tier includes companies with a notable market presence and reputation; these firms actively follow industry leaders in product, service, or technological innovation and maintain a moderate revenue scale. The third tier consists of smaller companies with limited market share and lower brand recognition, primarily focused on local markets and generating comparatively lower revenue.

This report studies the market size, price trends and future development prospects of Special Steel. Focus on analysing the market share, product portfolio, prices, sales, revenue and gross profit margin of global major manufacturers, as well as the market status and trends of different product types and applications in the global Special Steel market. The report data covers historical data from 2020 to 2024, based year in 2025 and forecast data from 2026 to 2032.

The regions and countries in the report include US, Germany, Japan, China, France, UK, South Korea, Canada, Italy, Russia, Mexico, Brazil, India, Vietnam, Thailand, South Africa and other regions, covering the Special Steel market conditions and future development trends of key regions and countries, combined with industry-related policies and the latest technological developments, analyze the development characteristics of Special Steel industries in various regions and countries, help companies understand the development characteristics of each region, help companies formulate business strategies, and achieve the ultimate goal of the company's global development strategy.    

The data sources of this report mainly include the National Bureau of Statistics, customs databases, industry associations, corporate financial reports, third-party databases, etc. Among them, macroeconomic data mainly comes from the National Bureau of Statistics, International Economic Research Organization; industry statistical data mainly come from industry associations; company data mainly comes from interviews, public information collection, third-party reliable databases, and price data mainly comes from various markets monitoring database.

Global Key Manufacturers of Special Steel Include:

NSSMC

POSCO

JFE

Gerdau

Citic Pacific

ThyssenKrupp

TISCO

Aperam

Outokumpu

Dongbei Special Steel

Nanjing Steel

Voestalpine

Hyundai

AK Steel

Baosteel

DAIDO Steel

SSAB

Sandvik

HBIS

Sanyo

Ovako

Xining Special Steel

Shagang Group

Aichi Steel

Nippon Koshuha

Timken Steel

Special Steel Product Segment Include:

Structural Steel

Tool Steel and Die Steel

Stainless Steel

Others

Special Steel Product Application Include:

Automobile Industry

Machinery Industry

Petrochemicals & Energy Industry

Other

Chapter Scope

Chapter 1: Product Research Range, Product Types and Applications, Market Overview, Market Situation and Trend

Chapter 2: Global Special Steel Capacity and Production Analysis

Chapter 3: Global Special Steel Industry PESTEL Analysis

Chapter 4: Global Special Steel Industry Porter's Five Forces Analysis

Chapter 5: Global Special Steel Major Regional Market Size (Sales, Revenue, Price) and Forecast Analysis

Chapter 6: Global Special Steel Competitive Analysis of Key Manufacturers (Sales, Revenue, Market Share, Price, Regional Distribution and Industry Concentration)

Chapter 7: Global Special Steel Sales, Revenue, Price and Forecast by Product Type

Chapter 8: Key Company Profiles (Product Portfolio, Sales, Revenue, Price and Gross Margin)

Chapter 9: Industrial Chain Analysis, Special Steel Different Application Market Analysis (Sales and Revenue), Sales Channel Analysis

Chapter 10: Research Findings and Conclusion

Chapter 11: Methodology and Data Sources

Table of Contents

165 Pages
1 Special Steel Market Overview
1.1 Product Definition and Statistical Scope
1.2 Special Steel Product by Type
1.2.1 Structural Steel
1.2.2 Tool Steel and Die Steel
1.2.3 Stainless Steel
1.2.4 Others
1.3 Special Steel Product by Application
1.3.1 Automobile Industry
1.3.2 Machinery Industry
1.3.3 Petrochemicals & Energy Industry
1.3.4 Other
1.4 Global Special Steel Market Revenue and Sales Analysis
1.4.1 Global Special Steel Revenue Market Size Analysis (2020-2032)
1.4.2 Global Special Steel Sales Market Sales Analysis (2020-2032)
1.4.3 Global Special Steel Market Sales Price Trend Analysis (2020-2032)
1.5 Special Steel Market Development Status and Trends
1.5.1 Special Steel Industry Development Status Analysis
1.5.2 Special Steel Industry Development Trends Analysis
2 Global Special Steel Capacity and Production Analysis
   2.1 Global Special Steel Capacity, Production and Utilization (2020-2032)
   2.2 Global Special Steel Production Growth Trend by Region: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
   2.3 Global Special Steel Production by Region
2.3.1 Global Special Steel Production by Region (2020-2025)
2.3.2 Global Special Steel Production Forecast by Region (2026-2032)
2.3.3 Global Special Steel Production Market Share by Region (2020-2032)
3 Special Steel Market PESTEL Analysis
3.1 Political Factors Analysis
3.2 Economic Factors Analysis
3.3 Social Factors Analysis
3.4 Technological Factors Analysis
3.5 Environmental Factors Analysis
3.6 Legal Factors Analysis
4 Special Steel Market Porter's Five Forces Analysis
4.1 Competitive Rivalry
4.2 Threat of New Entrants
4.3 Bargaining Power of Suppliers
4.4 Bargaining Power of Buyers
4.5 Threat of Substitutes
5 Global Special Steel Market Analysis by Country
5.1 Global Special Steel Market Size Analysis by Country: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
5.1.1 Global Special Steel Revenue and Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
5.1.2 Global Special Steel Revenue and Market Share Forecast by Country (2026-2032)
5.2 Global Special Steel Sales Analysis by Country: 2024 VS 2025 VS 2032
5.2.1 Global Special Steel Sales and Market Share by Country (2020-2025)
5.2.2 Global Special Steel Sales and Market Share Forecast by Country (2026-2032)
5.3 United States Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.4 Germany Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.5 Japan Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.6 China Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.7 France Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.8 U.K. Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.9 South Korea Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.10 Canada Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.11 Italy Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.12 Russia Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.13 Mexico Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.14 Brazil Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.15 India Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.16 Vietnam Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.17 Thailand Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
5.18 South Africa Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Growth Rate (2020-2032)
6 Competition by Manufacturers
6.1 Global Special Steel Market Sales, Revenue and Sales Price by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
6.1.1 Global Special Steel Market Sales by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
6.1.2 Global Special Steel Market Revenue by Key Manufacturers (2021-2025)
6.1.3 Global Special Steel Average Sales Price by Manufacturers (2021-2025)
6.2 Special Steel Competitive Landscape Analysis and Market Dynamic
6.2.1 Special Steel Competitive Landscape Analysis
6.2.2 Global Key Manufacturers Headquarter and Key Area Sales
6.2.3 Market Dynamic
7 Special Steel Market Analysis by Type
7.1 Global Special Steel Market Revenue Analysis by Type
7.1.1 Global Special Steel Market Size Analysis by Type: 2024 & 2025 & 2032
7.1.2 Global Special Steel Revenue and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
7.2 Global Special Steel Market Sales and Forecast Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
7.3 Global Special Steel Sales Price Trend Analysis by Type (2020-2032)
8 Key Companies Analysis
8.1 NSSMC
8.1.1 NSSMC Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
8.1.2 NSSMC Special Steel Product Portfolio
8.1.3 NSSMC Special Steel Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
8.2 POSCO
8.2.1 POSCO Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
8.2.2 POSCO Special Steel Product Portfolio
8.2.3 POSCO Special Steel Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
8.3 JFE
8.3.1 JFE Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
8.3.2 JFE Special Steel Product Portfolio
8.3.3 JFE Special Steel Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
8.4 Gerdau
8.4.1 Gerdau Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
8.4.2 Gerdau Special Steel Product Portfolio
8.4.3 Gerdau Special Steel Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
8.5 Citic Pacific
8.5.1 Citic Pacific Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
8.5.2 Citic Pacific Special Steel Product Portfolio
8.5.3 Citic Pacific Special Steel Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
8.6 ThyssenKrupp
8.6.1 ThyssenKrupp Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
8.6.2 ThyssenKrupp Special Steel Product Portfolio
8.6.3 ThyssenKrupp Special Steel Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
8.7 TISCO
8.7.1 TISCO Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
8.7.2 TISCO Special Steel Product Portfolio
8.7.3 TISCO Special Steel Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
8.8 Aperam
8.8.1 Aperam Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
8.8.2 Aperam Special Steel Product Portfolio
8.8.3 Aperam Special Steel Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
8.9 Outokumpu
8.9.1 Outokumpu Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
8.9.2 Outokumpu Special Steel Product Portfolio
8.9.3 Outokumpu Special Steel Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-2025)
8.10 Dongbei Special Steel
8.10.1 Dongbei Special Steel Basic Company Profile (Employees, Areas Service, Competitors and Contact Information)
8.10.2 Dongbei Special Steel Special Steel Product Portfolio
8.10.3 Dongbei Special Steel Special Steel Market Data Analysis (Revenue, Sales, Price, Gross Margin and Market Share) (2021-202
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