Asia-Pacific Material Handling Equipment Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030

Asia-Pacific Material Handling Equipment Market, By Product (Port Solution, Lift Truck Above 10 T, ETO, LLE, CTO, and Service (ETO, LLE, CTO))- Industry Trends and Forecast to 2030.  

Asia-Pacific Material Handling Equipment Market Analysis and Size

The material handling equipment market refers to the range of tools, vehicles, and machinery used to move, store, and protect materials in various industrial and commercial settings. This market includes a diverse range of products, from forklifts, port solutions, ETO, LLE, CTO, and conveyors to pallet jacks and automated storage and retrieval systems. The MHE market plays a critical role in facilitating the movement and management of goods within supply chains, warehouses, and distribution centers. As the global economy continues to expand, demand for efficient and reliable MHE solutions is expected to grow, making this a highly competitive and dynamic industry.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the Asia-Pacific material handling equipment market is expected to reach a value of EUR 35,931.80 million by 2030, at a CAGR of 7.9% during the forecast period. The Asia-Pacific material handling equipment market report also comprehensively covers pricing analysis, patent analysis, and technological advancements.     

Market Definition

The material handling equipment facilitates the movement, storage, and control of products and materials throughout the warehousing, manufacturing, distribution, consumption, and disposal processes. These machines enable the fast movement of heavy material and large volumes of goods efficiently. The material handling equipment reduces the need for human intervention in industrial facilities by automating several processes. These generally include LLE, CTO, PNC, lift trucks, and port solutions. Material handling equipment is utilized in the manufacturing, packaging, shipping, and distribution industries, and it is divided into four categories: positioning equipment, transport equipment, unit load formation equipment, and storage equipment. The items and materials must be sorted in order, which is why a sortation conveyor system is one of the most effective pieces of equipment in the industry.

Asia-Pacific Material Handling Equipment Market Dynamics

This section deals with understanding the market drivers, opportunities, restraints, and challenges. All of this is discussed in detail as below:

DRIVERS

• INCREASING INVESTMENTS IN THE INFRASTRUCTURAL AND CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY

Infrastructural and construction activities are one of the most important functions for the economy of every country. Infrastructural activities include highways and road constructions, bridges, dams, buildings, power generation plants, waste management, transportation and telecommunications-related constructions, among others, which is witnessed to be evolving constantly. Thus, it generates the requirement for different types of heavy equipment and machinery equipment such as bridge/overhead cranes, industrial cranes, jib cranes, mobile cranes, and building maintenance units (BMU) for material handling.

• DEVELOPMENT OF AUTONOMOUS SERVICE SYSTEMS

Autonomous service systems are capable of operating safely around people and can be controlled via high-level voice commands, sensors, RGB cameras, laser scanners, IMU, encoders, and others play an important role in the manufacturing of autonomous service systems. Some of the equipment, such as LLEs cranes, car parks, dock levellers and forklift trucks, among others, serve the needs of various industries, such as the food industry, freight & logistics, construction, wood industry, oil & gas, paper industry, chemical industry and others. Autonomous cranes also include features such as anti-collision, zoning and remote configuration by the internet. All these features are aided by a combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning and computer vision. Thus, with most of the crane cycle handled automatically, the crane operator’s main task is to supervise the process and acts only when required.

OPPORTUNITY

• TECHNOLOGY ADVANCEMENTS IN MATERIAL HANDLING EQUIPMENT

The world of cranes is changing; new-age technology is shredding up the paper lift plans of old and replacing them with digital procedures generated in computer programs. Material handling is the movement, protection, storage and control of materials and products throughout manufacturing, warehousing, distribution, consumption and disposal. As a process, material handling incorporates a wide range of manual, semi-automated and automated equipment and systems that support logistics and make the supply chain work. Material handling equipment serves the needs of various industries, including retail, food industry, freight & logistics, construction, wood industry, paper industry, chemical industry and others.

RESTRAINT/CHALLENGE

• HIGH COST OF THE EQUIPMENT

Material handling involves moving, loading, unloading, pushing, pulling, storing, lifting, picking, placing, and retrieving products or goods in a factory or warehouse. It has been a critical part of supply chains and manufacturing processes worldwide. With globalization, however, the demand for advanced material handling equipment and systems has increased. Manufacturers and suppliers are using these advanced solutions to reduce excess inventory, lower the risk of workplace injury, increase productivity, and minimize delivery time

• LACK OF SKILLED WORKFORCE

As the various industries continues to recover the issue of shortening of skilled workforce, which has been rising, especially in the field of crane, and rigging operations. For many companies, this shortage of skilled workforce impacts project costs and also results in delaying schedules. Improper handling of cranes and material handling equipment can also cause accidents and injuries to the laborers working around. According to the most recent statistics report by the Bureau of Labor estimated that about 44 people are killed, and 175 people get injured each year by crane accidents globally. Thus, having a well-trained crane operator is very important for companies.

Post-COVID-19 Impact on Asia-Pacific Material Handling Equipment Market

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on the material handling equipment (MHE) market. The outbreak of the virus has resulted in a decrease in demand for MHE in some industries while creating a surge in demand in others; for instance, the pandemic has led to a surge in demand for MHE in industries such as healthcare, e-commerce, and logistics. The pandemic has forced many businesses to alter their operations, leading to changes in the way materials are handled and transported. The market has also witnessed disruptions in the supply chain, resulting in challenges in the production and delivery of MHE. The impact of COVID-19 on the material handling equipment market has been significant, and its effects are likely to be felt for some time to come.

Recent Development

• In February, Manitou Group and Kiloutou entered an exclusive partnership agreement for their first retrofit project, partnership agreement provides telehandlers with used internal combustion engines from Manitou that have electrification kits. These devices can be retrofitted to last longer while having a smaller negative impact on the environment, especially in terms of carbon emissions
• In September 2022, Combilift was awarded Manufacturing Exporter of the Year at the 20th edition of the Irish Export Industry Awards. The honor is given to exporting businesses that have thrived in the manufacturing sector in spite of extremely challenging and unusual market conditions

Asia-Pacific Material Handling Equipment Market Scope

Asia-Pacific material handling equipment market is segmented on the basis of product. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyse meagre growth segments in the industries and provide the users with a valuable market overview and market insights to help them make strategic decisions for identifying core market applications.

By Product

• Port Solution
• Lift Truck Above 10 T
• ETO
• LLE
• CTO
• Service (ETO, LLE, CTO)

Asia-Pacific Material Handling Equipment Market Regional Analysis/Insights

Asia-Pacific material handling equipment market is analysed, and market size insights and trends are provided by country, and product as referenced above.

The regions covered in the Asia-Pacific material handling equipment market report are China, India, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Australia, Taiwan, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, New Zealand, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Cambodia, Laos, and the Rest of Asia-Pacific.

China dominates in the Asia-Pacific region, as China has a robust manufacturing sector and has invested heavily in infrastructure development, including ports, airports, highways, and railways. This has increased demand for material handling equipment (MHE) products which gives a competitive edge in the Asia market. This is expected to act as a driving factor for the growth of the market.    

The region section of the report also provides individual market-impacting factors and changes in market regulation that impact the current and future trends of the market. Data points like downstream and upstream value chain analysis, technical trends, and porter's five forces analysis, case studies are some of the pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, the presence and availability of Asia-Pacific brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, the impact of domestic tariffs, and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the region data.   

Competitive Landscape and Asia-Pacific Material Handling Equipment Market Share Analysis

Asia-Pacific material handling equipment market competitive landscape provides details by the competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, Asia-Pacific presence, production sites and facilities, production capacities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product width and breadth, application dominance. The above data points provided are only related to the companies' focus related to Asia-Pacific Material Handling Equipment market.

Some of the major players operating in the Asia-Pacific material handling equipment market are TOYOTA INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, Zoomlion Heavy Industry Science&Technology Co., Ltd., IHI Corporation, Doosan Industrial Vehicle, Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industries, SANY Group, MITSUBISHI HEAVY INDUSTRIES, LTD., Weihua Group, Manitou.com, Komatsu Ltd., Liebherr, Sumitomo Heavy Industries Material Handling Systems Co., Ltd., Konecranes, The Manitowoc Company, Inc., Linde plc, Hyster-Yale Materials Handling, Inc., STAHL CraneSystems GmbH, Mazzella Companies, ElectroMech Material Handling Systems (India) Pvt. Ltd., LOADMATE,  COMBILIFT, GORBEL INC., REVA INDUSTRIES LTD., GH CRANES & COMPONENTS, Eilbeck Cranes, Paree Crane India Private Limited, MPH Cranes (Far-East) Pte Ltd., ABUS Kransystem AB, SAM Technology Engineers, and Amsak Cranes Private Limited, among others.