Global Fishplate Market – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Global Fishplate Market, By Rail Joint Type (Common Rail Joint, Compromise Rail Joint, Insulated Rail Joint, Joggled Fish Plate), Rail Type (Heavy Rail, Light Rail) – Industry Trends and Forecast to 2029

Fishplate Market Analysis and Size

A fishplate is an important part of rail which is used for joining any two rail tracks. It contains of a metal bar which is bolted to the ends of two rail tracks for joining them. They deliver several features, such as superior thermal stability, corrosion resistance and insulation which makes them perfect choice for railway track fittings. According to FMI study, the difference between the BPS values observed in the Fishplate market in H1, 2022 - Outlook over H1, 2022 expected to increase by 29 units. However, compared to H1, 2021, the market is anticipated to spike by 141 BPS in H1 -2022. Furthermore, the market is anticipated to be increased by rapid industrialization, growing population, and the rising need for transporting heavy goods across distant locations due to all these factors have gained huge gained huge traction in railway transportation over all the globe. It has become a primary mode of transportation for passengers and freight.

Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the fishplate market was valued at USD 4294.30 million in 2021 and is expected to reach USD 5611.21 million by 2029, registering a CAGR of 3.40 % during the forecast period of 2022 to 2029. In addition to the market insights such as market value, growth rate, market segments, geographical coverage, market players, and market scenario, The market report curated by the Data Bridge Market Research team includes in-depth expert analysis, import/export analysis, pricing analysis, production consumption analysis, and pestle analysis.     

Report Scope and Market Segmentation

Market Definition

A fishplate is also known as joint bar or splice bar used in rail. It is a device that is used to join the ends of two rails with bolts in a track. It can be divided into 3 types: heavy, light, and crane. The rail fishplate name is derived from fish, a wooden reinforcement of a "built-up" ship's mast which helped round out its desired profile.

Global Fishplate Market Dynamics

Drivers

• Demand for minimize the accident and damages

There has been a significant increase in the rail accidents globally. To eradicate the threat of accidents and reduce this damage, the operators are concentrating on maintaining and improving railroads and many other components. This is expected to create growth prospects for the fishplate market.

• Rising demand for the insulated joints

Railway signalling systems and high-speed rails mainly drive the demand for the insulated rail joints. Insulated rail joints are being extensively used in the rail system for the identification of trains within a track circuit. These joints reduce noise, provide riding comfort and are perfect for all environment and climatic conditions. The rising demand of insulated rail joints are expected to drive the growth rate of the targeted market.

• Increase the number of passenger

The rise in the number of passenger increase the demand for the effective transport options due to this compelling countries are focusing to develop the infrastructure for heavy rails. Heavy rail is normally perfect for long distance transportation. Growing investments by the governments to increase the infrastructure of heavy rail is expected to boost the sales of fishplate and drive the market growth rate.

Opportunities

• Safety purpose

The Increasing maintenance and improvement activities regarding passenger safety is projected to be the major factor for growth of the global fishplate market during the forecast period of 2022-2029. According to FMI's analysis, the high-speed rail is an evolving trend in rail transport. This creates the need for the insulated rail joints, which are expected to create immense opportunities for the growth of the fishplate market in upcoming years.

Moreover, increasing number of rail initiatives and projects such as one belt one road will further create immense opportunities for the growth the market during forecast period.

Restraints/ Challenges

• High cost of advanced technology

Railway transport faces many difficulties in maintaining and improving the balance between cost-cutting measures for reducing the cost and technological advancement. Advanced fishplate mainly used for heavy rail is more costly than others. So, the high cost of the advanced product are expected to restrict the growth of the market.

Also, the low transverse resistance along with Sensitive to chemical attack are acting as market restraints for the growth of the fishplate market during forecasted period

This fishplate market report provides details of new recent developments, trade regulations, import-export analysis, production analysis, value chain optimization, market share, impact of domestic and localized market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, strategic market growth analysis, market size, category market growths, application niches and dominance, product approvals, product launches, geographic expansions, technological innovations in the market. To gain more info on the fishplate market contact Data Bridge Market Research for an Analyst Brief, our team will help you take an informed market decision to achieve market growth.

COVID-19 Impact on Fishplate Market

The outbreak of COVID-19 has badly impacted the railway sector. With a significant drop in the travel, the COVID-19 pandemic has greatly impacted the fishplate which is due to the social distancing legislation and boundary closures. There has been a change in mobility behaviour, growing use of private cars, as compared to the public transport and as rising number of people are working from home these are the major factor which has decrease the use of railway transport. In 2020, a decline of 35% is estimated in regional, long-distance, and urban rail passengers which has triggered by partial and complete lockdown imposed overall the globe.

Recent Development

• In October 2021, Nepal and India has signed a MoU (Memorandum of Understanding), to connect the Indian border town and Kathmandu, Raxaul, through a proposal of 3.15 billion railway line project.
• In December 2021, The UAE government has declared the launch of the UAE Railways Programmed, which comes under the ‘Projects of the 50’.

Global Fishplate Market Scope

The fishplate market is segmented on the basis of rail joint type and rail type. The growth amongst these segments will help you analyze 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.

Rail Joint Type

• Common Rail Joint
• Compromise Rail Joint
• Insulated Rail Joint
• Joggled Fish Plate

 Rail Type

• Heavy Rail
• Light Rail

Fishplate Market Regional Analysis/Insights

The fishplate market is analysed and market size insights and trends are provided by country, rail joint type and rail type as referenced above.

The countries covered in the fishplate market report are U.S., Canada, Mexico, Germany, France, U.K., Italy, Spain, Switzerland, Netherlands, Russia, Turkey, Belgium, Rest of Europe, Japan, China, South Korea, India, Australia & New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Rest of Asia-Pacific, South Africa, Israel, U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Rest of Middle East and Africa, Brazil, Argentina and Rest of South America.

North America and Europe are expected to dominate the fishplate market due to increasing popularity of high speed rails, increasing usages of trams for local transport along with the prevalence of high railway track network density in both the regions

Asia-Pacific is expected to be fastest developing economies during forecast period of 2022-2029 due to the surging level of investment by private market player as well as government for improving the quality of transportation and deliver high end safety to the consumer along with increasing number of ongoing railway projects in this region.

The country 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 down-stream 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 global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of domestic tariffs and trade routes are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.   

Competitive Landscape and Fishplate Market Share Analysis

The fishplate market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global 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 fishplate market.

Some of the major players operating in the fishplate market are:

• Koppers Inc. (U.S.)
• L.B. foster (U.S.)
• Unipart Group (U.K.)
• Royal Construct (India))
• Taicang Zhongbo Railway Fastening Co. Ltd. (China)
• Henry Williams Limited (U.K.)
• N. Mohanlal Railtrack Pvt. Ltd. (India)
• Linzhou Changda Railway Materials Co. Ltd. (China)
• Anyang General International Co., Ltd. (AGICO) (China)
• Bhaskar Group of Companies. (India)
• Monteferro of America (U.S.)
• Jekay Group (India)
• Surya Alloy Industries Ltd.(India)
• Techma Engineering Enterprise Private Limited. (India)