A view of the metalworking machines market

The metalworking market is also affected by these changes.

After a slowdown in the years 2005-2010, the production of metal is now growing. In 2012 the alumina production market represented 103,2 million tons, In 2017, this market is supposed to reach 130,6. The primary aluminium 62,3 millions tons went from 48,5 in 2012 to 62,3 in 2017. The Copper production is expected to represent 22,35 millions tons in 2017 (17,26 in 2012).

Most of the metal categories production have increased in the past few years. As the production increased, we can observe that the used machines market for metal has increased as well.

The machinery sale and purchase is now becoming international, Internet has allowed to connect thousands of buyers and sellers from everywhere.

Germany, China and Japan are the main actors on the metal machines market. In 2015, Germany exported for 980 million USD. China is the fastest growing exporter from 2007 to 2014 (+7% per year).

The trade of metal and machines is becoming more and more international, so it's not a surprise to see that the market is more and more important.

Few days ago, the French group DCNS has been chosen by Australia for the production of 12 underseas, which represents 34 billion euros, 10,000 new jobs and a lot of metal.

In the US, the metal machinery production has increased by 5,2% each year between 2010 and 2015. The machines market is fastly changing. Nowadays, most of professionals use the Internet to buy and sell their machines. It's faster, cheaper and professionals have thousands of machines available. Exapro is one of these marketplace for used machinery. 

The metal machines (sheet metal, foundry, machine tools) represent very important categories in the of total machines sold.

Also, metal market takes advantages of very important and active manufacturers such as Trumpf, Mori Seiki, Deckel Maho... These brands are known by every professional in the industry and they are very popular. That's why Internet and online marketplaces are so useful for professionals : they can find the right machine, with a very important catalogue of machines for an affordable price.