EU: Aluminium Bar Market 2025

Aluminium Bar Market Size in the EU

In 2021, the EU aluminium bar market was finally on the rise to reach $X after two years of decline. Over the period under review, consumption posted a prominent increase. As a result, consumption attained the peak level and is likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Aluminium Bar Production in the EU

In value terms, aluminium bar production soared to $X in 2021 estimated in export price. The total output value increased at an average annual rate of +3.0% from 2012 to 2021; however, the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded in certain years. As a result, production reached the peak level and is likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Aluminium Bar Exports

Exports in the EU

In 2021, overseas shipments of aluminium bars, rods and profiles were finally on the rise to reach X tons for the first time since 2018, thus ending a two-year declining trend. The total export volume increased at an average annual rate of +4.9% from 2012 to 2021; however, the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded in certain years. As a result, the exports reached the peak and are likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

In value terms, aluminium bar exports soared to $X in 2021. Total exports indicated a buoyant increase from 2012 to 2021: its value increased at an average annual rate of +5.6% over the last nine years. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. As a result, the exports attained the peak and are likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Exports by Country

In 2021, Spain (X tons), Germany (X tons) and Italy (X tons) represented the key exporter of aluminium bars, rods and profiles in the European Union, comprising 44% of total export. Greece (X tons) ranks next in terms of the total exports with a 6.7% share, followed by Austria (6.4%), Belgium (6.2%) and Poland (5.9%). The Netherlands (X tons), Slovenia (X tons), Romania (X tons), Slovakia (X tons), the Czech Republic (X tons) and Sweden (X tons) followed a long way behind the leaders.

From 2012 to 2021, the biggest increases were recorded for Greece (with a CAGR of +13.3%), while shipments for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

In value terms, the largest aluminium bar supplying countries in the European Union were Germany ($X), Spain ($X) and Italy ($X), with a combined 46% share of total exports. These countries were followed by Belgium, Austria, Poland, Greece, the Netherlands, Slovakia, Slovenia, Sweden, the Czech Republic and Romania, which together accounted for a further 43%.

Greece, with a CAGR of +15.4%, saw the highest growth rate of the value of exports, in terms of the main exporting countries over the period under review, while shipments for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Export Prices by Country

In 2021, the export price in the European Union amounted to $X per ton, picking up by 14% against the previous year. In general, the export price saw a relatively flat trend pattern. As a result, the export price reached the peak level and is likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Prices varied noticeably country of origin: the country with the highest price was the Netherlands ($X per ton), while Romania ($X per ton) was amongst the lowest.

From 2012 to 2021, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by the Netherlands (+2.4%), while the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Aluminium Bar Imports

Imports in the EU

In 2021, overseas purchases of aluminium bars, rods and profiles were finally on the rise to reach X tons for the first time since 2018, thus ending a two-year declining trend. The total import volume increased at an average annual rate of +4.8% over the period from 2012 to 2021; however, the trend pattern indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded in certain years. As a result, imports attained the peak and are likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

In value terms, aluminium bar imports surged to $X in 2021. Total imports indicated a prominent expansion from 2012 to 2021: its value increased at an average annual rate of +5.5% over the last nine-year period. The trend pattern, however, indicated some noticeable fluctuations being recorded throughout the analyzed period. As a result, imports attained the peak and are likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Imports by Country

In 2021, Germany (X tons) represented the main importer of aluminium bars, rods and profiles, mixing up 29% of total imports. France (X tons) took the second position in the ranking, followed by Poland (X tons), Belgium (X tons), the Netherlands (X tons) and the Czech Republic (X tons). All these countries together held near 39% share of total imports. Austria (X tons), Spain (X tons), Italy (X tons), Hungary (X tons), Slovakia (X tons), Sweden (X tons) and Denmark (X tons) took a relatively small share of total imports.

Imports into Germany increased at an average annual rate of +3.0% from 2012 to 2021. At the same time, Poland (+13.7%), Spain (+9.0%), Slovakia (+8.1%), the Czech Republic (+7.9%), Hungary (+6.2%), Belgium (+6.0%), the Netherlands (+4.5%), Denmark (+4.5%), Sweden (+3.6%), France (+3.2%), Italy (+2.7%) and Austria (+2.4%) displayed positive paces of growth. Moreover, Poland emerged as the fastest-growing importer imported in the European Union, with a CAGR of +13.7% from 2012-2021. While the share of Poland (+4 p.p.) increased significantly in terms of the total imports from 2012-2021, the share of France (-1.9 p.p.) and Germany (-5 p.p.) displayed negative dynamics. The shares of the other countries remained relatively stable throughout the analyzed period.

In value terms, the largest aluminium bar importing markets in the European Union were Germany ($X), France ($X) and the Netherlands ($X), together comprising 48% of total imports. These countries were followed by Poland, the Czech Republic, Belgium, Austria, Italy, Spain, Hungary, Slovakia, Denmark and Sweden, which together accounted for a further 40%.

Among the main importing countries, Poland, with a CAGR of +13.1%, saw the highest rates of growth with regard to the value of imports, over the period under review, while purchases for the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Import Prices by Country

The import price in the European Union stood at $X per ton in 2021, growing by 15% against the previous year. In general, the import price continues to indicate a relatively flat trend pattern. As a result, import price reached the peak level and is likely to continue growth in the immediate term.

Average prices varied somewhat amongst the major importing countries. In 2021, major importing countries recorded the following prices: in the Netherlands ($X per ton) and Denmark ($X per ton), while Spain ($X per ton) and Belgium ($X per ton) were amongst the lowest.

From 2012 to 2021, the most notable rate of growth in terms of prices was attained by Slovakia (+3.1%), while the other leaders experienced more modest paces of growth.

Source: IndexBox Platform

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