Metal & Metal Ore Wholesaling in Romania - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Over the five years through 2024, European metal and metal ore wholesalers’ revenue is expected to dip by 3.5% to €283.4 billion, including a 4.3% contraction in 2024. COVID-19 significantly disrupted key downstream buying activity, with construction and manufacturing output stuttering, limiting demand for key metals like steel or aluminium. As the pandemic eased, investment in the two sectors picked up, helping to stimulate sales of metals. In line with a weakened travel industry, the aircraft industry has been slow to recover, constraining the need for metal parts like carbon fibre. Economic uncertainty spread among many European countries since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, sparking sales of precious metals like gold and silver, as they’re considered safe investments. Subdued economic growth and crippling central bank interest rate rises have stemmed investment in volatile assets like metals and metal ores, while new construction work is hard to come by.

截至2024年的五年间，欧洲金属及金属矿石批发商的营收预计将下滑3.5%，至2834亿欧元，其中2024年营收将收缩4.3%。新冠疫情（COVID-19）严重扰乱了核心下游采购活动，建筑业与制造业产出增长乏力，抑制了钢铁、铝等核心金属的市场需求。随着疫情缓解，上述两大领域的投资回升，助力金属销售额增长。受旅游业疲软拖累，航空工业复苏缓慢，制约了碳纤维（carbon fibre）等金属部件的市场需求。自2022年2月俄罗斯入侵乌克兰以来，欧洲多国弥漫着经济不确定性，推动黄金、白银等贵金属的销售——因其被视为安全避险投资标的。经济增长乏力叠加央行大幅加息，抑制了对金属及金属矿石等波动性资产的投资，同时新开工建筑项目也稀缺难寻。