{"id":260644,"date":"2025-06-11T16:48:36","date_gmt":"2025-06-11T14:48:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/starting-in-2025-positive-signs-the-sheet-metal-industry-looks-toward-a-recovery-in-2026\/"},"modified":"2025-06-12T12:47:19","modified_gmt":"2025-06-12T10:47:19","slug":"starting-in-2025-positive-signs-the-sheet-metal-industry-looks-toward-a-recovery-in-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/starting-in-2025-positive-signs-the-sheet-metal-industry-looks-toward-a-recovery-in-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive signs for 2025: the metal sheet industry eyes a 2026 recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>steel plate market<\/strong> is finally showing signs of recovery in 2025, following a turbulent 2024 marked by uncertain demand and sharp fluctuations. Insights from the <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siderweb.com\/articoli\/top\/726182-dal-2025-segnali-positivi-in-vista-di-una-ripresa-nel-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Mercato &amp; Dintorni<\/a><\/em> webinar, hosted by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.siderweb.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Siderweb<\/a><\/strong>, suggest that this year could mark a turning point, laying the groundwork for a more stable rebound in 2026. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During the session, <strong>Dionisio Cotti<\/strong>, Head of Sales at <strong>NLMK Europe Plate Region West of Europe<\/strong>, shared his outlook for the sector. The first half of 2025 has seen increased commercial activity, with volume targets achieved and better performance compared to previous years. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Wind energy fuels the recovery<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The market is being driven primarily by<strong> investment in renewable energy<\/strong>, with wind power leading the way. This positive trend is also benefiting related industries such as infrastructure and earthmoving, which are seeing renewed industrial momentum. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Automotive and mechanical engineering slow down<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In contrast, the <strong>automotive<\/strong> industry continues to face challenges, with demand down between 25% and 30%. The decline is attributed to the complexities of the energy transition and a generational shift in mobility patterns. <strong>Mechanical<\/strong> engineering is also slowing, held back by weak global demand and exchange rate fluctuations.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Safeguarding European steel<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Cotti also stressed the importance of <strong>safeguard measures to protect the European market<\/strong> from excessive imports, which could threaten the local steel industry and downstream sectors.<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Looking ahead<\/h3>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2025 is shaping up to be a year of consolidation<\/strong> for the metal sheet industry, but all signs point to a full recovery in 2026. Companies that can seize the opportunities linked to the energy transition may gain a competitive edge. <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">Source: \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.siderweb.com\/articoli\/top\/726182-dal-2025-segnali-positivi-in-vista-di-una-ripresa-nel-2026\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Dal 2025 segnali positivi in vista di una ripresa nel 2026<\/strong><\/a>\u201d (Positive signs in 2025 point to a recovery in 2026).<\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Introducing <strong>Steel Watch | The steel market under the spotlight<\/strong>, our new feature dedicated to monitoring trends in the steel industry.<br\/>Follow us on<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/carboni-steel-srl\/?viewAsMember=true\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"> LinkedIn<\/a> and stay up to date with the latest insights!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>2025 is showing encouraging signs for the plate steel sector, driven by investments in wind energy. The outlook points to a full recovery in 2026. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":260641,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"off","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[79,1],"tags":[157,159,161,158,81,82,160],"class_list":["post-260644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news-en","category-senza-categoria","tag-heavy-plate-steel","tag-renewable-energy","tag-siderweb-en","tag-steel-market","tag-steelmaking","tag-trade","tag-wind-power"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=260644"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260644\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":260647,"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/260644\/revisions\/260647"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/260641"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=260644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=260644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/carbonisteel.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=260644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}