2025 recap: The year-long run of major aluminium extrusion projects
As 2025 has made an exit with 2026 endeavours coming into practice, the aluminium extrusion market witnessed a steady Y-o-Y growth. The global demand approximately reached 34.3 million tonnes in 2024, against almost 49.9 million tonnes of annual installed capacity. Accounting for about two-thirds of global extrusion output, China dominates the industry. Globally, there has been an increased shift of extruders towards green billets and recycled or post-consumer scrap billets, while simultaneously investing in larger extrusion presses. The industry comprises over 1,600 extrusion companies worldwide.
According to the data analysis by AL Circle, the transport and industrial sectors saw the steepest growths in aluminium extrusion demand, of 4.74 and 4.54 per cent, respectively. It indicates their faster climb than the overall market average of 3.05 per cent. The sector consuming the dominating volume was building and construction, although its growth rate remains the lowest at 2.07 per cent, suggesting it is a more mature market segment. The 2032 projection shows the total global usage to rise significantly to 43.58 (f) from 2024’s amount of 34.27 (f).
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