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Steel Cord
Steel cord is the fine steel wire strand or rope for special purposes, which are made of superior high-carbon steel and whose surface is plated with brass. Steel cord is a Freight Car Use mainly reinforcing the casting and at the same time keeping the tire flexible enough to resist shocks and to improve comfort of tires.
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Steel cord is the fine steel wire strand or rope for special purposes, which are made of superior high-carbon steel and whose surface is plated with brass. Steel cord is a Freight Car Use mainly reinforcing the casting and at the same time keeping the tire flexible enough to resist shocks and to improve comfort of tires.
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Industry Growth & Trends
Global Steel Cord Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2032
Market perspective
Steel cord is the fine steel wire strand or rope for special purposes, which are made of superior high-carbon steel and whose surface is plated with brass. Steel cord is a Freight Car Use mainly reinforcing the casting and at the same time keeping the tire flexible enough to resist shocks and to improve comfort of tires.
Global Steel Cord key manufacturers include Bekaert, Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord, ArcelorMittal, Hyosung, Shandong SNTON Steel Cord, Bridgestone, Shougang Century, Tokusen, Tokyo Rope MFG and Hubei Fuxing New Material, etc. Global top 3 players hold a share over 50 percent in 2019.
Report Scope
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This report provides a structured, data-driven view of the global Steel Cord market, combining harmonized quantitative metrics with targeted qualitative insight to support business and growth strategy, market positioning, and capital allocation.
The Steel Cord market size, estimates, and forecasts are presented in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue (US$ million), with 2025 as the base year and historical and forecast data for 2021-2032. The report segments the global Steel Cord market by Type, Application, region/country, and company, provides regional market sizes at the segment level, profiles the competitive landscape and key players and their market ranks, and reviews technology trends and new product developments relevant to Steel Cord.
Key Companies & Market Share Insights
This section analyzes the strategies and performance of leading manufacturers in the global Steel Cord market, including portfolio focus, innovation and product development, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, and geographic expansion used to sustain or enhance competitive positions. It also summarizes recent corporate developments and key financial indicators and provides global revenue, price, and sales volume data by manufacturer for 2020-2025, enabling benchmarking of scale, pricing, and market share and supporting assessment of market concentration through indicators such as CR5 and CR10.
Steel Cord Market by Company
Bekaert
Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord
ArcelorMittal
Hyosung
Shandong SNTON Steel Cord
Bridgestone
Shougang Century
Tokusen
Tokyo Rope MFG
Hubei Fuxing New Material
BMZ
Henan Hengxing
Junma Tyre Cord
Sumitomo Electric Industries
Sodetal
Steel Cord Segment by Type
Normal Tensile (NT)
High Tensile (HT)
Super Tensile (ST)
Ultra Tensile (UT)
Steel Cord Segment by Application
Freight Car Use
Passenger Car Use
Others
Steel Cord Segment by Region
North America
United States
Canada
Mexico
Europe
Germany
France
U.K.
Italy
Russia
Spain
Netherlands
Switzerland
Sweden
Poland
Asia-Pacific
China
Japan
South Korea
India
Australia
Taiwan
Southeast Asia
South America
Brazil
Argentina
Chile
Colombia
Middle East & Africa
Egypt
South Africa
Israel
Türkiye
GCC Countries
Key Drivers & Barriers
High-impact rendering factors and drivers have been studied in this report to aid the readers to understand the general development. Moreover, the report includes restraints and challenges that may act as stumbling blocks on the way of the players. This will assist the users to be attentive and make informed decisions related to business. Specialists have also laid their focus on the upcoming business prospects.
Reasons to Buy This Report
1. This report will help the readers to understand the competition within the industries and strategies for the competitive environment to enhance the potential profit. The report also focuses on the competitive landscape of the global Steel Cord market, and introduces in detail the market share, industry ranking, competitor ecosystem, market performance, new product development, operation situation, expansion, and acquisition. etc. of the main players, which helps the readers to identify the main competitors and deeply understand the competition pattern of the market.
2. This report will help stakeholders to understand the global industry status and trends of Steel Cord and provides them with information on key market drivers, restraints, challenges, and opportunities.
3. This report will help stakeholders to understand competitors better and gain more insights to strengthen their position in their businesses. The competitive landscape section includes the market share and rank (in volume and value), competitor ecosystem, new product development, expansion, and acquisition.
4. This report stays updated with novel technology integration, features, and the latest developments in the market.
5. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into which regions to target globally.
6. This report helps stakeholders to gain insights into the end-user perception concerning the adoption of Steel Cord.
7. This report helps stakeholders to identify some of the key players in the market and understand their valuable contribution.
Chapter Outline
Chapter 1: Introduces the study scope of this report, executive summary of market segments by type, market size segments for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 2: Introduces the market dynamics, latest developments of the market, the driving factors and restrictive factors of the market, the challenges and risks faced by manufacturers in the industry, and the analysis of relevant policies in the industry.
Chapter 3: Detailed analysis of Steel Cord manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Steel Cord in regional level. It provides a quantitative analysis of the market size and development potential of each region and introduces the future development prospects, and market space in the world.
Chapter 5: Introduces market segments by application, market size segment for North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa.
Chapter 6: Provides profiles of key players, introducing the basic situation of the main companies in the market in detail, including product sales, revenue, price, gross margin, product introduction, recent development, etc.
Chapter 7, 8, 9, 10 and 11: North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, South America, Middle East & Africa, sales and revenue by country.
Chapter 12: Analysis of industrial chain, key raw materials, manufacturing cost, and market dynamics.
Chapter 13: Concluding Insights of the report.
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Scope & coverage.
Types
- Normal Tensile (NT)
- High Tensile (HT)
- Super Tensile (ST)
- Ultra Tensile (UT)
Applications
- Freight Car Use
- Passenger Car Use
- Others
Companies covered
- Bekaert
- Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord
- ArcelorMittal
- Hyosung
- Shandong SNTON Steel Cord
- Bridgestone
- Shougang Century
- Tokusen
- Tokyo Rope MFG
- Hubei Fuxing New Material
- BMZ
- Henan Hengxing
- Junma Tyre Cord
- Sumitomo Electric Industries
- Sodetal
Inside the report.
1 Market Overview
- 1.1 Product Definition
- 1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
- 1.2.1 Global Steel Cord Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.2.2 Global Steel Cord Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2021-2032)
- 1.3 Steel Cord Market by Type
- 1.3.1 Normal Tensile (NT)
- 1.3.2 High Tensile (HT)
- 1.3.3 Super Tensile (ST)
- 1.3.4 Ultra Tensile (UT)
- 1.4 Global Steel Cord Market Size by Type
- 1.4.1 Global Steel Cord Market Size Overview by Type (2021-2032)
- 1.4.2 Global Steel Cord Historic Market Size Review by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.4.3 Global Steel Cord Forecasted Market Size by Type (2027-2032)
- 1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
- 1.5.1 North America Steel Cord Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.2 Europe Steel Cord Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Steel Cord Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.4 South America Steel Cord Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
- 1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Steel Cord Sales Breakdown by Type (2021-2026)
2 Global Market Dynamics
- 2.1 Steel Cord Industry Trends
- 2.2 Steel Cord Industry Drivers
- 2.3 Steel Cord Industry Opportunities and Challenges
- 2.4 Steel Cord Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company
- 3.1 Global Top Players by Steel Cord Revenue (2021-2026)
- 3.2 Global Top Players by Steel Cord Sales (2021-2026)
- 3.3 Global Top Players by Steel Cord Price (2021-2026)
- 3.4 Global Steel Cord Industry Company Ranking, 2024 VS 2025 VS 2026
- 3.5 Global Steel Cord Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
- 3.6 Global Steel Cord Company, Product Type & Application
- 3.7 Global Steel Cord Company Establishment Date
- 3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
- 3.8.1 Global Steel Cord Market CR5 and HHI
- 3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Steel Cord Players Market Share by Revenue in 2025
- 3.8.3 2025 Steel Cord Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Steel Cord Regional Status and Outlook
- 4.1 Global Steel Cord Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 4.2 Global Steel Cord Historic Market Size by Region
- 4.2.1 Global Steel Cord Sales in Volume by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.2 Global Steel Cord Sales in Value by Region (2021-2026)
- 4.2.3 Global Steel Cord Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 4.3 Global Steel Cord Forecasted Market Size by Region
- 4.3.1 Global Steel Cord Sales in Volume by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.2 Global Steel Cord Sales in Value by Region (2027-2032)
- 4.3.3 Global Steel Cord Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2027-2032)
5 Steel Cord by Application
- 5.1 Steel Cord Market by Application
- 5.1.1 Freight Car Use
- 5.1.2 Passenger Car Use
- 5.1.3 Others
- 5.2 Global Steel Cord Market Size by Application
- 5.2.1 Global Steel Cord Market Size Overview by Application (2021-2032)
- 5.2.2 Global Steel Cord Historic Market Size Review by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.2.3 Global Steel Cord Forecasted Market Size by Application (2027-2032)
- 5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
- 5.3.1 North America Steel Cord Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.2 Europe Steel Cord Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Steel Cord Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.4 South America Steel Cord Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
- 5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Steel Cord Sales Breakdown by Application (2021-2026)
6 Company Profiles
- 6.1 Bekaert
- 6.1.1 Bekaert Company Information
- 6.1.2 Bekaert Business Overview
- 6.1.3 Bekaert Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.1.4 Bekaert Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.1.5 Bekaert Recent Developments
- 6.2 Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord
- 6.2.1 Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord Company Information
- 6.2.2 Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord Business Overview
- 6.2.3 Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.2.4 Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.2.5 Jiangsu Xingda Steel Cord Recent Developments
- 6.3 ArcelorMittal
- 6.3.1 ArcelorMittal Company Information
- 6.3.2 ArcelorMittal Business Overview
- 6.3.3 ArcelorMittal Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.3.4 ArcelorMittal Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.3.5 ArcelorMittal Recent Developments
- 6.4 Hyosung
- 6.4.1 Hyosung Company Information
- 6.4.2 Hyosung Business Overview
- 6.4.3 Hyosung Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.4.4 Hyosung Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.4.5 Hyosung Recent Developments
- 6.5 Shandong SNTON Steel Cord
- 6.5.1 Shandong SNTON Steel Cord Company Information
- 6.5.2 Shandong SNTON Steel Cord Business Overview
- 6.5.3 Shandong SNTON Steel Cord Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.5.4 Shandong SNTON Steel Cord Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.5.5 Shandong SNTON Steel Cord Recent Developments
- 6.6 Bridgestone
- 6.6.1 Bridgestone Company Information
- 6.6.2 Bridgestone Business Overview
- 6.6.3 Bridgestone Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.6.4 Bridgestone Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.6.5 Bridgestone Recent Developments
- 6.7 Shougang Century
- 6.7.1 Shougang Century Company Information
- 6.7.2 Shougang Century Business Overview
- 6.7.3 Shougang Century Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.7.4 Shougang Century Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.7.5 Shougang Century Recent Developments
- 6.8 Tokusen
- 6.8.1 Tokusen Company Information
- 6.8.2 Tokusen Business Overview
- 6.8.3 Tokusen Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.8.4 Tokusen Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.8.5 Tokusen Recent Developments
- 6.9 Tokyo Rope MFG
- 6.9.1 Tokyo Rope MFG Company Information
- 6.9.2 Tokyo Rope MFG Business Overview
- 6.9.3 Tokyo Rope MFG Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.9.4 Tokyo Rope MFG Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.9.5 Tokyo Rope MFG Recent Developments
- 6.10 Hubei Fuxing New Material
- 6.10.1 Hubei Fuxing New Material Company Information
- 6.10.2 Hubei Fuxing New Material Business Overview
- 6.10.3 Hubei Fuxing New Material Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.10.4 Hubei Fuxing New Material Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.10.5 Hubei Fuxing New Material Recent Developments
- 6.11 BMZ
- 6.11.1 BMZ Company Information
- 6.11.2 BMZ Business Overview
- 6.11.3 BMZ Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.11.4 BMZ Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.11.5 BMZ Recent Developments
- 6.12 Henan Hengxing
- 6.12.1 Henan Hengxing Company Information
- 6.12.2 Henan Hengxing Business Overview
- 6.12.3 Henan Hengxing Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.12.4 Henan Hengxing Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.12.5 Henan Hengxing Recent Developments
- 6.13 Junma Tyre Cord
- 6.13.1 Junma Tyre Cord Company Information
- 6.13.2 Junma Tyre Cord Business Overview
- 6.13.3 Junma Tyre Cord Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.13.4 Junma Tyre Cord Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.13.5 Junma Tyre Cord Recent Developments
- 6.14 Sumitomo Electric Industries
- 6.14.1 Sumitomo Electric Industries Company Information
- 6.14.2 Sumitomo Electric Industries Business Overview
- 6.14.3 Sumitomo Electric Industries Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.14.4 Sumitomo Electric Industries Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.14.5 Sumitomo Electric Industries Recent Developments
- 6.15 Sodetal
- 6.15.1 Sodetal Company Information
- 6.15.2 Sodetal Business Overview
- 6.15.3 Sodetal Steel Cord Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2021-2026)
- 6.15.4 Sodetal Steel Cord Product Portfolio
- 6.15.5 Sodetal Recent Developments
7 North America by Country
- 7.1 North America Steel Cord Sales by Country
- 7.1.1 North America Steel Cord Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.1.2 North America Steel Cord Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.1.3 North America Steel Cord Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 7.2 North America Steel Cord Market Size by Country
- 7.2.1 North America Steel Cord Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 7.2.2 North America Steel Cord Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 7.2.3 North America Steel Cord Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
8 Europe by Country
- 8.1 Europe Steel Cord Sales by Country
- 8.1.1 Europe Steel Cord Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.1.2 Europe Steel Cord Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.1.3 Europe Steel Cord Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 8.2 Europe Steel Cord Market Size by Country
- 8.2.1 Europe Steel Cord Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 8.2.2 Europe Steel Cord Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 8.2.3 Europe Steel Cord Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country
- 9.1 Asia-Pacific Steel Cord Sales by Country
- 9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Steel Cord Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Steel Cord Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Steel Cord Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 9.2 Asia-Pacific Steel Cord Market Size by Country
- 9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Steel Cord Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Steel Cord Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Steel Cord Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
10 South America by Country
- 10.1 South America Steel Cord Sales by Country
- 10.1.1 South America Steel Cord Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.1.2 South America Steel Cord Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.1.3 South America Steel Cord Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 10.2 South America Steel Cord Market Size by Country
- 10.2.1 South America Steel Cord Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 10.2.2 South America Steel Cord Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 10.2.3 South America Steel Cord Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country
- 11.1 Middle East and Africa Steel Cord Sales by Country
- 11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Steel Cord Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Steel Cord Sales by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Steel Cord Sales Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
- 11.2 Middle East and Africa Steel Cord Market Size by Country
- 11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Steel Cord Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2021 VS 2025 VS 2032
- 11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Steel Cord Market Size by Country (2021-2026)
- 11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Steel Cord Market Size Forecast by Country (2027-2032)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.1 Steel Cord Value Chain Analysis
- 12.1.1 Steel Cord Key Raw Materials
- 12.1.2 Key Raw Materials Price
- 12.1.3 Raw Materials Key Suppliers
- 12.1.4 Manufacturing Cost Structure
- 12.1.5 Steel Cord Production Mode & Process
- 12.2 Steel Cord Sales Channels Analysis
- 12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
- 12.2.2 Steel Cord Distributors
- 12.2.3 Steel Cord Customers
13 Concluding Insights
14 Appendix
- 14.1 Reasons for Doing This Study
- 14.2 Research Methodology
- 14.3 Research Process
- 14.4 Authors List of This Report
- 14.5 Data Source
- 14.5.1 Secondary Sources
- 14.5.2 Primary Sources
- 14.6 Disclaimer
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