Global Ship Plate Industry Growth and Trends Forecast to 2031

Summary

The ship plate is a hot rolled steel sheet produced to manufacture hull structures as required by the code of conduct. In the 1870s carbon was added to molten iron to make steel. Iron and steel were soon being used in ship production. These irons and steels were known as ABS (American Bureau of Shipping) iron and steel. They constitute specific types of iron and steel utilized to build ships. How they are manufactured and used is regulated by the ABS standardized grading and specification system.

According to APO Research, The global Ship Plate market was estimated at US$ million in 2025 and is projected to reach a revised size of US$ million by 2031, witnessing a CAGR of xx% during the forecast period 2026-2031.

North American market for Ship Plate is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Asia-Pacific market for Ship Plate is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

Europe market for Ship Plate is estimated to increase from $ million in 2025 to reach $ million by 2031, at a CAGR of % during the forecast period of 2026 through 2031.

The major global manufacturers of Ship Plate include POSCO (South Korea), JFE Steel (Japan), NSSMC (Japan), Baosteel (China), Valin Xiangtan Steel (China), Chongqing Steel (China), Ansteel (China), Nanjing Steel (China) and Dongkuk (South Korea), etc. In 2024, the world's top three vendors accounted for approximately % of the revenue.

Report Scope

This report aims to provide a comprehensive presentation of the global market for Ship Plate, with both quantitative and qualitative analysis, to help readers develop business/growth strategies, assess the market competitive situation, analyze their position in the current marketplace, and make informed business decisions regarding Ship Plate.

The Ship Plate market size, estimations, and forecasts are provided in terms of sales volume (K MT) and revenue ($ millions), considering 2024 as the base year, with history and forecast data for the period from 2020 to 2031. This report segments the global Ship Plate market comprehensively. Regional market sizes, concerning products by Type, by Application, and by players, are also provided. For a more in-depth understanding of the market, the report provides profiles of the competitive landscape, key competitors, and their respective market ranks. The report also discusses technological trends and new product developments.

Key Companies & Market Share Insights

In this section, the readers will gain an understanding of the key players competing. This report has studied the key growth strategies, such as innovative trends and developments, intensification of product portfolio, mergers and acquisitions, collaborations, new product innovation, and geographical expansion, undertaken by these participants to maintain their presence. Apart from business strategies, the study includes current developments and key financials. The readers will also get access to the data related to global revenue, price, and sales by manufacturers for the period 2020-2025. This all-inclusive report will certainly serve the clients to stay updated and make effective decisions in their businesses.

Ship Plate Segment by Company

POSCO (South Korea)
JFE Steel (Japan)
NSSMC (Japan)
Baosteel (China)
Valin Xiangtan Steel (China)
Chongqing Steel (China)
Ansteel (China)
Nanjing Steel (China)
Dongkuk (South Korea)
SD Steel (China)
Xinyu Steel (China)
Hyundai (South Korea)
ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
Shougang Group (China)

Ship Plate Segment by Type

General Strength Ship Plate
High Strength Ship Plate

Ship Plate Segment by Application

Tankers
Bulk Carriers
Container Ships
Chemical Ships

Ship Plate 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
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 Ship Plate 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 Ship Plate 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 Ship Plate.
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 Ship Plate manufacturers competitive landscape, price, sales, revenue, market share and ranking, latest development plan, merger, and acquisition information, etc.
Chapter 4: Sales, revenue of Ship Plate 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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1 Market Overview

1.1 Product Definition
1.2 Global Market Growth Prospects
1.2.1 Global Ship Plate Market Size Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.2.2 Global Ship Plate Sales Estimates and Forecasts (2020-2031)
1.3 Ship Plate Market by Type
1.3.1 General Strength Ship Plate
1.3.2 High Strength Ship Plate
1.4 Global Ship Plate Market Size by Type
1.4.1 Global Ship Plate Market Size Overview by Type (2020-2031)
1.4.2 Global Ship Plate Historic Market Size Review by Type (2020-2025)
1.4.3 Global Ship Plate Forecasted Market Size by Type (2026-2031)
1.5 Key Regions Market Size by Type
1.5.1 North America Ship Plate Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.2 Europe Ship Plate Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.3 Asia-Pacific Ship Plate Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.4 South America Ship Plate Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
1.5.5 Middle East and Africa Ship Plate Sales Breakdown by Type (2020-2025)
2 Global Market Dynamics

2.1 Ship Plate Industry Trends
2.2 Ship Plate Industry Drivers
2.3 Ship Plate Industry Opportunities and Challenges
2.4 Ship Plate Industry Restraints
3 Market Competitive Landscape by Company

3.1 Global Top Players by Ship Plate Revenue (2020-2025)
3.2 Global Top Players by Ship Plate Sales (2020-2025)
3.3 Global Top Players by Ship Plate Price (2020-2025)
3.4 Global Ship Plate Industry Company Ranking, 2023 VS 2024 VS 2025
3.5 Global Ship Plate Major Company Production Sites & Headquarters
3.6 Global Ship Plate Company, Product Type & Application
3.7 Global Ship Plate Company Establishment Date
3.8 Market Competitive Analysis
3.8.1 Global Ship Plate Market CR5 and HHI
3.8.2 Global Top 5 and 10 Ship Plate Players Market Share by Revenue in 2024
3.8.3 2023 Ship Plate Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3
4 Ship Plate Regional Status and Outlook

4.1 Global Ship Plate Market Size and CAGR by Region: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
4.2 Global Ship Plate Historic Market Size by Region
4.2.1 Global Ship Plate Sales in Volume by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.2 Global Ship Plate Sales in Value by Region (2020-2025)
4.2.3 Global Ship Plate Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
4.3 Global Ship Plate Forecasted Market Size by Region
4.3.1 Global Ship Plate Sales in Volume by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.2 Global Ship Plate Sales in Value by Region (2026-2031)
4.3.3 Global Ship Plate Sales (Volume & Value), Price and Gross Margin (2026-2031)
5 Ship Plate by Application

5.1 Ship Plate Market by Application
5.1.1 Tankers
5.1.2 Bulk Carriers
5.1.3 Container Ships
5.1.4 Chemical Ships
5.2 Global Ship Plate Market Size by Application
5.2.1 Global Ship Plate Market Size Overview by Application (2020-2031)
5.2.2 Global Ship Plate Historic Market Size Review by Application (2020-2025)
5.2.3 Global Ship Plate Forecasted Market Size by Application (2026-2031)
5.3 Key Regions Market Size by Application
5.3.1 North America Ship Plate Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.2 Europe Ship Plate Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.3 Asia-Pacific Ship Plate Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.4 South America Ship Plate Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
5.3.5 Middle East and Africa Ship Plate Sales Breakdown by Application (2020-2025)
6 Company Profiles

6.1 POSCO (South Korea)
6.1.1 POSCO (South Korea) Comapny Information
6.1.2 POSCO (South Korea) Business Overview
6.1.3 POSCO (South Korea) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.1.4 POSCO (South Korea) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.1.5 POSCO (South Korea) Recent Developments
6.2 JFE Steel (Japan)
6.2.1 JFE Steel (Japan) Comapny Information
6.2.2 JFE Steel (Japan) Business Overview
6.2.3 JFE Steel (Japan) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.2.4 JFE Steel (Japan) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.2.5 JFE Steel (Japan) Recent Developments
6.3 NSSMC (Japan)
6.3.1 NSSMC (Japan) Comapny Information
6.3.2 NSSMC (Japan) Business Overview
6.3.3 NSSMC (Japan) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.3.4 NSSMC (Japan) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.3.5 NSSMC (Japan) Recent Developments
6.4 Baosteel (China)
6.4.1 Baosteel (China) Comapny Information
6.4.2 Baosteel (China) Business Overview
6.4.3 Baosteel (China) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.4.4 Baosteel (China) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.4.5 Baosteel (China) Recent Developments
6.5 Valin Xiangtan Steel (China)
6.5.1 Valin Xiangtan Steel (China) Comapny Information
6.5.2 Valin Xiangtan Steel (China) Business Overview
6.5.3 Valin Xiangtan Steel (China) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.5.4 Valin Xiangtan Steel (China) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.5.5 Valin Xiangtan Steel (China) Recent Developments
6.6 Chongqing Steel (China)
6.6.1 Chongqing Steel (China) Comapny Information
6.6.2 Chongqing Steel (China) Business Overview
6.6.3 Chongqing Steel (China) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.6.4 Chongqing Steel (China) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.6.5 Chongqing Steel (China) Recent Developments
6.7 Ansteel (China)
6.7.1 Ansteel (China) Comapny Information
6.7.2 Ansteel (China) Business Overview
6.7.3 Ansteel (China) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.7.4 Ansteel (China) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.7.5 Ansteel (China) Recent Developments
6.8 Nanjing Steel (China)
6.8.1 Nanjing Steel (China) Comapny Information
6.8.2 Nanjing Steel (China) Business Overview
6.8.3 Nanjing Steel (China) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.8.4 Nanjing Steel (China) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.8.5 Nanjing Steel (China) Recent Developments
6.9 Dongkuk (South Korea)
6.9.1 Dongkuk (South Korea) Comapny Information
6.9.2 Dongkuk (South Korea) Business Overview
6.9.3 Dongkuk (South Korea) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.9.4 Dongkuk (South Korea) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.9.5 Dongkuk (South Korea) Recent Developments
6.10 SD Steel (China)
6.10.1 SD Steel (China) Comapny Information
6.10.2 SD Steel (China) Business Overview
6.10.3 SD Steel (China) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.10.4 SD Steel (China) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.10.5 SD Steel (China) Recent Developments
6.11 Xinyu Steel (China)
6.11.1 Xinyu Steel (China) Comapny Information
6.11.2 Xinyu Steel (China) Business Overview
6.11.3 Xinyu Steel (China) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.11.4 Xinyu Steel (China) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.11.5 Xinyu Steel (China) Recent Developments
6.12 Hyundai (South Korea)
6.12.1 Hyundai (South Korea) Comapny Information
6.12.2 Hyundai (South Korea) Business Overview
6.12.3 Hyundai (South Korea) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.12.4 Hyundai (South Korea) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.12.5 Hyundai (South Korea) Recent Developments
6.13 ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg)
6.13.1 ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) Comapny Information
6.13.2 ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) Business Overview
6.13.3 ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.13.4 ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.13.5 ArcelorMittal (Luxembourg) Recent Developments
6.14 Shougang Group (China)
6.14.1 Shougang Group (China) Comapny Information
6.14.2 Shougang Group (China) Business Overview
6.14.3 Shougang Group (China) Ship Plate Sales, Revenue and Gross Margin (2020-2025)
6.14.4 Shougang Group (China) Ship Plate Product Portfolio
6.14.5 Shougang Group (China) Recent Developments
7 North America by Country

7.1 North America Ship Plate Sales by Country
7.1.1 North America Ship Plate Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.1.2 North America Ship Plate Sales by Country (2020-2025)
7.1.3 North America Ship Plate Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
7.2 North America Ship Plate Market Size by Country
7.2.1 North America Ship Plate Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
7.2.2 North America Ship Plate Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
7.2.3 North America Ship Plate Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8 Europe by Country

8.1 Europe Ship Plate Sales by Country
8.1.1 Europe Ship Plate Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.1.2 Europe Ship Plate Sales by Country (2020-2025)
8.1.3 Europe Ship Plate Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
8.2 Europe Ship Plate Market Size by Country
8.2.1 Europe Ship Plate Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
8.2.2 Europe Ship Plate Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
8.2.3 Europe Ship Plate Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9 Asia-Pacific by Country

9.1 Asia-Pacific Ship Plate Sales by Country
9.1.1 Asia-Pacific Ship Plate Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.1.2 Asia-Pacific Ship Plate Sales by Country (2020-2025)
9.1.3 Asia-Pacific Ship Plate Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
9.2 Asia-Pacific Ship Plate Market Size by Country
9.2.1 Asia-Pacific Ship Plate Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
9.2.2 Asia-Pacific Ship Plate Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
9.2.3 Asia-Pacific Ship Plate Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10 South America by Country

10.1 South America Ship Plate Sales by Country
10.1.1 South America Ship Plate Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.1.2 South America Ship Plate Sales by Country (2020-2025)
10.1.3 South America Ship Plate Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
10.2 South America Ship Plate Market Size by Country
10.2.1 South America Ship Plate Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
10.2.2 South America Ship Plate Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
10.2.3 South America Ship Plate Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11 Middle East and Africa by Country

11.1 Middle East and Africa Ship Plate Sales by Country
11.1.1 Middle East and Africa Ship Plate Sales Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.1.2 Middle East and Africa Ship Plate Sales by Country (2020-2025)
11.1.3 Middle East and Africa Ship Plate Sales Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
11.2 Middle East and Africa Ship Plate Market Size by Country
11.2.1 Middle East and Africa Ship Plate Market Size Growth Rate (CAGR) by Country: 2020 VS 2024 VS 2031
11.2.2 Middle East and Africa Ship Plate Market Size by Country (2020-2025)
11.2.3 Middle East and Africa Ship Plate Market Size Forecast by Country (2026-2031)
12 Value Chain and Sales Channels Analysis

12.1 Ship Plate Value Chain Analysis
12.1.1 Ship Plate 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 Ship Plate Production Mode & Process
12.2 Ship Plate Sales Channels Analysis
12.2.1 Direct Comparison with Distribution Share
12.2.2 Ship Plate Distributors
12.2.3 Ship Plate 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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