Global demand for material handling products is forecast to climb 4.0 percent annually through 2016 to $123.6 billion. Opportunities will be best for sales of advanced equipment such as automated conveyors and automated guided vehicles. Among national markets, India and China will see the fastest gains.

This study analyzes the $101.4 billion global material handling product industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 2001, 2006 and 2011, and forecasts for 2016 and 2021 by product (e.g., industrial trucks and lifts; conveying equipment; hoists, cranes and monorails; automated storage/retrieval systems; AGVs), market (e.g., durable goods manufacturing, nondurable goods manufacturing), world region and for 24 major countries.

This study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 43 industry participants, including Toyota Industries, KION Group and Cargotec.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		INTRODUCTION							      xi

	I.	EXECUTIVE SUMMARY						       1

	II.	MARKET ENVIRONMENT						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Outlook						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       6
		   Macroeconomic Outlook					       7
		World Industrial Outlook					      11
		   Manufacturing Value Added Trends				      12
		   Fixed Investment Trends					      14
		Motor Vehicle Production					      16
		World Consumer Sector Trends					      20
		   Personal Income & Expenditure Trends				      21
		   Demographic Trends						      23
		World Trade/Distribution Sector Trends				      25
		Material Handling Cost & Pricing Trends				      27
		Material Handling Technology Trends				      29

	III.	OVERVIEW							      32
		General								      32
		World Material Handling Demand					      33
		   Demand by Region						      34
		   Demand by Product						      37
		      Industrial Trucks & Lifts					      38
		      Conveying Equipment					      40
		      Hoists, Cranes, & Monorails				      42
		      Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems			      44
		      AGVs & Other						      46
		   Demand by Market						      49
		      Durable Goods Manufacturing				      50
		      Nondurable Goods Manufacturing				      51
		      Other Industries						      52
		World Material Handling Production				      53
		International Trade Flows					      56

	IV.	NORTH AMERICA							      59
		General								      59
		Supply & Demand							      60
		Outlook & Suppliers						      62
		United States							      63
		Canada								      70
		Mexico								      74

	V.	WESTERN EUROPE							      80
		General								      80
		Supply & Demand							      81
		Outlook & Suppliers						      83
		Germany								      85
		United Kingdom							      90
		France								      95
		Italy								     100
		Spain								     105
		Netherlands							     110
		Sweden								     115
		Austria								     120
		Belgium								     125
		Other Western Europe						     130
		      Switzerland						     136
		      Finland							     138
		      Denmark							     139
		      All Other Western Europe					     140

	VI.	ASIA/PACIFIC							     141
		General								     141
		Supply & Demand							     142
		Outlook & Suppliers						     145
		China								     147
		Japan								     154
		South Korea							     160
		India								     165
		Taiwan								     170
		Australia							     175
		Thailand							     180
		Other Asia/Pacific						     185
		      Indonesia							     191
		      Malaysia							     193
		      All Other Asia/Pacific					     194

	VII.	OTHER REGIONS							     196
		   Central & South America					     196
		   Supply & Demand						     197
		   Outlook & Suppliers						     199
		   Brazil							     200
		   Other South & Central America				     206
		   Eastern Europe						     210
		   Supply & Demand						     212
		   Outlook & Suppliers						     213
		   Russia							     215
		   Poland							     220
		   Other Eastern Europe						     225
		   Africa/Mideast						     230
		   Supply & Demand						     232
		   Outlook & Suppliers						     234
		   Turkey							     236
		   South Africa							     241
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     246

	VIII.	INDUSTRY STRUCTURE						     252
		General								     252
		Industry Composition						     253
		Market Share							     256
		Mergers, Acquisitions, & Industry Restructuring			     260
		Cooperative Agreements						     263
		Product Development & Manufacturing				     267
		Marketing & Distribution					     269
		Company Profiles						     271
		   Acco Material Handling Solutions, see Melrose plc
		   Amazon.com Incorporated					     272
		   Anhui HeLi Company Limited					     273
		   Beewen GmbH & Company KG, see Vanderlande Industries BV
		   BEUMER Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Company KG			     275
		   Cargotec Corporation						     277
		   Caterpillar Incorporated					     280
		   CLARK Material Handling Company				     283
		   Columbus McKinnon Corporation				     285
		   Constructor Group AS						     288
		   Crown Equipment Corporation					     289
		   Daifuku Company Limited					     292
		   Demag Cranes AG						     298
		   Dematic Holding Sarl						     301
		   Dürr AG							     304
		   EISENMANN AG							     306
		   FANUC Corporation						     308
		   FMC Technologies Incorporated				     310
		   Gehl Company, see Manitou BF SA
		   Hiab Oy, see Cargotec Corporation
		   Hitachi Limited						     312
		   Ingersoll-Rand plc						     315
		   Interlake Mecalux Incorporated, see Mecalux SA
		   Jervis B. Webb Company, see Daifuku Company Limited
		   Jungheinrich AG						     317
		   Kalmar Industries Oy AB, see Cargotec Corporation
		   Kardex AG							     320
		   KION Group GmbH						     322
		   KITO Corporation						     326
		   KNAPP AG							     328
		   Komatsu Limited						     330
		   Konecranes plc						     332
		   Linde Material Handling GmbH, see KION Group GmbH
		   Logan Teleflex UK Limited, see Daifuku Company Limited
		   MacGREGOR Group AB, see Cargotec Corporation
		   Manitou BF SA						     336
		   Mecalux SA							     339
		   Melrose plc							     340
		   Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited				     342
		   Murata Machinery Limited					     345
		   NACCO Industries Incorporated				     348
		   Nissan Motor Company Limited					     350
		   Rexnord LLC							     353
		   Sabal Medical Incorporated, see Swisslog Holding AG
		   Sandvik AB							     356
		   Schäfer (Fritz) GmbH						     359
		   SDI Group plc						     362
		   Servus Intralogistics GmbH, see Swisslog Holding AG
		   Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Company Limited		     364
		   Siemens AG							     365
		   SSI Schaefer Systems International Incorporated, see Schäfer (Fritz) GmbH
		   STILL, see KION Group GmbH
		   Swisslog Holding AG						     367
		   TCM Corporation, see Hitachi Limited
		   Toyota Industries Corporation				     373
		   Vanderlande Industries BV					     378
		   Xuzhou Construction Machinery Group Incorporated		     381
		   Zhejiang Hangcha Engineering Machinery
		       Company Limited						     382
		Additional Companies in the Study				     383


				      LIST OF TABLES

    TABLE NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
		Summary Table							       3

		SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
	1	World Gross Domestic Product by Region				      11
	2	World Manufacturing Value Added by Region			      14
	3	World Fixed Investment by Region				      16
	4	World Motor Vehicle Production by Region			      20
	5	World Per Capita Gross Domestic Product by Region		      22
	6	World Population by Region					      25
	7	World Material Handling Price Index				      29

		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Material Handling Product Demand by Region		      36
	2	World Material Handling Demand by Product			      38
	3	World Industrial Truck & Lift Demand by Region			      40
	4	World Conveying Equipment Demand by Region			      42
	5	World Hoist, Crane, & Monorail Demand by Region			      44
	6	World Automated Storage/Retrieval System Demand
		    by Region							      46
	7	World AGVs & Other Product Demand by Region			      49
	8	World Material Handling Demand by Market			      50
	9	World Material Handling Shipments by Region			      55
	10	World Material Handling Net Exports by Region			      58

		SECTION IV -- NORTH AMERICA
	1	North America: Material Handling Supply & Demand		      61
	2	North America: Material Handling Demand
		    by Type & Market						      63
	3	United States: Material Handling Supply & Demand		      67
	4	United States: Material Handling Demand
		    by Type & Market						      69
	5	Canada: Material Handling Supply & Demand			      72
	6	Canada: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		      74
	7	Mexico: Material Handling Supply & Demand			      77
	8	Mexico: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		      79

		SECTION V -- WESTERN EUROPE
	1	Western Europe: Material Handling Supply & Demand		      83
	2	Western Europe: Material Handling Demand
		    by Type & Market						      85
	3	Germany: Material Handling Supply & Demand			      88
	4	Germany: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		      90
	5	United Kingdom: Material Handling Supply & Demand		      93
	6	United Kingdom: Material Handling Demand
		    by Type & Market						      95
	7	France: Material Handling Supply & Demand			      98
	8	France: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     100
	9	Italy: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     103
	10	Italy: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     105
	11	Spain: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     108
	12	Spain: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     110
	13	Netherlands: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     113
	14	Netherlands: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     115
	15	Sweden: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     118
	16	Sweden: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     120
	17	Austria: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     123
	18	Austria: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     125
	19	Belgium: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     128
	20	Belgium: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     130
	21	Other Western Europe: Material Handling
		    Supply & Demand						     133
	22	Other Western Europe: Material Handling Demand
		    by Type & Market						     135
	23	Other Western Europe: Supply & Demand by Country		     136

		SECTION VI -- ASIA/PACIFIC
	1	Asia/Pacific: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     145
	2	Asia/Pacific: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     147
	3	China: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     151
	4	China: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     154
	5	Japan: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     158
	6	Japan: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     160
	7	South Korea: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     163
	8	South Korea: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     165
	9	India: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     168
	10	India: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     170
	11	Taiwan: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     173
	12	Taiwan: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     175
	13	Australia: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     178
	14	Australia: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     180
	15	Thailand: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     183
	16	Thailand: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     185
	17	Other Asia/Pacific: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     188
	18	Other Asia/Pacific: Material Handling Demand
		    by Type & Market						     190
	19	Other Asia/Pacific: Supply & Demand by Country			     191

		SECTION VII -- OTHER REGIONS
	1	Central & South America: Material Handling
		    Supply & Demand						     198
	2	Central & South America: Material Handling Demand
		    by Type & Market						     200
	3	Brazil: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     203
	4	Brazil: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     205
	5	Other Central & South America: Material Handling
		    Supply & Demand						     208
	6	Other Central & South America: Material Handling
		    Demand by Type & Market					     210
	7	Eastern Europe: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     213
	8	Eastern Europe: Material Handling Demand
		    by Type & Market						     215
	9	Russia: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     218
	10	Russia: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     220
	11	Poland: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     223
	12	Poland: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     225
	13	Other Eastern Europe: Material Handling Supply 
		   & Demand							     228
	14	Other Eastern Europe: Material Handling Demand
		    by Type & Market						     230
	15	Africa/Mideast: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     234
	16	Africa/Mideast: Material Handling Demand by Type 
		   & Market							     236
	17	Turkey: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     239
	18	Turkey: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     241
	19	South Africa: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     244
	20	South Africa: Material Handling Demand by Type 
		   & Market							     246
	21	Other Africa/Mideast: Material Handling Supply 
		   & Demand							     249
	22	Other Africa/Mideast: Material Handling Demand
		    by Type & Market						     251

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Material Handling Sales by Company, 2011			     254
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     262
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     266


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE


		SECTION III -- OVERVIEW
	1	World Material Handling Demand by Region, 2011			      37
	2	World Material Handling Equipment Shipments
		    by Region, 2011						      56

		SECTION VIII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
	1	World Material Handling Market Share, 2011			     256