Global demand for material handling products will rise 6.5 percent annually through 2014. The US will be among the fastest growing markets, along with India and China. Conventional products will benefit from recovery in developed areas while advanced/automated types will post the best gains.

This study analyzes the $82 billion global material handling product industry. It presents historical demand data for the years 1999, 2004 and 2009, and forecasts for 2014 and 2019 by type (e.g., industrial trucks and lifts; conveying equipment; hoists, cranes and monorails; automated storage/retrieval systems), market (e.g., durables goods manufacturers, nondurable goods manufacturers), world region and for 37 countries.

This study also considers market environment factors, details industry structure, evaluates company market share and profiles 49 industry participants, including Toyota Industries, KION and Cargotec.

				    TABLE OF CONTENTS

     SECTION									    PAGE

		Introduction							    xiii

	I.	Executive Summary						       1

	II.	Market Environment						       4
		General								       4
		World Economic Outlook						       5
		   Recent Historical Trends					       6
		   Macroeconomic Outlook					       8
		World Industrial Outlook					      11
		   Manufacturing Value Added Trends				      12
		   Fixed Investment Trends					      17
		World Consumer Sector Trends					      19
		   Personal Income & Expenditure Trends				      20
		   Demographic Trends						      21
		World Trade/Distribution Sector Trends				      24
		Material Handling Cost & Pricing Trends				      25
		Material Handling Technology Trends				      26

	III.	Overview							      29
		General								      29
		World Material Handling Markets					      30
		   Regional Markets						      31
		   Material Handling Products					      34
		      Conventional						      35
			Industrial Trucks & Lifts				      36
			Conveying Equipment					      37
			Hoists, Cranes & Monorails				      39
		      Advanced/Automated					      41
			Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems			      42
			Software & Other					      44
		   Markets							      47
		      Durable Goods Manufacturers				      48
		      Nondurable Goods Manufacturers				      49
		      Other Industries						      50
		World Material Handling Shipments				      51
		International Trade Flows					      53

	IV.	North America							      56
		General								      56
		   Supply & Demand						      57
		   Outlook & Suppliers						      58
		United States							      60
		Canada								      66
		Mexico								      70

	V.	Western Europe							      76
		General								      76
		   Supply & Demand						      77
		   Outlook & Suppliers						      79
		France								      81
		Germany								      86
		Italy								      91
		Spain								      96
		United Kingdom							     101
		Other Western Europe						     106
		   Austria							     110
		   Belgium							     115
		   Denmark							     119
		   Finland							     124
		   Netherlands							     129
		   Norway							     134
		   Sweden							     139
		   Switzerland							     144
		   All Other Western Europe					     149

	VI.	Asia/Pacific							     154
		General								     154
		   Supply & Demand						     155
		   Outlook & Suppliers						     157
		Australia							     159
		China								     163
		Hong Kong							     168
		India								     173
		Indonesia							     177
		Japan								     182
		Malaysia							     187
		Singapore							     192
		South Korea							     197
		Taiwan								     202
		Thailand							     207
		Other Asia/Pacific						     212

	VII.	Other Regions							     218
		Central & South America						     218
		   Supply & Demand						     219
		   Outlook & Suppliers						     220
		   Argentina							     222
		   Brazil							     226
		   Chile							     231
		   Other South & Central America				     236
		Eastern Europe							     241
		   Supply & Demand						     242
		   Outlook & Suppliers						     244
		   Czech Republic						     246
		   Poland							     251
		   Russia							     256
		   Other Eastern Europe						     262
		Africa/Mideast							     266
		   Supply & Demand						     268
		   Outlook & Suppliers						     270
		   Israel							     271
		   Saudi Arabia							     276
		   South Africa							     279
		   Turkey							     284
		   Other Africa/Mideast						     289

	VIII.	Industry Structure						     295
		General								     295
		Industry Composition						     296
		Market Share							     299
		Mergers, Acquisitions & Industry Restructuring			     302
		Cooperative Agreements						     307
		Product Development & Manufacturing				     311
		Marketing & Distribution					     313
		Financial Issues						     315
		Company Profiles						     316
		   Acco Material Handling Solutions, see Melrose
		   ACS Technologies, see Konecranes
		   Anhui HeLi Company Limited					     317
		   Atlet, see Nissan Motor
		   BEUMER Maschinenfabrik GmbH & Company KG			     318
		   Cargotec Corporation						     321
		   Caterpillar Incorporated					     325
		   CLARK Material Handling International			     328
		   Columbus McKinnon Corporation				     330
		   Constructor Group AS						     334
		   Crown Equipment Corporation					     335
		   Daifuku Company Limited					     339
		   Danish Crisplant, see BEUMER Maschinenfabrik
		   Dearborn Mid-West Conveyor Company				     346
		   Demag Cranes AG						     348
		   Dematic Holding Sarl						     351
		   Doosan Infracore Company Limited				     356
		   Dürr AG							     358
		   Dynamic Crane Systems, see Konecranes
		   EDEM, see Optimil Machinery
		   EISENMANN AG							     360
		   FANUC Limited						     362
		   FMC Technologies Incorporated				     364
		   Gehl, see Manitou
		   Hiab, see Cargotec
		   HK Systems, see Dematic
		   Ingersoll-Rand plc						     366
		   Interlake Material Handling, see Mecalux
		   J&D, see Mecalux
		   Jervis B. Webb, see Daifuku
		   Jungheinrich AG						     369
		   Kalmar Industries, see Cargotec
		   Kardex AG							     372
		   KION Group GmbH						     374
		   KITO Corporation						     378
		   Kiva Systems Incorporated					     380
		   KNAPP AG							     381
		   Koch Holding, see BEUMER Maschinenfabrik
		   Komatsu Limited						     383
		   Konecranes plc						     385
		   Linde Material Handling, see KION Group
		   MacGREGOR Group, see Cargotec
		   Manitou BF SA						     391
		   Mecalux SA							     395
		   Meiden Hoist System, see Konecranes
		   Melrose plc							     397
		   Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Limited				     400
		   Murata Machinery Limited					     403
		   NACCO Industries Incorporated				     406
		   Nissan Motor Company Limited					     409
		   OM Carrelli Elevatori, see KION Group
		   Optimil Machinery Incorporated				     411
		   Pfaff Beteiligungs, see Columbus McKinnon
		   Raymond, see Toyota Industries
		   Remstar International, see Kardex
		   Rexnord LLC							     412
		   Richards-Wilcox Incorporated					     415
		   Sandvik AB							     417
		   Schäfer (Fritz) GmbH						     420
		   SDI Group plc						     422
		   Shanghai Zhenhua Heavy Industry Company Limited		     424
		   Siemens AG							     426
		   STILL, see KION Group
		   Supralift, see Jungheinrich
		   Swisslog Holding AG						     428
		   Taiyuan Heavy Machinery Group Company Limited		     431
		   TCM Corporation						     432
		   Toyota Industries Corporation				     435
		   UFC Interlake Holding, see Mecalux
		   Vanderlande Industries BV					     440
		   Webb-India Private, see Daifuku
		   Weihua Group Company Limited					     443
		   XCMG Construction Machinery Group Incorporated		     444
		   Yale Industrial Products, see Columbus McKinnon
		   Zhejiang Hangcha Engineering Machinery
		      Company Limited						     445


				      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				      19
	4	World Per Capita GDP by Region					      21
	5	World Population by Region					      23
	6	World Material Handling Price Index				      26

		SECTION III -- Overview
	1	World Material Handling Demand by Region			      32
	2	World Material Handling Demand by Product			      35
	3	World Industrial Trucks & Lifts Demand by Region		      37
	4	World Conveying Equipment Demand by Region			      39
	5	World Hoists, Cranes & Monorails Demand by Region		      41
	6	World Automated Storage/Retrieval Systems Demand 
		   by Region							      44
	7	World Software & Other Advanced/Automated Product 
		   Demand by Region						      47
	8	World Material Handling Demand by Market			      48
	9	World Material Handling Shipments by Region			      52
	10	World Material Handling Net Exports by Region			      55

		SECTION IV -- North America
	1	North America: Material Handling Supply & Demand		      58
	2	North America: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market	      60
	3	United States: Material Handling Supply & Demand		      63
	4	United States: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market	      65
	5	Canada: Material Handling Supply & Demand			      68
	6	Canada: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		      70
	7	Mexico: Material Handling Supply & Demand			      73
	8	Mexico: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		      75

		SECTION V -- Western Europe
	1	Western Europe: Material Handling Supply & Demand		      79
	2	Western Europe: Material Handling Demand by Type 
		   & Market							      81
	3	France: Material Handling Supply & Demand			      84
	4	France: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		      86
	5	Germany: Material Handling Supply & Demand			      89
	6	Germany: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		      91
	7	Italy: Material Handling Supply & Demand			      94
	8	Italy: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		      96
	9	Spain: Material Handling Supply & Demand			      99
	10	Spain: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     101
	11	United Kingdom: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     104
	12	United Kingdom: Material Handling Demand by Type 
		   & Market							     106
	13	Other Western Europe: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     108
	14	Other Western Europe: Material Handling Demand 
		   by Type & Market						     110
	15	Austria: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     113
	16	Austria: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     115
	17	Belgium: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     117
	18	Belgium: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     119
	19	Denmark: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     122
	20	Denmark: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     124
	21	Finland: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     127
	22	Finland:  Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     129
	23	Netherlands: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     132
	24	Netherlands: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     134
	25	Norway: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     137
	26	Norway: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     139
	27	Sweden: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     142
	28	Sweden: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     144
	29	Switzerland: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     147
	30	Switzerland: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     149
	31	All Other Western Europe: Material Handling Supply 
		   & Demand							     151
	32	All Other Western Europe: Material Handling Demand 
		   by Type & Market						     153

		SECTION VI -- Asia/Pacific
	1	Asia/Pacific: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     157
	2	Asia/Pacific: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     159
	3	Australia: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     161
	4	Australia: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     163
	5	China: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     166
	6	China: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     168
	7	Hong Kong: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     171
	8	Hong Kong: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     172
	9	India: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     175
	10	India: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     177
	11	Indonesia: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     180
	12	Indonesia: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     182
	13	Japan: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     185
	14	Japan: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     187
	15	Malaysia: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     190
	16	Malaysia: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     192
	17	Singapore: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     195
	18	Singapore: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     197
	19	South Korea: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     200
	20	South Korea: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     202
	21	Taiwan: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     205
	22	Taiwan: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     207
	23	Thailand: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     210
	24	Thailand: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     212
	25	Other Asia/Pacific: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     215
	26	Other Asia/Pacific: Material Handling Demand 
		   by Type & Market						     217

		SECTION VII -- Other Regions
	1	Central & South America: Material Handling Supply 
		   & Demand							     220
	2	Central & South America: Material Handling Demand 
		   by Type & Market						     222
	3	Argentina: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     224
	4	Argentina: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     226
	5	Brazil: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     229
	6	Brazil: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     231
	7	Chile: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     234
	8	Chile: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     236
	9	Other Central & South America: Material Handling Supply 
		   & Demand							     239
	10	Other Central & South America: Material Handling Demand 
		   by Type & Market						     241
	11	Eastern Europe: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     244
	12	Eastern Europe: Material Handling Demand by Type 
		   & Market							     246
	13	Czech Republic: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     249
	14	Czech Republic: Material Handling Demand by Type 
		   & Market							     251
	15	Poland: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     254
	16	Poland: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     256
	17	Russia: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     259
	18	Russia: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     261
	19	Other Eastern Europe: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     264
	20	Other Eastern Europe: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market	     266
	21	Africa/Mideast: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     269
	22	Africa/Mideast: Material Handling Demand by Type 
		   & Market							     271
	23	Israel: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     274
	24	Israel: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     275
	25	Saudi Arabia: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     278
	26	Saudi Arabia: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     279
	27	South Africa: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     282
	28	South Africa: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     284
	29	Turkey: Material Handling Supply & Demand			     287
	30	Turkey: Material Handling Demand by Type & Market		     289
	31	Other Africa/Mideast: Material Handling Supply & Demand		     292
	32	Other Africa/Mideast: Material Handling Demand by Type 
		   & Market							     294

		SECTION VIII -- Industry Structure
	1	Material Handling Sales by Company, 2009			     297
	2	Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures				     305
	3	Selected Cooperative Agreements					     309


				      LIST OF CHARTS

    CHART NUMBER								    PAGE

		SECTION II -- Market Environment
	1	Relationship Between Per Capita Manufacturing Value Added 
		   & Per Capita Material Handling Demand, 2009			      16

		SECTION III -- Overview
	1	World Material Handling Demand by Region, 2009			      33
	2	World Material Handling Share of Growth by Region, 
		   2009-2014							      34
	3	World Material Handling Product Shipments by Region, 2009	      53

		SECTION VIII -- Industry Structure
	1	World Material Handling Market Share by Company, 2009		     299