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Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Evan Jozkowski Evan Jozkowski New York, United States Last Updated: July 2024 NAICS 32622

Revenue

$6.7bn

2024

$6.7bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

18,639

Businesses

189

Wages

$X.Xbn

Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry analysis

The hose and belt manufacturing industry produces various products, including automotive V-belts, hydraulic hoses and belts for conveyors. Transportation, automotive and general industrial manufacturers, alongside oil, gas and food service industries, are extremely common buyers of hoses and belts. In general, the industry has exhibited solid post-pandemic growth. Rebounding industrial production, robust vehicle sales and recovering consumer markets have offset uncertainty and elevated interest rates, leading to steady growth. Overall, revenue has expanded at an expected CAGR of 0.7% to $6.7 billion through the current period, including a 0.4% increase in 2024, where profit reached 7.7%. 

Trends and Insights

  • Domestic hose and belt manufacturers have faced pressure from foreign manufacturers. Many domestic producers have prioritized specialized custom-built products and other market niches to remain profitable.
  • The vehicle hoses and belts product segment relies on new car sales and vehicle repair trends. Strong driving activity following the pandemic has given this segment more room to grow even as unfavorable interest rates cut into new car sales.
  • Manufacturers primarily operate near major downstream automotive and industrial manufacturers. This practice reduces shipping costs and helps hose and belt manufacturers fulfill product orders faster.
  • Manufacturers compete on price, quality and performance. Manufacturers that produce high-quality products can create successful market niches, even as producers face increased pressure from low-cost imports.
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Industry Overview

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 0.7 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $6.7bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

Manufacturers have faced severe supply chain disruptions

  • Hose and belt manufacturers have endured major supply chain uncertainty following the pandemic and the Russian invasion of Ukraine. In general, higher crude oil prices have translated into more expensive plastic and rubber inputs.
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Stronger industrial production will support hose and belt manufacturers

  • The industrial production index will climb through the outlook period, signaling strong, stable growth in key manufacturing, mining and utilities markets. Hose and belt manufacturers will enjoy higher replacement and repair rates as industrial capacity rises to pre-pandemic levels.

Biggest companies in the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($m)
2024
Profit ($m)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024
Gates Industrial Corporation Plc
1,468.2
161.6
11.0
Eaton Corporation Plc
505.7
65.3
12.9
Continental Ag
326.6
54.2
16.6

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Products & Services Segmentation

Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US

Products & Services

Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Flat rubber and plastic belts, Hoses and transmission belts for transportation equipment and Industrial rubber and plastic hoses. Flat rubber and plastic belts is the largest segment of the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US.

Trends and Insights

The vehicle hoses and belts segment shrinks as new car sales slump

  • Combined hoses and transmission belts for on- and off-highway vehicles comprise a large product segment for this industry. Vehicle manufacturers represent a stable revenue source for hose and belt manufacturers.
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Competitors

  • Synthetic Fiber Manufacturing in the US
  • Concrete Pipe & Block Manufacturing in the US
  • Metal Pipe & Tube Manufacturing in the US
  • Plastic Pipe & Parts Manufacturing in the US

Complementors

  • Tire Manufacturing in the US
  • Rubber Product Manufacturing in the US
  • Plastics & Rubber Machinery Manufacturing in the US
  • Car & Automobile Manufacturing in the US

International industries

  • Hose & Belt Manufacturing in Canada
  • Plastic Flooring and Other Polymer Product Manufacturing in Australia
  • Rubber Product Manufacturing in the UK

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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Companies in this industry manufacture a range of plastic and rubber hoses and belts, including garden hoses. These products are then sold to manufacturers; coal, oil and gas industries; and the automotive manufacturing market. The industry includes the manufacturing of plastic tubing, rubber tubing and fluid power hose assemblies.

What's included in this industry?

Rubber or plastic garden hose manufacturingRubber or plastic hydraulic hose (without fittings) manufacturingRubber or plastic motor vehicle belt manufacturingRubber or plastic motor vehicle hose manufacturingRubber or plastic pneumatic hose (without fittings) manufacturingRubber or plastic radiator and heater hose manufacturingRubber or plastic transmission, fan and timing belt manufacturingRubber or plastic vacuum cleaner belt manufacturingRubber or plastic v-belt manufacturing

Companies

Gates Industrial Corporation PlcEaton Corporation PlcContinental Ag

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Related Terms

ECONOMIES OF SCALEORIGINAL EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURERS (OEMS)AFTERMARKET

Industry Code

NAICS 2017

NAICS 32622 - Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

Domestic hose and belt manufacturers have faced pressure from foreign manufacturers. Many domestic producers have prioritized specialized custom-built products and other mark...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

Learn about an industry's products and services, markets and trends in international trade.

Analyst insight

The vehicle hoses and belts product segment relies on new car sales and vehicle repair trends. Strong driving activity following the pandemic has given this segment more room...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets
  • International Trade

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level
  • Total imports, level and trend
  • Total exports, level and trend
  • Trade Balance

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024
  • International trade, including imports by country and exports by country

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services
  • Recent trends in import and export volumes, country of origin or destination, and expected future trends

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Manufacturers primarily operate near major downstream automotive and industrial manufacturers. This practice reduces shipping costs and helps hose and belt manufacturers fulf...

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each state
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each state in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each state accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each state in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

Get data and insights on what's driving competition in an industry and the challenges industry operators and new entrants may face, with analysis built around Porter's Five Forces framework.

Analyst insights

Manufacturers compete on price, quality and performance. Manufacturers that produce high-quality products can create successful market niches, even as producers face increase...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

Leading hose and belt manufacturers seek to expand operations to increase manufacturing capabilities. Many companies target niche competitors or outsource production to reduc...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024
  • Overview of Gates Industrial Corporation Plc's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Eaton Corporation Plc's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024
  • Overview of Continental Ag's performance by revenue, market share and profit margin from 2018 through 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Description and key data for Gates Industrial Corporation Plc, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Eaton Corporation Plc, and factors influencing its performance in the industry
  • Description and key data for Continental Ag, and factors influencing its performance in the industry

External Environment

Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

Analyst insights

Manufacturers must comply with regulations regarding the working pressure of hoses. Companies must also follow various environmental, product standard and workplace safety re...

In this chapter

  • External Drivers
  • Regulation & Policy
  • Assistance

Key metrics

  • Regulation & policy level and trend
  • Assistance level and trend

Charts

  • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
  • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

Detailed analysis

  • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
  • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
  • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

Financial Benchmarks

View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

Analyst insights

Rising input costs have pressured bottom lines for many hose and belt manufacturers. Leading producers have managed to pass costs onto buyers and leverage strong demand to ex...

In this chapter

  • Cost Structure
  • Financial Ratios
  • Key Ratios

Key metrics

  • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
  • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
  • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
  • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

Charts

  • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
  • Investment vs. share of economy

Data tables

  • Industry Multiples (2017-2022)
  • Industry Tax Structure (2017-2022)
  • Income Statement (2017-2022)
  • Balance Sheet (2017-2022)
  • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
  • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
  • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
  • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
  • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • Average Wage (2014-2029)
  • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
  • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
  • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
  • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

Key Statistics

Industry Data

Data Tables

Including values and annual change:

  • Revenue (2014-2029)
  • IVA (2014-2029)
  • Establishments (2014-2029)
  • Enterprises (2014-2029)
  • Employment (2014-2029)
  • Exports (2014-2029)
  • Imports (2014-2029)
  • Wages (2014-2029)

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Frequently Asked Questions

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What is the market size of the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry in United States in 2024?

The market size of the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is $6.7bn in 2024.

How many businesses are there in the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry in 2024?

There are 189 businesses in the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry in United States, which has grown at a CAGR of 0.3 % between 2019 and 2024.

Has the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry in United States grown or declined over the past 5 years?

The market size of the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry in United States has been growing at a CAGR of 0.7 % between 2019 and 2024.

What is the forecast growth of the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry in United States over the next 5 years?

Over the next five years, the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry in United States is expected to grow.

What are the biggest companies in the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US market in United States?

The biggest companies operating in the Hose & Belt Manufacturing market in United States are Gates Industrial Corporation Plc, Eaton Corporation Plc and Continental Ag

What does the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US in United States include?

Rubber or plastic garden hose manufacturing and Rubber or plastic hydraulic hose (without fittings) manufacturing are part of the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry.

Which companies have the highest market share in the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US in United States?

The company holding the most market share in United States is Gates Industrial Corporation Plc.

How competitive is the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry in United States?

The level of competition is moderate and steady in the Hose & Belt Manufacturing in the US industry in United States.