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Updated Friday, September 30th
Welcome to our weekly rundown of the most in-demand industrial products and services in the U.S. right now. At MNI, as well as providing quality industrial sales leads among 460,000 industrial business in the U.S., we also keep track of what equipment, parts, services millions of industrial buyers are searching for across 11,000 distinct product and service categories on our industrial marketplace IndustryNet.
For the week measured September 22nd through September 28th, searches for parts, products and services on IndustryNet totaled 151,146
Below is a list of the most in-demand industrial products and services in the U.S. this week, based on total number of searches on MNI’s industrial marketplace IndustryNet.
1. Chemicals
2. Steel
3. Food Products
4. Valves
5. Wire
6. Lumber
7. Machinery
8. Stainless Steel
9. Pumps
10. Pipe
Below is a rundown of the industrial products and services that showed an increase in searches week-over-week
• Insulation (1,096%): Searches for insulation rose 1,096% this week, led by roofing insulation and reflective insulation.
• Lubricants (876%): Buyers were looking for more lubricants this week, with that category up 876%. These included searches for metalworking lubricants and industrial lubricants.
• Bearings (645%) Interest in bearings rose 645% this week. Aircraft bearings, babbitt bearings, and conveyor bearings were the most sought out.
• Injection Molded Plastics (436%) Interest in injection molded plastics shot up 436% this week.
• Abrasives (356%): Searches for abrasives rose 356% this week. Companies were most interested in metallic abrasives, sandblast abrasives, and coated abrasives.
• Fencing (334%): Searches for fencing trended 334% this week. Buyers were most interested in cable fencing and aluminum fencing.
• Pumps (+323%) Companies were looking for more pumps this week, with searches trending 323%. Agricultural pumps and high-pressure pumps were the most sought out.
• Generators (319%): Searches for generators rose 319% this week. Electric generators, gas generators, and portable generators were the most sought after.
• Tubing (+288%) Companies were looking for more tubing this week, with searches trending 288%. Stainless steel tubing and pneumatic tubing were the most popular.
• Packaging (284%): Searches for packaging rose 284% this week, led by industrial packaging, liquids packaging, and private label packaging.
• Agricultural Equipment (+261%): Searches for agricultural equipment rose 261% this week.
• Medical Equipment (260%) Interest in medical equipment shot up 260% this week.
• Doors (+252%): Searches for doors rose 252% this week, including a 311% increase in hurricane-impact doors.
• Boxes (214%): Searches for boxes rose 214% this week, led by recycled boxes, paper folding boxes, and corrugated boxes.
• Plastics (188%): Buyers were looking for more plastics this week, with that category up 188%. Searches were led by reaction injection molded plastics and molded plastics.
• Gaskets (+175%): Searches for gaskets rose 175% this week. Rubber gaskets and die cut gaskets were the most popular.
• Lumber (+148%) Companies were looking for more lumber this week, with searches trending 148%. Searches were led by hardwood lumber and pressure-treated lumber.
• Adhesives (145%) Companies were looking for more adhesives this week, with searches in that category trending 145%. Rubber adhesives, ultraviolet adhesives, and packaging adhesives were the most sought after.
• Pipe (131%): Searches for pipe rose 131% this week, led by stainless steel pipe, plastic pipe, and steel pipe.
• Wire (+119%) Searches for wire more than doubled this week. Stainless steel wire and semiconductor wire were the most sought after.
• Tanks (112%): Buyers were looking for more tanks this week, with that category up 112%. These included searches for drinking water tanks, stainless steel tanks, and stormwater detention tanks.
• Filters (+106%) Interest in filters rose 106% this week. Automotive filters, industrial filters, and stainless steel filters were the most sought out.
• Paint (106%): Buyers were looking for more paint this week, with that category up 106%. These included searches for automotive paint, industrial paint, and metallic paint.
• Seals (101%): Searches for seals rose 109% this week, led by rubber seals and automotive seals.
• Glass (96%): Searches for glass trended 96% this week. Automotive glass, tempered glass, and powdered glass were the most popular.
• Stainless Steel Fabricating (95%): Buyers were looking for more stainless steel this week, with that category up 95%.
• Machinery (92%): Searches for machinery trended 92% this week. Custom designed machinery, fabricated machinery, and CNC machinery were the most popular.
• Pallets (+47%) Companies were looking for more pallets this week, with searches trending 47%. These included searches for recycled pallets and export pallets.
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Editor's note: This article is updated with new statistics weekly.
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