Increasing Construction Activities Driving Non-Destructive Testing and Inspection Market Growth

The global NDT and inspection market revenue stood at $9 billion in 2020 and the market is predicted to demonstrate rapid advancement in the coming years. The enactment of strict government regulations and policies regarding public safety and product quality and the increasing construction and infrastructure development activities, owing to the rising urbanization rate, especially in emerging economies, are some of the major factors fueling the expansion of the market across the world.

Economies, such as Mexico, Brazil, and China currently account for the majority of the construction spending across the world. Many construction projects, including those launched for major upcoming sporting events, hotels, shopping complexes, and skyscrapers, are presently underway in these nations. For example, the hospitality sector in the APAC region recorded a growth of 12% in construction pipeline from 2017 to 2018. Moreover, the region, excluding China, has 1,673 hotel construction projects currently in the pipeline.

As non-destructive testing and inspection can detect and aid in the repair of corrosion and cracks before any accident occurs and thus, prevent a road or bridge closure or a catastrophic failure, they are being increasingly adopted at construction sites. Moreover, structural health monitoring and infrastructure inspection are widely preformed after construction activities in order to ensure quality and safety. Depending on offering, the NDT and inspection market is classified into services and equipment. Between these, the services category dominated the market in 2020.

Geographically, the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region will be the fastest growing region in the non-destructive testing and inspection market in the upcoming years, as per the estimates of the market research firm, P&S Intelligence. This is credited to the rapid infrastructure development in various developing countries, such as China and India. Additionally, the expansion of the aerospace and defense and oil and gas industries in the region is boosting the requirement for these testing methods, as they are increasingly being required for guaranteeing the safety of employees and the efficiency of the devices that are used at the site. 

Therefore, the market is set to exhibit rapid advancement in the coming years, primarily because of the surging construction and infrastructure development activities, especially in developing countries, implementation of strict safety regulations by the governments of many countries, and the burgeoning requirement for efficient and effective testing and inspection methods across the world.