The industrials sector maintains its place in the spotlight in 2025. This can be attributed to ongoing trade wars, global conflicts and shifting regimes, all resulting in market turbulence. However, does this market volatility correlate with data demand? And, more importantly, who are the winners and losers of this market uncertainty? This piece provides industrial-focused investors with an overview of the data landscape and compares incumbent data providers with challengers and overlooked alternatives.

Incumbent data providers in the industrial space have rarely been challenged, let alone overthrown. In addition to providing a view of the vendor landscape, we compare new and established data providers in each category. This intelligence piece will focus on five of the most popular subcategories, including:

• Aviation and defence
• Metals and mining
• Heavy equipment and machinery
• Transport and logistics
• Building materials and chemicals