April 14, 2025, a comprehensive number of authoritative institutions forecasts and enterprise dynamics show that China's aluminium doors and windows industry in the first quarter of 2025 to continue the high growth trend. According to preliminary statistics, the total output value of the industry from January to March is expected to exceed 75 billion yuan, an increase of 12% year-on-year; exports increased by 80% year-on-year, of which the proportion of intelligent green building materials accounted for more than 60%, and has become the core engine to pull growth. With the upgrading of global green building standards, China's aluminium doors and windows enterprises are using technological innovation and agile service to seize the international market high ground.
Domestic market: policy dividend release, surge in demand for intelligent products
The new version of the Building Energy Efficiency Design Code in 2025 is in full swing, promoting the rapid increase in the penetration rate of ultra-low-energy doors and windows. Head of real estate enterprises bidding information, integrated photovoltaic power generation, AI temperature control function of intelligent aluminium window purchasing volume increased by 110% year-on-year, becoming a green building certification project standard. Yingtai Aluminium and other enterprises through the flexible production line to achieve ‘7-day high-speed delivery’ to meet the market demand for customised, high-performance products.
Export highlights: technical barriers to break down, high-end orders appear frequently
Industry dynamics in the first quarter showed that China's aluminium doors and windows in Europe and the United States high-end market recognition has increased significantly. Yingtai Aluminium recently announced that its zero-carbon aluminium profile doors and windows system through the European Union CE certification, and won the eco-community project orders in Hamburg, Germany, amounting to more than 120 million yuan. At the same time, Southeast Asia, the Middle East and other ‘Belt and Road’ market orders increased by 35% year-on-year, self-cleaning coating and modular installation technology has become the key to differentiation and competition.
Technology Outlook: Hydrogen Aluminium and Intelligent Ecology Become the Focus
In the past five years (2021-2025), the industry's R&D investment has increased by 18% per annum, and innovations such as hydrogen regeneration aluminium technology and light storage integrated windows are gradually being commercialised. The hydrogen smelting aluminium developed by Yingtai Aluminium in cooperation with energy giants is expected to be mass-produced in the second half of 2025, which can cut carbon emissions in the production chain by 65%. In addition, the company has accelerated the layout of the smart home ecosystem, such as the ‘Hongmeng Intelligent Connection Window’ has been connected to the mainstream Internet of Things platform, to achieve the linkage with home appliances and security equipment.
Full-year outlook: global layout deepening, emerging market potential to be tapped
Industry experts predict that China's aluminium windows and doors exports are expected to exceed 90 billion yuan in 2025, enterprises need to further strengthen the three major capabilities:
Zero-carbon technology iteration: to promote photovoltaic windows, hydrogen aluminium large-scale application;
service agility: through the digital tools to compress the delivery cycle;
standard output: to Africa, Latin America as a breakthrough, to establish the “China Smart Manufacturing”. Standard output: take Africa and Latin America as breakthroughs to establish ‘Made in China’ technical standards.
