Europe Security Screening Market Size

Europe Security Screening Market Analysis

The Europe Security Scanning Market is expected to register a CAGR of 4.38% over the forecast period from 2020 to 2025. With significant terror attack threats at various public and critical infrastructures, security screening plays a vital role, especially for places such as railways, airports, border checkpoints, government organizations, and private sectors, to help reduce and mitigate the risk factor. Security screening enables the assurance from a threat against unlawful and unethical practices and protecting humans and financials. 

• Security screening using several technologies, such as X-ray scanners, biometric matching, and metal detectors, is becoming significantly popular at the security checkpoints for expediting the process. According to the European Commission, approximately 887 million travellers are expected to cross into the EU within 2025. The exponential increase of traveller volume in the region is expected to drive the need for robust security screening systems. All European Union countries are issuing e-passport to fast forward the boarding systems. The rise of automated border control has significantly driven the adoption of automated security screening systems.
• In order to combat terrorism, several countries in the region are partnering with other emerging countries to bring in security screening systems. For instance, in the second half of 2019, Germany signed an agreement with India to stress the importance of tracing the movement of terrorists. Germany is expected to facilitate the export of military equipment and security technology sharing, with India, in line with the international, European, and national rules. Such instances are expected to positively impact the security screening of the defense sector in the region.
• Moreover, several companies such as Smiths Detection Group Ltd., 3DX-Ray Ltd, Gilardoni SpA, CEIA SpA, etc. are headquartered in Europe are providing their solutions to multiple end-users in the region. For instance, in October 2019, 3DX-Ray made a contract to supply 40 units of ThreatScan -LS1 to a significant European Security Force. It is used to inspect suspicious packages and bags in mass transit areas, such as bus and railway stations, airports, shopping malls, stadia, and sports arenas, and general security inspection by first responders, such as Military, Police, and Private and Government Security agency.
• However, the breakout of the COVID-19 pandemic had a significant impact on the market in the short term, owing to airports' dependence on security screening. The result of quarantine in the region has led to a decrease in the overall air travel and is expected to pose a significant threat to the demand for additional screening options. Moreover, Europe is witnessing a second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, forcing many countries to impose new regulations in a bid to avoid the return of full-blown lockdowns. As per the WHO, in October 2020, Europe is reporting more than 1.3 million new cases, and this factor is expected to impact the market negatively.