Cast­ing: the invis­ible force behind every industry

The cast­ing pro­cess is used to make com­plex shapes by pour­ing mol­ten metal into a mould

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Foundries shape the world you live in

Foundries sup­ply all sec­tors of the mod­ern world, includ­ing the auto­mot­ive, aerospace, power gen­er­a­tion, rail­way, pet­ro­chem­ical, med­ical, defence and marine

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New data out now: Europe’s foundry sec­tor in 2024

Annual stat­ist­ics and national reports by the com­mis­sion for eco­nom­ics & statistics

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EFF — The European Foundry Federation

The European Foundry Fed­er­a­tion has rep­res­en­ted Europe’s metal foundries — com­pan­ies pro­du­cing cast metal com­pon­ents — since 1953, advoc­at­ing for their interests in key European policies affect­ing indus­trial com­pet­it­ive­ness, trade, energy, cli­mate, and sus­tain­ab­il­ity. The Fed­er­a­tion brings together national foundry asso­ci­ations from 20 European coun­tries to pro­mote a com­pet­it­ive, innov­at­ive, and sus­tain­able foundry industry.

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European Foundry Industry Sentiment

By | EU, Gen­eral inform­a­tion

European foundry industry sen­ti­ment weak­ens in Septem­ber 2026 des­pite improv­ing man­u­fac­tur­ing conditions

The European foundry industry exper­i­enced renewed pres­sure on busi­ness sen­ti­ment in Septem­ber 2026. The latest European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI), com­piled by European Foundry Fed­er­a­tion (EFF), reveals a deteri­or­a­tion in con­fid­ence across sev­eral import­ant seg­ments of the industry, des­pite signs of improve­ment in the broader man­u­fac­tur­ing envir­on­ment. It decreased by 1.8 index point and reached a value of 95.2 in Septem­ber 2026. 

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