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

The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Index (FISI), pub­lished monthly by European Foundry Fed­er­a­tion (EFF), con­tin­ues to oper­ate in a chal­len­ging eco­nomic envir­on­ment marked by uneven demand, weak indus­trial momentum, and grow­ing uncer­tainty about future mar­ket con­di­tions. Accord­ing to the latest data the sec­tor shows signs of sta­bil­iz­a­tion in some seg­ments, while con­fid­ence regard­ing the next six months remains fragile.

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