Cast­ing: the invis­ible force behind every industry

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

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

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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Select images and videos from the foundry industry, all free to use for edit­or­ial and edu­ca­tional purposes

EFF — The European Foundry Federation

The Fed­er­a­tion brings together foundry asso­ci­ations from 20 European coun­tries — advoc­at­ing for a com­pet­it­ive, sus­tain­able, and innov­at­ive industry since 1953.

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European Foundry Industry Sentiment

The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Index (FISI), pub­lished monthly by European Foundry Fed­er­a­tion, while main­tain­ing the same value as a month before – a level of 95.5 points, presen­ted a mixed per­form­ance in March 2026, reflect­ing cau­tious sta­bil­iz­a­tion in cur­rent con­di­tions but weak­en­ing expect­a­tions for the months ahead, accord­ing to the latest data from the European Foundry Fed­er­a­tion (EFF).

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