Chiara Danieli is elec­ted EFF Pres­id­ent 2022

​ On 24 and 25 Septem­ber 2021 the annual EFF Coun­cil meet­ing was held in Bil­bao (Spain). EFF mem­ber asso­ci­ations from sev­eral European coun­tries joined the event hos­ted by the Span­ish Foundry Asso­ci­ation FEAF, Fed­era­ción Española Asociaciones...

European Foundry Industry Sentiment

August 2021: Pos­it­ive expect­a­tions while facing the pressure In August the European Foundry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) increased again after the slight dampener in the pre­vi­ous month. The plus of 1.0 points brings the index to a value of 109.7. While the...

European Foundry Industry Sentiment

July 2021: Sum­mer slump or signs of a setback? In July the European Foundry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) dropped for the first time since exactly one year. The decrease of 0.8 points brings the index to a value of 108.7. Both the cur­rent situ­ation and the...

European Foundry Industry Sentiment

June 2021: Emer­ging from the crisis with a calm hand In June the European Foundry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) con­tin­ues its recov­ery for the sev­enth con­sec­ut­ive month. The increase of 1.3 points brings the index to a value of 109.6. The driv­ing force...

European Foundry Industry Sentiment

May 2021: Recov­ery con­tin­ues to be robust The European Foundry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) con­tin­ues its recov­ery for the sixth con­sec­ut­ive month. In May it closed at 108.3 index points, around 1.1 points above the pre­vi­ous month’s level. The pos­it­ive...

European Foundry Industry Sentiment

April 2021: Robust recov­ery and pos­it­ive outlook In April, the European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) rises for the fifth time in a row. The recov­ery is driven by both non-fer­rous metal foundries and iron foundries. The improve­ment in the...