EFF Year­book 2021 published

Dec 1, 2022 | EU, General information

In 2021, European foundries have recovered partly from the dra­matic reduc­tions caused by the pan­demic. Dis­rup­tions in the inter­na­tional sup­ply chains and rap­idly rising mater­ial and energy costs in the second half of the year pro­hib­ited a more pos­it­ive...

European Foundry Industry Sentiment

Nov 25, 2022 | EU, General information

Octo­ber 2022: Tem­per­at­ures and the eco­nomy are cool­ing down The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) decreased by 1.2 points in Octo­ber and reaches a value of 102.8 points. Again, the over­all expect­a­tions for the next six months and...

European Foundry Industry Sentiment

Oct 21, 2022 | EU, General information

Septem­ber 2022: Sig­ni­fic­ant down­turn as predicted The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) decreased by 2.6 points in Septem­ber and reaches a value of 104.0 points. This marks the low­est index value in the last 21 months, while it is the...

European Foundry Industry Sentiment

Sep 28, 2022 | EU, General information

August 2022: Last breath before the down­hill ride? The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) increased by 0.8 points in August and reaches a value of 106.6 points. Both the expect­a­tions for the next six months and the assess­ment of the...

European Foundry Industry Sentiment

Aug 22, 2022 | EU, General information

July 2022: Gap between sen­ti­ment of situ­ation assess­ment and expect­a­tions has never been greater The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) decreased by 0.6 points in July and reaches a value of 105.8 points. It con­tin­ues to be the case that...