EFF Break­ing News

The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI), con­duc­ted monthly by the European Foundry Fed­er­a­tion, after hit­ting the first obstacle in April 2025, in May 2025 increased by 0,7 point and reached a level of 94.7 index points.

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After three months of slow but con­sec­ut­ive increase, in April 2025 The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI), con­duc­ted monthly by the European Foundry Fed­er­a­tion, hits the first obstacle. Com­pared to the data from March 2025, the FISI decreased from 94.6 to 94.0.

The European Foundry Fed­er­a­tion (EFF), the umbrella organ­isa­tion rep­res­ent­ing 4,400 foundries across 22 European coun­tries, is pleased to announce the appoint­ment of Ms. Ain­hoa Ond­ar­za­bal as its new Sec­ret­ary General..

March 2025 was the next con­sec­ut­ive month in a row, that presen­ted an improve­ment of the European foundry industry’s situ­ation. The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI), con­duc­ted monthly by the European Foundry Fed­er­a­tion, shows signs of an eco­nomic recov­ery. Com­pared to the data from Feb­ru­ary 2025, the FISI increased from 93.4 to 94.6.

Feb­ru­ary 2025 was the second month in a row, which dis­played del­ic­ate signs that the situ­ation of the European foundry industry is begin­ning to improve. The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI), con­duc­ted monthly by the European Foundry Fed­er­a­tion, shows signs of a slight eco­nomic recov­ery. Com­pared to the data from Janu­ary 2025, the FISI increased from 91.3 to 93.4.

In Janu­ary 2025, the European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) increased to 91.3 index points, up from 89.0 in Decem­ber 2024. This rise sug­gests a mod­est improve­ment in the industry’s out­look, mov­ing closer to the neut­ral 100-point mark. This devel­op­ment is partly due to pos­it­ive expect­a­tions for the second half of 2025, as busi­nesses anti­cip­ate poten­tial growth and sta­bil­iz­a­tion in demand.

In Decem­ber 2024, the European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) declined slightly, reach­ing 89.0 index points com­pared to 89.6 in Novem­ber. This marks a con­tinu­ation of the chal­len­ging envir­on­ment faced by the European foundry industry, as the sen­ti­ment remains sig­ni­fic­antly below the neut­ral 100-point threshold. The decrease reflects per­sist­ent uncer­tain­ties in the broader eco­nomic and indus­trial landscape.

In Novem­ber 2024, the European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) edged down slightly, mov­ing from 90.0 in Novem­ber to 89.6. This decline under­scores the ongo­ing chal­lenges within the foundry sec­tor, exacer­bated by eco­nomic and geo­pol­it­ical turbulence.