The improve­ment in the cur­rent busi­ness situ­ation and expect­a­tions for the next six months are equally respons­ible for an increase of FISI. Nev­er­the­less, mater­ial short­ages threaten to impair the import­ant recov­ery process.

The cur­rent busi­ness situ­ation of the European foundry industry con­tin­ues to improve, while the prob­lems and uncer­tain­ties related to vac­cin­a­tions and the third infec­tion wave, as well as the sup­ply short­ages of semi­con­duct­ors in the auto­mot­ive sec­tor, are dampen­ing the expectations.