European foundries’ expect­a­tions for the next six months are under pres­sure. On the one hand, explod­ing raw mater­ial and energy costs have been accom­pa­ny­ing the com­pan­ies for months. On the other hand, in addi­tion to the semi­con­ductor crisis, the auto­mot­ive industry could soon be con­fron­ted with short­ages in the sup­ply of mag­nesium and alu­minium, just like many non-fer­­rous metal foundries.