Inter­na­tional exchange of apprentices

CAEF pro­motes an unbur­eau­cratic exchange of appren­tices in Europe.

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The European Foundry Industry 2020

Annual stat­ist­ics and national reports by the Com­mis­sion for eco­nom­ics & statistics

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Cast­ing — Never end­ing value

The cast­ing pro­cess is used to make com­plex shapes
by pour­ing mol­ten metal into a mould.
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Cast­ing industry moves lives

Foundries sup­ply all sec­tors of the mod­ern world, includ­ing the auto­mot­ive, aerospace, power gen­er­a­tion, rail­way, pet­ro­chem­ical, med­ical, defence and marine.

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CAEF — The European Foundry Association

Umbrella organ­isa­tion of the European foundry industry, estab­lished in 1953. CAEF deals with eco­nomic, tech­nical, legal, and social issues. Its mem­ber­ship includes the national foundry asso­ci­ations from 22 European countries.

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European Foundry Industry Sentiment

The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) records a sig­ni­fic­ant upward cor­rec­tion with a plus of 2.76 index points in Feb­ru­ary. Over­all, the assess­ment of the cur­rent busi­ness situ­ation and expect­a­tions are bright­en­ing across all mater­i­als. Mean­while, the lat­ter, com­ing from a low base, show the strongest increase. 

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European Foundry Industry Sentiment

The European Foundry Industry Sen­ti­ment Indic­ator (FISI) remained at the pre­vi­ous months level of 103.1 points. How­ever, fer­rous and non-fer­­rous metal foundries show dif­fer­ent devel­op­ments in Janu­ary, which equal­ise in total.

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