January2023: New year, same picture 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...
December 2022: Unclear market signals and little impulse The European Foundry Industry Sentiment Indicator (FISI) moves sideways in December. A minor improvement by 0.1 points brings the index to a value of 103.1 points. Thus, it is the second month in a row...
November 2022: Small and Medium sized Enterprises (SMEs) not taken into account The European Foundry Industry Sentiment Indicator (FISI) moves sideways in November. A minor improvement by 0.2 points brings the index to a value of 103.0 points. While business...
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...
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...
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...
