The European Foundry Industry at a Glance
The iron, steel and malleable foundries of the CAEF member states produce approximately 9.1 M tons of castings in 2020. The production weight decreased by 19.8 % yoy. The six countries that dominate the industry in terms of weight, namely Germany, Turkey, France, Italy, Spain and Poland, account for 79.8 % of the production of ferrous metal castings.
Non-ferrous metal foundries in the CAEF member states booked a production decrease of 19.1 % and a production of roundabout 3.3 M tons. In the countries that dominate the production of non-ferrous metal castings, namely Germany and Italy, the output account for 43.2 % of the total volume.
The share of cast iron with lamellar graphite in the output total of iron and steel castings is 48.5 %. Correspondingly, the share of ductile cast iron is slightly higher (43.9 %). The steel sector logs a share of 7.5 %.
The production of castings made of non-ferrous metal alloys is dominated by light metals. The share is 87.7 %.
World Foundry Industry
+112.7 M tons metal castings produced globally
16.8 M tons of world production casted in CAEF
Note that light metals are included
Foundry Industry In Europe By Numbers
6.3 K
Number of metal casting facilities in Europe
70 %
Percentage of firms that are small businesses
(less than 50 employees)
290 K
Number of people employed by the European foundry industry
20 K
Foundries recruit each year
100 K
Number of people employed in supplier industries
43 Billion €
Value of castings produced in Europe
8 Billion €
Gross Value Added