Russia: Europe: 12 million tons


North America: 9.6 million tons


India: 7.4 million tons Brazil: 2.3 million tons China: 35.3 million tons 4.2 million tons Japan: 4.4 million tons


Regional Production


Europe’s total production fell 31.5% since 2008; North America’s production dropped 28.5%. North and Southeast Asia fared best, with India, China and Korea showing gains in 2009.


Top-10 Casting Producers 1. China (1)


(Last year’s rank in parentheses.)


35.3 million tons Gray iron


Ductile iron 8.7 million tons Steel


17 million tons 4.8 million tons


Nonferrous 4.2 million tons 2. India (4)


7.4 million tons Gray iron


Ductile iron 800,000 tons Steel


Nonferrous 650,000 tons 3. U.S. (2)


7.4 million tons Gray iron


Ductile iron 2.6 million tons Steel


2.4 million tons 690,000 tons


Nonferrous 1.7 million tons India: 1,707


China: 1,202


5. Russia (3) 4. Japan (6)


4.4 million tons Gray iron


Ductile iron 1.4 million tons Steel


1.7 million tons 200,000 tons


Nonferrous 1.1 million tons


4.2 million tons Gray iron


Ductile iron 1.2 million tons Steel


1.7 million tons 700,000 tons


Nonferrous 500,000 tons MODERN CASTING / December 2010 10. Italy (8) 9. France (9) 8. Korea (10)


2.1 million tons Gray iron


Ductile iron 610,000 tons Steel


1.74 million tons Gray iron


1 million tons 150,000 tons


Nonferrous 310,000 tons


Ductile iron 870,000 tons Steel


560,000 tons 60,000 tons


Nonferrous 250,000 tons


1.67 million tons Gray iron


Ductile iron 370,000 tons Steel


570,000 tons 65,000 tons


Nonferrous 665,000 tons 27


5.05 million tons 900,000 tons


7. Brazil (7) 6. Germany (5)


3.9 million tons Gray iron


Ductile iron 1.2 million tons Steel


1.8 million tons 180,000 tons


Nonferrous 690,000 tons


2.3 million tons All iron Steel


1.9 million tons 170,000 tons


Nonferrous 210,000 tons


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