Top-10 Casting Producers 1. China:


39.60 million tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 9.9 million tons Steel:


Nonferrous: 4.8 million tons 2. India:


9.05 million tons Gray iron:


7. Brazil:


Ductile iron: 1.05 million tons Steel:


Nonferrous: 750,000 tons 3. U.S.:


8.24 million tons Gray iron:


Nonferrous:


4. Germany: 4.79 million tons Gray iron:


8. Korea:


Ductile iron: 2.75 million tons Steel:


2.63 million tons 980,000 tons


1.87 million tons 9. Italy:


Ductile iron: 1.49 million tons Steel:


2.18 million tons 192,000 tons


Nonferrous: 930,000 tons 5. Japan:


4.76 million tons Gray iron:


10. France:


Ductile iron: 1.35 million tons Steel:


2.16 million tons 207,000 tons


Nonferrous: 1.04 million tons


6.18 million tons 1.07 million tons


19.6 million tons 5.3 million tons


6. Russia:


4.20 million tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 1.26 million tons Steel:


Nonferrous: 500,000 tons


3.24 million tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 786,000 tons Steel:


2.23 million tons Gray iron:


1.94 million tons 243,000 tons


Nonferrous: 273,000 tons


Ductile iron: 653,000 tons Steel:


1.97 million tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 405,000 tons Steel:


630,000 tons 64,000 tons


Nonferrous: 870,000 tons


1.96 million tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 916,000 tons Steel:


623,000 tons 85,000 tons


Nonferrous: 333,000 tons Russia: 4.2 million tons Europe: 14.29 million tons


North America: 10.48 million tons


India: 9.05 million tons Brazil: 3.24 million tons China: 39.6 million tons Japan: 4.76 million tons


1.04 million tons 157,000 tons


Nonferrous: 382,000 tons


1.74 million tons 700,000 tons


Every top-10 nation reported growth in productivity per plant (calculated as total tonnage divided by number of plants) in 2010. Brazil showed the largest productivity increase (by 39%). India was a close second, increasing its productivity by 24%. (Russia’s numbers are based on 2009 reports.)


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