SALESSTRONG


FOR U.S. METALCASTERS


U.S. metal casting sales increased 15.5% in 2011, bolstered by the oil, gas, pump, transportation and automotive markets.


T AN MCDP STAFF REPORT


he U.S. metalcasting industry is in the midst of a recovery from a dramatic recession that began at the end of 2008 and continued through the fi rst part of 2010. After shipping $28.2 billion in castings in 2007, the industry bottomed out to $21.58 billion in ship- ments in 2009. T e industry began to rebound in 2010 with an estimated growth of 15.5% from the previous year to $25.38 billion, and this continued in 2011,


reaching $29.45 billion in sales. T e recovery is expected to continue through 2015


when sales will reach $35.18 billion, according to the 2012 Metalcasting Forecast and Trends Report published by the American Foundry Society, Schaumburg, Ill. All cast metals are expected to


see sales growth in the short term through 2012 as the industry con- tinues to rebound. Ductile iron,


Aluminum, ductile iron and investment cast steel are predicted to have a postive tragectory through 2020.


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Magnesium and other nonferrous alloys are trending upward through 2020.


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