7. Brazil: 3.24 million tons
Gray iron: TOP 10 CASTING NATIONS
1. China: 39.6 million tons
Gray iron:
Ductile iron: Steel:
Nonferrous: Gray iron:
Ductile iron: Steel:
Nonferrous: Gray iron:
Ductile iron: Steel:
Nonferrous:
19.6 million tons 9.9 million tons
5.3 million tons 4.8 million tons
2. India: 9.05 million tons
6.18 million tons 1.05 million tons 1.07 million tons 750,000 tons
3. U.S.: 8.24 million tons
2.63 million tons 2.75 million tons 980,000 tons
1.87 million tons
4. Germany: 4.79 million tons Gray iron:
Ductile iron: Steel:
Nonferrous: Gray iron:
Ductile iron: Steel:
Nonferrous: Gray iron:
Ductile iron: Steel:
Nonferrous:
2.18 million tons 1.49 million tons
192,000 tons 930,000 tons
5. Japan: 4.76 million tons
2.16 million tons 1.35 million tons 207,000 tons
1.04 million tons
6. Russia: 4.2 million tons
1.74 million tons 1.26 million tons 700,000 tons 500,000 tons
Ductile iron: Steel:
Nonferrous: 8. Korea:
Ductile iron: Steel:
Nonferrous: Gray iron:
Ductile iron: Steel:
Nonferrous: Gray iron:
Ductile iron: Steel:
Nonferrous:
1.94 million tons 786,000 tons 243,000 tons 273,000 tons
2.23 million tons Gray iron:
1.04 million tons 653,000 tons 157,000 tons 382,000 tons
9. Italy: 1.97 million tons
630,000 tons 405,000 tons 64,000 tons 870,000 tons
10. France: 1.96 million tons
623,000 tons 916,000 tons 85,000 tons
333,000 tons ■
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