TOP 10 CASTING PRODUCERS 1. China


42,500,000 metric tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 10,900,000 tons Steel:


20,100,000 tons 5,400,000 tons


Nonferrous: 5,500,000 tons 2. U.S.


12,824,960 metric tons Gray iron:


Nonferrous: 3. India 7. Brazil


Ductile iron: 4,479,680 tons Steel:


4,296,420 tons 1,432,530 tons


2,531,050 tons


9,344,400 metric tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 981,000 tons Steel:


4. Japan 5,342,837 metric tons Gray iron:


6,254,000 tons 1,158,000 tons


Nonferrous: 891,000 tons 9. Italy


Ductile iron: 1,377,385 tons Steel:


2,209,307 tons 213,199 tons


Nonferrous: 1,506,388 tons


5. Germany 5,214,114 metric tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 1,641,528 tons Steel:


2,392,654 tons 217,197 tons


Nonferrous: 931,056 tons


6. Russia 4,300,000 metric tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 897,840 tons Steel:


2,859,898 metric tons Gray iron:


1,857,600 tons 731,000 tons


Nonferrous: 473,000 tons


Ductile iron: 685,197 tons Steel:


8. Korea 2,435,800 metric tons Gray iron:


1,655,903 tons 252,020 tons


Nonferrous: 247,198 tons


Ductile iron: 671,500 tons Steel:


1,959,680 metric tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 416,805 tons Steel:


626,435 tons 72,184 tons


Nonferrous: 844,256 tons


10. France 1,800,156 metric tons Gray iron:


Ductile iron: 675,700 tons Steel:


657,700 tons 102,200 tons


Nonferrous: 364,556 tons


1,062,900 tons 160,900 tons


Nonferrous: 526,500 tons


Russia: 4.3 million tons Europe: 15.4 million tons


North America: 15.2 million tons


India: 9.3 million tons Brazil: 2.9 million tons China: 42.5 million tons Japan: 5.3 million tons


Europe’s total production dropped by half a million metric tons, while North America, boosted by the U.S., is up 1.2 million metric tons from 2011 levels. China also improved, up 3% since 2011.


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