48th
Census of World Casting Production
Steady Growth in Global Output
Worldwide casting production continued to grow in 2013, up more than 3.4 million metric tons, an increase of 3.4% in comparison to 2012. A MODERN CASTING STAFF REPORT
Production. Te 103.2 million metric tons of metal castings produced in 2013 represents an increase of 3.43 million
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n 2013, global production increased to more than 103 million metric tons, an increase of 3.4% when compared to the previous year, according to this year’s MODERN CAST- ING Census of World Casting
tons. Tis rate of growth is a slight bump up from 2012’s 2.4% boost. Of the 31 countries that provided data for the past two years, 18 reported a contraction in annual volumes when comparing 2013 to 2012. Poland increased its production by 22.1%, with gains across the board in terms of alloys. On the red side of the ledger, Pakistan saw the largest decline in production,
with its metalcasting industry con- tracting by 18.8%. Among the top-10 countries in total output, Brazil had the highest boost in 2013 with an increase of 7.4% in production. Te rebound came a year after South America’s only entry in the global survey saw a 16.9% decrease in total production. China increased its total production by two million metric tons to a total of
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