Production Per Plant


The slight decline in the number of metalcasting facilities coupled with growth in overall production can only mean that metalcasters are producing more tonnage per plant. Facilities are able to fulfill demand with available capacity as underperforming facilities exit the market place. The industry emphasis on efficiency also helps explain how less are producing more.


Germany remained, far and away, the na- tion that produces the most castings per plant, shipping 8,818 metric tons per plant. The U.S., No. 2 in average production per plant, pro- duced 5,294 metric tons per site, a decrease of 828 from 2013’s figure.


China experienced the largest growth in production per plant in 2014, thanks largely to the contraction of its metalcasting facilities by 15%. Chinese metalcasters produced an aver- age of 1,777 metric tons, up 294 tons from 2013. China and Italy, both with relatively different metalcasting industries, produce the smallest casting volume per facility.


Brazil, due largely to its 10.7% drop in overall casting production, experienced thea significant decrease in production average (229 tons per site), with its overall number at 2,043 tons. The U.S. and Brazil were the only two nations in the top 10 to see a decrease in production per plant.


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