Prices for raw materials, energy and logistics have soared on a broad front while an increasing number of input factors is prone to run out of European stocks within the next weeks. Forwarding these unavoidable cost increases is however not taken for granted....
September 2021: Facing challenges on many fronts In September, the European Foundry Sentiment Indicator (FISI) roughly maintained its previous month’s level. The marginal decrease of 0.1 points brings the index to a value of 109.6. A slightly improved...
The current global developments in the raw materials and energy markets represent a significant threat to European foundry industry continuity. Without immediate political action, the economic recovery and future of skilled industrial workforce is...
Data of unique scope and depth show the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on European foundries. While the European production of non-ferrous metals decreased by 19.2 % overall, the production of iron, nodular iron and steel castings decreased by 19.8 %...
On 24 and 25 September 2021 the annual CAEF Council meeting was held in Bilbao (Spain). CAEF member associations from several European countries joined the event hosted by the Spanish Foundry Association FEAF, Federación Española Asociaciones...
