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Like many other industries, the foundry industry is considered a male-dominated sector. Nevertheless, countless women are working in our foundries from production and administration to research in all areas and are doing indispensable work every day....
June 2022: Robust demand backs up in times of upheaval The European Foundry Industry Sentiment Indicator (FISI) increased by 0.4 points in June and reaches a value of 106.4 points. After the significant drop due to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the business...
May 2022: Stabilization of European foundries in uncertain times The European Foundry Industry Sentiment Indicator (FISI) increased by 0.6 points in May and reaches a value of 106.1 points. After the highest loss since the outbreak of corona pandemic in...
In deep empathy with the people in Ukraine and for the sake of the European peace order, CAEF stands behind the sanctions against Russia. However, the consequences for the European economy can only be borne, if there is an open dialogue between suppliers and...
The new year 2022 will be an important one for the European foundry industry. On the one hand, Covid-19 infection figures, supply bottlenecks and energy costs determine daily business and affect the important recovery of the manufacturing sector. On the...
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....
