European Foundry Supplying Industry

Focus On Die Casting Machinery

European foundry supplying industry

Foundry machinery manufacturers CEMAFON represents approx. 160 European manufacturers of foundry machinery

with a production volume of over € 2 billion (est. 2014).

These firms account for almost 90% of the European industry’s production volume and hold currently an approx. 27% share of total world exports.

Die casting machinery manufacturers CEMAFON represents practically all well-known European die casting machinery

manufacturers with a production volume of approx. € 1 billion (est. 2014). Their share of total world exports is currently 32%.

International Foundry Forum CEMAFON is the initiator and, together with CAEF, the organizer of the

International Foundry Forum – ‚the key event for CEOs‘. The next IFF will be held on September 23 / 24, 2016 in Dresden.

World machinery trade – major export nationsfor die casting machinery* 2013 / 2014

Total export volume 2013: € 920 millionTotal export volume 2014: € 907 million

World compared to previous year: - 1.4 %

Austria

Taiwan

Japan

Italy

China

Germany

United Kingdom

USA

Switzerland

Rep. of Korea

* incl. other foundry machinery Source: National and VDMA statistics

World export shares for die casting machinery*2012 – 2014

2012

* incl. other foundry machinery Source: National and VDMA statistics

2013 2014

Total world exports of 43 countries: ca. € 955 million Total world exports of 43 countries: ca. € 920 million Total world exports of 43 countries: ca. € 907 million

CEMAFON exports of die casting machinery*by destination 2012 – 2014

2012 2013 2014

Total export voulme CEMAFON: € 263 million Total export voulme CEMAFON: € 293 million Total export voulme CEMAFON: € 274 million

* incl. other foundry machinery Source: National and VDMA statistics