26th Census of World Casting Production--1991.By all indications, global casting production decreased in 1991--though by how much is unknown, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. modern casting's 26th Census of World Casting Production. Updated tonnages for a major producer, the Commonwealth of Independent States Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), community of independent nations established by a treaty signed at Minsk, Belarus, on Dec. 8, 1991, by the heads of state of Russia, Belarus, and Ukraine. Between Dec. 8 and Dec. (the former Soviet Union), were unavailable at press time. modern casting will publish this information in an upcoming issue, along with 1991 tonnages for Mexico Mexico, city, Mexico Mexico or Mexico City, Span. Ciudad de México (Méjico), city (1990 pop. 8,236,960; 1991 met. area est. 20,899,000), central Mexico, capital and largest city of Mexico. . Of the 24 countries providing tonnages for 1991, five had production increases and 17 reported decreases of varying magnitudes. Two countries--Brazil and Egypt--were added to the census, while Israel Israel, in the Bible Israel (ĭz`rēəl, ĭz`rāəl) [as understood by Hebrews,=he strives with God], according to the book of Genesis, name given to Jacob as eponymous ancestor of the Hebrews, the chosen people of God. was dropped for lack of updated information. Previous estimates were used for five of the 30 nations in this year's census. The Pacific Rim Pacific Rim, term used to describe the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean and the island countries situated in it. In the post–World War II era, the Pacific Rim has become an increasingly important and interconnected economic region. showed the most strength as South Korea's production jumped from 1,395,200 to 1,452,500 metric tons; Taiwan's from 935,000 to 1,454,600 metric tons; and the People's Republic People's Republic n. A political organization founded and controlled by a national Communist party. of China from 8,859,400 to 10,750,000 metric tons. However, Japan's production fell from 8,197,252 (adjusted 1990 total) to 7,958,663 metric tons in 1991, as output decreased in all categories. In Europe Europe (y  r`əp), 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (1992 est. pop. 512,000,000). , only Germany and Portugal registered production increases
during this period. Germany's climbed from 4,249,617 to 4,336,688
metric tons, while Portugal's casting output rose from 110,585 to
114,664 metric tons.U.S. metalcasting production decreased to 8,839,327 metric tons in 1991. This represents a 12% drop in ferrous ferrous (fĕr`əs), iron in the +2 valence state. Containing or having to do with iron. The difference between ferrous and ferric is the number of valence electrons they contain (ferrous contains two and ferric contains three), which castings and a 7% decline in nonferrous non·fer·rous adj. 1. Not composed of or containing iron. 2. Of or relating to metals other than iron. nonferrous Adjective 1. ones, according to the U.S. Dept. of Commerce. Other million-plus producers reporting lower production included France, Italy and the United Kingdom. Both Poland and Romania fell below the 1 million mark in 1991. Canada's production slipped from 668,680 to 566,204 metric tons. When examining modern casting's breakdown of each country's casting production, readers should keep in mind that some nations have combined their metal production under one category (gray iron) for convenience. The Census of World Casting Production has been compiled for 26 consecutive years by modern casting to serve metalcasters, foundry A semiconductor manufacturer that makes chips for third parties. It may be a large chip maker that sells its excess manufacturing capacity or one that makes chips exclusively for other companies. equipment manufacturers, suppliers and others by citing global trends in casting production. Tonnage TONNAGE, mar. law. The capacity of a ship or vessel. 2. The act of congress of March 2, 1799, s. 64, 1 Story's L. U. S. 630, directs that to ascertain the tonnage of any ship or vessel, the surveyor, &c. information received after the publishing deadline will appear in the monthly "Around the World" department of modern casting. Photocopies of the preceding 25 years' censuses are available from the AFS A distributed file system for large, widely dispersed Unix and Windows networks from Transarc Corporation, now part of IBM. It is noted for its ease of administration and expandability and stems from Carnegie-Mellon's Andrew File System. AFS - Andrew File System Library. Comments regarding the annual census should be directed to: Publisher/Editor, modern casting, American Foundrymen's Society, Inc., 505 State St., Des Plaines, Illinois “Des Plaines” redirects here. For the river, see Des Plaines River. Des Plaines (pronounced IPA [dɛsˈpleɪnz]) is a city in Cook County, Illinois, United States. 60016-8399 USA; 708/824-0181; and fax 708/824-7848. Number of Operating Foundries Worldwide--1991 (from countries participating in 26th Census of World Casting Production) COUNTRY IRON STEEL NONFERROUS Austria 66 (1) 9 45 Brazil 1011 (2) -- -- Canada 99 40 (3) -- China, People's Rep. 9049 592 2887 Egypt 60 7 9 Finland 48 (4) -- -- France 189 (5) -- 342 Germany 404 (6) 89 473 Hungary 44 29 (7) 39 Japan 805 (8) 118 596 (9) Korea, Rep. 543 (10) 137 247 (11) Mexico, D.F. -- 10 (**) 410 (*) Netherlands 26 (12) -- 21 (13) Norway 18 3 13 Peru 135 (14) 7 95 (15) Portugal 65 (16) -- -- Romania(*) 236 (17) 87 (18) 175 South Africa(*) 42 13 24 Spain 141 (19) 31 127 (20) Sweden(**) 52 11 84 Switzerland 26 (21) -- 55 Turkey 82 (22) 36 40 United Kingdom 270 47 -- United States (23) 750 300 2200 Zambia(*) 1 1 -- * 1990 estimate ** 1989 estimate 1 includes 23 ductile and four malleable iron foundries 2 includes all foundries 3 excludes investment casting foundries 4 includes all foundries 5 includes steel foundries 6 includes 23 malleable iron foundries 7 twelve foundries produce only precision castings 8 includes 768 gray & ductile iron foundries, 37 malleable 9 includes 213 Cu-base, 349 Al, Mg & Zn foundries, and 34 other nonferrous foundries 10 includes 409 gray, 113 ductile & 21 malleable iron foundries 11 includes 117 Cu-base, 105 Al & 25 other nonferrous 12 includes iron & steel foundries & only foundries with 20 or more employees 13 includes only foundries with 20 or more employees 14 includes 130 gray iron and five ductile iron foundries 15 includes 50 Al, 30 Mg and 15 Zn foundries 16 incudes all foundries 17 includes 35 producers of nodular graphite iron and 10 producers of malleable iron castings 18 includes six foundries that also produce gray iron castings 19 includes 135 gray & ductile iron foundries, 6 malleable iron 20 includes 21 Cu-base, 69 Al and 37 Zn foundries 21 includes iron and steel foundries 22 includes foundries with mixed production; companies with fewer than 20 employees not included 23 estimated numbers TABULAR tab·u·lar adj. 1. Having a plane surface; flat. 2. Organized as a table or list. 3. Calculated by means of a table. tabular resembling a table. DATA OMITTED |
|
||||||||||||||||
Printer friendly
Cite/link
Email
Feedback
Reader Opinion