38th Census of World Casting Production--2003: as casting production across the globe grew last year, individual nations reported more expansion than contraction for casting shipments.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. the 32 nations responding to MODERN CASTING's 38th Annual Census census, periodic official count of the number of persons and their condition and of the resources of a country. In ancient times, among the Jews and Romans, such enumeration was mainly for taxation and conscription purposes. of World Casting Production, 2003 offered a positive year for the global casting industry. The results from 2003 showed that total global 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. (represented by census participants) appeared to increase by 4.5%, with eight of the "Top Ten" showing increases in production in '03. Overall, 18 of the 32 responding nations' metalcasting industries experienced growth. Further, more than 70% of the nations experienced higher casting shipments in '03 than they did six years ago in 1997. Participants Last reporting in 2000, South Africa South Africa, Afrikaans Suid-Afrika, officially Republic of South Africa, republic (2005 est. pop. 44,344,000), 471,442 sq mi (1,221,037 sq km), S Africa. re-entered with current data for '03. Failing to respond were Canada Canada (kăn`ədə), independent nation (2001 pop. 30,007,094), 3,851,787 sq mi (9,976,128 sq km), N North America. Canada occupies all of North America N of the United States (and E of Alaska) except for Greenland and the French islands of , Romania Romania (rōmān`ēə, –yə) or Rumania (r  –), republic (v), 91,699 sq mi (237,500 sq km), SE Europe. , Ukraine Ukraine (y`krān, ykrān`), Ukr. Ukraina, republic (2005 est. pop. and
Russia Russia, officially the Russian Federation, Rus. Rossiya, republic (2005 est. pop. 143,420,000), 6,591,100 sq mi (17,070,949 sq km). , but they remain listed by their last reporting data.Because Russia (previously holding the number four spot in world production) did not respond, it was dropped from the "Top 10" list below. As a result, Korea Korea (kôrē`ə, kə–), Korean Hanguk or Choson, region and historic country (85,049 sq mi/220,277 sq km), E Asia. is appearing in the final spot in the list. The order of the top 10 players changed slightly compared to '02 as Brazil Brazil (brəzĭl`), Port. Brasil, officially Federative Republic of Brazil, republic (2005 est. pop. 186,113,000), 3,286,470 sq mi (8,511,965 sq km), E South America. slid ahead of 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. into eighth place. World Production Leaders Following is a summary of each nations metric tonnage in '03: 1. China--A 11.6% boost in shipments from '02 to '03 kept China as the world's leader in casting production. In '03, the nation recorded its sixth consecutive growth year. Casting shipments have increased more than 70% over the last five years. 2. U.S.--Shipments increased (2.2%) for the first time in four years in '03 to 12.07 million metric tons (Transparent Optical Networking Services) A marketing term for providing dark fiber to a customer. The customer is responsible for generating the transmission signal and interpreting it at the other end. See dark fiber. (13.28 short tons). Shipments remain down 6% from five years ago, when at near-peak levels. 3. Japan--Japan's casting industry experienced an increase in casting shipments for only the second time in the last six years with a 6.3% uptick Uptick A transaction occurring at price above its previous transaction. In order for an uptick to occur, a transaction price must be followed by an increased transaction price. in '03 to 6.1 million tons. Japan's shipments are more than 14% lower than in '97. 4. Germany--Shipments increased in '03 to 4.72 million tons. This figure is more than 14% higher than in '97. 5. India--India experienced a gain of close to 800,000 tons in '03 to 4.04 million tons. 6. France--an After an increase in shipments in '02, France's industry declined to 2.48 million tons in '03. 7. Italy--Italy's shipments basically remained the same from '02 to '03, showing a gain of a little more than 400 tons. Shipments still remain 7% higher than five years ago. 8. Brazil--Brazil's shipments gained in '03 by 14% to 2.25 million tons. 9. Mexico--Mexico's shipments declined for the first time in six years to 1.82 million tons (an 11% loss). 10. Korea--Korea's shipments grew slightly in '03 (the fifth consecutive growth year) by 70,000 tons to 1.78 million tons. Over a five-year period, shipments have increased more than 13%. Shipment data typically is submitted by each nation's metalcasting trade association. Comments about participation in the annual census should be directed to: Census of World Casting Production, MODERN CASTING, 1695 N. Penny penny finding one by chance in street brings good luck. [Western Folklore: Misc.] See : Luck, Good Lane, Schaumburg, Illinois Schaumburg is a village in Cook County and DuPage County, Illinois. As of the 2000 census, the village had a total population of 75,386. As of 2005, the population slightly dropped to 72,690 according to the Census Bureau. U.S.A. 60173 or e-mail: moderncasting@afsinc.org See .org. (networking) org - The top-level domain for organisations or individuals that don't fit any other top-level domain (national, com, edu, or gov). Though many have .org domains, it was never intended to be limited to non-profit organisations. RFC 1591. . [GRAPHICS OMITTED]
Number of Operating Foundries By Nation--2003
NON-
COUNTRY IRON STEEL FERROUS TOTAL
Austria 37 (B) -- 59 96
Belgium 21 9 9 39
Brazil -- -- -- 1000 (A)
Canada ** 73 38 84 195
China -- -- -- 12,000 (A)
Croatia 19 2 20 41
Czech Republic 106 32 56 194
Denmark 10 (B) -- 8 18
Finland 16 6 21 43
France 121 41 367 529 (A)
Germany 214 53 384 651
Great Britain 294 (B) - 230 524
Hungary 44 28 138 210
India -- -- -- 4500 (A)
Italy 232 27 880 1139
Japan 457 80 1176 1713
Korea 451 135 183 769
Mexico 741 27 1019 1787
Netherlands 20 -- (C) -- (C) 20
Norway 8 3 12 23
Poland 173 (D) 36 (D) 245 (E) 454
Portugal 50 11 54 115
Romania ** 176 35 132 343
Russia ** -- -- -- 1900 (A)
Slovenia 16 4 33 53
South Africa 100 49 120 269
Spain * 153 36 117 306
Sweden 48 13 84 145
Switzerland 19 3 38 60
Taiwan 506 48 340 894
Thailand 53 10 10 73
Turkey 904 69 84 1057
Ukraine * 400 233 327 960
U.S. 681 288 1651 2620
* 2002 data ** 2001 data *** 2000 data (A) all foundries
(B) includes steel foundries (C) not available
(D) includes about 24 foundries making both iron and steel
(E) includes about 40 foundries making castings in both
ferrous and nonferrous.
38th Census of World Casting Production--2003 (Metric Tons)
Gray Ductile Malleable
Country Iron Iron Iron
Austria 48,427 113,660 (A) --
Belgium 80,859 15,455 36,075
Brazil 1,949,186 (A, D) -- --
Canada ** 684,000 (A, D) -- --
China 10,800,000 3,630,000 400,000
Croatia 26,578 12,770 50
Czech Republic 271,206 45,088 7,674
Denmark 49,913 (A, M) 37,358 --
Finland 52,116 39,080 (G) --
France 923,900 1,095,100 (A) --
Germany 2,295,608 1,342,280 38,994
Great Britain 537,000 366,500 (A) --
Hungary 49,000 30,000 97,000
India 2,840,000 363,000 39,000
Iran 310,000 108,000 (J, H) 1,600
Italy 907,000 458,000 9,000
Japan 2,455,700 1,930,529 81,173
Korea 943,600 539,200 (J) 48,400
Mexico 790,000 (A) 200,000 --
Netherlands (I) 61,000 60,000 5,000
Norway 17,000 36,500 --
Poland 423,000 93,200 15,700
Portugal 39,250 52,970 --
Romania * 400,000 (A, D, M) -- --
Russia * 5,700,000 (A, D, M) -- --
Slovenia 68,000 21,000 5,000
Spain 497,700 420,000 (A) -
South Africa 214,500 58,000 1,800
Sweden 157,800 59,000 (A) --
Switzerland 27,169 46,125 --
Taiwan 782,463 257,262 1,000
Thailand 82,680 107,640 31,980
Turkey 592,000 187,000 6,000
United States 4,329,063 3,828,300 105,233
Ukraine * 626,610 40,000 10,000
TOTALS 40,032,328 15,593,017 940,679
Copper-
Country Steel Base Aluminum
Austria 13,769 -- 104,398
Belgium 10,233 537 26,316
Brazil 123,783 15,839 149,990
Canada ** 152,000 -- 76,000 (E)
China 1,770,000 156,966 1,249,000 (C)
Croatia 1,177 745 10,609
Czech Republic 78,236 1,503 67,545 (C)
Denmark -- 1,616 (L) --
Finland 16,867 3,898 5,287 (C)
France 107,769 28,313 329,078
Germany 181,393 91,291 677,061
Great Britain 91,000 15,000 185,000 (C)
Hungary 5,000 5,000 67,000
India 465,000 -- 331,000 (E)
Iran 32,000 27,000 34,000
Italy 67,000 107,000 805,000
Japan 235,352 100,625 1,262,893
Korea 146,700 22,200 78,000
Mexico 7,980 175,000 550,000
Netherlands (I) -- -- --
Norway 3,200 2,640 21,923
Poland 46,500 6,300 134,500
Portugal 10,563 6,000 19,450
Romania * -- -- 29,600 (E)
Russia * -- -- 600,000 (E)
Slovenia 22,000 3,000 25,000
Spain 77,300 6,303 131,918
South Africa 135,000 14,500 39,000
Sweden 19,100 10,900 37,100
Switzerland 1,381 2,437 15,917 (C)
Taiwan 68,930 46,422 250,502
Thailand 3,450 -- 3,200
Turkey 112,000 2,840 51,360
United States 949,817 276,690 1,952,251
Ukraine * 266,060 11,000 20,500
TOTALS 5,220,560 1,141,565 9,340,398
Country Mag. Zinc
Austria 4,749 10,780
Belgium -- 996
Brazil 4,557 6,058
Canada ** -- --
China -- 140,000
Croatia -- 698
Czech Republic -- 2,148
Denmark -- --
Finland -- 474
France 367 --
Germany 25,987 65,862
Great Britain - 25,000
Hungary - --
India - --
Iran - 7,000
Italy 16,000 72,000
Japan 97 35,379
Korea -- --
Mexico -- 100,000
Netherlands (I) -- --
Norway -- --
Poland -- 8,100
Portugal 300 1,200
Romania * -- --
Russia * -- --
Slovenia 3,000 3,000
Spain -- 13,289
South Africa -- 2,600
Sweden 1,400 4,400
Switzerland -- 1,569
Taiwan 5,313 54,310
Thailand -- --
Turkey -- 3,800
United States 73,482 344,728
Ukraine * -- --
TOTALS 135,252 903,391
Other
Country Nonferrous TOTAL
Austria -- 295,783
Belgium 241 170,712
Brazil -- 2,249,413
Canada ** -- 912,000
China -- 18,145,966
Croatia 824 (F) 53,451
Czech Republic 716 474,116
Denmark -- 88,887
Finland 8 117,730
France -- 2,484,527
Germany 4,107 4,722,583
Great Britain 2,000 1,221,500
Hungary -- 253,000
India -- 4,038,000
Iran -- 519,600
Italy -- 2,441,000
Japan 9,657 6,111,405
Korea 5,700 (B,C) 1,783,800
Mexico -- 1,822,980
Netherlands (I) -- 126,000
Norway -- 81,263
Poland 2,100 729,400
Portugal 115 129,848
Romania * -- 365,491
Russia * -- 6,200,000
Slovenia -- 150,000
Spain 3,168 1,149,678
South Africa -- 465,400
Sweden -- 289,700
Switzerland -- 94,598
Taiwan 1,901 1,468,103
Thailand 6,900 (E) 235,850
Turkey -- 955,000
United States 209,999 (K) 12,069,563
Ukraine * -- 974,170
TOTALS 247,436 73,554,626
** 2001 tonnage
(A) includes malleable iron
(B) includes zinc
(C) includes magnesium
(D) includes ductile iron
(E) includes all nonferrous
* 2002 tonnage
(F) lead castings
(G) includes white iron
(H) includes high alloy cast iron (mostly high Cr ball mills)
(I) ferrous reported only
(J) includes pipe
(K) includes investment castings
(L) only copper reported for nonferrous
(M) includes steel
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