Read the detailed report here: <link file:46592 _blank download internal link in current> China Foundry Association 2018
Dr. Heinz-Jürgen Büchner's lecture, "Foundry Industry 2025", given in Beijing on May 15th, 2018, examines the outlook for the entirety of the foundry industry by discussing major topics such as:
- The macro-economic Environment
- The US-Economy with high Trade Deficit
- China: January with high Car Sales
- Euro-Zone: Further Growth expected
- Crude Oil: Geopolitical Disturbances - High Reliability of Supply
- Trends in major Customer Markets
- Mechanical Engineering: Slight Recovery in Europe, Growth in Asia
- World Market for Electric Products and Electronics
- Construction Sector: Further Growth Prospects
- Production of Light Vehicles
- CO2 Emmission Standards induce Improvements
- Requirement of Nonconventional Technology
- Production of Medium & Heavy Vehicles
- E-Mobility: A Risk for the global Foundry Industry?
- Forecast
- Autonomous Driving
- Cobalt, Lithium demand
- Consequences
- Future Development of global Foundry Markets
- Iron, Steel with Modest Growth
- Global Aluminum Cast Production Strengthens
- Global Copper Casting increase
- Trend toward finished castings
- Strategic Challenges for Foundries
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Read the detailed report here: <link file:46592 _blank download internal link in current> China Foundry Association 2018