During the Seventh Forum on National Foundry Industry Innovation and Development held on July 26, the data of China’s foundry industry in 2021 has been officially released by Mr. WANG Dongsheng, the newly elected Executive Vice President and Secretary General of China Foundry Association.
Total casting output
In 2021, the total output of China's castings reached 54.05 million tons, with a year-on-year increase of 4.0%, and an average increase of 5.3% in two years. The foundry industry has maintained relatively stable development.
Casting output in different materials
Gray iron: 22.55 million tons;
Ductile iron: 15.95 million tons;
Malleable iron: 600,000 tons;
Steel casting: 6.6 million tons;
Aluminum (magnesium) alloy: 7.2 million tons;
Copper alloy: 900,000 tons;
Other casting: 250,000 tons.
Casting demand of downstream industry
Automobile: 15.4 million tons;
Internal combustion engine and agricultural machinery: 5.55 million tons;
Engineering machinery: 5.2 million tons;
Mining, metallurgical and heavy machinery: 5 million tons;
Cast pipes and fittings: 8.85 million tons;
Machine tools: 2.6 million tons;
Rail transit: 2.15 million tons;
Power generation equipment and power: 2.35 million tons;
Ship building: 350,000 tons;
Other: 6.6 million tons.
The automobile industry is the largest market of castings, auto casting accounts for 28.5% in 2021’s total production.
Driven by exports growth, the output of automobile castings increased by 2.7% year-on-year; The demand for castings in machine tools, general machinery and emerging industries has increased, such as robots.
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