The state of art and foresight of world’s casting production

The casting production is considered of the main factors influencing the development of World economy. Actual capacity of the world’s casting production, which is about 101 mln metric ton per year (2012), is strongly diversified. The last decade brought significant changes in the World map of the greatest casting producers. Globalization and transformation of economic systems is reflected by variations of foundry production in different countries, moreover the globalization of economy is regarded not only as a chance but also as a menace for European foundries.