This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Metal Stampings, Forgings, and Castings in Millions of US$. The major product segments analyzed are Metal Stampings, Metal Forgings (Iron & Steel Forgings, & Non-Ferrous Forgings), Ferro-Alloy Castings (Gray Iron Castings, Ductile Iron Castings, Malleable Iron Castings, Carbon Steel Castings, & High Alloy Steel Castings, & Other Alloy Steel Castings) and Non-Ferrous Metal Castings ( Aluminum Castings, Copper Castings, Lead Castings, Magnesium Castings, ZincCastings, & Miscellaneous Castings). The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Latin America, and Rest of World. Annual forecasts are provided for each region and product segment for the period of 2000 through 2015. The report profiles 1534 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Alcoa Inc., American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc., Amtek Engineering Ltd., Anchor Lamina, Inc., Bharat Forge Limited, Bohler-Uddeholm AG, Doncasters PLC, Georg Fischer Ltd., Hayes Lemmerz International, Inc., Intermet Corporation, Magna International, Inc., Meridian Technologies, Inc., Metaldyne Corporation, Precision Castparts Corp., Wyman-Gordon, SeAH Besteel Corporation, Shiloh Industries, Inc., Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd., ThyssenKrupp AG, Tower Automotive, Inc., Wagon Automotive Ltd., and Worthington Industries Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.
CONTENTS
I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations I-1 Disclaimers I-2 Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2 Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-2 Product Definitions and Scope of Study I-3 Product Segments I-4 Metal Stampings I-4 Metal Forgings I-4 Metal Castings I-4
2. Metalworking Industry - An Overview II-3 Metal Stampings II-3 Automotive Stampings Industry - An Overview II-3 Increasing Outsourcing - Who is Benefiting? II-3 Iron & Steel Dominates the Market II-4 Metal Forgings II-4 Key Challenges in Forging Industry II-5 Technological Trends II-5 Forgings Production Process-A Review II-6 Forging Processes II-6 Impression Die-Forging II-6 Cold, Warm & Hot Forging II-6 Open Die Forging II-6 Ring Roll Forging II-7 Metal Castings II-7 List of Metal Casting Processes II-7 A Lookout on Major Metal Casting Processes II-8 Sand Casting II-8 Green Sand Casting II-8 Chemically Bound Sand Casting II-8 Permanent Mold Casting II-8 Plaster Mold Casting II-8 Die-Casting II-9 Waste Products of Metal Casting Industry II-9 Production Process II-9 Environment Profile II-10 A Glance at Select Metal Castings II-10 Malleable Iron Casting II-11 Steel II-11 Aluminum II-12 Recycling of Aluminum - An Overview II-13 Growing Usage Demands Effective Sorting Process II-13 Magnesium II-14 Blooming Market For Magnesium Die-Castings II-14 Magnesium Alloys - A Chronology of Research and Development Efforts II-14 R & D Efforts Promise a Bright Future for Magnesium Castings II-15 Zinc Castings II-15 Other Materials II-16 Permanent Mold Casting of Copper Alloys II-16 A Review of Metal Castings Market II-17 Historic Perspective II-17 Industry Scenario II-17 Applications of Castings II-18 Automotive Industry - Major End-Use Market II-18 Few Countries Dominate the Market II-18
3. Technological Trends II-19 A New Approach to Semi-Solid Metal (SSM) Casting II-19 Finite-Element Analysis (FEA) II-19 Brush-based Active Robotic Deburring (BARD) II-19 Manufacturing Execution Systems (MES) II-20 Statistical Process Control (SPC) II-20 Direct Shell Production Casting (DSPC) II-20 Compacted Graphite Iron (CGI) II-20 New Technology from Georg Fischer II-20 New Casting-Cleaning System from Seghers Keppel II-20 Lost Foam Casting - No Longer Ignored II-21 Natural Aging Aluminum Cast Alloys II-21
4. Recent Industry Activity II-22 Precision Castparts to Acquire Caledonian Alloys II-22 Amtek Auto Acquires Entire Assets of JL French II-22 Alcoa and Sapa Group Forms Joint Venture for Soft-Alloy Extrusion II-22 Metaldyne Establishes New Plant in China II-22 HBD Industries Takes Over Precision Metal Products II-23 ThyssenKrupp Budd Divests Stake in Three Mexican Joint Ventures II-23 Firth Rixson Acquires Business of Future Tech II-23 Bharat Forge Establishes New Plant II-23 General Motors to Invest US$63 Million for Metal Casting Plant Expansion II-24 Asahi Tec and Wheelhorse Aluminum Casting to Set Up New Joint Venture II-24 AmeriCast Technologies Takes Over Atlas Castings & Technology II-24 Precision Castparts Acquires McWilliams II-24 Marathon Acquires Contech II-24 Orchid Acquires R. Reininger & Son Ltd II-25 Kobe Steel to Expand Aluminum Forgings Production Capacity II-25 ALFA Acquires Hydro Castings II-25 McKinstry Acquires Wingard & Co II-26 Precision Castparts Acquires GSC Foundries II-26 M&M Acquires Schoneweiss II-26 Asahi Tec Acquires Metaldyne II-26 Caparo Group Takes Over Sheet Metal Business of IAL II-26 Alcoa Establishes Third Flat-Rolled Product Plant in China II-27 Precision Castparts to Acquire Cherry Aerospace II-27 Firth Rixson Divests Casting Business to Bradken Operations Pty II-27 SCHMOLZ+BICKENBACH Acquires Finkl II-27 Finkl Acquires South Side Property II-28 Georg Fischer Acquires E.D.C. II-28 Cosma Completes Acquisition of VAB II-28 Alcoa Extends Contract With Mack Trucks II-28 INTERMET Enters into a Contract with Metaldyne II-28 Hayes Lemmerz Divests Michigan's Suspension Machining Unit II-29 Meridian Technologies Enters into Joint Venture with BoAo Magnesium II-29 Alcoa Enters into Agreement with SMW Hong Kong II-29 Doncasters Invests US$20 Million in Southern Tool Facility II-29 Osborne Coinage Acquires Kilmartin Industries II-30 Amtek Establishes New Subsidiary II-30 Precision Castparts Acquires Special Metals II-30 Innovative Manufacturing Acquires Diebel Manufacturing II-30 FormTech Industries Acquires the North American Operations of Metaldyne II-30 Euromag Opens Largest European Magnesium Casting Factory II-30 Cosma Establishes New Facilities II-31 Mahindra & Mahindra Acquires Majority Stake in Stokes Group II-31
5. Focus on Select Players II-32 Alcoa Inc (USA). II-32 American Axle & Manufacturing Holdings, Inc. (USA) II-32 Amtek Engineering Ltd. (Singapore) II-32 Anchor Lamina Inc. (USA) II-32 Bharat Forge Limited (INDIA) II-32 Bohler-Uddeholm AG (Austria) II-33 Doncasters PLC (UK) II-33 Georg Fischer Ltd. (Switzerland) II-33 Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. (USA) II-34 Intermet Corporation (USA) II-34 Magna International Inc. (Canada) II-34 Meridian Technologies Inc. (Canada) II-34 Metaldyne Corporation (USA) II-35 Precision Castparts Corp. (USA) II-35 Wyman-Gordon (Subsidiary of Precision Castparts) II-35 SeAH Besteel Corporation (South Korea) II-36 Shiloh Industries Inc. (USA) II-36 Sumitomo Metal Industries, Ltd. (Japan) II-36 ThyssenKrupp AG (Germany) II-36 Tower Automotive, Inc. (USA) II-36 Wagon Automotive Ltd (UK) II-37 Worthington Industries Inc. (USA) II-37
6. Global Market Perspective II-38
Table 1: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Metal Stampings, Forgings, and Castings by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-38
Table 2: World Long-Term Projections for Metal Stampings, Forgings, and Castings by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-39
Table 3: World 10-Year Perspective for Metal Stampings, Forgings, and Castings by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown of Value Sales for US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets for Years 2003, 2007& 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-40
Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Market Analysis for Metal Stampings, by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2000 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-41
Table 5: World Long-Term Projections for Metal Stampings by Geographic Region - US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Latin America and Rest of World Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Sales Figures in US$ Million for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-42
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