TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION PAGE
INTRODUCTION viii
I. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1
II. MARKET ENVIRONMENT 4
General 4
Macroeconomic Environment 4
Industrial Sector Outlook 8
Industrial Production Trends 9
Capital Spending Trends 11
Defense Spending Trends 13
Market Trends 15
Pricing Patterns 18
Technology 20
Casting Methods 21
Alternative & Competitive Technologies 24
Alternative Metal Forming Techniques 24
Nonmetallic Alternatives 26
International Environment 26
World Supply & Demand 27
Trends in Foreign Trade 29
III. SUPPLY & DEMAND 30
IV. FERROUS CASTINGS 34
General 34
Ductile Iron Castings 36
Gray Iron Castings 38
Steel Investment Castings 41
Malleable Iron Castings 43
Other Ferrous Castings 45
V. NONFERROUS CASTINGS 48
General 48
Die Castings 50
Aluminum 52
Other Metals 53
Zinc 54
Magnesium 54
Copper 55
All Other 56
Nonferrous Castings Other than Die Castings 56
Aluminum 58
Copper 60
All Other Nonferrous Metals 62
VI. MARKETS 65
General 65
Industrial Machinery 68
Industrial Machinery Sector Outlook 69
Industrial Machinery Castings Outlook 70
Motor Vehicles 72
Motor Vehicle Sector Outlook 73
Motor Vehicle Castings Outlook 75
Electrical & Electronic Equipment 77
Electrical & Electronic Equipment Sector Outlook 77
Electrical & Electronic Equipment Castings Outlook 79
Construction & HVAC 81
Construction Sector Outlook 82
Construction & HVAC Castings Outlook 85
Primary & Fabricated Metals 87
Metals Industry Outlook 88
Metals Industry Castings Outlook 90
Aerospace 92
Aerospace Sector Outlook 93
Aerospace Castings Outlook 95
Other Markets 97
Transportation Equipment 98
All Other 99
VII. INDUSTRY STRUCTURE 101
General 101
Industry Composition 102
Market Share 105
General Motors 107
Alcoa 107
Precision Castparts 108
ThyssenKrupp AG 108
INTERMET 108
AMSTED Industries 109
Grede Foundries 109
Leggett & Platt 109
Ferrous Castings 109
Nonferrous Castings 111
Product Development & Manufacturing 112
Marketing & Distribution 113
Cooperative Agreements 114
Financial Issues & Requirements 116
Mergers, Acquisitions & Industry Restructuring 118
Company Profiles 120
Aalberts Industries NV 122
AAP St. Marys Corporation, see Hitachi
Acme Alliance LLC 123
AcuCast Technologies LLC, see Acme Alliance
Alcan Incorporated 124
Alcoa Incorporated 126
AMSTED Industries 129
Asahi Tec Corporation 131
ASF-Keystone Incorporated, see AMSTED Industries
Briggs & Stratton Corporation 133
Brunswick Corporation 134
Burgess-Norton Manufacturing Company,
see AMSTED Industries
Chicago White Metal Casting 135
Columbus Steel Castings Company 136
Consolidated Metco, see AMSTED Industries
Consolidated-PAC 137
Contech 138
DaimlerChrysler AG 139
Dynacast Incorporated, see Melrose plc
Elkhart Products Corporation, see Aalbert Industries
Elkton Die Casting LLC, see Acme Alliance
Empire Die Casting Company 140
Fansteel Incorporated 141
Ford Motor Company 142
General Motors Corporation 143
Grede Foundries Incorporated 144
Griffin Wheel Company, see AMSTED Industries
Hitachi Limited 146
Hitchiner Manufacturing Company 148
INTERMET Corporation 149
J&L Fiber Services, see Precision Castparts
Ladish Company Incorporated 151
Lee Brass Company 152
Leggett & Platt Incorporated 153
Ligon Industries LLC 155
Madison-Kipp Corporation 156
Magellan Aerospace Corporation 156
Maynard Steel Casting Company 157
McConway & Torley, see Trinity Industries
Melrose plc 158
Mercury Castings, see Brunswick
Metal Casting Technology, see General Motors
Metaldyne Corporation, see Asahi Tec
Mueller Industries 160
Pace Industries Incorporated, see Leggett & Platt
Pacific Cast Technologies, see Laddish Company
Pacific Steel Casting Company 161
Park-Ohio Holdings Corporation 162
PCC Structurals, see Precision Castparts
Precision Castparts 163
Presto Casting, see Magellan Aerospace
Products Technologies, see Leggett & Platt
SPX Corporation 166
Sturm, Ruger & Company 167
ThyssenKrupp AG 168
Trinity Industries Incorporated 169
Ward Manufacturing, see Hitachi
Wisconsin Aluminum Foundry 170
LIST OF TABLES
TABLE NUMBER PAGE
SECTION I -- EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Summary Table 3
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Macroeconomic Environment 8
2 Manufacturers Shipments 11
3 Nonresidential Fixed Investment 13
4 Defense Spending Trends 14
5 Industrial Castings Market Volatility 17
6 World Castings Demand by Region 28
7 Trends in Foreign Trade 29
SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
1 Industrial Castings Supply & Demand 32
SECTION IV -- FERROUS CASTINGS
1 Ferrous Castings Supply & Demand 36
2 Ductile Iron Castings Shipments 38
3 Gray Iron Castings Shipments 41
4 Steel Investment Castings Shipments 43
5 Malleable Iron Castings Shipments 45
6 Other Ferrous Castings Shipments 47
SECTION V -- NONFERROUS CASTINGS
1 Nonferrous Castings Supply & Demand 50
2 Die Castings Shipments 52
3 Shipments of Nonferrous Castings Other than Die Castings 58
4 Aluminum-Based Foundry Shipments 60
5 Copper-Based Foundry Shipments 62
6 All Other Nonferrous Foundry Shipments 64
SECTION VI -- MARKETS
1 Industrial Castings Demand by Market 67
2 Industrial Machinery Shipments 70
3 Industrial Machinery Castings Market 72
4 Motor Vehicle Sector Outlook 74
5 Motor Vehicle Castings Market 76
6 Electrical & Electronic Shipments 79
7 Electrical & Electronic Equipment Castings Market 81
8 Construction Expenditures 85
9 Construction & HVAC Castings Market 87
10 Primary & Fabricated Metals Shipments 90
11 Metals Industry Castings Market 92
12 Aerospace Equipment Shipments 95
13 Aerospace Castings Market 96
14 Other Industrial Castings Markets 98
SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Industrial Castings Sales by Company, 2006 106
2 Selected Cooperative Agreements 115
3 Composite Financial Ratios:
Selected Castings Manufacturers, 2006 118
4 Selected Acquisitions & Divestitures 120
LIST OF CHARTS
CHART NUMBER PAGE
SECTION II -- MARKET ENVIRONMENT
1 Industrial Castings Market Volatility 18
2 Industrial Castings Pricing Patterns 20
SECTION III -- SUPPLY & DEMAND
1 US Castings Shipments by Value & Volume, 2006 33
SECTION IV -- FERROUS CASTINGS
1 Industrial Castings Demand by Market, 2006 67
2 US Castings Shipments Tonnage Distribution, 2006 & 2011 68
SECTION VII -- INDUSTRY STRUCTURE
1 Industrial Castings Market Share by Company, 2006 107
2 Ferrous Castings Market Share by Company, 2006 110
3 Nonferrous Castings Market Share by Company, 2006 111
