U.S. Metalcasters Emerge from Recession
U.S. metal casting sales increased 19% in 2011 and are expected to grow another 14.6% through 2015.
美国铸造业摆脱经济衰退 2011年美国铸件销售增长19％，到2015年有望再增长14.6％。
A GLOBAL CASTING STAFF REPORT T
he U.S. metalcasting industry is in the midst of a recovery from a dramatic recession that began at the end of 2008 and continued through the first part of 2010. After shipping $28.2 billion in
castings in 2007, the industry bottomed out to $21.62 billion in shipments in 2009 at the depth of the recent economic recession. Te industry began to rebound in 2010 with an estimated growth of 19% from the previous year to $25.67 billion, and this continued in 2011, reaching $30.66 billion in sales. Te recovery is expected to continue through 2015 when sales will reach $35.12 billion, according to the 2013 Metalcasting Forecast and Trends Report published by the American Foundry Society, Schaumburg, Ill. All cast metals are expected to see sales growth in the
short term through 2012 as the industry continues to rebound. Ductile iron, aluminum, compacted graphite iron and copper-base alloys see the greatest opportunities for long-term growth. While ductile iron growth is expected across all end markets, it is led by the oil and gas, automo- tive, construction, and pump and compressor markets. Steel growth will be led by the oil and gas, turbine, material handling, and pump and compressor markets. On the nonferrous side, aluminum and magnesium are
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济衰退从2008年年底开始，一直持续到 2010年上半年，美国铸造业正处在复苏阶 段。在2007年运输了价值282亿美元的铸件
后，行业触底，在经济衰退严重的2009年跌至216.2亿 美元。2010年铸造业开始反弹，预计比上年增长19％ ，达到了256.7亿美元，并在2011年持续增长，达到了 $ 306.6亿美元的销售额。美国铸造学会公布的2013年 铸造预测与趋势调查报告显示，这一恢复期预计将持续 到2015年，销售总额将达到351.2亿美元。 随着行业持续反弹，所有铸件产品的销售在2012年 短期内都会增长。对球铁，钢，铝，镁，铜合金来说是 长期增长的最佳时期。由于有管道，石油，天然气，机 床，阀门和汽车市场的引导，球墨铸铁将会在所有终端 市场得到增长。钢铁方面的增长将由石油和天然气，阀 门，泵，压缩机，铁路和矿业市场所引导。 在有色金属方面，由于汽车和运输工具市场的恢复， 铝和镁将获得长期的增长。对铜合金来说，阀门，泵，
Aluminum and ductile iron casting sales are expected to grow at nearly the same trajectory.
铝及球铁铸件的销售预计将以相同的轨迹增长。
Copper-based and other alloys are trending upward through 2020. 铜和其他有色金属将持续上升到2020年。
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