Croatian foundry association

Croatian Foundry Association is a member of WFO

Aleja narodnih heroja 3, 44000 Sisak, Croatia
e-mail: cro-foundry@simet.hr

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The global metal casting market size is accounted at USD 199.86 billion in 2025 and predicted to increase from USD 222.18 billion in 2026 to approximately USD 423.06 billion by 2035, expanding at a CAGR…

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The American Foundry Society, North America’s largest metalcasting professional society and trade association, today released quarterly survey results showing increasing economic optimism.Fully 72% of…

Metal China/Diecasting China/Nonferrous China 2026: Where Metal Meets the Future
Metal China/Diecasting China/Nonferrous China 2026: Where Metal Meets the Future   An Industry Leading and Professional Event As a premier barometer and bellwether of the global foundry industry’s…


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