Foundries and Metal Castings Manufacturers

Primary Metals Manufacturing
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Profiles cover key aspects of an industry's size, scope, and operations, recent news and developments, industry trends, risks, and opportunities, and include a five-year industry forecast. Profiles are updated quarterly and include:


American Foundry Society
Information resources available from this organization include:

About Metalcasting
http://www.afsinc.org/  Select "Membership - About Metalcasting"
Overview of the industry and its products includes links to related articles and most recent industry forecast. Available free online.

AFS Forecast & Trends
http://www.afsinc.org/
Select "E-Store - Management - Management, HR & Marketing"
Annual resource for foundries and suppliers includes: forecast for all cast metal groups and long-term shipment projections; export and import forecasts by demand and shipments; forecast data by major casting consuming markets; international foundry data including casting shipments, labor rates, and more.

Ferrous Metal Foundry Products Manufacturing
http://www.ibisworld.com
Reports provide in-depth industry analysis and a five-year industry growth forecast, with special focus on the underlying structure and external forces and relationships that affect an industry and its performance. Report sections include:


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Industry Market Analysis Reports
Foundries and Metal Castings Manufacturers
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Industry statistics include industry sales and sales trends, market size and market share by sales class, average company sales and sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, business start up activity and failure rates, and other business statistics on a national, state, and metropolitan area level. Sample market analysis reports can be viewed free online.

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Industry Financial Ratios
Foundries and Metal Castings Manufacturers
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Five-year comparative financial statement analysis includes income statements with expense detail, balance sheets, cash flow statements, and key business and financial ratios. Reports are available by sales size range, and also in small business, sole proprietor, and business start up versions. Sample financial reports with detailed financial ratio analysis can be viewed free online.

American Foundry Society
Confidential Metalcasting Operational Cost Survey
http://www.afsinc.org/
Select "E-Store - Management - Management, HR & Marketing"
Survey provides benchmark information for operating costs and expenses with results categorized by sales volume, metals cast, casting process, and employee size, and includes comparative data for companies reporting a net profit and companies reporting a net loss.


American Foundry Society
Survey of Wages and Economic Benefits
http://www.afsinc.org/
Select "E-Store - Management - Management, HR & Marketing"
Survey provides wages and benefits for the metalcasting industry in the U.S. and Canada by foundry size, union status, and type of metal poured for twenty-eight job classifications.

ERI Economic Research Institute
Primary Metals Production Salary Survey
http://salary-surveys.erieri.com/
Salary survey provides compensation data for executive, management, and hourly personnel on a national and state level by company size. Complete listing of job positions included in the survey and sample pages for selected job positions are accessible free online.




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