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- The Fédération Forge Fonderie gathers companies in your industry, represents them and stands up for their interests and rights regardless of their size, production technologies, alloys or markets.

 

- Making membership in the Fédération Forge Fonderie allows to be delivered, through a one-window access, fast and reliable answers to your issues and needs, provided by professionals recognized for their experience and knowledge of the specifics of your business activity.

 

- As a member of the Fédération Forge Fonderie, you are directly involved in defining the policies and strategies for your profession in order to defend the rights and common interests of its members and promote its jobs and careers.

- Your membership will also allow you to

 

  • stay up to date in real time about developments in the general or specific regulatory framework of your business, their impacts, the changes to existing practices that must ensue
  • raise the profile of your company through the Fédération’s companies directory (online and print versions), its websites, its presence on social networks, and other collective communication vectors that enhance the overall image of your profession and its wealth of know-how and experience
  • have access to the calls for tenders issued by client sectors, which they can make available through the Fédération to its members
  • participate in Technical Missions reserved for members, that will allow you to visit other companies within your profession, in France and abroad (for instance in Japan, India, South Korea…)
  • receive for free La Revue Forge Fonderie, authoritative and leading French publication for everyone interested in forging, metalcasting, mold and prototype industries

 

Becoming a member of your professional organization means

Taking your rightful place within the profession and playing an active role in its bodies and fora

Reinforcing its bargaining power

In dealings with public and private-sector bodies at local, national, European and global levels

Supporting the idea that your business is a strong one, mobilized to keep a bright future in our country

Suppliers to our industries, you have the opportunity to join us under an associated member status. If you wish to find out more about this partnership option and its benefits, please feel free to contact us

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If you wish to better understand our role and what we can bring to your business, we kindly invite you to contact us.
Since 1 January 2013, in order to enjoy the competencies and actions that have been pooled into the Fédération Forge Fonderie, each company has to become a member of the Union that represents its profession: Association Française de Forge for forging, Les Fondeurs de France for casting, Moule & Prototype for mold- and prototype making. These unions are the constituent partners of the Fédération Forge Fonderie.

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March 5 2024

European Foundry Industry Sentiment, January 2024:

Despite existing uncertainties, FISI increases in January. FISI climbs to almost 93 index points.  

This January, the European Foundry Industry Sentiment Indicator (FISI) records a delightful increase, marking an upswing to 92.9 index points. This adjustment exceeds the negative development observed in December, as the index experiences an increase of 2.9 points, settling at 92.9 compared to 90.0 the previous month. 
A new year always bears the possibility of change and a positive turnaround. Despite the many difficulties that foundries have had to endure in recent years, the industry remains robust. Even though the industry has noticed a lack of subsidies, support, or any kind of relief, the FISI still managed to increase in the second month of the new year. This result is partially due to the fact that we have received mixed results from the member associations for the current month. Furthermore, it has to be mentioned that the significant increase in January is predominantly attributed to the Non-Ferrous Sector. 

Persistent challenges such as elevated energy prices, labour shortages, and uncertainties surrounding the availability of raw materials persistently exert pressure on foundries across Europe. These factors, when considered collectively, create a complex environment that necessitates strategic planning and adaptation to ensure the resilience and sustainability of the foundry industry in the region.

Meanwhile the Business Climate Indicator (BCI) stands at -0.42 index points in January. This marks the seventh consecutive time that the BCI is below the critical threshold of 0 index points. The index increased once again by 0.03 points from -0.45 in December. This month the negative BCI can be attributed as in the previous month mainly to the situation of the assessment of export order-book levels. The ongoing geopolitical tensions in both the Middle East and Ukraine are playing a pivotal role in propelling this development. 

The FISI – European Foundry Industry Sentiment Indicator – is the earliest available composite indicator providing information on the European foundry industry performance. It is published by CAEF the European Foundry Association every month and is based on survey responses of the European foundry industry. The CAEF members are asked to give their assessment of the current business situation in the foundry sector and their expectations for the next six months. 
The BCI – Business Climate Indicator – is an indicator published by the European Commission. The BCI evaluates development conditions of the manufacturing sector in the euro area every month and uses five balances of opinion from industry survey: production trends, order books, export order books, stocks and production expectations. 
Please find the chart enclosed or combined with additional information at www.caef.eu. 

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