As per the worldwide census of casting production, the major casting producing countries include China, USA, Japan, Russia, Germany, India, France, Italy, Mexico and Brazil. Other countries with annual production over one million tons include Korea, Spain and Taiwan, closely followed by Turkey and Canada.



A large number of foundries are also operating in Ukraine and Poland. Great Britain witnessed falling production of castings over the last decade. The top ten producers together account for over 80% of the total production of castings as well as the number of foundries worldwide. Over the last ten years, the number of foundries in most countries has reduced, while the production has increased. The average productivity of foundries worldwide is about 2000 tonnes per year. German foundries have the highest productivity, with an average 6800 tonnes per year.