Automotive Castings

Automotive Castings published by Global Industry Analysts, Inc. in February, 2010. This report consists of Pages: 100 and the price starts from US $ 3450.

Introduction

Abstract

This report analyzes the Indian Market for Automotive Castings in Metric Tons by the following Product Segments - Spheroidal Graphite Iron, and Gray Iron. The report also analyzes the market by the following End-Use Applications - Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Tractors, and Utility Vehicles. Annual forecasts are provided for for the period 2006 through 2015. The report profiles 26 companies including many key and niche players such as Accuride Corporation, Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd., AmeriCast Technologies, Inc., Amtek Auto Limited, Bodine Aluminum, Inc., Citation Corporation, Dana Holding Corporation, Dynacast, Inc., Endurance Group, Federal-Mogul Corporation, Gibbs Die Casting Aluminum Co., Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc., Intercast and Forge Pty Ltd., Kubota Corp, Meridian Technologies, Inc., Nelcast Ltd., Park-Ohio Industries, Inc., Precision Castparts Corporation, Precision Metalsmiths, Inc., Rico Auto Industries Ltd., Ryobi Ltd., Ryobi Die Casting (USA) Inc., Sakthi Auto Component Limited, Superior Industries International, Inc., and ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Inc. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

Table of Contents

I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

• Study Reliability and Reporting Limitations
• Disclaimers
• Data Interpretation & Reporting Level
• Quantitative Techniques & Analytics
• Product Definitions and Scope of Study

1. Gray Iron Castings

2. Ductile/Spheroidal Graphite Iron Castings

II. AN INDIAN MARKET REPORT

1. OVERVIEW OF THE INDIAN AUTOMOTIVE CASTINGS INDUSTRY

• India - The New Cast Metals Hub
• Current and Future Market Analysis
• Ferrous Automotive Castings by Product Segment
• Spheroidal Graphite Iron Castings by End-Use Application
• Spheroidal Graphite Iron Castings by Component
• Gray Iron Castings by End-Use Applications
• Market Overview
• Table 1: Indian Castings Market (2003-2007): Production in Million Metric Tons (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Castings Exports from India
• Classification of Metal Casting Facilities in India
• Table 2: Indian Metal Castings Industry (2008): Percentage Breakdown of Exports by Type of Foundry for Large Scale, Medium Scale, and Small Scale (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Market Growth Drivers
• US Economic Slowdown Influencing Indian Foundry Market

2. OVERVIEW OF THE GLOBAL MARKET

• Market Outlook
• Growing Demand for Added Features and Reduced Weight in Automobiles
• Aluminum Die-Castings Market to Show Significant Growth
• Growing Opportunities for Magnesium Die Casting
• Industry Restraining Factors
• Market Trends & Issues
• Global Slowdown Hits Automotive Castings Industry
• Developing Nations Rescue Automotive Industry
• Innovative Applications Spur Demand for Castings
• Rising Cooperation Among Leading Global Metal Casters
• Shift Towards Developing Nations
• Asia Pacific - A Major Player in Automotive Castings
• Production Capacity to Decline
• Competitive Landscape
• China Dominates Metal Castings Production
• Table 3: World Metal Casting Market (2009): Percentage Share Breakdown of Production by Geographic Region for China, Europe, US, India, Japan and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

3. FOCUS ON SELECT REGIONAL MARKETS

• North American Market Overview
• Fabricators and Die-Casters to Expand Magnesium Usage
• The United States Market Overview
• Increasing Usage of Aluminum Castings by the US Automobile Industry
• Non-Ferrous Metal Foundries
• Japanese Market Overview
• European Market Analysis
• Escalating Demand for Magnesium Die-Castings
• Western Europe Under the Impact of Financial Slowdown
• Automotive Industry Drives German Castings Market
• Recession Adversely Impacts UK Automotive Castings Market
• Italy - A Leading Supplier of Automotive Castings
• Spain - Largest Exporter of Castings in EU
• Rest of Europe Market Analysis
• Asia-Pacific Market Overview
• China: A Key Market for Automotive Castings
• Factors Affecting Chinese Metal Casting Industry
• Latin American Castings Market
• Brazil and Mexico - Leading Latin American Automotive Castings Markets
• Mexico Metal Casting Industry

4. PRODUCT OVERVIEW

• Castings - A Preface
• Automotive Castings
• Casting Process
• Major Metal Casting Processes
• Conventional Molding
• Precision Molding
• Semi-Precision Molding
• Chemically Bonded Self-Setting Sand Molding
• Innovative Molding

5. PROCESS OVERVIEW

• Sand Molding
• Green Sand Molding
• Skin Dried Molding
• Floor and Pit Molding
• Dry Sand Molding
• Chemical Setting Systems
• Precision Molding
• Permanent Mold Casting
• Cosworth Process
• Investment Casting
• Semi-Precision Molding
• Shell Mold Casting
• Plaster Mold Casting
• Ceramic Mold Casting
• Centrifugal Casting
• The V-Process
• Innovative Molding
• Daimler-Benz Innovates New Casting Process
• FM Process
• Squeeze Casting
• Rheocasting and Thixomolding
• Steel
• Iron
• Die Casting
• Benefits of Die-casting
• Casting Procedure

6. TYPES OF AUTOMOTIVE CASTINGS

• Ferrous Castings
• Gray Iron Castings
• Malleable Iron Castings
• Ductile/Spheroidal Graphite Iron Castings
• Steel Castings
• Nonferrous Castings
• Aluminum Castings
• Aluminum Castings Gain Prominence in Automobile Industry
• Major Benefits

7. PRODUCT INNOVATIONS/INTRODUCTIONS

• Yamaha Motor Develops New CF Magnesium Die-Casting Technology
• Delphi Develops Delphi K-Alloy
• Researchers Develop New Lightweight Magnesium Alloy Casting Method

8. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY

• Cerion Acquires Contech
• DISA Group Merges with Wheelabrator Group
• Compass Takes Over Citation' s Aluminum Die Machining and Casting Operations
• Fata Automation Purchases IP Rights of Fata Aluminium
• Citation Takes Over Foseco-Morval
• Georg Fischer Divests Casting Facility to Bavaria Industriekapital
• Neenah Enterprises to Shut Down Gregg Industries
• Alcoa to Divest Wheels Casting Business
• Superior Industries to Shut Down Wheel Casting Unit
• West Irving Die Casting to Shut Down Operations
• Citation Bags Contract from Akebono
• Monomoy Acquires Ferrous Metal Caster Kurdziel Industries
• A1 Metallics to Take Over Frazer Hi tech Metals
• AmeriCast Takes Over A.G. Anderson
• CONTECH Acquires Three Companies
• Sanmar Acquires Matrix Metals
• Orlandofin Acquires Swedish Automotive Castings
• ACE Acquires Feramo Metallum International
• United Foundries Takes Over Major Stake in Alexandria Automotive Casting and Amreya Metal Company
• Dynacast Purchases FisherCast Global' s Assets
• Aisin Seiki to Establish Diecasting Production Facility
• Grainger and Worrall Opens New Manufacturing Plant
• Casting Technologies to Expand
• Endurance Technologies Takes Over Fondalmec
• Monomoy Capital Partners Takes Over Alcoa Automotive Castings
• Hidria Rotomatika Buys Die-Casting Operations
• Diversified Machine Buys Aluminum Casting & Engineering
• Amtek Auto Buys Triplex-Ketlon Group
• Meridian Technologies to Merge with TMG International
• Amtek Auto Acquires JLF' s Witham Facility
• Sakthi Auto Component Buys Intermet Europe
• Compass Automotive Group Acquires Alcoa' s Automotive Castings Business
• Dynacast Acquires Techmire
• Bavariaring 0906 Takes Over Teksid Deutschland and TK Aluminum France
• Fiat Powertrain Technologies Buys Teksid Aluminum
• Harvey Industries Purchases Hayes Lemmerz International - Wabash
• Ashok Leyland Forms Joint Venture with Alteams of Finland
• Contech Bags Contract from American Axle & Manufacturing
• Norsk Hydro Sells Automotive Castings Business to Nemak

9. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS

• Accuride Corporation (US)
• Aisin Seiki Co., Ltd. (Japan)
• AmeriCast Technologies, Inc. (US)
• Amtek Auto Limited (India)
• Bodine Aluminum, Inc. (US)
• Citation Corporation (US)
• Dana Holding Corporation (US)
• Dynacast, Inc. (US)
• Endurance Group (India)
• Federal-Mogul Corporation (US)
• Gibbs Die Casting Aluminum Co. (US)
• Hitchiner Manufacturing Co., Inc. (US)
• Intercast and Forge Pty Ltd (Australia)
• Kubota Corp (Japan)
• Meridian Technologies, Inc. (US)
• Nelcast Ltd. (India)
• Park-Ohio Industries, Inc. (US)
• Precision Castparts Corporation (US)
• Precision Metalsmiths, Inc. (US)
• Rico Auto Industries Ltd. (India)
• Ryobi Ltd (Japan)
• Ryobi Die Casting (USA) Inc. (US)
• Sakthi Auto Component Limited (India)
• Superior Industries International, Inc. (US)
• ThyssenKrupp Waupaca, Inc. (US)

10. INDIAN MARKET PERSPECTIVE

• Table 4: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Ferrous Automotive Castings by Product Segment - Spheroidal Graphite Iron Castings and Gray Iron Castings Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 5: Indian 10-Year Perspective for Ferrous Automotive Castings by Product Segment- Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Spheroidal Graphite Iron Castings and Gray Iron Castings Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015
• Table 6: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Ferrous Automotive Castings by End-Use Application - Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Tractors, and Utility Vehicles Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 7: Indian 10-Year Perspective for Ferrous Automotive Castings by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Tractors, and Utility Vehicles Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 8: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Spheroidal Graphite Iron Automotive Castings by End-Use Application - Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Tractors, and Utility Vehicles Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 9: Indian 10-Year Perspective for Spheroidal Graphite Iron Automotive Castings by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Tractors, and Utility Vehicles Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 10: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Spheroidal Graphite Iron Automotive Castings by Component - Brake Spider, Differential Carrier, Differential Case, Gear Box, Wheel Hub, and Other Components Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 11: Indian 10-Year Perspective for Spheroidal Graphite Iron Automotive Castings by Component- Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Brake Spider, Differential Carrier, Differential Case, Gear Box, Wheel Hub, and Other Components Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 12: Indian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for Gray Iron Automotive Castings by End-Use Application - Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Tractors, and Utility Vehicles Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Consumption Figures in Metric Tons for Years 2006 through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)
• Table 13: Indian 10-Year Perspective for Gray Iron Automotive Castings by End-Use Application - Percentage Breakdown of Volume Consumption for Light Commercial Vehicles, Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, Passenger Cars, Tractors, and Utility Vehicles Markets for Years 2006, 2009 & 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart)

III. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE

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