World Aluminum Die Castings Market

World Aluminum Die Castings Market

This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Aluminum Die Castings in Millions of lbs. The specific end-use segments discussed are Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines, Industrial, Commercial & Defense, Consumer OEMs, and Computers & Telecommunications. The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific, Middle East, and Latin America. Annual forecasts are provided for each region for the period of 2001 through 2015. The report profiles 198 companies including many key and niche players worldwide such as Alcast Company, Alcoa Howmet Castings, Bodine Aluminum, Inc., Consolidated Metco, Inc., Contech U.S., LLC, Dynacast, Inc., Gibbs Die Casting Corp., Honsel GmbH & Co. KG, Intermet Corp., J. L. French Automotive Castings, Inc., Kaiser Aluminum Corporation, Leggett & Platt Inc., Los Angeles Die Casting Company, Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc., Rochester Aluminum Smelting Canada Ltd, Ryobi Ltd., Shanghai Cosmopolitan Automobile Accessory Co., Ltd., and Trident Components Group. Ltd. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research. Company profiles are mostly extracted from URL research and reported select online sources.

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CONTENTS


I. INTRODUCTION, METHODOLOGY & PRODUCT DEFINITIONS

Study Reliability And Reporting Limitations I-1
Disclaimers I-2
Data Interpretation & Reporting Level I-2
CAGR Disparities Between Historic & Current Data I-3
Quantitative Techniques & Analytics I-3
Product Definitions And Scope of Study I-3
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines I-4
Industrial, Commercial & Defense I-4
Consumer OEMs I-4
Computers and Telecommunications I-4


II. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

1. Market Snapshots II-1
Worldwide Aluminum Die Castings Market at a Glance II-1

2. Industry Overview II-2
Global Market Analysis II-3
Analysis by Geographic Region II-3
Table 1: World Market for Aluminum Die Castings (2001-2010):
Geographic Regions Ranked by Growth – Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Latin America, US, Europe, Middle East,
Canada, and Japan (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-3
Analysis by End-Use Application II-3
Table 2: World Market for Aluminum Die Castings (2001-2010):
End-Use Application Segments Ranked by Growth –
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-4

3. Trends and Issues II-5
Co-operation is the Order of the Day II-5
Need for Lighter Weight Automobiles Ignites Demand for
Aluminum Die Castings II-5
Die Castings-An Environmentally Safe Solution II-5
Aluminum Die Casting Industry Exempt from Plant Emission
Regulations II-5

4. Metal Casting Industry: An Overview II-7
The Process of Casting II-7
Types of Casting II-7
Permanent Molds Have an Edge Over Sand Casting II-7
Die Casting - A Century Old Process II-7

5. End-Use Markets: An Overview II-9
Automotive Industry II-9
Aluminum in Automobiles II-9
CAFE Regulations are of Major Significance II-9
A Few Questions Remain Unanswered II-10
Steel Vs Aluminum II-10
Other Users of Aluminum II-10
Consumer OEMs II-10
Computers and Peripherals II-11
Telecommunications II-11
Industrial, Commercial and Defense Applications II-11
Medical Devices II-11

6. Overview of the Aluminum Market II-12
Aluminum - A Briefing II-12
Features of Aluminum II-12
Table 3: End-Use Profile for Aluminum (2006): Percentage
Breakdown of Applications by Industry for Transportation,
Containers & Packaging, Building & Construction, Consumer
OEMs, and Others (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-13
Transportation Sector - Leading Consumer of Aluminum II-13
Aluminum to Find Greater Acceptance in Automotive Manufacture II-13
New Applications for Aluminum II-13
Factors Favoring Aluminum as a Material for Die Casts II-14
Recycled Metals - Preferred in Die Castings II-14
Die Castings Industry: A Historic Perspective II-14
Die Casting: What Does the Future Hold? II-15
Areas of Applications for Aluminum Die Castings II-15
Aluminum: Ideal in Combination With Zinc II-15

7. Process Overview II-16
Aluminum Die Casting - Types II-16
Low Pressure Die Casting II-16
High Pressure Die Casting II-16
Gravity Casting II-17
Automated Gravity Casting II-17
Manual and Semi Automated Gravity Casting II-17
Squeeze Casting II-17
Other Kinds of Casting II-17
Sand Molds II-17
Green Sand Molding II-17
High-Density Molding (High Squeeze Pressure/ Impact) II-18
Flaskless Molding II-18
Tight Flask Molding II-18
Skin-Dried and Dry Sand Molding II-18
Chemically Bonded Sand Molding II-18
Precision Casting Process II-18
Permanent Mold Casting of Ferrous Alloys II-18
Gravity Permanent Mold II-18
Low-pressure Permanent Mold II-19
High-Pressure Die Casting II-19
Investment Casting (Lost Wax) II-19
Ceramic Molding (Shaw Process) II-19
True Ceramic Molding II-19
Hitchiner Process (CLA, CLAS, CLAV) II-19
Alternatives to Aluminum Die Casting Processes II-20
Semi-Solid Forming Process Components: Superior to Mold Castings II-20
Rheocasting and Thixocasting Semi-Solid Forming Process II-20
The Alumax SSF Process II-20
Magnesium - A Threat to Aluminum Die Casts II-20
Comparative Analysis of Design Parameters II-21

8. Technology Barriers in Market Development II-22

9. Recent Industry Activity II-24
Marathon Asset Acquires Three Companies II-24
Compass to Expand Operations II-24
Leggett & Platt Divests Aluminum Business II-24
Citation to Shut Down Indiana Unit II-24
F-Tech Acquires Additional Stake in Reterra II-25
Asahi Tec Acquires Metaldyne II-25
Aisin to Set Up New Facility II-25
Laurel Manufacturing Acquires Assets of Modern Die Casting II-25
Monomoy Capital Purchases Alcoa Automotive Castings II-26
SPX Sells Off Contech II-26
Intermet Establishes New Die Cast Unit II-26
Rio Tinto Acquires Alcan II-26
Dynacast Purchases Techmire and Diversifies II-27
Endurance Group Acquires Druckguss II-27
Bavariaring Acquires Teksid Aluminum France II-27
Chelyabinsk Zinc Plant Acquires Brock Metal II-27
Amtek Auto Purchases Assets of J L French’s (Wiham) II-27
Endurance Technologies Buys Fondalmec II-28
RHJ International Acquires Tafime II-28
TK Aluminum Divests Teksid Aluminum II-28
Rio Tinto Divests Stake in Two Slovenia Based Operations II-28
Sona Koyo to Set up Aluminum Die Castings and Forging Unit II-29
Hi-Tech Arai to Establish New Plant II-29
Ashok Leyland Enters into Joint Venture with Alteams II-29
TEAM Industries Enters into Joint Venture with RSB Group II-29
Ryobi to Expand Operations II-30
Orchid International Purchases Die Casting Operation in Mexico II-30
Monomoy Capital Partners Purchases Rossborough Supply
Corporation II-30
Rollcast Acquires Advanced Die Casting II-30
GenTek Buys Assets of Precision Engine Products II-30
Madison Precision Products Plans for Expansion II-31
Georg Fischer Acquires E.D.C. II-31
Alcan Establishes New Company in Slovenia II-31
Alcan Divests Alcan BDW GmbH & Co. KG II-31
Chongqing JL French-Yumei Die Casting Company, Ltd. Formed II-32
Vision Capital Acquires Trident II-32
TCG Unitech Acquires ERKU Auffanggesellschaft II-32
Aisin Establishes New Aluminum Die-casting Facility in China II-32
Norsk Hydro Divests Die-casting Business II-32
Leggett Accords with BGG II-32
Dynacast Expands in Asia II-32
The Holland Group Acquires Simplex Product Line FromConMet II-33
Howmet Castings Earns Rolls-Royce Contract II-33

10. Product Innovations/Introductions II-34
Chip Foose Launches Elite Die-Cast Designs II-34
Cooper Launches New Die Cast Aluminum Exit Series II-34

11. Focus on Select Global Players II-35
Alcast Company (USA) II-35
Alcoa Howmet Castings (USA) II-35
Bodine Aluminum, Inc. (USA) II-35
Consolidated Metco, Inc. (USA) II-36
Contech U.S., LLC (USA) II-36
Dynacast, Inc. (USA) II-36
Gibbs Die Casting Corp. (USA) II-36
Honsel GmbH & Co. KG (Germany) II-37
Intermet Corporation (USA) II-37
J. L. French Automotive Castings, Inc. (USA) II-37
Kaiser Aluminum Corporation (USA) II-38
Leggett & Platt, Inc. (USA) II-38
Los Angeles Die Casting Company (USA) II-38
Rio Tinto Alcan, Inc. (Canada) II-39
Rochester Aluminum Smelting Canada Ltd. (Canada) II-39
Ryobi Limited (Japan) II-39
Shanghai Cosmopolitan Automobile Accessory Co., Ltd. (China) II-39
Trident Components Group Ltd. (UK) II-40

12. Global Market Perspective II-41
Table 4: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings by Geographic Region – USA, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East
and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Demand in Million lbs for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-41

Table 5: World Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die Castings
by Geographic Region – USA, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in
Million lbs for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-42

Table 6: World Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings by
Geographic Region – USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for
Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-43

Table 7: World 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die Castings
by Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown by Volume Demand
for USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets for Years
1998, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-44
Aluminum Die Castings Market by End-Use Segment II-45
Table 8: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings in Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines by Geographic Region – USA, Canada, Japan, Europe,
Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in
Million lbs for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-45

Table 9: World Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die Castings
in Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines by Geographic Region
– USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011 through 2015
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-46

Table 10: World Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings in
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines by Geographic Region –
USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 1991 through 2000
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-47

Table 11: World 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die Castings
in Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines by Geographic Region
– Percentage Breakdown by Volume Demand for USA, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and
Latin American Markets for Years 1998, 2008 & 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-48

Table 12: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings in Industrial, Commercial & Defense
End-Use Applications by Geographic Region – USA, Canada,
Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East
and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual
Demand in Million lbs for Years 2001 through 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-49

Table 13: World Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings in Industrial, Commercial & Defense End-Use
Applications by Geographic Region – USA, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
American Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in
Million lbs for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-50

Table 14: World Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings in
Industrial, Commercial & Defense End-Use Applications by
Geographic Region – USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for
Years 1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-51

Table 15: World 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die Castings
in Industrial, Commercial & Defense End-Use Applications by
Geographic Region – Percentage Breakdown by Volume Demand for
USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan),
Middle East and Latin American Markets for Years 1998, 2008 &
2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-52

Table 16: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings in Consumer OEM End-Use Applications by
Geographic Region – USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for
Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-53

Table 17: World Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings in Consumer OEM End-Use Applications by Geographic
Region – USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-54

Table 18: World Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings in
Consumer OEM End-Use Applications by Geographic Region – USA,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 1991 through 2000
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-55

Table 19: World 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die Castings
in Consumer OEM End-Use Applications by Geographic Region –
Percentage Breakdown by Volume Demand for USA, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
American Markets for Years 1998, 2008 & 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-56

Table 20: World Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings in Computer and Telecommunications by
Geographic Region – USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific
(excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for
Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-57

Table 21: World Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings in Computer and Telecommunications by Geographic
Region – USA, Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding
Japan), Middle East and Latin American Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-58

Table 22: World Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings in
Computer & Telecommunications by Geographic Region – USA,
Canada, Japan, Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle
East and Latin American Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 1991 through 2000
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) II-59

Table 23: World 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die Castings
in Computer and Telecommunications by Geographic Region –
Percentage Breakdown by Volume Demand for USA, Canada, Japan,
Europe, Asia-Pacific (excluding Japan), Middle East and Latin
American Markets for Years 1998, 2008 & 2012 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) II-60


III. MARKET

1. The United States III-1
A.Market Analysis III-1
Current and Future Analysis III-1
Global Leader in Die Castings III-1
North American Aluminum Die Castings Market to Remain Low III-1
Trends and Issues III-2
Aluminum Die Casting Reflects High Environmental Awareness III-2
Metal Castings Industry Trends III-2
Ferrous Metal Castings: A Stagnant Market III-2
Usage of Ductile Iron Predominates Over Gray Iron III-2
Nonferrous Metal Castings: Emerging Sector III-2
Plastics: Evolving as a Fast Growing Substitute III-3
Aluminum and Magnesium Castings on a High Growth Note III-3
Aluminum Die Casting Industry Exempt from Plant Emission
Regulations III-3
Product Launches III-4
Strategic Corporate Developments III-4
Key Players III-8
B.Market Analytics III-12
Table 24: US Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-12

Table 25: US Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-13

Table 26: US Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings by
End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs, and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-13

Table 27: US 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by Volume Demand
for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-14

2. Canada III-15
A.Market Analysis III-15
Current and Future Analysis III-15
Strategic Developments III-15
Key Players III-16
B.Market Analytics III-17
Table 28: Canadian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17

Table 29: Canadian Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-17

Table 30: Canadian Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs, and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-18

Table 31: Canadian 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by Volume
Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-18

3. Japan III-19
A.Market Analysis III-19
Current and Future Analysis III-19
Die Casting Machines for Metal Processing Machinery – A
Peek into the Past III-19
Table 32: Japanese Market for Metal Processing Machinery
(2003): Percentage Breakdown of Die Casting Machines
Production by Company for Ube Industries, Toshiba Machine,
Toyo Machinery & Metal, and Others (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-19
Strategic Corporate Developments III-19
Ryobi Limited – A Key Player III-20
B.Market Analytics III-21
Table 33: Japanese Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-21

Table 34: Japanese Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-21

Table 35: Japanese Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs, and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22

Table 36: Japanese 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by Volume
Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-22

4. Europe III-23
A.Market Analysis III-23
Current and Future Analysis III-23
Strategic Corporate Development III-23
B.Market Analytics III-24
Table 37: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Aluminum Die Castings by Geographic Region - France,
Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs
for the Years 2001 through 2010 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-24

Table 38: European Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings by Geographic Region – France, Germany, Italy, UK,
Spain, Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-25

Table 39: European Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings
by Geographic Region - France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain,
Russia and Rest of Europe Markets Independently Analyzed
with Annual Demand in US$ Million for the Years 1991 through
2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-26

Table 40: European Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis
for Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-27

Table 41: European Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-27

Table 42: European Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-28

Table 43: European 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by Geographic Region - Percentage Breakdown by
Volume Demand for France, Germany, Italy, UK, Spain, Russia
and Rest of Europe Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-29

Table 44: European 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by
Volume Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-30

4a. France III-31
Market Analysis III-31
Current and Future Analysis III-31
Table 45: French Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment - Automotive/
Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial, Commercial &
Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-31

Table 46: French Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/ Internal
Combustion Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense;
Consumer OEMs; and Computers and Telecommunications Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for
Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-32

Table 47: French Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-32

Table 48: French 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by Volume
Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-33

4b. Germany III-34
A.Market Analysis III-34
Current and Future Analysis III-34
Strategic Developments III-34
Honsel GmbH & Co. KG - A Key Player III-35
B.Market Analytics III-35
Table 49: German Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment - Automotive/
Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial, Commercial &
Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and Telecommunications
Markets Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in
Million lbs for the Years 2001 through 2010 (includes
corresponding Graph/Chart) III-35

Table 50: German Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-36

Table 51: German Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-36

Table 52: German 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by
Volume Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-37

4c. Italy III-38
A.Market Analysis III-38
Current and Future Analysis III-38
Strategic Developments III-38
B.Market Analytics III-39
Table 53: Italian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-39

Table 54: Italian Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-39

Table 55: Italian Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-40

Table 56: Italian 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by
Volume Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-40

4d. The United Kingdom III-41
A.Market Analysis III-41
Current and Future Analysis III-41
Strategic Corporate Developments III-41
Trident Components Group Ltd. – A Key Player III-42
B.Market Analytics III-42
Table 57: UK Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-42

Table 58: UK Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-43

Table 59: UK Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings by
End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-43

Table 60: UK 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by Volume Demand
for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998, 2008 and 2012
(includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-44

4e. Spain III-45
A.Market Analysis III-45
Current and Future Analysis III-45
Strategic Development III-45
B.Market Analytics III-45
Table 61: Spanish Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment - Automotive/
Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial, Commercial &
Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-45

Table 62: Spanish Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-46

Table 63: Spanish Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-46

Table 64: Spanish 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown by
Volume Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for the Years
1998, 2008 & 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-47

4f. Russia III-48
Market Analysis III-48
Current and Future Analysis III-48
Table 65: Russian Recent Past, Current & Future Analysis for
Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-48

Table 66: Russian Long-term Projections for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for Years 2011
through 2015 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-49

Table 67: Russian Historic Review for Aluminum Die Castings
by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-49

Table 68: Russian 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by Volume
Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-50

4g. Rest of Europe III-51
A.Market Analysis III-51
Current and Future Analysis III-51
Strategic Developments III-51
B.Market Analytics III-52
Table 69: Rest of Europe Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-52

Table 70: Rest of Europe Long-term Projections for Aluminum
Die Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal
Combustion Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense;
Consumer OEMs; and Computers and Telecommunications Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs
for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-53

Table 71: Rest of Europe Historic Review for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-53

Table 72: Rest of Europe 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum
Die Castings by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by
Volume Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-54

5. Asia-Pacific III-55
A.Market Analysis III-55
Current and Future Analysis III-55
Chinese Die-Casting Industry – Current Scenario III-55
India - A Key Exporter of Aluminum Die Castings to Europe III-55
Strategic Corporate Developments III-55
Shanghai Cosmopolitan Automobile Accessory Co., Ltd. (China)
- A Key Asian Player III-57
B.Market Analytics III-58
Table 73: Asia-Pacific Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs, and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-58

Table 74: Asia-Pacific Long-term Projections for Aluminum
Die Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal
Combustion Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense;
Consumer OEMs; and Computers and Telecommunications Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs
for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-59

Table 75: Asia-Pacific Historic Review for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-59

Table 76: Asia-Pacific 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by
Volume Demand for Automotive/ Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-60

6. The Middle East III-61
Market Analysis III-61
Current and Future Analysis III-61
Table 77: Middle East Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-61

Table 78: Middle East Long-term Projections for Aluminum
Die Castings by End-Use Segment – Automotive/Internal
Combustion Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense;
Consumer OEMs; and Computers and Telecommunications Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs
for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-62

Table 79: Middle East Historic Review for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs;
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-62

Table 80: Middle East 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment – Percentage Breakdown by
Volume Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines;
Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-63

7. Latin America III-64
A.Market Analysis III-64
Current and Future Analysis III-64
Strategic Corporate Developments III-64
B.Market Analytics III-65
Table 81: Latin American Recent Past, Current & Future
Analysis for Aluminum Die Castings by End-Use Segment -
Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; Industrial,
Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and Computers and
Telecommunications Markets Independently Analyzed with
Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years 2001 through
2010 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-65

Table 82: Latin American Long-term Projections for Aluminum
Die Castings by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal
Combustion Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense;
Consumer OEMs; and Computers and Telecommunications Markets
Independently Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs
for Years 2011 through 2015 (includes corresponding
Graph/Chart) III-66

Table 83: Latin American Historic Review for Aluminum Die
Castings by End-Use Segment - Automotive/Internal Combustion
Engines; Industrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs,
and Computers and Telecommunications Markets Independently
Analyzed with Annual Demand in Million lbs for the Years
1991 through 2000 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-66

Table 84: Latin American 15-Year Perspective for Aluminum
Die Castings by End-Use Segment - Percentage Breakdown by
Volume Demand for Automotive/Internal Combustion Engines; I
ndustrial, Commercial & Defense; Consumer OEMs; and
Computers and Telecommunications Markets for Years 1998,
2008 and 2012 (includes corresponding Graph/Chart) III-67


IV. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE