Die casting is always a popular process to make the metal parts around the whole world. In the period from January to June, the production of Brazil's die casting factory reached 1.25 million tons, making it the highest semester in the country since 2014. (1.368 million tons). Production fell to 1158000 during the same semester of the next year, 2015, before recovering to 2020 in the following year, 2016. The following information comes from abifa – Association Brasileira de Fundiç o – and was provided by them.
The production of the industry rose by + 28.8 percent when compared to 2020, and by + 7.3 percent when compared to the previous year. Although 2020 is an outlier due to the pandemic's initial effect occurring during this time frame, the sector has seen continuous growth since the crisis began in 2016, demonstrating the industry's consistency and upward tendency since 2016.
"In fact, everything starts at the die casting, so it accurately reflects the situation of other sectors that depend on it, such as cars, capital goods, infrastructure, etc. Roberto Jo ã o de Deus, executive director of abifa, commented that if the die casting grows, it is because the industry is booming. In June alone, 219914 tons of castings were produced; + 49.9 percent compared with 2020 and + 17 percent compared with 2019. By the way, the industry recorded its best monthly performance (240000 tons) in June since March 2015. Table 1 – monthly (June 2021 / may 2021) and interannual (January to June 21, 2021) comparison of Brazilian casting production Metal June / 21 (t) May / 21 (t) June / May 21 ( percent ) January June / 21 (t) January June / 20 (t) January June 21 / 20 ( percent ) iron 178,230 177,170 zero point six 1,004,993 738,047 thirty-six point two steel 23,317 22,759 two point four 132,590 130,449 one point six Nonferrous Metals 18,368 18,541 ( 0.9) 108,173 98,392 nine point nine copper 2,865 2,878 —— 15,963 10,984 forty-five point three zinc ninety-eight ninety-eight —— five hundred and eighty-eight five hundred and eighty-eight —— aluminium 14,984 15,145 ( 1.1) 89,103 84,301 five point seven magnesium four hundred and twenty four hundred and twenty —— 2,520 2,520 —— all-out 219,914 218,470 zero point seven 1,245,756 966,888 twenty-eight point eight
The high demand for Aluminum Die Castings in the domestic market is due to the good performance of its main consumer markets. Figurative Internship Market This semester, the domestic market absorbed 1.07 million tons of castings. In 2020, the quantity will be 847500 tons, so the domestic demand will increase by about + 26.0 percent in that year. Compared with 2019, the growth rate in the first half of 2021 is + 9.3 percent (976900 tons), indicating the sustainable growth of the industry and even the country. External market Of the total output of the industry from January to June, 177981 tons were exported. In June alone, it reached 32047 tons; + 5.6 percent compared with may 2021 and + 98.9 percent compared with June 2020. Compared with 1h21 / 20, our shipments have increased by about + 49 percent this year. Compared with 2019, we observed that the export volume of 1h21 decreased by - 3.4 percent (184217 tons). Table 2 – monthly (June / may 2021) and annual (January to June 2020) comparison of Brazilian casting exports, weight (tons). Metal June / 21 (t) May / 21 (t) June / May 21 ( percent ) January June / 21 (t) January June / 20 (t) January June 21 / 20 ( percent ) iron 29,246 25,967 twelve point six 160,101 104,026 fifty-three point nine steel 2,309 three thousand nine hundred and twenty-eight ( 41,2) 15,352 13,979 nine point eight Nonferrous Metals four hundred and ninety-two four hundred and thirty-nine twelve point one 2,528 1,377 eighty-three point six all-out 32,047 30,334 5,6 177,981 119,382 forty-nine point one Source: abifa - Brazilian die casting Association In terms of amount, the total export volume of 1h21 is USD 369707600; Compared with the same period in 2020, it increased by 44.5 percent . In June alone, the total export volume of Brazilian castings was USD 71.8456 million; 2.0 percent more than may 2021 and 32.3 percent more than June 2020. Compared with 2019, the export of 1h21 industry decreased by - 8.1 percent in value terms. Table 3 – monthly (June / may 2021) and annual (January to June 2020) comparison of Brazilian casting exports, value. Metal June / 21 (thousands of dollars - FOB) May / 21 (thousands of dollars - FOB) June / May 21 ( percent ) January June / 21 (thousands of US dollars - FOB) January June / 20 (thousands of US dollars - FOB) January June 21 / 20 ( percent ) iron 59,340.1 54,601.9 eight point seven 306,984.6 213,849.6 forty-three point six steel 11,027.5 14,526.0 ( 24.1) 55,529.5 38,772.7 forty-three point two Nonferrous Metals 1,478.0 1,281.6 fifteen point three 7,193.5 3,196.6 one hundred and twenty-five all-out 71,845.6 70,409.5 two 369,707.6 255,818.9 forty-four point five Source: abifa - Brazilian die casting Association Number of active employees Another important indicator to show is the number of employees in the industry, which shows entrepreneurs' confidence in the future scenario. In June 2021, there were 61500 employees in the die casting industry; 1.0 percent more than may 2021 (60882 employees); 18.2 percent more than June 2020 (52010 employees) and 8.5 percent more than June 2019 (56671 employees).