Asian Foundry Association Working Meeting Held Online

On June 8, 2022, the first working meeting of Asia Foundry Association in 2022 was held online.

Indonesian Foundry Industries Association,  China Foundry Association(CFA), Federation of Malaysian Foundry & Engineering Industries Association, Hong Kong Foundry Association, The Institute of Indian Foundrymen, Japan Foundry Society, Korea Foundry Society, Mongolian Metallurgical Association, Pakistan Foundry Association, Taiwan Casting Industry Association, Thai Foundry Association, Vietnam Foundry Metallurgy Science Technology Association, All the presidium units participated in the meeting.

Chairman of China Academy of Machinery Science & Technology Group Co., Ltd., Mr. Wang Decheng, director Ms. Li Xiaodong, director Ms. Zhang Xiaolu, chairman of AFA, vice president of China Machinery Industry Federation, President of CFA Mr. Zhang Libo, Executive Member of AFA and Executive Vice President of CFA Ms. Fan Qi, Secretary General of AFA and Executive Vice President of CFA Mr. Gao Wei, Assistant Secretary General of CFA Ms. Chen Xing, Director Mr. Zhao Gang attended the meeting; The executive member of the AFA, vice president of Jinan SQ Group Co., Ltd. Mrt. Zhu Jianxun, attended the meeting; CFA Thailand Office and Taigang Company General Manager Mr. Ding Qingling attended the meeting. The meeting was presided over by Gao Wei.

According to the latest world casting production statistics, in 2020, the total global casting output is 105.5 million tons, and the casting output in Asia is 72 million tons, accounting for about 72% of the total global output. It can be said that Asian foundry has a decisive influence on the global foundry industry.

It is the mission of AFA to jointly discuss and plan the development of the Asian foundry industry and organize practical cooperation. Since its establishment on September 18, 2019, AFA has been serving the development of Asia foundry industry in all fields, promoting exchanges and cooperation among members, strengthening education and training, improving the level of environmental protection, promoting sustainable development of Asia and even the global foundry industry. Despite many difficulties, such as the impact of COVID-19, the exchanges and cooperation among the members continued, and the cohesion gradually increased.

Zhang Libo said in his speech that the Asian Foundry Federation adheres to the core concept of "communication, cooperation, development, and win-win", based in Asia and facing the world, while consolidating the consensus of the Asian foundry industry and enhancing the exchanges and friendship between Chinese and foreign foundry organizations. , and continuously deepen the international cooperation in the foundry industry. At present, there is still a certain gap in the development level and scale of the foundry industry among Asian countries and regions. It is imperative to strengthen regional cooperation and promote the overall improvement of the Asian foundry industry to develop towards a green, intelligent and high-quality development. "Resource sharing and common development" is our eternal theme. We hope that all member units will make good use of the platform of the Asian Foundry Federation to explore new models, connect new supply and demand, unblock new chains, and strengthen exchanges and cooperation between countries and regions. , and jointly promote the development of the foundry industry.

At the meeting, after the unanimous vote of the members of the presidium, Wang Decheng was appointed as the executive member of Asian Foundry Association. As the current head of a state-owned enterprise in China, Wang Decheng has been engaged in standardization work since 1985. Since 2015, he has served as the chairman of ISO/TC 10/SC 6, and has participated in the formulation of a number of IEC international standards. The developed technical product documentation standards provide a guarantee for the transition of product design and manufacturing from 2-dimensional to 3-dimensional. The inauguration of committee member Wang Decheng will definitely help the members of the association in multi-dimensional work such as standard exchange, technology integration, and market expansion, and contribute strength and wisdom to further promote the high-quality development of the regional foundry industry.

The members of the presidium reported on the main work progress in the first half of 2022 and the development of the foundry industry in the region. In the exchange and discussion session, the representatives also introduced the challenges faced by the foundry industry in the region and foreign trade policies under the new situation. A high degree of consensus was reached on Chairman Zhang Libo's proposal to "strengthen the normalization of the federation, and promote cooperation in education and training, vocational skills competitions, technical exchanges and restoration of the foundry industry chain", and expressed that they will continue to deepen exchanges and cooperation with this support. , and jointly promote the improvement of the overall strength of the Asian foundry industry.

At last, the representative of the Korea Foundry Society made a special presentation on the 74th World Foundry Conference (Asia Foundry Report) to be held at the BEXCO Convention and Exhibition Center in Busan, from October 16 to 20. Mr. Gao Wei also shared and recommended the content of the international bilingual journal - "World Foundry" to the delegates.

Under the favorable premise that the global pandemic situation is slowing down at this stage, more countries and regions have gradually resumed offline activities. The time for offline exchanges is just around the corner, and the members will continue to work through. normalization, close communication and in-depth cooperation, create a new pattern of coordinated development, and create a better future for the high-quality development of the Asian foundry industry.

China Foundry Association 2022-06-08 18:10 Beijing