MA33E -- NONFERROUS CASTINGS ANNUAL 1994 SUMMARY OF FINDINGS During 1994, the total shipments of nonferrous castings were 8,074 million pounds. This represented a 12 percent increase over the 1993 total shipments of 7,231 million pounds. Shipments of aluminum castings in 1994 totaled 2,314 million pounds, showing a 15 percent increase over the 1993 total of 2,017 million pounds. Shipments of copper castings totaled 1,071 million pounds in 1994, an 8 percent decrease from the 1993 total of 988 million pounds. The shipments of Magnesium castings in 1994 totaled 62 million pounds, this represented a 12 percent increase over the 1993 total of 54 million pounds. Ship- ments of zinc castings increased 10 percent during 1994 to 456 million pounds, as compared with the 1993 total of 416 million pounds. Shipments of lead castings during 1994 totaled 285 million pounds, this represented a 2 percent decrease, when compared with the 1993 total of 292 million pounds. SPECIAL NOTE The 1994 survey panel was expanded to provide more complete coverage of the manufacturing activities of the Nonferrous Casting industries. 1993 data are revised based on increased panel size. Data for years prior to 1993 are contained in the 1993 report but may not be comparable. Table 1. PRODUCERS' SHIPMENTS OF NONFERROUS CASTINGS: 1994 AND 1993 (Thousands of pounds) By type of customer By metal Aluminum and Copper Magnesium aluminum- and and magne- Zinc and Lead and For own base copper- sium-base zinc-base lead-base Year Total For sale use alloy base alloy alloy alloy alloy die 1994............... 8,073,763 4,905,192 3,168,571 2,313,633 1,070,593 61,837 456,033 284,616 1993............... 7,231,457 4,376,156 2,855,301 2,017,344 988,234 54,366 415,692 291,908 Address inquiries concerning these figures to U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Manufacturing and Construction Division, Washington, D.C. 20233, or call Mary W. Ellickson, (301) 457-4736. Table 2. QUANTITY AND VALUE OF SHIPMENTS OF NONFERROUS CASTINGS, BY TYPE AND METHOD OF CASTINGS: 1994 AND 1993 (Quantity in thousands of pounds, value in thousands of dollars) 1994 1993 Number Number Product of of code Product description companies Quantity Value companies Quantity Value Nonferrous castings . . . . . . . (NA) 8,073,763 6,159,444 (NA) 7,231,457 5,450,219 For sale . . . . . . . . . . (NA) 4,905,192 (NA) (NA) 4,376,156 (NA) For own use . . . . . . . . (NA) 3,168,571 (NA) (NA) 2,855,301 (NA) Aluminum and aluminum-base alloy . . . . . . 963 2,313,633 3,779,027 971 2,017,344 3,324,151 For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 878 1,462,658 (NA) 885 1,298,589 (NA) For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 850,975 (NA) 168 718,755 (NA) 33650 11 Sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 586 459,557 (NA) 592 420,359 (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537 394,137 (NA) 543 362,674 (NA) For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . 92 65,420 (NA) 95 57,685 (NA) 33650 31 Permanent and semipermanent mold 1/ . . 197 545,556 (NA) 196 488,249 (NA) 33630 00 Die . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255 1,215,299 (NA) 258 1,017,302 (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225 633,254 (NA) 227 544,943 (NA) For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 582,045 (NA) 42 472,359 (NA) 33650 61 All other 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139 93,221 (NA) 136 91,434 (NA) Copper and copper-base alloy . . . . . . . . 563 1,070,593 1,269,127 562 988,234 1,136,761 For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 492 571,215 (NA) 492 505,068 (NA) For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 499,378 (NA) 125 483,166 (NA) 33660 26 Sand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 405 334,082 (NA) 405 321,364 (NA) For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355 235,489 (NA) 356 221,971 (NA) For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . 85 98,593 (NA) 83 99,393 (NA) 33660 31 Permanent and semipermanent mold 1/ . . 38 51,961 (NA) 34 45,790 (NA) 33640 11 Die 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 8,259 (NA) 27 7,688 (NA) 33660 41 Centrifugal 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32 157,058 (NA) 36 137,303 (NA) 33660 61 All other 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151 519,233 (NA) 148 476,089 (NA) Magnesium and magnesium-base alloy . . . . . 68 61,837 294,232 70 54,366 249,207 For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 61,837 (NA) 63 54,366 (NA) For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 1/ (NA) 9 1/ (NA) 33690 15 Sand 1 2/. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41 19,734 (NA) 45 16,342 (NA) 33640 31 Die 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 42,103 (NA) 18 38,024 (NA) 33690 25 All other 2/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 2/ (NA) 9 2/ (NA) Zinc and zinc-base alloy . . . . . . . . . . 321 456,033 806,609 329 415,692 727,023 For sale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285 354,766 (NA) 292 322,707 (NA) For own use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 101,267 (NA) 57 92,985 (NA) 33640 21 Die 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267 426,599 (NA) 271 387,926 (NA) 33690 11 All other 1/ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 29,434 (NA) 72 27,766 (NA) 33640 41 Lead and lead-base alloy die 1/ . . . . . . . 31 284,616 10,449 38 291,908 13,077 Note: Comparable data for Schedule B export numbers and HTSUSA import numbers are not available. (NA) Not available. 1/ Castings for sale and for own use are combined to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. 2/ All other magnesium and magnesium-base alloy castings are combined with sand magnesium and magnesium-base 'alloy castings to avoid disclosing figures for individual companies. nies Quantity Value companies Quantity Value