TABLE OF CONTENTS:

1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
1.1 MARKET ATTRACTIVENESS ANALYSIS 19

1.1.1 GLOBAL INVESTMENT CASTING MARKET, BY TYPE 20

1.1.2 GLOBAL INVESTMENT CASTING MARKET, BY APPLICATION 21

1.1.3 GLOBAL INVESTMENT CASTING MARKET, BY REGION 22

2 MARKET INTRODUCTION
2.1 DEFINITION 23

2.2 SCOPE OF THE STUDY 23

2.3 MARKET STRUCTURE 23

3 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
3.1 RESEARCH PROCESS 24

3.2 PRIMARY RESEARCH 25

3.3 SECONDARY RESEARCH 26

3.4 MARKET SIZE ESTIMATION 27

3.5 FORECAST MODEL 28

3.6 LIST OF ASSUMPTIONS 29

4 MARKET INSIGHTS
5 MARKET DYNAMICS
5.1 INTRODUCTION 33

5.2 DRIVERS 34

5.2.1 GROWING DEMAND IN THE AEROSPACE INDUSTRY 34

5.2.2 INCREASING APPLICATION IN MACHINERY USED IN THE INDUSTRIAL SECTOR 35

5.2.3 GROWING ADOPTION IN THE AUTOMOTIVE INDUSTRY 36

5.3 RESTRAINTS 37

5.3.1 UPPER LIMIT IN THE MANUFACTURING OF LARGE COMPONENTS 37

5.4 OPPORTUNITY 37

5.4.1 USE OF INVESTMENT CASTING IN THE MEDICAL INDUSTRY 37

5.5 CHALLENGE 38

5.5.1 INVESTMENT CASTING IS LESS ECONOMICAL AS COMPARED TO ALTERNATIVE PROCESSES 38

6 MARKET FACTOR ANALYSIS
6.1 SUPPLY CHAIN ANALYSIS 39

6.1.1 RAW MATERIAL SUPPLIERS 40

6.1.2 MANUFACTURERS 40

6.1.3 DISTRIBUTION CHANNEL 40

6.1.4 END-USE INDUSTRIES 41

6.2 PORTER'S FIVE FORCES MODEL 41

6.2.1 THREAT OF NEW ENTRANTS 42

6.2.2 INTENSITY OF RIVALRY 42

6.2.3 THREAT OF SUBSTITUTES 42

6.2.4 BARGAINING POWER OF SUPPLIERS 42

6.2.5 BARGAINING POWER OF BUYERS 43

7 GLOBAL INVESTMENT CASTING MARKET, BY TYPE
7.1 INTRODUCTION 44

7.2 SILICA SOL PROCESS 46

7.1 SODIUM SILICATE PROCESS 47

8 GLOBAL INVESTMENT CASTING MARKET, BY APPLICATION
8.1 INTRODUCTION 49

8.2 AEROSPACE & MILITARY 51

8.3 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL 53

8.4 INDUSTRIAL GAS TURBINES 54

8.5 AUTOMOTIVE 55

8.6 OTHERS 56

9 GLOBAL INVESTMENT CASTING MARKET, BY REGION
9.1 INTRODUCTION 57

9.2 NORTH AMERICA 61

9.2.1 U.S. 63

9.2.2 CANADA 65

9.3 EUROPE 67

9.3.1 GERMANY 69

9.3.2 FRANCE 71

9.3.3 ITALY 73

9.3.4 UK 74

9.3.5 RUSSIA 76

9.3.6 REST OF EUROPE 78

9.4 ASIA PACIFIC 80

9.4.1 CHINA 83

9.4.2 JAPAN 84

9.4.3 INDIA 86

9.4.4 SOUTH KOREA 88

9.4.5 SOUTH EAST ASIA 90

9.4.6 REST OF ASIA PACIFIC 92

9.5 LATIN AMERICA 94

9.5.1 MEXICO 96

9.5.2 BRAZIL 98

9.5.3 ARGENTINA 100

9.5.4 COLUMBIA 102

9.5.5 REST OF LATIN AMERICA 104

9.6 THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 106

9.6.1 SAUDI ARABIA 109

9.6.2 UAE 110

9.6.3 SOUTH AFRICA 112

9.6.4 NIGERIA 114

9.6.5 EGYPT 116

9.6.6 REST OF MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA 117

10 COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE
10.1 INTRODUCTION 120

10.1.1 MARKET STRATEGY ANALYSIS 120

10.2 PRODUCTION CAPACITY, BY MAJOR COMPANIES, 2018 (TONS) 120

11 COMPANY PROFILES
11.1 ALCOA CORPORATION (ALCOA) 121

11.1.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 121

11.1.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 122

11.1.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 122

11.1.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 123

11.1.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 123

11.1.6 KEY STRATEGIES 123

11.2 PRECISION CASTPARTS CORP (PRECISION CASTPARTS) 124

11.2.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 124

11.2.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 125

11.2.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 126

11.2.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 127

11.2.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 128

11.2.6 KEY STRATEGIES 128

11.3 CIREX 129

11.3.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 129

11.3.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 129

11.3.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 129

11.3.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 129

11.3.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 130

11.3.6 KEY STRATEGIES 130

11.4 ZOLLERN GMBH & CO. KG (ZOLLERN) 131

11.4.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 131

11.4.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 131

11.4.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 131

11.4.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 132

11.4.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 133

11.4.6 KEY STRATEGIES 133

11.5 MILWAUKEE PRECISION CASTING, INC (MILWAUKEE) 134

11.5.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 134

11.5.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 134

11.5.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 134

11.5.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 135

11.5.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 136

11.5.6 KEY STRATEGIES 136

11.6 IMPRO PRECISION INDUSTRIES LIMITED (IMPRO PRECISION) 137

11.6.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 137

11.6.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 138

11.6.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 139

11.6.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 139

11.6.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 140

11.6.6 KEY STRATEGIES 140

11.7 RLM INDUSTRIES, INC (RLM INDUSTRIES) 141

11.7.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 141

11.7.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 141

11.7.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 141

11.7.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 141

11.7.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 142

11.7.6 KEY STRATEGIES 142

11.8 DONGYING GIA YOUNG PRECISION METAL CO., LTD (DONGYING) 143

11.8.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 143

11.8.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 143

11.8.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 143

11.8.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 143

11.8.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 144

11.8.6 KEY STRATEGIES 144

11.9 DONGFENG PRECISION CASTING CO., LTD (DONGFENG PRECISION) 145

11.9.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 145

11.9.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 145

11.9.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 146

11.9.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 146

11.9.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 147

11.9.6 KEY STRATEGIES 147

11.10 TAIZHOU XINYU PRECISION MANUFACTURE CO., LTD (TAIZHOU PRECISION) 148

11.10.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 148

11.10.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 148

11.10.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 148

11.10.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 148

11.10.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 149

11.10.6 KEY STRATEGIES 149

11.11 NINGBO JIWEI MELT MOULD CASTINGS CO., LTD (NINGBO JIWEI) 150

11.11.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 150

11.11.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 150

11.11.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 150

11.11.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 150

11.11.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 151

11.11.6 KEY STRATEGIES 151

11.12 METALTEK INTERNATIONAL INC (METALTEK) 152

11.12.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 152

11.12.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 152

11.12.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 152

11.12.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 153

11.12.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 154

11.12.6 KEY STRATEGIES 154

11.13 WANGUAN 155

11.13.1 COMPANY OVERVIEW 155

11.13.2 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 155

11.13.3 PRODUCTS OFFERED 155

11.13.4 KEY DEVELOPMENTS 155

11.13.5 SWOT ANALYSIS 156

11.13.6 KEY STRATEGIES 156

12 APPENDIX
12.1 REFERENCES 157

12.2 RELATED REPORTS 157