Global Cast

Speciality
Foundry

The Group : Strategy
GLOBAL CAST Group focuses on the following strategic developments :

  • The turnover is expected to increase thanks to the following business actions :
    • Implementing a focused management with the main clients of the Group and strengthen the Group market position worldwide with these clients ( that means cooperation with the R&D department of our clients, customer service…)Providing our customers with the shortest possible lead time,
    • Attracting new customers, thanks to the successful range of services offered to existing large clients,Strengthening the sales department of the Group

  • The specialization within both plants will be accelerated:
    • BOUTTE FONDERIES : specialization on small and complex parts with many cores, metallurgy such as high alloy steel, duplex…
    • FCI INDUSTRIES : specialization on medium and large parts, medium series.

  • The Group aims at strengthening the technical know-how at all levels, which means among other a deep investment policy (e.g. investment in an AOD converter planned by 2011),
     
  • The Group is fully open to partnerships with other foundries (in France and abroad) in order to enlarge the range of services provided to its clients.
     
  • Etre attentif aux opportunités de croissance externe

The product classification system presently used by the group is the following :
Sector n° Symbol Denomination Examples
1 PRV Pump and valves Industries Casing, impeller, cap, base plate
2 CIM Equipments for cement works Grate plates, crushing segments
3 TTH Equipements for heating treatment process Baskets, trays, fixtures
4 PRO Prototypes Turbine housing casting, other engine components
5 INC Equipements for incineration Bars, protection shell
6 REF Parts for refineries, petrochemical markets and thermal power Tube sheet, burner nozzles
7 FOU Equipments for industry furnaces Beams, plates
8 HYD Equipments for hydro power Hydraulic impeller, driving, nozzles
9 NUC Equipments for nuclear industry Pumps, containers
10 DIV Miscellaneous Agricultural equipment, parts for weapons industry, the glass industry