Australia: Your Asia – Pacific Casting Location

摘要

Australia is ideally placed to meet the meeds of thecasting industry into the new century.A combination of ample and cheap metals, cost-effective energysupply, world leading casting research and development networks,a skilled and stable workforce, an innovative and robust domesticindustry and the world's largest market on its doorstep makesAustralia a logical choice for any caster seeking to grow isbusiness and presence in the Asia-Pacific region.The Australian foundry and die casting industry is a vitalcomponent of Australia's advanced, export focussedmanufacturing sector. Over the past decade, Australia's exports ofmanufactures have grown at an average annual rate of 11.5 percent, and xport of high value-added manufactures have grown at13.9 per cent. In a resource rich country like Australia, there areplenty of opportunities to establish internationally comptitiveexport manufacturing operations, based on Australia's naturalcomparative advantages.Recent international comparisons prove Australia is one of themost competitive locations in the world when it comes to criticalcost factors in casting manufacturing. Australia is a leadingproducer and exporter of a wide range of raw material for casters,from iron ore to alumina and magnesite. Manufacturers inAustralia also have access to one of the cheapest sources of qualityindustrial land, low energy and construction costs, and highlycompetitive in transport links to major markets.Australia is ideally placed to be a preferred source of light metalsproducts such as aluminium and magnesium castings, which willbe a major growth area for the world casting industry over themext decade. To grasp this opportunity, casting manufacturersmust harness the latest technology, low costs, qualitymanufacturing, and efficient delivery mechanisms and linkagesinto international supply chains. Australia's comparativeadvantages in meeting these needs make for a premier location forlight metal and traditional foundry and die casting manufacturingin the Asia – Pacific.