7. 11 月 2022
The year 2019 was very successful for the foundry industry and related industries. Unfortunately, the following year brought the COVID-19 pandemic, which stopped the development and caused a decrease in production in all branches related to casting. This decrease was felt in all European countries, and in most of them, quite drastic. China became the first country to introduce a total production blockade because of COVID-19. However, China was also the first country to return to a positive GDP result for 2020 (+ 2.4%). This year Turkey also achieved a positive GDP (+1.8%). Other countries felt the effects of the pandemic even more, and quite clearly, in the second quarter of 2020. When the lockdown was introduced in Europe, production in various industries significantly slowed down or even stopped. The year 2020 also brought a significant increase in inflation, as can be seen in Graph 1.