NEW ECONOMIC FORECAST FROM AFS PROJECTS STRONG GROWTH IN 2021
The U.S. metalcasting industry is projected to grow at a rate of 19.7% in 2021, according to a new report published by the American Foundry Society.
This and other vital business intelligence was released today in the biannual AFS Metalcasting Forecast & Trends, which provides a targeted economic outlook to foundries, industry suppliers, and others who must understand analysts projections for the short- and long-term future of the metalcasting industry.
“Following an economic slowdown triggered by the pandemic and the government response, we are projecting casting sales to rebound from $36.8 billion to $44.0 billion,” said Doug Kurkul, CEO of AFS. “We expect the market to have recovered to just about the 2019 level by the end of 2021.”
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And so, as our Institution turns 174 years old this month, it’s time to report on the latest changes and modernisation we have underway to ensure we are ‘fit for purpose’ as a learned society intended to bring “an impulse to inventions likely to be useful to the world”.
For those of you who have been following our recent history, you will know that Dr Kerry Mashford has been leading our Implementation Group putting the final touches to the 96 improvements highlighted in the Reviews of 2018 and 2019. They will all be in place, or at least plans for what to do in each case, by the time of our Presidential handover in May. You may well already have seen some of the changes with a new Finance Board, with a new and more open Nominations Committee and with a completely new Governance Department keeping an eye on how we operate. There are two areas in particular however where we want you to think about now regarding what is ch
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Google supports diversity and equality issues in travel and becomes a corporate ally of BAME Women In Travel
Google’s Corporate Membership, spearheaded by its travel division, will see Women in Travel and Google work together to address shared challenges around racial equity in the industry
AMBITIOUS: Jamie-Lee Abtar, executive director of BAME Women in Travel
WOMEN IN TRAVEL, the social enterprise dedicated to empowering women through employability and entrepreneurship in the travel and hospitality industry, is partnering with Google, the latest corporate to join BAME Women in Travel’s Corporate Membership scheme, since launching this summer.
Google’s Corporate Membership, spearheaded by its travel division, will see Women in Travel and Google work together to address shared challenges around racial equity in the industry, ranging from Allyship in the workplace to how the industry as a whole looks at diversifying travel marketing.
SRINAGAR: Webinar on “Media for Disaster Risk Reduction” was jointly organised by National Institute of Disaster Management and Institution of Engineers (India) J&K State Centre, Srinagar, today, in collaboration with J&K Information and Public Relations Department, Kashmir Editors Guild, Kashmir Press Club and J&K State Emergency Operation Centre, Srinagar. The webinar was inaugurated by Dr. Syed Sehrish Asgar, Director Information and Public Relations Department.
Participants of the webinar on “Media for Disaster Risk Reduction”
Speaking on the occasion Dr Sehrish said media is the most effective link between the Public and the Administration, and Information Department is the link between Government and Media. She said that coordination mechanism with media needs to be further strengthened, in order to ensure that media has timely access to disaster related data, otherwise it can lead to publishing of unverified and speculative reports. She implored the concerned officer