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PORTUGUESE
FOUNDRY
ASSOCIATION<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>
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A key sector for
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N\u00daMEROS<\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>
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A GREEN SECTOR
\nA produ\u00e7\u00e3o de metal a partir de mat\u00e9ria-prima secund\u00e1ria,\ncontribui para o desenvolvimento sustent\u00e1vel.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div>

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18-24 October 2026 A Bright New Century: Shaping the New Ecosystem\n\n<\/p>

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The Portuguese Foundry Association (APF), officially created on February 25 , 1964, is a private, nationwide organization that brings together the most representative Portuguese foundries and, in terms of production, it covers about 90% of all castings manufactured in Portugal. Presently, the Portuguese Foundry Association gathers companies, managers and workers in the field of foundry and related industries and regularly organizes Congresses (the XXI will be held on May 6, 2026), some of which at the international level.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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The APF is a technical and cultural association whose purpose is to foster the development of technology, to improve working conditions in foundries, to promote the improvement of manufacturing processes, from both economic and human perspectives, making companies more competitive. It also seeks to represent and defend the overall interests of the foundry industry, both at national level, together with public entities and educational\/training institutions, and at international level, namely in the EFF \u2013European Foundry Federation, which brings together associations from 22 European countries.\n\nThe APF\u2019s intervention includes providing support to Members in different areas, with a particular emphasis on the environmental area.<\/span><\/p>

The APF, partnering with companies, Technological Centres, and other Knowledge Centres, has promoted several applications to programmes aimed at supporting technological development and innovation with the goal of increasing the competitiveness of companies within the sector.<\/span><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t
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Currently, the Portuguese foundry industry comprises high-tech companies operating as suppliers for many industries: automotive; metalworking; civil construction; ceramics; mining and earthworks; electrical and electronics; shipbuilding; agricultural and industrial machinery; railway; wind power; aeronautics, and aerospace. It is prominently an export-oriented industry, worth 80% of its production; the German market is the most representative one, followed by the French and the Italian markets among other countries in Europe and in other continents.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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Created in April 1981, CINFU - Centro de Forma\u00e7\u00e3o Profissional da Ind\u00fastria de Fundi\u00e7\u00e3o (Foundry Industry Professional Training Center) is responsible for, besides training in the foundry technology area and related areas, as well as in transversal areas, for assisting the companies that request it, including local technical advice, laboratory support, environmental characterizations, prototype parts manufacturing, and other actions within the human and material resources available.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t

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