16th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2015

Conference Review
The 15th Global Foundry Sourcing Conference 2014 (hereinafter referred to as FSC) has been successfully held on Sep. 23rd in Grand Regency Hotel, Qingdao. More than 500 delegates from home and abroad attended this conference, including over 130 purchasers from 20 countries and 380 domestic and foreign suppliers.
The casting sourcing projects of the attended buyers relate to automotive industry, agricultural machinery, mining machinery, engineering machinery, compressor, pump and valve, fluid control, hydraulic transmission, petroleum chemical industry, hardware tools, marine, electric power and other industries. The purchasing managers from multinational companies have introduced their procurement conditions, emergency purchasing projects, their companies’ qualification and requirements for suppliers, for instance, the senior officer from Daimler has introduced the present situation and the future direction of the global procurement chain, the demands of heavy truck aluminum castings, and the process for suppliers of entering the supply chain; the procurement director from Meritor Inc. has introduced the global sourcing strategy, supply chain management system, and procurement projects in China; the managers from TATA Motors have introduced auto parts procurement strategy, and the present purchasing projects; the purchasing manager from CNH（CASE IH&NEW HOLLAND) has introduced the changes of agricultural machinery castings procurement, and the requirements for suppliers; and managers from DAB Pump, JJUAN, and BCI have also respectively stated their procurement projects in detail.
Reflections from suppliers: in the market background of improving multinational casting purchasers and integrating the global supply chain, it’s necessary for casting producers to learn the detailed procurement projects through FSC, to negotiate with purchasers efficiently, to know about the future procurement strategy from multination enterprises and their positions of suppliers in China and the Asia-Pacific Region, to get information of international buyers’ supply chain management system and their support plans for suppliers, which will help casting suppliers grasp market opportunities accurately, so as to not only improve themselves to meet the challenges initiatively, but also provide them a beneficial reference to draw up a long-term business development plan.
During the discussion that afternoon, the staff from FSC offered negotiation tables to purchasers so that they could face to face negotiate with suppliers. Due to the organizing committee had carried out the business matching service three months ago, many suppliers and purchasers had contacted with each other before the conference beginning and directly talked about their demands around the negotiation tables, which greatly improved the efficiency of this conference and showered with praise from both suppliers and purchasers.

Conference Characteristics
Specialty: Focusing on castings;  
Internationalism: The buyers are mainly from North America, West Europe, Japan, Korea, China, etc. with large procurement. Suppliers are from five different continents.
Targeted service: At the request of buyers, SC will invite appropriate suppliers or assigned suppliers, and help buyers establish business relationship with suppliers before the conference;
Reliability: All the information about suppliers and buyers will be strictly examined by SC;
Feasibility of trade agreements: Purchasing presentation, products promotion and negotiation will help facilitate a better understanding between buyers and suppliers, and the goal of the trade agreement will then be realized;
Interactivity: SC will assist you in operating casting transaction with the aim of creating a purchasing platform both online and offline. Apart from having collected information of over 3,000 global casting suppliers, orientation of products, standard authentication, casting technology, manufacturing capacity and annual output included, etc., our online platform www.Foundry-Suppliers.Com also contains detailed information regarding purchasing blueprint/drawing papers, manufacturing requirements and contact information of transnational casting purchasers to promote online trading for both the suppliers and purchasers.


As suppliers
※ With over 20 employees in your company and ISO/QS/TS certificate or QC/QA process, and being able to understand products’ drawings and requirements in English;
※ Good quality products and guarantee of delivery time;
※ Having World Top 500 customers or having plans for expanding international markets;
※ Deciding to make further progress and expand business.
※ Seeking for new business partners and replacing the old customers who were unable to meet your requirements on the basis of a better business……..

At the FSC, you will find:
? Professional foundry sourcing buyers from Europe, North America and Japan, etc.
? Possibility of talking with several purchasers face-to-face.
? Finding professional global casting purchasers more efficiently than in traditional shows.
? Opportunities to contact with global purchasers directly.
? A professional e-commerce exchange platform for global foundry at www.Foundry-Suppliers.Com


As suppliers, you can:  
Register for free membership: Casting suppliers can register for free membership on the website of China Foundry Suppliers Union -- www.Foundry-Suppliers.Com and post your company introduction and trade leads which will be listed in the Global Foundry Suppliers Database free of charge;
Register for VIP membership: Full membership can browse the details of buyers in Global Casting Buyers Database including drawings, annual purchasing value, and contact information, etc. Full membership fees: $700 per year.
Participate in the conference: Negotiating with overseas purchasers
Fees: Suppliers: $400 per standard seat     $500 for each VIP seat
Equipment manufacturer, supporting supplier or service provider: $450 per standard seat
(Including a full set of conference materials, conference lunch and two months’ full membership)
Participate in the exhibition: SC will set stands for suppliers and recommend suitable purchasers 90 days before the conference opening. Fees: $900 per booth for casting suppliers;
(Including one standard seat, a complete set of conference materials, the conference lunch and full membership service for three months)
Products promotion: SC will release related information on overseas and domestic media, be responsible for recommending purchasers 90 days prior to the conference beginning, and provide further communications and 365-day tracking services;
Charge: $5,000 per 12 minutes, including two VIP seats, a stand, a complete set of conference materials, logo link for half a year to our website, and full membership service for half a year.

Products list：
Castings: grey iron, nodular iron, malleable cast iron, vermicular cast iron, alloy cast iron, alloy steel, carbon steel, magnesium alloy, aluminum alloy, zinc alloy, copper alloy, etc. aeronautics, computer, communication, electronics, household appliance, etc. automobile, internal-combustion engine, ship machinery, construction machinery, heavy machinery, textile machinery, agriculture machinery, railway machinery, machine tools, general machinery, etc. valve, pipes and fittings, manhole covers, pump, heating and plumbing, hardware, etc. garden chairs, art casting, etc.
Related casting equipment
Die casting equipment, casting machinery, apparatus, materials, processing control, detection simulation software, etc.