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Section 301 Investigation: China's Acts, Policies, and Practices Related to Technology 

Transfer, Intellectual Property, and Innovation - Form to Request Exclusion of Product 

When submitting a product exclusion request using this form, enter the specified 

information in the following fields and explain the basis and rationale for your statements. 

By completing this form, you certify that the information provided is complete and 

correct to the best of your knowledge. 

1. Indicate whether the comment contains business confidential information (BCI), is a public 

document, or is a public version of a BCI document. 

Public Version of BCI 

2. Please provide a complete and detailed description of the product of concern: 

Gray iron counterweight castings, installed on vehicles used in the material handling industry, produced using the 

Vacuum Molding process from ASTM 48 Class 20 gray Iron, as described in the attached letter. 

3. 10-digit HTSUS item number* for product you wish to address in this product exclusion request: 

*Use numerical characters only with no special characters (example: 1023456789). For help in finding 

the HTSUS item number associated with your product, see https://hts.usitc.gov/ 

8431.20.0000 

4. Requestor Information 

Requestor Name (Last, First): 

Organization Name: 

Kenneth J. Barina, President 

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc, 

Note: Representatives submitting on behalf of an organization must enter information below. 

Requestor Representative: David Schwartz, Thompson Hine LLP 

5. Requestor's relationship to the product: Importer 

6. Does this submission in regulations.govinclude additional attachments? 

YES 

7. Please indicate whether any additional attachment contains business confidential 

information (BCI), is a public document, or is a public version of a BCI document. 

Public Version of BCI 

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8. Is this product, or a comparable product, available from sources in the United States?: 

NO 

9. Is this product, or a comparable product, available from sources in third countries?: 

NO 

10. Please provide the value and quantity (with units) of the Chinese-origin product of concern 

that you purchased for each calendar year specified. Limit this figure to the products 

purchased by your firm (or by members of your trade association) alone. Please provide 

estimates if precise figures are unavailable. 

2017 Value: 2017 Quantity: [ 

2016 Value: 2016 Quantity: [ 

2015 Value: 1 20l5 Quantity: [ 

11. Please provide information in support your request, taking account of the instructions 

provided in Section B of the Federal Register notice (note: text entered below can extend 

beyond the apparent size of this box). 

See attached letter. 

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MCFA 

2121 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. N. 

Houston, TX 77043-2305 

Phone (713) 365-1000 

Fax (713) 365-1441 

MAC= 

MITSUBISHI CATERPILLAR FORKLIFT 

AMERICA INC. 

October 4, 2018 

Via: www.regulations.gov [Public Version) 

The Honorable Robert E. Lighthizer 

U.S. Trade Representative 

Office of the U.S. Trade Representative 

600 171hStreet, NW Room F516 

Washington, D.C. 20508 

Docket No. USTR-2018-0025 

Re: Request for Exclusion of Counterweight Products Classified under HTS 8431.20.0000 

Dear Ambassador Lighthizer: 

introduction 

Mitsubishi Caterpillar Forklift America Inc. (MCFA) respectfully submits this product exclusion 

request seeking the exemption of gray iron counterweight castings from the determination of action 

issued June 20, 2018, pursuant to Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. The imposition of a 25% tariff on 

this product, classified under Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) subheading 8431.20.0000, will have a 

significantly harmful impact on MCFA's operations and business plans. This product is not strategically 

important or related to the "Made in China 2025" program and does not involve any other factors the U.S. 

Trade Representative is considering as to China's unfair trade practices. MCFA believes that approving 

this exclusion request will not impede the U.S. government's efforts to address China's unfair trade 

practices. 

MCFA certifies that the information contained within brackets ("[ 1") in this exclusion request 

contains business confidential information, that disclosure of this information would endanger company 

trade secrets or profitability, and that this information would not customarily be released by MCFA to the 

public. Such information is exempt from disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act, 5 U.S.C. § 552. 

A public version of this submission with redactions has been prepared and submitted to the docket in this 

matter for public review. 

MCFA 

Founded in 1992, MCFA is a leading manufacturer and distributor of forklifts and warehouse 

products in North, Central and South America and the Caribbean. Based in Houston, Texas, MCFA features 

one of the most experienced dealer networks in the industry, offering a wide range of quality lift trucks 

and warehouse products across three leading brands that fit all classes of products: Mitsubishi forklift 

trucks, Cat® lift trucks and Jungheinrich® warehouse products. MCFA employs over 1,200 employees in 

the United States. 
October 4, 2018 Page 2 

Product Identification — HTS Subheading 8431.20.0000 

MCFA requests an exclusion for gray iron counterweight castings imported from China. MCFA 

imports and installs these products on rider-type, counterbalanced forklift trucks it manufactures in the 

United States that are used in the material handling industry. Counterweight products are a necessary 

component of the equipment MCFA manufactures for safety reasons. Counterweights are used to secure 

a proper weight distribution and maintain stability, allowing the operator to lift heavy loads in a variety 

of work settings. 

MCFA imports counterweight castings varying in size from approximately 3.6 to 4.6' in length and 

from approximately 2.7 to 7' in height. Depending on the design and intended use, the counterweights 

MCFA imports weigh from .5 metric tons (MT) to almost 7 MT.' 

The counterweight products MCFA imports generally have the following chemical composition: 

Chemical Composition of ASTM A48 Class 20 Gray iron 

Composition Elements % Composition 

Carbon, C 3.25 

Copper, Cu 0.053 

iron, Fe 93.79 

Manganese, Mn 0.68 

Silicon, Si 1.71 

Sulphur, S 0.088 

Chromium, Cr 0.194 

Molybdenum, Mo 0.021 

The counterweight products that MCFA imports are produced using a "Vacuum Molding Process" 

(V-Process). This process is specialized and differs from many of the more common conventional methods 

of producing castings in foundries across the world. Foundries using this specific process are limited. The 

V-Process includes significant technological differences from other foundry processes that are required 

by MCFA to meet its counterweight product specifications. These include the use of thin plastic film 

barriers that are "vacuum formed" to help create and hold the shape of the counterweight casting, which 

results in required counterweight surface qualities, and the use of gray iron, which provides various other 

required product use qualities compared to other iron products, to produce the counterweight. 

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Ability to Administer the Exclusion 

Counterweight castings purchased by MCFA from China are shipped via ocean freight from various 

ports in China ([ * ]). These counterweight castings are imported into the United States via the Houston 

Sea Port (5301) in 20' Full Container Loads (FCL), classified under HTS subheading 8431.20.0000, with a 

Column 1, General Rate of Duty "Free". Each 20' shipping container is loaded with counterweights with 

various MCFA part numbers. The counterweight castings are mounted on wooden pallets and customdesigned shipping racks. MCFA manifest information identifies counterweight castings on supplierBUSINESS PROPRIETARY 

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generated commercial invoices by part number and product descriptions including "Counterbalance", 

"Weight-Balance" and "Forklift Parts and Accessories". Bills of lading also describe counterweight castings 

as "Balance Weights for Counter Balanced Forklift", "Forklift Parts and Accessories's and "Machining Parts 

(Counter Weight)". MCFA's exclusion request will not add any undue burden on CBP's current entry 

review and procedures for imports. CBP will be able to readily identify these counterweights to apply the 

exclusion. 

MCFA's Annual Purchases of Chinese-Origin Counterweight Products 

The chart below sets forth the values and quantities of counterweight products MCFA purchased 

from Chinese suppliers in 2015, 2016 and 2017. 

Year import Value Quantity (Units) Quantity (Metric Ton) 

2015 $[ *] [ *] [ * 1 

2016 $1 * 1 1 * 1 1 * 1 

2017 $1 * 1 1 *1 1 * 1 

Rationale for the Requested Exclusion 

As detailed below, MCFA is extremely limited in its options to obtain these counterweights from 

sources in the United States or in other third countries outside of China. Based on a publication presented 

at the International Foundry Conference held in Portoproz-Solvenia in 2010 (updated in 2015) (see 

Attachment 1), there were in 2015 approximately 82 foundry locations in the world using the V-Process 

casting method: 

• 26 foundries in China. 

• 6 foundries in the United States. 

• 46 foundries in countries other than China and the United States. 

• 4 locations for which MCFA was unable to obtain any information verifying whether the location 

was still in operation or what operations were being conducted. 

MCFA reviewed the list of 78 potentially available foundry locations and determined that: 

• The country with the largest concentration of foundries using the V-Process to make gray iron 

counterweights is China. 

• Regarding the 46 foundries located outside of China and the United States: 

o 22 foundries produce castings using alternate materials that are too light for use as 

counterweights meeting MCFA's product specifications (for example, aluminum, bronze 

and manganese). 

o 24 foundries that do not have the larger equipment required to produce counterweights 

in the sizes MCFA requires or that otherwise are not currently capable of producing 

counterweights meeting MCFA's specifications. 

• Regarding the six foundries located in the United States: 

o A & B: Uses alternate rnaterials (aluminum) and does not use gray iron. 

o HARMONY FOUNDRY: Uses alternate materials (alurninum) and does not use gray iron. 

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o ME GLOBAL: Produces large specialty mining equipment (does not produce 

counterweights) 

o NORTH VERNON INDUSTRY CORPORATION (NVIC): Currently supplies gray iron 

counterweights to the material handling industry, including MCFA (see further 

information below).- 

o SBI: MCFA is unable to locate any current business information regarding this company's 

operations. It is assumed that the company is no longer in business. 

o THE FROG: Uses alternate materials (manganese) and does not use gray iron. 

In accordance with MCFA's review of foundries currently producing gray iron counterweights 

using the V-Process, MCFA has identified NVIC as the only foundry outside of China currently capable of 

producing counterweights for MCFA. NVIC is a subsidiary of Toyota, a major competitor of MCFA, and 

supplies counterweight products to Toyota. MCFA currently purchases approximately [ *1% of its annual 

volume requirements from NVIC. We recently visited NVIC to discuss its availability for providing MCFA 

with additional quantities of the product. NVIC informed us they are unable to provide MCFA with any 

additional counterweight supplies based on current capacity constraints. 

MCFA currently purchases counterweight products primarily from [ * ] suppliers in China and has 

been purchasing products from these suppliers for more than ten years. Over the course of its multi-year 

relationship with these suppliers, MCFA has developed a high degree of trust in the ability of these 

suppliers to produce and provide us reliably with counterweight products with the qualities and in the 

quantities 

, MCFA requires to meet its specifications and its customer demand. Under current 

circumstances, it is not feasible to identify, develop and qualify any alternate suppliers outside of China 

that would offer us the same degree of reliability for our counterweight supply needs. Even if other 

sources were identified, MCFA would require significant time in order to test and qualify any new sources 

in order to ensure that any new source could manufacture the counterweight products to meet our 

customer specifications and standards. Thus, MCFA has no choice but to continue to source this product 

from China; there are no other viable options. 

As noted previously, MCFA currently purchases approximately [ * ]% of its annual counterweight 

volume requirements from a foundry outside of China. Under the circumstances already discussed, MCFA 

has no realistic immediate and viable alternative options for purchasing the remaining [ * ]% of its annual 

requirements from suppliers other than suppliers located in China. 

Severe Economic Harm Caused by Imposition of the Tariffs on MCFA and other U.S. Interests 

The imposition of a 25% tariff on gray iron counterweights is causing, and will continue to cause, 

severe economic harm to MCFA and other U.S. interests, including MCFA's network of approximately 75 

authorized dealers in the United States (who have approximately 325 facilities located in the United 

States), those dealers end-user customers and MCFA's direct end-user customers. 

MCFA has calculated that the imposition of the 25% tariff will cause MCFA to pay, on an 

annualized basis, approximately $[ * ] in tariffs, which constitutes an unexpected, significant additional 

cost. The increased cost of the tariffs significantly harms MCFA's revenues, costs, profitability, employee 

outlook, capital investment and other prospects. These consequences directly affect MCFNs ability to 

provide material handling equipment products to meet the diverse needs of its dealer network and enduser customers in the United States. 

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Counterweikht Castings are Not of Strategic Importance to the "Made in China 2025" Program 

Counterweight products purchased by MCFA under HTS subheading 8431.20.0000 are not 

strategically important or related to any "Made in China 2025" or other industrial programs in China. 

MCFA's purchase of counterweight products does not involve any transfer of intellectual property 

from the United States to China and does not involve any forced technology transfers. 

The imposition of a 25% tariff is not likely to lead to the establishment of new foundries in the 

United States or the retrofitting of existing LIS. foundries for the production of V-Process counterweights 

due to the economic factors involved. The capital investment required to develop such foundries is 

significant compared to the expected low return on investment and the lengthy time required to recoup 

the investment. 

It is not likely that imposition of the tariff will force China to curb any discriminatory policies, 

because, as discussed, MCFA and other purchaser of counterweights have no alternative to purchasing 

the bulk of its volumes of counterweights from suppliers other than those suppliers already conducting 

counterweight production operations in China. 

The principal consequence of the Section 301 tariff on MCFA is to impose a 25% additional cost 

on its U.S.-based manufacturing operations that is severely disadvantageous to MCFA and to its 

customers. 

Conclusion 

Thank you for your consideration of this product exclusion request. Please contact the 

undersigned if you have any questions regarding this request or desire any further information. 

The undersigned hereby certifies that the information provided herein is complete and correct to 

the best of my knowledge. 

Respectfully submitted, 

.7744A.A__ 

Kenneth Barina 

President 
Attachment 1 

See attached. 
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V-PROCESS 

FOUNDRIES 

Denyo Aiipiev - Foundry Lab, Technical University of Sofia, Bulgaria 

V-Process: Foundries in Internet and some Bulgarian Developments 

Research Paper, prepared specially for the 50th international Foundry Conference, Portoroz-Slovenia, 2010 

...A review in Internet from 28 July 2010 shows, that there are only 75 active sites for V-process. Their itnks can be found at the metal caslir 

CastingArea.comand can be checked by anyone. The inforrnation ordered alphabetically according to the country is as follows: Bulgaria - 1 

France - 3, Germany - 4, Japan -9, Korea-South - 1, Netherlands - 1, Russia - 10, South Africa - 2, Switzerland - 2, Ukraine - 8, USA - 6..." 

82 links, 28.03.2015, in process of updating.. 

A&B FOUNDRY, INC., USA - medium-sized and large aluminum castings up to 320 kg with V-process molding technology, large aluminum 

with highly complex geometries made by Air Set molding process, castings for machine tool components, medical imaging equipment, lab( 

manufacturing OEMs, unctersea, law enforcement robotics, pumps, motors, cryogenic equipment. castlngs for a variety of defense and nucl 

ANHUI HELI CO., LTD. HEFEI CASTING & FORGING FACTORY, CHINA - V-process cast iron counterweights, cast iron castings - transmisc 

parts: forks, frames, canlages, tow-tractors for harbor and airport. 

CastingArea's Presentation. 

ASUZAC INC., JAPAN - the Space Engineering Division, V-process production of alumlnum construction and interior / exterior castings - ii 

furnishing products, gates, fences, ornamental balconies, street lamps, information panels, monuments, aluminum made molds for ready n 

BLAGOVESCHENSKY ARMATURNY ZAVOD, RUSSIA - steel castings, V-process line. 

BEIJING FAMED KYOR1TSU FOUNDRY CO., LTD., CHINA - vacuum molding process, machine parts and counterweights, agricultural mac/ 

engine frames, boxes, steel castings and high manganese steels, etc. 

BEIJING HUARUILANG MACHINERY MANUFACTURING CO„ LTD., CHINA - medium and large size types of castings, mainly counterweigh 

production lines, annual manufacturing capability of 15 000 tons. 

BAMEX JSC, BULGARIA - production of cast iron, steel and non-ferrous castings for metallurgy, quarry and road-building machines, autoi 

agriculture machines, ore-output and ore-processing industry, water supply and sewerage (manhole covers, grates, hydrants), decorative c 

sand-bentonne base moulding lines, own V-process foundry having an automatic V-process moulding line, delivered by Sintokogio - Japan 

manufacture of castings mainly for counterweights. 

BEIJING SHENGSHICHANG LONG WEAR MATERIAL FOUNDRY CENTER, CHINA - producing a variety of foundry goods, especially countr 

20 kg up to 20 tons for forklifts, industrial cranes, drilling rigs and heavy locomotives, main technical process Is vacuum sand casting, total 

mach 50 000 tons. 

CENTROLIT JSC, UKRAINE - grey and nodular cast iron casting products weighting from 0.1 kg up to 6000 kg, carbon and alloyed steel ca 

from 100 kg to 1300 kg, automatic line Disamatic, mechanized line on the base of the moulding machine Foromat-40, flow-mechanized lines 

moulding machine 234, 235, flow-mechanlzed line on the base of the sand slinger 2M296, HWS-Germany vacuum-film method moulding line 

CHITA WORKS, JAPAN - a spacial steel pipe factory, the Casting Plant has V-process equipment for manufacturing plugs for seamless pir 

plates, a part of JFE Steel. 

DINGZHOU DONM-AUG FOUNDRY Witri ) CO., LTD., CHINA - an industry leader In counterweight manufacture. production capacities in ex 

month, cast product range between 100 g to 15000 kg, a wide variety of ferrous and non-ferrous alloys and metal types - grey and ductile Irt 

high štrength steels, aluminum and brass, the company also produces castings for industrial machinery, aluminum smelting, oil field pump 

works fittings. municipal street castings (grates, frames, and manhole covers), and decorative castings (tree grates, bollards, lamp posts ar 

molding processes - vacuum molding system, resln sand, lost foam, green sand, pressure die casting, investment casting, own pattem stio 

metal pattems. 

DNEPROPROMLIT (DPL) LTD., UKRAINE - grey, ductile and alloyed cast iron castings, carbon, alloyed and heat-resistant steel castings, w 

kg, FBO-II flaskiess moulding line, V-process line, lost-foam method, no-bake process, capacity - 3000 tons castings per annum. 

DALIAN JOINTTOP CO., LTD., CHINA - ship broker service, ship repair & reconstruction, marine equipment & material supply, the producti 

vehicles (open car, box car, flat car, hopper car, tank, etc.) and vehicle accessories (bolster, side frame, hook tall box, coupler, bogies, steel 

etc.), railway rolling stock products, the rail vehicle casting products (bolster and side frame) are produced on V-process production line. 

DENRAI KOHBO CO., LTD., JAPAN - a manufacturer of uniquely designed exterior products, such as mailboxes, gates and fences made fr 

and fiber reinforced plastics, V-process line for aluminum casting. 

DAIDO TEL CO. LTD., JAPAN - cast steel components made by the organic seli-hardenlng molding process for small quantity productii 

mass production, thin super alloy or high alloy cast component!. by precision casting techniques, including the CLA/CLV process. reformei 

plants, hearth rolls for furnaces, and radiant tubes made by centrifugal casting. 

http://www.castingarea.com/fa/v-process.htm 9/4/2018 
V-process, 1ounc1nes & Metal Uastmg Manufacturers ruge L 

DLMZ VTORMETJSC, UKRAINE - cast iron, steel, brass, bronze and aluminium industrial castings - moulds for aluminium Ingots, moulds 

casting, cast Iron drains grates and manhole covers, flanges, pulleys, cast components for tractors, discs for welght-lifters, weights for tral 

bushings and distributors, pump's lids, counterweights, current collectors, art castings - benches for squares, parks and cottages, lamps a 

high and low fences, graceful railings for interior of buildings, offices and private cottages, V-process, Lost-foam process, impuise-aerial m 

CastingArea's Presentation. 

FONDERIE ANDRE NEESER S.A., SWITZERLAND - non-ferrous metal casting, green and self-hardening sand moulding, V-process, gravity 

alloys, magnesium alloys, bronze, brass, lead, and tin, cast parts for mechanical engineering, heat engine, electric motor manufacturers, nu 

aluminium street signs and number plates, grills, barbecues, turnspits with counterweight for fireplaces, various bronze / tin art castings, cl 

keys, corkscrews, hand bells, statues. 

FAW CASTING CO., LTD., CHINA - FAWs No. 1 Plant, V- process moulding line for various products of carbon steel, alloy steel, ductile iro 

FONDERIE GIROUD INDUSTRIE, FRANCE - boxiess moulding, vacuum process and hand moulding sites for manufacturing of parts rangir 

grey cast iron, ductile cast Iron, white cast iron, cast iron wtth chromium, austenitic cast iron, vacuum process - a moulding technique with 

to cast In ail cast Iron variants up to 800 kg. 

FONDERIE HADOUX, FRANCE - non-ferrous foundry, aluminum, zamak and bronze, V-process for aluminum castings up to 150 kg, gravity 

GIESSEREI CHUR AG, SWITZERLAND - gray and nodular cast iron parts up to 300 kg, V-process, green-sand automatic moulding line, shr 

and sewer casting - manhole covers with trap, round and rectangular, for oil-and gas tank cover, siurry box cover and chambers, street hab 

trap, rectangular and with bubble trap, dive sheets with handle, inlet-and road grids, street grates with frames, cast parte for machine-buildi 

covers, plates, feed housings, supports, augers, bars, stocks, gearboxes, production of wooden, styropor, metal and epoxy resin foundry p 

HOKURIKU ALUMINIUM CO., LTD., JAPAN - aluminum alloys cast products and cook ware, gravity and pressure die casting for Industrial! 

for decorative items. 

HELMUT AST METALLGIESSEREI GmbH, GERMANY - aluminum alloys castings up to 250 kg, sand moulding, V-process. 

HEFEI CASTING & FORGING WORKS, CHINA - lost foam gray and ductile Iron castings for transmission cases & brake drums used In fork 

and valves used in automobiles, v-process for various kinds of counterweights for forklifts, excavators, loaders. 

HARMONY CASTINGS, LLC, USA - V-process aluminum castings, major markets are In the medical, instrumentation, electronics, compute 

HERMANN SIEG GmbH, GERMANY - aluminium, bronze and aluminium bronze casting, machine moulding, hand moulding, gravity die-cas 

casting, automatic V-process moulding line. 

K1NHEIM CASTING B.V., NETHERLANDS - aluminum castings, v-process, gravity die casting. 

KRASNOLUCHSKY FOUNDRY-MECHANICAL PLANT JSC, UKRAINE - production of mining belt conveyors, conveyor rollers and other eqi 

foundry. 

KURGANMASHZAVOD JSC, RUSSIA - one of the leadors of Russian military industrial complex equipped by the most modern tools, which 

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BMP-3 infantry fighting vehicles as well as BREM-L armored recovery vehicle and universal chassis on BMP-3 base that Is used For carryirq 

systems, aimed for the creation on its base arrnoured system, crew teaching means, and not Only military vehicles but also wide range of cl 

multifunctional small size steer-skfd loaders with different hitches, snow and marsh all-terraln vehicles, car trailers, tracked chassis for row 

used foundry technologies comprise: Investment casting for castings with mass 0.005-10 kg from alloy and high-alloy steels, cast iron, nisi 

bronze alloys, casting by method of vacuum-film forming for castings with mass 5-100 kg from alloy steels, cast iron, bronze, brass, castIni 

pressure for castings with mass moota kg from aluminum alloys, low-pressure and chill casting for castings from aluminum alloys, castini 

for castings with mass 0.01-25 kg from aluminum alloys, automatic green-sand moulding for castings from carbon, alloy, stainless, heat-ree 

steels, gray and high-strength cast iron. 

KIYONE K1NZOKU CO., LTD., JAPAN - aluminium alloy cast parts, green-sand and self-hardening molds, V-process, and gravity die castini 

produced 150 tons of castings are intended for a diverse marketplace, including electrical equipment & appliances, automotive, agricultural 

peripherals, decorative Items. 

CastingArea's Presentation. 

KOSHUHA FOUNDRY CO., LTD., JAPAN - V-process, grey and nodular iron casting. 

KIROV PLANT JSC, RUSSIA - V-process cast iron castings. 

KAMET JSC, UKRAINE - ferrous and non-ferrous castings, lost-foam process and V-process technology. 

KINGPAK PRECISION INDUSTRY CO., LTD., CHINA - manufacture EPS/ EPP shape molding machines, pre-expanders machines and block 

V-Process aluminum precision shape moulds and other precision mould design and manufacturing, V-Process aluminum casting molding. 

LINUI LUXING ENAMEL CO., LTD., CHINA - high grade cast iron bathtubs, steel enamel bathtubs and shower trays, V-process molding line 

MANROLAND AG, GERMANY - the world's second-largest manufacturer of printing systems and the world's market leader in web offset, o 

with an integrated model making facility, an annual volume of up to 17 000 tonnes of casting produced In the manual and mechanized cold-, 

large flat cast iron castings are produced by a vacuum forming unit. 

MC-CAST PTE. LTD., SINGAPORE - aluminium alloy, aluminium bronze, bronze, brass, copper, stainless steel, cast iron, ductile Iron castir 

die casting, centrifugal casting, V-process, lost-wax process. 

MAGMA FOUNDRY & MACHINE (PTY) LTD., SOUTH AFRICA - V-process foundry and machine shop, a full-service capabilities from comps 

httn://www.castingarea.com/fa/v-nrocess.htm 9/4/2018 
V-process, Foundries & metal casting manutacturers 

final product phases, ferrous and non-ferrous casting. 

CastIngArea's Presentation. 

ME GLOBAL, INC., USA - ME Globars Duluth casting facility, alloy steel and white Iron wear parts by V-process. 

METCAST HANDAN FOUNDRY CO., LTD., CHINA - all kinds of gray iron & ductile iron castings, steel casting & stainless steel casting, iror 

each and steel casting up to 2.5 tons each, hand moulding, machine moulding, vacuum method and disamatic line, lost wax and lost foam r 

bollards, castors & wheels, gearing boxes, elevator parts, pump casings & impellers, valves, crushers, liners, mining equipment spares, Elul 

construction equipment and railway parts, compressors. 

MANOIR INDUSTRIES, FRANCE - cast and forged metal components and sub-assemblies, vacuum moulding process for the production or 

up to 2.5 t. 

Mt.r !!1!" TAI I 'D., KRÌINE - castinos fr,1" unrcr1,r1.-es el oil and gas, compresgor and pump industry, all type, Prwl grades of str,els and 

investment casfing, turan sand moulding and V-process technology, production capacity: steel castings - bön tons ye:..r, cast iron cAblIngi 

CastingArea's Presentation. 

MIC LANKA (PVT.) LTD., SRI LANKA - aluminium alloy castings made by V-process, gates, doors, handrails, curtain walls, fences, grills, cr 

parts for the metallurgy, construction and hardware engineering industries, a member of MIC Group - .Japan. 

METALLGUSS STEINRUCKEN GmbH & CO. KG, GERMANY - aluminium and magnesium alloy sand moulding, vacuum forming process, fc 

parts weight up to 1500 kg. 

N1KOLAEV ALUMINA PLANT, UKRAINE - one of the biggest non-ferrous metallurgical plants in Europe, own foundry shop, carbon steel, h 

iron and wear-realstant cast iron, annual capacity of the shop - up to 3000 MT, V-process castings In high-chromium wear-resistant cast-iro 

kg up to 700 kg, a subsidiary of UC Rusal • Russia. 

CastingArea's Presentation. 

NORTH VERNON INDUSTRY CORPORATION (NVIC), USA - grcry iron foundry utilUing V-process molding for counterbalance products. 

OHTALIT JSC, RUSSIA - art casting, V-process. 

PEI COUNTY DONGMING FOUNDRY CO., LTD., CHINA - cast Iron V-process castings. 

PROMLIT CHEBOKSARY FOUNDRY LTD., RUSSIA - production of complicated steel, gray iron and ductile iron castings with weight from 

from 50 to 2000 mm, the annual production capacity of the foundry is over 110 000 tons of castings, the company has a new Heinrich Wagn 

molding line for production of side frames and bolsters for railroad cars and other large size castings for machine building industry. 

PEIXIAN DONGFANG FOUNDRY CO., LTD., CHINA - grey and ductile iron, cast steel, counterweight and machinery castings, V-process, Ul 

resin sand molding, up to 3 000 tons yearly. 

CastIngArea's Presentation. 

QINGDAO TIAN HUA Yi HE FOUNDRY FACTORY, CHINA - provides products made in both ferrous and non-ferrous alloys - grey cast iron, 

carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless steel, bronze, and aluminium, production methods include sand casting, investment casting, lost foam cr 

. casting, & open die to. z, and perms rn---`—'—^ end —Tort of cast parts for 

construction castings: manhole covers, grate and frame, decorative castings: decorative bollard, garden chair, Industrial castings: cast par 

compressor parts, pipe & fittings, iron counterweights. 

RELIANCE FOUNDRY CO., LTD., CANADA - products made in cast Iron, ductile Iron, alloy iron, cast carbon steel, alloy steel, stainless stet 

the production methods include investment casting, lost foam casting, die casting, and V-process. 

RISHIT METALS LTD., KENYA - production of forklift counter weights by V-process, production of secondary aluminium, brass and ermine 

a part of Bajoria Group - India. 

REMKOMMUNELEKTROTRANS (RKET), UKRAINE - production of steel castings and cast iron castings of various grades, brake pads for t 

manholes and grate boilers, armor bail mills, hammers crushers, bucket tooth, spare parts for jaw crushers and cone crushers, excavators 

unloading equipment, equipment of cement plants, refractory plants and metallurgical plants, bronze art castings - park lighting, fencing, bi 

sand moulding, furan sand system, V-process moulding line, lost-foam process. 

RAINBOW XUZHOU FOUNDRY CO., LTD., CHINA - various grey and ductile cast iron & cast steel products for civil engineering project, col 

industry, auto industry, mining machinery Industry, fireplaces and accessory, garden products, outdoor furniture, manhole covers & framer 

counterweights, steel chains, V-process and lost wax foundry. 

SHANGHAI ANYOU CO., LTD., CHINA - an engineering company specializad in all kinds of castings, forging, stamping and CNC machininc 

the motor-cars, trucks, electric industry, heavy plant machinery, wind energy equipment (gear/shaft, reducer housing etc) and general or sr 

urey iron, malleable iron, ductile iron, steel castings & non-ferrous metals (Al, Cu, Zn) with process of sand casting (green & resin sand), im 

8. lost foam). vacuum molding. die casting & permanent molding. 

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SHINWON CASTIRON 8. MACHINERY DO., LTD., SOUTH KOREA - all kinds of ductile iron and gray cast iron products including automobili 

industrial machines partS, medium & large sized casting products produced by the V-process. 

SBI FOUNDRY, USA - gray irons - sand & V-process casting, stainless steels - investment & sand casting, aluminum / zinc - die & permane 

industries served • aircraft, automotive, marine, railroad, food, chemical, paper, mining, architectural, agricultural machines, electricals, del 

SHANDONG HAICAN SANITARYWARES CO., LTD., CHINA - cast iron bathtub, steel enamel bathtub, acrylic bathtub, V-process vacuum pr 

technology. 

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SHANXI JINGTAI MACHINERY CASTING CO., LTD., CHINA - machine-carried balance weights, V-process foundry production lines, a subsl 

investment Co., Ltd. - China. 

SHANGHAI KINGSTON FOUNDRY CO., LTD., CHINA - grey and ductile iron castings from 0.1 kg up to 10 tons, for wheel centers, machlnel 

balances, valves and fittings, green sand molding process, no-bake process and V-process. 

SUZUKI METAL-WORKING INDUSTRY CO., LTD., JAPAN - bronze castings, V-process technology. 

SAKAE TYUUZOSHO CO., LTD., JAPAN - aiurninum cast automotive and industrial components, two V-process production lines. 

SHANDONG TAIAN WEIDA MACHINERY CO., LTD., CHINA - V-process forklift counterweights and other wide range of cast iron castings - 

municipal beautifications, agricultural equipments parts, gear boxes. 

SHAANXI ZHONGX1NG CASTING & FORGING CO., LTD., CHINA - V-process and and lost foam process foundry, supplier of carbon steel ci 

castings, alloy steel castings, steel ingots, and forging parts, castings with weight ranging from 30 to 90043 kg, ingots from 700 to 8000 kg in 

up to 15000 kg, a long term partner of Xran Aerospacemotor Machine Factory which is one of the most famous aerospacemotor producers 

TAIYUAN BEST CASTING & FORGING CO., LTD., CHINA - manufacturer for castings and forgings, V-process counterweights casting. 

TAIZHOU BEiGELAI KITCHENS & BATHROOMS CO., LTD., CHINA - one of the largest cast Iron bathtub manufacturer company in China, n 

Iron bathtub and cast iron kitchen sinks, the annual production capacity is about 30000 sets, V-process casting. 

THE FROG, SWITCH & MANUFACTURING CO., USA - manganese steel castings, replacement parts for the mining, aggregate and shreddei 

molding process. 

TIKHVIN RAILWAY CAR BUILDING PLANT (TVSZ), RUSSIA - in-house manufacturing of castings, the capacity of the first stage foundry pri 

8000 tons of heavy and medium-elzed raitway steel castings that will ensure the output of more than 4000 freight car bogies per annum, fou 

basis of V-process moulding carried out on HWS equipment. 

TSA-STELL GROUP LTD., UKRAINE - production of square billet continuous casting and armature construction, castings of various types 

and steel for engineering, mining and metallurgical industries, vacuum film forming and casting (V-process), green-sand moulding. 

UNICAST, INC., CANADA - wearpart solutions to cement and mining related Industries throughout the world, manganese steel replacemen 

V-process, EPC foam moulding process. 

V.A.DEGTYAREV PLANT, RUSSIA - ferrous and non-ferrous casting including V-process. 

VICTORY COMPANY (ViCO) LTD., VIETNAM - steel and cast iron castings for the cement, mining, thermal power, sugar and paper industrli 

(v-process) production line, manufacturing capacity - 5000 tons per year. 

VOTKINSK PLANT FOR THERMAL EQUIPMENT (VZTO), RF-UDMURT REPUBLIC - thermal and non-standard equipment for the metallurgy 

cast Iron, steel and bronze V-process and centrifugal casting. 

VORONEZH STEELWORKS, RUSSIA - production of cast steel parts weighing from 30 kg up to 8 tonnes for oil field equipment and railway 

lines for molds and cores production, for mass production of the company are Implementing new equipment and technologies HWS Wet; 

WUXI HUAXINXING MOULD CO., LTD., CHINA - V-process ferrous and nonterrous castings. 

YAMATO INTEC CORPORATION, JAPAN - manufacturing of cast Iron products including engine parts, automobile parts, arid construction 

development and production of aluminum casting products for building materials, mailboxes, and decorative fences and gates, production 

public works projects, including bridge railings and street lamps, furan no-bake molding fine, APK molding line, FCMX molding lino, V-proc 

YUZHGIDROMASH LTD., UKRAINE - Southern Factory of Hydraulic Machines is one of the leading companies in the field of pump englnee 

equipment for ail sectors of the economy - thermal and nuclear power engineering, metallurgy, food processing, chemical and petrochemic 

reclamation, water supply and irrigation, drainage systems and underground coal mines, small boiler hOuses, communal firms, in backyarc 

from carbon, low alloy, high alloy steels, wear-resistant cast iron, gray cast iron, bronze end brass, green sand machine molding lines, inve 

centrifugal casting machines, installation of the vacuum film forming production (V-process). 

ZHANGZHOU JINDIAN TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD., CHINA - cast aluminum, V-process. 

ZUNHUA KING-SHUO METALLURGY MINING MACHINERY FACTORY, CHINA - production of cast Iron and steel castings, V-process, inves 

moulding, a subsidiary company of Beijing Jinhlel Entrepreneur Import & Export Co., Ltd. (DJM). 

ZHEJIANG MAYANG INDUSTRIES CO., LTD., CHINA - high magnesium steel, alloy steel, high chromium iron, stainless steet, carbon steel, 

resistant and heat-resistant castings, lost foam casting technology, V-process molding technology, water glass vacuum hardening, water g 

technology and water glass lost wax technology, cast products for mechanical equipment of metal recovery breaking, mine, metallurgy, chi 

petroleum and other industries. 

ZAVOD UNIVERSAL, RUSSIA - cast iron bathtubs, V-process. 

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