A Report on the BRICS Foundry Association Online Meeting

INDUSTRY NEWS / 行业新闻 A Report on the BRICS Foundry Association Online Meeting 金砖国家铸造业联合会线上工作会议召开

Due to the prolonged global Covid-19 epidemic, the members of the BRICS Foundry Association have not met offline for three years, but the online meeting has never been interrupted. And during the past week on May 26th 2022, BRICS Foundry Association just had its online executive meeting successfully.

The online group meeting has the below member associations, they are Mr. Devendra Jain and Subodh Panchal from The Institute of India Foundrymen, Ivan Dibrov and Andrew Dibrov from Russian Association of Foundrymen, Janley Kotze from South Africa Institute of Foundrymen, Roberto João de Deus from Brazilian Foundry Association, Igor Kulkov from the Industrial Innovation Club of the UNIDO Centre of the Russian Federation, Thomas Fritsch from Foundry Planet and Libo Zhang, Thomas Wei Gao, Xing Chen and Yuxin Han from China Foundry Association headquarter and Russian branch also join the meeting. The meeting was chaired by Mr. GAO Wei, the executive vice president of China Foundry Association.

As the initiator of this online meeting, Mr. Libo Zhang, President of China Foundry Association invites and introduces Mr. Decheng Wang from China Academy of Machinery Science & Technology Group as member of executive committee of China Foundry Association.

China Foundry Association initiated the meeting along with the 6th BRICS Industry Ministers Meeting which was held on May 23, during which the ministers of the industrial authorities of the five BRICS countries conducted in-depth discussions on the theme of "enhancing innovation cooperation in the field of the new industrial revolution and promoting a stronger, healthier and more resilient sustainable development". They discussed and jointly issued the Joint Declaration of the Sixth BRICS Industry Ministers Meeting, and encouraged the BRICS countries to further enhance industrial cooperation, jointly create an open, fair, dynamic and resilient development environment, and build a stable, safe and mutually beneficial industry supply chain cooperation system to promote and accelerate the recovery and growth of the global economy. On May 24, the 7th BRICS Culture Ministers Meeting and the opening ceremony of the 2022 BRICS Vocational Skills Competition kick-off were held successively. On May 25, the

2022年5月26日， 金砖国家铸造业联合会工作 会议在线上召开。 印度铸造业者联合会 会长Devendra Jain、前 会 长Subodh Panchal， 俄罗斯铸造协会会长Ivan Dibrov、副会长Andrew Dibrov，南非铸造业者联合 会副会长Janley Kotze，巴 西铸造协会秘书长Roberto João de Deus，俄罗斯马格尼托戈尔斯克大学外事官员、俄 联邦工发组织中心工业创新俱乐部协调员Igor Kulkov，德 国FOUNDRY PLANET负责人Thomas Fritsch，中国机 械科学研究总院集团有限公司董事长王德成、部长黎晓东、 主管张晓璐，中国机械工业联合会副会长、中国铸造协会会 长张立波，中国铸造协会专务高巍、秘书长助理陈星、俄罗 斯代表处主任韩育新等领导以及金砖国家铸造业联合会相关 人员出席会议。高巍主持会议。受全球疫情影响，金砖国家 铸造业联合会成员已有3年之久未在线下共聚，但线上的见 面从未曾间断。 在5月23日召开的第六届金砖国家工业部长会议上， 五国工业主管部门部长围绕“深化新工业革命领域创新合作， 推动实现更加强劲、健康、韧性的可持续发展”主题进行深 入讨论，并共同发表了《第六届金砖国家工业部长会议联合 宣言》，并鼓励金砖国家深化产业合作，共同营造开放、公平、 活力、韧性的发展环境，构筑稳定、安全、互利的产业链供 应链合作体系，推动工业经济加快复苏与增长。5月24日， 第七届金砖国家文化部长会议、2022金砖国家职业技能大 赛启动赛开幕式先后举行。5月25日，金砖国家航天合作 联委会成立，正式开启星座数据共享与交换工作，此次“天 作之合”，让金砖国家的合作上升到了全新高度。 金砖国家间的密切联络，促成在各个领域间的合作多点 开花，今天金砖国家铸造业联合会工作会议的召开，可谓恰 逢其时。

BRICS Space Cooperation Joint Committee was established to officially start the sharing and exchange of constellation data. This "natural match" has brought the BRICS cooperation to a new level. The close liaison between the BRICS countries has led to the blossoming of cooperation in various fields. The convening of the working conference of the BRICS Foundry Industry Federation today is just in time.

Ever since the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, all countries over the world have been affected by the worldwide policy of suspending production and work halt. Most recently the turbulent international situation has also caused the prices of energy and bulk raw materials to soar. Under various unfavorable factors, global foundry industry and its workers have overcome various difficulties to meet the needs of clients and to deliver the goods. The manufacturers provide products and services, ensure the effective operation of the industrial chain and supply chain, and make huge contribution to foundry industry. Based on the latest world casting production statistics, in 2020, the casting output of the five BRICS countries is 69.97 million tons, accounting for 66% of the total global casting production. This is a record high, worthy of the founding industry's pride. Among them, the development of China's foundry industry has steadily increased: the output of castings in 2019 was 48.75 million tons, while the output of castings in 2020 was 51.95 million tons. And the output of castings in 2021 is expected to reach 54 million tons. The cooperation space of the foundry industry of the BRICS countries will become larger and larger.

As the current chairman of the BRICS Foundry Association, Mr. Zhang, Libo said in his speech that China is the BRICS chair country in 2022, and "building high-quality partnerships to jointly create a new era of global development" is the theme of the BRICS China Year. As the secretariat unit of the BRICS Foundry Association, China Foundry Association has always been committed to promoting industry exchanges and technological progress among the BRICS countries. Under the changing situation of the COVID epidemic and the continuous turbulent international situation, the development of the foundry industry has also become uncertain in some aspect. Therefore, it is even more necessary for us to further strengthen cooperation, promote economic recovery, and promote efficient and pragmatic cooperation. According to the spirit of the Joint Declaration of the Sixth BRICS Industry

新冠疫情发生以来，世界各国都受到了停产停工政策的 影响，近期动荡的国际局势也使得能源和大宗原材料的价格 飙涨，在各种不利因素下，全球铸造工作者克服各种困难为 整个装备制造业提供产品和服务，保证产业链和供应链的有 效运行，做出了铸造人的贡献。根据最新的世界铸件产量统 计，2020年，金砖五国铸件产量为6997万吨，占全球铸 件总产量的66%，创了历史新高，值得铸造业自豪。其中， 中国的铸造业发展稳步上升：2019年铸件产量为 4875万吨， 2020年铸件产量为5195万吨，2021年铸件产量预计可达 5400万吨。金砖国家铸造业的合作空间将越来越大。

作为金砖国家铸造业联合会当值会长，张立波在致辞中 表示，中国 是2022年金 砖主席国， “构建高质 量伙伴关系， 共创全球发 展新时代” 是金砖中国 年的主题， 中国铸造协 会作为金砖 国家铸造业 联合会的秘 书处单位， 始终致力于推动金砖国家间的行业交流与技术进步，在不断 变化的新冠疫情形势和持续动荡的国际形势下，铸造业的发 展也增加了不确定因素，因此，更需要我们进一步加强合作， 促进经济复苏、推进合作的高效务实。根据《第六届金砖国 家工业部长会议联合宣言》精神，我们要持续加强铸造业产 业链供应链合作、持续加强铸造业数字化转型合作、加大铸 造业绿色低碳合作。通过逐步开展线上线下铸造职业技能大 赛活动，促进职业教育的合作和国际铸造业团体标准的合作。

会议上，金砖国家铸造业联合会中方执委、中国机械科 学研究总院集团有限公司董事长王德成正式与各成员国成员 见面。作为现任中国央企的掌门人，王德成自1985年起就 开始从事标准化工作，2015年起担任ISO/TC 10/SC 6主席， 并参与了多项IEC国际标准制定，制定的技术产品文件标准 为产品设计制造从2维向3维过度提供了保障。

行业间的技术交流、市场的开发与拓展都离不开标准化工 作。随着我国新《标准化法》的实施，标准化活动已经成为与战

Ministers Meeting, we should continue to strengthen cooperation in the foundry industry chain and supply chain, continue to strengthen cooperation in digital transformation of the foundry industry, and increase green and low-carbon cooperation in the foundry industry. Through the constant development of online and offline casting vocational skills competitions, the cooperation of vocational education and the cooperation of international foundry industry group standards will be promoted.

At the meeting, Mr.Wang, Decheng, the Chinese executive committee member of the BRICS Foundry Federation and chairman of the China Machinery Research Institute Group Co., Ltd., formally met with members of other associations and media partners. As the current leader of a state-owned enterprise in China, Wang Decheng has been engaged in standardization work since 1985. Since 2015, he has served as the chairman of ISO/ TC 10/SC 6, and has participated in the formulation of a number of IEC international standards. The technical product document standards provide a guarantee to the transition of product design and manufacturing from 2D to 3D.

Technical exchanges between industries, market development and expansion are inseparable from standardization work. Today, Mr. Wang Decheng joins the BRICS Foundry Association as a standardization expert and serves as the Chinese executive member, which will definitely contribute new vision and strength to the highquality development of the foundry industry.

At the meeting, representatives of member countries introduced the current situation of foundry industry in each country, and explored how to cope with the new problems faced by the development of their own industries at this stage. The formulation and promotion of the joint promotion, development and implementation of digital twins among industry enterprises, as well as the third BRICS Industrial Innovation Competition and the framework of the "smart manufacturing" track were fully discussed. During the exchange, the participants also had an in-depth exchange of new changes in the development of the foundry industry under the global epidemic. At the same time, they put forward the urgent needs of upstream and downstream supply and demand, industrial chain recovery, etc., and jointly discussed measures to deal with the problem, reached consensus and promoted cooperation.

Through online interaction, the member states of the BRICS Foundry Association have exchanged information, learned about supply and demand, got to know each other, and clarified the trend, laying a solid foundation for the in-depth cooperation in the foundry industry of various countries for the next step. As emerging markets and major developing countries, the BRICS countries shoulder the historical mission of improving people's well-being at home and promoting world peace and development. They advocate the establishment of high-quality partnerships and jointly create a new era of global development. Although the epidemic has prevented us from communicating face-to-face with each other, it will not block our exchanges and cooperation, nor will it block the progress and development of the industry. Hope the epidemic will end soon, and the time to talk face to face will come soon.

For more information about the BRICS Foundry Association, please contact: Sofia Nie, niefei@foundry.com.cn ” ■

略、规划、政策同等重要的国家治理手段，在推动经济提质增 效升级、供给侧结构性改革、支撑法治政府建设、构筑国际竞 争优势、推进高水平对外开放中的基础性、战略性作用日益显现。 今天王德成董事长以标准化专家的身份加盟金砖国家铸造业联 合会，担任中方执行委员，必将为铸造业的高质量发展贡献新 的智慧和力量。 会议上，各与会成员国代表分别就各国铸造行业的现状 进行介绍，并就现阶段本国行业发展所面对的新问题进行了 说明，同时，还就关于中国主办金砖国家青年科学家竞赛， 铸造行业企业数字孪生联合推广、开发和实施项目的制定与 推进，以及第三届金砖国家产业创新大赛与构架“智能制造” 赛道等事宜进行了充分研讨。交流过程中，与会代表还深入 交流了全球疫情下铸造行业发展面临的新变化，同时，提出 了上下游供需、产业链条恢复等方面的迫切需求，共同探讨 应对问题的措施，达共识、促合作。 通过线上互动交流，金砖国家铸造业联合会成员国间互 通了信息、了解了供需、熟知了彼此、明晰了趋势，为各国 铸造行业下一步开展的深入合作奠定了坚实基础。金砖国家 作为新兴市场和发展中大国，肩负着增进国内民生福祉和促 进世界和平发展的历史使命，倡导构建高质量伙伴关系，共 创全球发展新时代。虽然疫情使我们无法彼此当面洽谈，但 是并不能阻隔我们的交流与合作，更不会阻断行业的进步与 发展。望疫情早日结束，当面共叙的时间早日到来。 更多关于金砖国家铸造业联合会信息，请联系：聂飞 niefei@foundry.com.cn”■