Federation of the German Foundry Industry

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The Federal Association of the German Foundry Industry eV (BDG) is a branch association of the German foundry industry founded in 2008 with headquarters in Düsseldorf . The BDG is a member of the European foundry association, the European Foundry Association (CAEF). The main managing director is Max Schumacher, the president is Erwin Flender (status: 12/2019).

Tasks and organization

House of the Foundry Industry (HdGI) from the inside

The BDG was created in 2008 from the merger of the German Foundry Association (DGV) and the General Association of German Metal Foundries (GDM). The association represents the interests of around 580 iron, steel and non-ferrous metal foundries that employ around 80,000 people in Germany (as of 2019). The association works closely with the Association of German Foundry Experts (VDG), the Metal Industry Association (WVM) and the Foundry Technology Research Association (FVG). BDG and VDG together with BDG-Service GmbH and the VDG-Akademie form the House of Foundry Industry (HdGI), which has been located at Hansaallee 203 in Düsseldorf since 2014. The BDG is registered as a lobby organization in the public list for the registration of associations and their representatives in the German Bundestag .

The association is organized into the units for market analysis and economics, technology and innovation, energy and environmental law, iron and steel casting, non-ferrous metal casting, business administration, non-ferrous metal casting, environmental protection and occupational safety, raw materials and energy, BDG editing and public relations , Education and training, university policy.

History of the association

The foundry industry was organized as early as 1869, when 14 companies joined together to form the Association of German Iron Foundries (VDE). The first German economic association, a business association, came into being. From 1914 the magazine foundry was published. In 1935, the VDE by decree of the Reich and Prussian Minister of Economy was forced cartel and June 30, 1938 resolved.

After the Second World War , there was a regional reorganization of the foundry industry in the British and American occupied zones. In April 1946, the foundries trade association in the area of ​​the British occupation zone was founded in Düsseldorf . Foundry associations such as the Wirtschaftsvereinigung Gießerei-Industrie Hessen eV ( Frankfurt am Main ), the Foundry Association Württemberg-Baden ( Stuttgart ) and the Foundry Association Bavaria ( Munich ) were formed. After the formation of the United Economic Area in the British and American zones, the Working Group of German Foundry Associations (ADGV) was founded in Frankfurt in 1948 to represent the four existing foundry associations.

On June 30, 1953, the founding meeting of the Foundry Industry Association took place in the plenary hall of the Düsseldorf State Parliament; from 1970 called the German Foundry Association (DGV). The foundry industry building at Düsseldorfer Sohnstrasse 70, completed in 1952, became the seat of the association.

With the increase in exports from German industry, the DGV differentiated its internal structure. The topics of economics (also in cooperation with the IFO Institute), foreign trade, business administration, raw material supply and law were permanently occupied.

With the German reunification , the Eastern Association DGV in the GDR eV, founded in April 1990 by East German foundries, was merged into the DGV. For the territory of the former GDR one was National Association East founded.

After many years of discussions, the foundation of the Federal Association of the German Foundry Industry was successfully completed in 2008 with the merger and reorganization of the three associations DGV, GDM and VDG. DGV and GDM merged, the VDG was reorganized and closely interlinked with the BDG's technology department in terms of organization and content. The technical and scientific fields of work aimed at its company members were transferred to the new industry association. As a personal association, the VDG kept its name and its legal independence and is closely integrated into the structures of the new association.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ homepage of CAEF - The European Foundry Association. Retrieved November 29, 2019 (UK English).
  2. ↑ Home - VDG - Competence in casting. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
  3. ^ Forschungsvereinigung Gießereitechnik eV - research projects - ongoing research projects. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
  4. ↑ BDG-Service GmbH - Start. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
  5. ↑ Home. July 23, 2019, accessed November 29, 2019 .
  6. ↑ About us · BDG - Federal Association of the German Foundry Industry. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
  7. ↑ Public list on the registration of associations and their representatives (as of November 29, 2019) (PDF), accessed on November 29, 2019
  8. ^ Papers · BDG - Federal Association of the German Foundry Industry. Retrieved November 29, 2019 .
  9. ↑ Dr. Walther Maurmann: From the economic history of the foundry industry in Germany. 100 years of association work . Ed .: Giesserei Verlag GMBH ,. Düsseldorf 1969.
  10. ↑ Dr. Horst Wolff: Congratulations, foundry industry: Essay on the 150th anniversary of the association. In: BDG Report 02/19 . Düsseldorf 2019, p. 36-41 .