Coimbatore remains one of India’s leading foundry hubs, home to more than 600 foundries functioning across the district.
The cluster is modernising rapidly even as it faces sharp cost and supply pressures, making the current picture a mixed one. Industrialists have opined that Indian Foundry Industry will reach 34,30 Billion US dollars by 2030.
Foundries Development Foundation(FDF) Director Muthukumar said, The Indian foundry market is projected to reach about USD 34.30 billion by 2030, growing at roughly 15.6% CAGR, with Coimbatore positioned as a key contributor. The city hosted Inter Foundry 2026 (Sept 10–12) at the CODISSIA Trade Fair Complex, strengthening its standing as a national and international foundry meeting point.
A visible shift toward Industry 4.0 — including AI-driven defect prediction, digital twins for production simulation, and additive manufacturing for prototyping. Forums such as Coimbatore Manufacturing Leadership ‘THINK TURF 2026’ are driving dialogue on AI and automation for global competitiveness.
A crunch driven by an LPG shortfall and rising costs of petroleum-based inputs raw material like(binders, coatings) is squeezing margins and, in some cases, threatening production viability. Labour shortages and supply-chain disruptions, with knock-on effects on the automotive and industrial machinery segments. LPG shortage and input costs are some of the challenges this sector is facing currently. He said.
Golden Era For Foundries:
The Institute of Indian Foundrymen(IIF) Coimbatore, Past President Viswanathan said, All sectors like automobile, tractor, motor pump and general engineering are doing extremely well.
All the foundries are flooded with more orders from these sectors. Migrant labours are available without any shortage. In short, we can say this is golden era for foundries.He said.
