ThelargestREconsumerinChinaisthefoundryindustry.Statisticsshowthat46.3%ofthetotalREconsumptionwasusedascastironadditionsin1988.TheamountofREappliedincastinginallthesteelplantsincreasedtwiceinthepasttenyears.Manysparepartsformetallurgicalma-chineryincludingwearingpiates,grin-dingballs,sludgepumps,carriersofsin-teringmachine,ingotmolds,rolls,draw-ingheads,guides,pipes,cylindercasings,gears,etc.,aremadeoutofRE-treatednodular-,vermicular-,andgraycastiron,
