Crescent Foundry

What Crescent Foundry does

Crescent Foundry is a privately held Indian manufacturer, supplier, and exporter of cast iron and ductile iron castings, founded in 1982 and headquartered in Kolkata, India. The company operates four manufacturing plants across West Bengal (Salap, Kulgachia, Bagnan) and Gujarat (Vadodara) with an annual production capacity of 200,000 MT and a total melting capacity of 100,000 MT. Its product portfolio spans three core categories: machined castings (automotive components such as flywheels, brake rotors, brake callipers, and brake drums; agricultural castings; material handling castings; railway castings; and hydraulic components), counterweights for aerial work platforms, tractors, forklifts, cranes, and excavators, and airport and municipal casting solutions (manhole covers, trench grates, airport access covers, surface and valve boxes). Manufacturing technology includes vacuum moulding (V-Process), high-pressure moulding, lost foam moulding, and floor moulding, supported by in-house tooling, machining, painting, and finishing capabilities. The company holds ISO 9001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001, IATF 16949, ISO 27001, and EcoVadis certifications, and was the first Indian foundry to adopt vacuum moulding for counterweight production.

Name

Crescent Foundry

Legal name

Crescent Foundry

Website

https://crescentfoundry.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1982

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Crescent Foundry is an Indian manufacturer and exporter of cast iron and ductile iron castings, counterweights, and airport/municipal casting solutions, serving OEMs and infrastructure developers across 57+ countries from four manufacturing plants.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Iron and Steel Foundry / Castings Manufacturing

NAICS

Foundries (3315), Iron Foundries (331511)

SIC

Iron & Steel Foundries (3320)

akta.pro primary industry

Steel Casting (Continuous Casting, Ingots, Semi-Finished Slabs/Billets/Blooms) (IMAKABAD)

Keywords

• Cast iron castings
• Ductile iron castings
• Machined counterweights
• Manhole covers
• Foundry manufacturing

Headquarters

HQ city

Kolkata

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices9 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Cast Iron & Ductile Iron Castings: Manufacturing and export of machined castings, counterweights, and municipal castings. Products supplied in as-cast, rough machined, or fully machined condition with finishing options including painting and surface treatments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Crescent Foundry manufactures and exports cast iron and ductile iron castings, including machined castings for automotive/agricultural/industrial applications, counterweights for construction equipment (excavators, cranes, forklifts, aerial work platforms, tractors), and airport/municipal casting solutions such as manhole covers and trench grates. The company operates four Indian manufacturing plants with in-house tooling, machining, and finishing, supplying fully finished castings to OEMs and infrastructure projects across 57+ countries.

Product overview

Crescent Foundry is a leading Indian manufacturer, supplier, and exporter of cast iron and ductile iron castings, offering three core product categories: Machined Castings, Counterweights, and Airport & Municipal Solutions. The Machined Castings portfolio includes automotive products (flywheels, brake rotors, brake callipers, brake drums), agricultural castings (roller rings, agricultural rings), material handling castings, railway castings, and hydraulic components. The Counterweights category covers applications for aerial work platforms, tractors, forklifts, cranes, and excavators, produced using vacuum moulding technology with 10,000 tons monthly capacity. Airport & Municipal Solutions encompass manhole covers (heavy-duty, recessed, telecom inspection, catch basin), trench grates (designer, cast iron, gully, channel gratings), surface boxes, valve boxes, multi-leaf covers, and airport access covers supplied to major international airports. The company operates four manufacturing facilities with total melting capacity of 1,00,000 MT and exports to over 57 countries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Machined Castings

Quantifiable outcome

• 200,000 MTPA production capacity with 100,000 MT total melting capacity
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers8 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators9 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nelcast Limited: Indian ferrous metal foundry producing iron and steel castings for automotive, construction, and industrial markets with comparable product mix to Crescent's machined castings portfolio.
• Electrosteel Castings Limited: Major Indian ductile iron and cast iron pipe and fittings manufacturer with significant foundry capacity serving infrastructure and municipal markets directly comparable to Crescent's municipal castings line.
• Brakes India Limited: Indian automotive brake component manufacturer (part of the TVS group) producing brake drums, rotors, and disc brake assemblies; overlaps directly with Crescent's automotive castings segment.
• Endurance Technologies Limited: Indian automotive component manufacturer with significant in-house aluminium and iron casting operations serving global OEMs, comparable to Crescent's automotive and machined castings business.
• Tata Metaliks Limited: Indian iron foundry producing pig iron and ductile iron pipe castings; comparable as a domestic Indian iron casting peer competing in overlapping infrastructure end-markets.
• Wheels India Limited: Indian wheel and automotive component manufacturer with in-house iron foundry producing castings for commercial vehicles and industrial applications, comparable in scale and end-market exposure.
• Dandong Foundry: Large Chinese iron foundry with global export reach producing counterweights and industrial castings; directly competes with Crescent in international OEM markets for construction equipment components.
• Badger Foundry Inc. US-based iron foundry producing counterweights and engineered castings for OEMs in construction, agriculture, and material handling; comparable in product line and customer base to Crescent's counterweight segment.

Broad incumbents

• JSW Steel Limited: Large Indian integrated steel producer with significant iron casting capacity for industrial and infrastructure applications; broader portfolio but overlaps with Crescent's castings offerings.
• American Axle & Manufacturing: Global automotive driveline and forged metal components supplier with iron casting operations serving major OEMs; broader portfolio but directly comparable in automotive casting end-markets.

Market position

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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