中国铸造协会成立于1986年，是全国铸造企业、地方社团组织及与铸造业务有关的企业、研究设计院所、大专院校等自愿结成的全国唯一经国家民政部登记注册的国家一级铸造行业组织（社团法人），隶属于国务院国资委。中国铸造协会的宗旨是，贯彻执行国家方针政策，维护铸造行业的共同利益，反映会员诉求，通过为政府、会员、企业提供服务，充分发挥政府与企业间的桥梁与纽带作用；协助政府完善行业规范；加强行业自律；加速结构调整，转变发展方式，促进铸造技术进步和产业升级，推动现代铸造产业集群建设，为把中国建设成为铸造强国做出贡献。中国铸造协会具有调查研究、政策建议、组织协调、信息引导、咨询服务、维护权益、行业自律及教育培训等职能。
中国铸造协会中国铸造协会拥有以全国千家重点骨干铸造企业为主体的1574个企业法人会员单位和60多个区域性地方铸造行业协会加盟（含6500个间接企业法人会员）的团体会员，合计会员总数8000余家，其铸件产量占全国铸件总产量的70%以上。中国铸造协会秘书处（含分支机构）为常设机构，现有专职工作人员120余人，另聘有专家顾问及行业工作志愿者200余人。
2009年2月，通过ISO 9001质量管理体系认证；
2009年5月，在民政部门组织的首批行业组织中被评为“4A”级行业协会；
2011年3月，荣获中国机械工业联合会授予的“全国机械行业先进协会”荣誉称号；
2012年5月，中国铸造协会主办的“中国铸造博物馆”正式开馆；
2013年5月，国家开放大学铸造学院正式拟定成立；
2013年6月，在民政部组织的首批行业组织评估中被评为5A级行业协会。
China Foundry Association(CFA) was founded in 1986, consisting of more than 13,00 volunteer members from foundries, foundry suppliers, foundry equipment manufacturers, scientific institutes, and local foundry associations all across China. Registered at Ministry of Civil Affairs and approved by the State Council of P. R. China, it is the only national first-grade non-governmental foundry organization.
The tenet of CFA is to make the utmost commitment to leading China to a mighty casting country in the world.CFA functions to implement national policy, stands for the common interest within the foundry industry, responds to its members’ appeal and serves as a hub between the government and various enterprises. CFA assists the government in enacting industry regulations, enforces industry discipline, accelerates the structural adjustment, transforms the mode of development, and promotes the advance of casting technology, industry upgrade and modern foundry industry clusters.
CFA, partnering with foundry associations and commercial organizations worldwide, is a gateway for foreign businessmen, foundrymen, engineers and investors who are interested in world largest foundry market by providing consultation, publications, conference, education & training programs and annual international exhibitions.
CFA, with 1574 business entities which are mainly the national key foundry enterprises and more than 60 regional foundry associations (more than 6500 indirect business entities), has over 8,000 members in total. The casting output of these members constitutes more than 70% of the national output.CFA has been appraised as a national AAAAA-level association by Ministry of Civil Affairs in June 2013.
