Asia Pearlite Casting Industries (API), located in a land of 100,000 m² in the industrial zone of Saveh (biggest industrial zone in Iran), is now producing annually over 45,000 tons of grey and ductile automotive castings. API is a member of Shayan Industrial group.

What highlights API in the Iranian foundry business is the use of state-of-the-art green sand foundry machinery beside the invaluable technical knowledge and experience of hired foundrymen. 

API has started mass production since October 2010

In 2006, According to the considerable need of local automotive market to new capacities for raw parts and also increasing  export opportunities, Shayan industrial group decided  to establish a large scale foundry in 4 phases to cover part of this need.

In June 2006, a European consultant (Gemco-Netherlands) was hired to prepare the concept engineering and feasibility of the project phase 1. In November 2006, when all calculations showed that the project is feasible, Iranian ministry of Industries confirmed the project and introduced API to the banks for financial facilitation. At the same time technical and commercial negotiations with the most reputable suppliers of the related machinery was started.