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EXHIBIT 21.1
SUBSIDIARIES OF THE COMPANY
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SUBSIDIARY STATE OF INCORPORATION
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Amite Foundry and Machine, Inc. Louisiana
Prospect Foundry, Inc. Minnesota
Quaker Alloy, Inc. Pennsylvania
Canadian Steel Foundries Ltd. Quebec, Canada
Kramer International, Inc. Wisconsin
Empire Steel Castings, Inc. Pennsylvania
La Grange Foundry Inc. Missouri
The G&C Foundry Company Ohio
Los Angeles Die Casting Inc. California
Canada Alloy Castings, Ltd. Ontario, Canada
Pennsylvania Steel Foundry & Pennsylvania
Machine Company
Jahn Foundry Corp. Massachusetts
PrimeCast, Inc. Wisconsin
Inverness Castings Group, Inc. Delaware
Atchison Casting UK Limited England
Sheffield Forgemasters Group, Ltd. England
Sheffield Forgemasters Engineering Ltd. England
Sheffield Forgemasters Rolls Ltd. England
Claremont Foundry, Inc. Delaware
London Precision Machine & Tool Ltd. Ontario, Canada
Foundrie d'Autun Autun, France
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