2020
TBD Finishing & Inspection Meeting - Postponed, Ames, IA
TBD Cast In Steel Competition - Postponed, Chicago, IL
Apr. 21 T&O Committee Meeting, Conf. Call
Apr. 22-24 North American Steel Construction Conference, Cancelled
May 12 Specifications Committee, Cancelled
May 18 Executive Committee Meeting, Conf. Call
May 19 Board, Spring Leadership & Marketing Committee meetings, Conf. Call
May 21-22 Next Gen Mfg and Future Leaders meetings, Postponed
Jun. 24-25 AMC Technology Review, Chicago, IL
Jul. 14-16 Steel Casting Technology Course, Guadalajara, Mexico
Jul. 20-24 SFSA Research Review, Chicago, IL
Sep. 20-22 Fall Leadership Meeting, Asheville, NC
Sep. 20 Executive Committee Meeting, Asheville, NC
Sep. 21 Board of Directors Meeting, Asheville, NC
Sep. 22-24 Steel Casting Technology Course, Guadalajara, Mexico
Nov 10-12 Steel Casting Technology Course, Guadalajara, Mexico
Nov. 17 Specifications Committee, Orlando, FL
Dec. 9-12 National T&O Conference, Chicago, IL
Dec. 9 Marketing Committee Meeting, Chicago, IL
MARCH - 2020
In this month’s Casteel Commentary, the issue of a disruptive technology change with the transition to electric vehicles is considered. Will this hurt or benefit steel casting producers?
SFSA is inviting you to attend the Cast in Steel Bowie Knife Competition on April 20, 2020 in Cleveland, OH, a day before the Metalcasting Congress. There are 40+ student teams expected to participate in this year’s competition. Each team’s Bowie Knife will be tested for durability and sharpness. The performance testing starts at 10AM and Award Ceremony will be at 3PM. Both events will be held at DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Cleveland Downtown-Lakeside.
To RSVP, click here. If you have any questions about the competition or the event, please contact Diana David.
Recruiting students to join our industry and grow into leadership positions remains a critical need in the steel casting industry and a strategic initiative of the Society. The Steel Founders' Society Foundation aims to attract the next generation workforce by providing scholarships to student interns. To compete for the scholarships, interns are required to work at a member foundry and carry out a specific task or investigation and selected works are presented at the annual T&O conference. If you currently have or plan to have an intern work at your foundry in 2020, be sure to have them complete this registration form by July 6.
Congratulations to the best paper winners from the 2019 T&O Conference!
The T&O Committee is honored to showcase the best paper, which is available for download. We appreciate the support provided to the steel casting industry through papers such as this. To receive the full conference proceedings and hear the authors firsthand present their material, please make plans to attend the 2020 National T&O Conference in Chicago on December 9th – 12th.
Please plan to attend the SFSA EHS & HR Group Meeting on April 7-8, 2020 at MetalTek - Wisconsin Centrifugal in Waukesha, WI. This meeting is a great opportunity to learn from your peers on many topics including how to improve EHS training and practices, compliance, and the latest HR topics. The round-table discussions are the perfect forum to share practices and get answers to your EHS and HR questions. There is no registration cost for the meeting - travel, hotel, meals, etc. are the attendees’ responsibility. Additional meeting details and registration are available here.
Hotel Accommodations:
Holiday Inn - Pewaukee
Group Room Rate: $114/night (includes breakfast)
Rate cutoff is March 23, 2020
The Finishing & Inspection subject-focused meeting, leveraging and applying Iowa State University (ISU) research, will be on April 15-16th in Ames, IA. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn fundamentals and the latest industry research from world-class professors. Learning opportunities on Thursday morning through early afternoon on 4/16 will include: arc-air roundtable discussion and grinding automation, MPI best practices and digital surface inspection, effect of indication on fatigue, and Additive Manufacturing. On the afternoon of April 15th, there will be an opportunity to tour the ISU manufacturing labs and the Center for Non-Destructive Examination. There is no cost for the meeting - travel, hotel, meals, etc. are the attendees’ responsibility. Final details for the meeting will be sent to all registered attendees. Contact David Poweleit for more information.
SFSA invites members to attend the SFSA Spring Leadership Meeting on May 19-20 at the Delta Hotel by Marriott in Muskegon, MI. The Spring Leadership meeting will start on Tuesday after the SFSA Board meeting and include lunch and an industry roundtable. The marketing committee will meet in the afternoon and everyone is welcome to attend. On Wednesday, the group will tour as many as three foundries including Eagle Alloy. Breakfast, lunch, and transportation will be provided. An email with the meeting details and registration will be sent out next week.
The Next Generation Manufacturing (NGM) and Future Leaders meetings will be held together and in conjunction with the Spring Leadership Meeting in Muskegon, MI on May 20-22. NGM is quintessential to the future of manufacturing steel castings. SFSA has joined SwRI’s ROS-I Program, and their consortium members are eager to work on the deployment of ROS technology in a steel foundry. We have three NGM focus categories: Smart Automation (job shop steel foundry manufacturing), Smart Data (machine learning and IoT), and Augmented Reality (work instructions, training, and video for AI/IoT). The NGM meeting will feature presentations by UAB on AI and SwRI on robotic blending. The Future Leaders meeting will focus on data and learning how to use a Design of Experiment. Additional information will be shared when available. Contact David Poweleit.
SFSA is in the process of establishing long-term continuity for research to support the steel industry through our Steel Performance Initiative (SPI). This will foster the development of new steel alloys, hybrid casting solutions, model driven design + manufacturing + performance, and the continued development of manufacturing technology.
This year’s Research Review will be the week of July 20th in Chicago. The agenda will not be structured by university but instead by topic. We will also be extending invitations to design/end-user partners to participate in the design day as we’d like their input to ensure we meet our goal of design for reliable steel casting performance. Additional information will be shared when available. Contact David Poweleit.
Please save the date and plan to attend the 2020 SFSA Fall Leadership Meeting, which will be held on September 19-22 at the beautiful Omni Grove Park Inn in Asheville, NC.
As most plants have seen, the end of 2019 had a drop in booking and shipments in all steel castings. Booking were off more than shipments, and both were negative, market shrinking compared to last year. December showed a small decline in backlog confirming a softening market.
Our current weekly charts show a bottom forming with stability at a lower level of production.
The softening is apparent in the other reports on iron and steel casting shipments from the Department of Commerce and seen in the steel mill product shipments.
Capital goods orders are flat. Oil and copper prices are at the lower end of their current range but appear also to be forming a bottom.
Markets appear to be stabilizing but with the recent sharp drops in equities, the balance of the year is uncertain.
Is the development and production of electric vehicles a threat or opportunity for steel casting producers?
Unlike other segments of the casting industry, steel casting producers have little direct exposure to the automotive industry. There are almost no parts or components that are steel castings that go into auto and trucks. We have a small exposure to some item in Class 8 heavy trucks.
Electric vehicles, EVs, will continue to become a bigger part of the market and if battery technology becomes more capable and affordable, could displace as a disruptive technology the current automotive producers. The valuation of Tesla in the equity markets is a bet that this disruption will occur.
What will that mean for steel casting producers?
I think it is good news for us. Why?
Building one wind turbine requires 900 tons of steel. Solar power and transmission infrastructure require major construction efforts to produce the infrastructure requires. To ensure supply when the sun doesn’t shine, or wind blow currently requires Peaker generation plants. All these infrastructure requirements and production equipment are large capital investments using the capital equipment that are our major markets. (If You Want ‘Renewable Energy,’ Get Ready to Dig, Mark Mills, WSJ, August 6, 2019)
The materials needed for moving to a renewable electric economy will require significant mining development and activity. Silver and indium mining for solar panels must increase 250 to 1,200%. Rare earth production must go up 300 to 1,000% by 2050 to meet the current Green goals.
| Essential Metal | Incremental 2035 Requirement (Bernstein Research Estimate) | 2018 Production Base |
|---|---|---|
| Copper | 20.4 million tpa | 21.0 million tpa |
| Aluminum | 17.3 million tpa | 60.0 million tpa |
| Graphite | 2.2 million tpa | 930,000 tpa |
| Nickel (battery grade) | 1.8 million tpa | 1.5 million tpa |
| Cobalt | 679,000 tpa | 104,000 tpa |
| Lithium | 353,000 tpa | 84,000 tpa |
A single EV battery weighs 1,000 pounds and requires digging up, moving and processing more than 250 tons of dirt. An estimate of the additional requirement for basic materials for EV to meet the projected 2035 requirement is shown in the table. The numbers of required additional production are staggering. https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2019/07/mining-and-electric-vehicles-lithium-nickel-cobalt.html
So as an industry, we need to position ourselves if we want to participate in mining and construction equipment as well as in natural gas Peaker turbine and wind energy structures. While the casting industry as a whole may suffer dramatically from the shift, we should be able to prosper if we can develop the castings key to implement the technology.
| STEEL FOUNDERS' SOCIETY OF AMERICA | |||||
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| BUSINESS REPORT | |||||
| SFSA Trend Cards (%-12 mos. Ago) | 12 Mo Avg | 3 Mo Avg | January | December | November |
| Carbon & Low Alloy | |||||
| Shipments | 3.2 | -8.1 | 0.5 | -8.2 | -16.5 |
| Bookings | -13.0 | -25.7 | -29.0 | -20.0 | -28.0 |
| Backlog (wks) | 9.9 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 8.5 | 10.0 |
| High Alloy | |||||
| Shipments | 6.5 | -10.1 | -8.0 | -10.9 | -11.5 |
| Bookings | -2.1 | -11.3 | -8.5 | -18.5 | -7.0 |
| Backlog (wks) | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 11.0 |
| Department of Commerce Census Data | |||||
| Iron & Steel Foundries (million $) | |||||
| Shipments | 1,482.4 | 1,430.7 | 1,460 | 1,382 | 1,450 |
| New Orders | 1,464.5 | 1,415.0 | 1,445 | 1,371 | 1,429 |
| Inventories | 2,144.8 | 2,155.0 | 2,137 | 2,153 | 2,175 |
| Nondefense Capital Goods (billion $) | |||||
| Shipments | 75.5 | 74.1 | 73.2 | 74.6 | 74.3 |
| New Orders | 72.2 | 68.6 | 72.5 | 64.5 | 68.9 |
| Inventories | 191.6 | 198.0 | 198.3 | 198.8 | 196.9 |
| Nondefense Capital Goods less Aircraft (billion $) | |||||
| Shipments | 69.4 | 69.0 | 69.4 | 68.7 | 69.0 |
| New Orders | 69.1 | 69.1 | 69.4 | 68.7 | 69.2 |
| Inventories | 129.5 | 129.6 | 129.3 | 129.9 | 129.6 |
| Inventory/Orders | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.87 |
| Inventory/Shipments | 0.0 | 1.9 | 1.86 | 1.89 | 1.88 |
| Orders/Shipments | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.00 | 1.00 | 1.00 |
| American Iron and Steel Institute | |||||
| Raw Steel Shipments (million net tons) | 8.1 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 8.0 | 7.7 |
| march20.pdf | The March 2020 Casteel Reporter |
| january20.pdf | The January 2020 Casteel Reporter |
| 2020 SFSA Market Forecast.pdf | 2020 SFSA Market Forecast |
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november19.pdf (330kB) |
The November 2019 Casteel Reporter |
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september19.pdf (274kB) |
The September 2019 Casteel Reporter |
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june19.pdf (468kB) |
The June 2019 Casteel Reporter |
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march19.pdf (122kB) |
The March 2019 Casteel Reporter |
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january19.pdf (311kB) |
The January 2019 Casteel Reporter |
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2019 SFSA Market Forecast.pdf (1.2MB) |
2019 SFSA Market Forecast |
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november18.pdf (158kB) |
The November 2018 Casteel Reporter |
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august18.pdf (359kB) |
The August 2018 Casteel Reporter |
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june18.pdf (418kB) |
The June 2018 Casteel Reporter |
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march18.pdf (256kB) |
The March 2018 Casteel Reporter |
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january18.pdf (458kB) |
The January 2018 Casteel Reporter |
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december17.pdf (162kB) |
The December 2017 Casteel Reporter |
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september17.pdf (196kB) |
The September 2017 Casteel Reporter |
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june17.pdf (810kB) |
The June 2017 Casteel Reporter |
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appendices 06-2017.pdf (94kB) |
Appendices to Raymond Monroe's testimony to Section 232 Investigation: The Effect of Steel Imports on National Security - Closed Steel Foundries and Lost Capacity since 2000, and Steel Foundries Involved in Supplying Defense Castings |
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april17.pdf (306kB) |
The April 2017 Casteel Reporter |
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march17.pdf (201kB) |
The March 2017 Casteel Reporter |
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january17.pdf (587kB) |
The January 2017 Casteel Reporter |
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october16.pdf (393kB) |
The October 2016 Casteel Reporter |
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2017 SFSA Market Forecast.pdf (933kB) |
The 2017 SFSA Market Forecast.pdf |
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august16.pdf (532kB) |
The August 2016 Casteel Reporter |
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june16.pdf (880kB) |
The June 2016 Casteel Reporter |
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may16.pdf (794kB) |
The May 2016 Casteel Reporter |
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march16.pdf (250kB) |
The March 2016 Casteel Reporter |
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january16.pdf (809kB) |
The January 2016 Casteel Reporter |
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SFSA - Information Form.pdf (178kB) |
SFSA Directory Information Form |
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october15.pdf (763kB) |
The October 2015 Casteel Reporter |
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Cast Carbon Steels in AWS D1.1.pdf (361kB) |
Exploring the Need to Include Cast Carbon Steels in Welding Procedure Specifications - A case is made for adding cast carbon steel grades in prequalified specifications to AWS D1.1 |
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september15.pdf (625kB) |
The September 2015 Casteel Reporter |
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july15.pdf (293kB) |
The July 2015 Casteel Reporter |
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may15.pdf (453kB) |
The May 2015 Casteel Reporter |
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april15.pdf (877kB) |
The April 2015 Casteel Reporter |
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february15.pdf (427kB) |
The February 2015 Casteel Reporter |
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2015-02-BestPapers2014.pdf (3MB) |
Award-winning papers presented at the 2014 SFSA Technical & Operating Conference |
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january15.pdf (214kB) |
The January 2015 Casteel Reporter |
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2015-01-CastingIndustryImage.pdf (867kB) |
IFF Presentation |
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2015-01-ChinaTrends.pdf (874kB) |
IFF Presentation |
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2015-01-SupplyChainImpact.pdf (971kB) |
IFF Presentation |
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2015-01-ValvePumpSteelCstgTrends.pdf (kB) |
IFF Presentation |
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november14.pdf (413kB) |
The November 2014 Casteel Reporter |
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october14.pdf (781kB) |
The October 2014 Casteel Reporter |
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august14.pdf (419kB) |
The August 2014 Casteel Reporter |
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may14.pdf (251kB) |
The May 2014 Casteel Reporter |
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february14.pdf (375kB) |
The February 2014 Casteel Reporter |
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december13.pdf (297kB) |
The December 2013 Casteel Reporter |
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october13.pdf (244kB) |
The October 2013 Casteel Reporter |
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august13.pdf (302kB) |
The August 2013 Casteel Reporter |
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may13.pdf (321kB) |
The May 2013 Casteel Reporter |
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april13.pdf (295kB) |
The April 2013 Casteel Reporter |
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february13.pdf (233kB) |
The February 2013 Casteel Reporter |
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january13.pdf (326kB) |
The January 2013 Casteel Reporter |
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Forecast2013.pdf (881kB) |
The 2013 SFSA Market Forecast |
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december12.pdf (275kB) |
The December 2012 Casteel Reporter |
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october12.pdf (158kB) |
The October 2012 Casteel Reporter |
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july12.pdf (256kB) |
The July 2012 Casteel Reporter |
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may12.pdf (420kB) |
The May 2012 Casteel Reporter |
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march12.pdf (482kB) |
The March 2012 Casteel Reporter |
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nffsseminar.pdf (247kB) |
NFFS Foundry Noise Exposure Seminar information |
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february12.pdf (301kB) |
The February 2012 Casteel Reporter |
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december11.pdf (243kB) |
The December 2011 Casteel Reporter |
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forecast2012.pdf (1.3MB) |
The 2012 SFSA Market Forecast as presented at the 2011 Technical & Operating Conference |
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october11.pdf (530kB) |
The October 2011 Casteel Reporter |
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september11.pdf (1.1MB) |
The September 2011 Casteel Reporter |
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july11.pdf (475kB) |
The July 2011 Casteel Reporter |
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june11.pdf (295kB) |
The June 2011 Casteel Reporter |
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april11.pdf (438kB) |
The April 2011 Casteel Reporter |
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march11.pdf (1.3MB) |
The March 2011 Casteel Reporter |
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january11.pdf (442kB) |
The January 2011 Casteel Reporter |
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november10.pdf (475kB) |
The November 2010 Casteel Reporter |
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october10.pdf (770kB) |
The October 2010 Casteel Reporter |
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august10.pdf (483kB) |
The August 2010 Casteel Reporter |
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201008eqp.pdf (37kB) |
Equipment available |
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july10.pdf (688kB) |
The July 2010 Casteel Reporter |
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SFSA Directory Information Form.pdf (180kB) |
The form used to update foundry listings in the Directory of Steel Foundries |
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june10.pdf (770kB) |
The June 2010 Casteel Reporter |
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may10.pdf (545kB) |
The May 2010 Casteel Reporter |
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march10.pdf (651kB) |
The March 2010 Casteel Reporter |
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february10.pdf (451kB) |
The February 2010 Casteel Reporter |
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january10.pdf (410kB) |
The January 2010 Casteel Reporter |
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FR74-209 CO2.pdf (573kB) |
CO2 Emissions reporting rule |
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Combustible Dust FR ANPR 10-21-09.pdf (319kB) |
Federal Register notice seeking input on development of a standard for combustible dust |
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december09.pdf (352kB) |
The December 2009 Casteel Reporter including graphs and attachments |
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toptenoshaviolations09.pdf (29kB) |
Top Ten OSHA Violations |
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october09.pdf (1.3MB) |
The October 2009 Casteel Reporter |
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steelbus1009.pdf (236kB) |
Business report and market trend graphs |
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september09.pdf (464kB) |
The September 2009 Casteel Reporter |
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MagmaSoft Tax Credit.pdf (112kB) |
MAGMATIMES article on Federal Research & Experimentation tax credit. |
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august09.pdf (1,008kB) |
The August 2009 Casteel Reporter |
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MIEEE.pdf (644kB) |
Midwest Industrial Energy Efficiency Exchange information |
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july09.pdf (896kB) |
The July 2009 Casteel Reporter |
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FEF CIC Ad 2009.pdf (532kB) |
Foundry Educational Foundation College Industry Conference |
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april09.pdf (868kB) |
The April 2009 Casteel Reporter |
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march09.pdf (924kB) |
The March 2009 Casteel Reporter |
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february09.pdf (1.2MB) |
The February 2009 Casteel Reporter including business trend information, graphs and attachments. |
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steelgurujan2009.pdf (744kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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yrc0209.pdf (756kB) |
SFSA's Yellow Freight and Roadway discount program. |
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january09.pdf (1.3MB) |
The January 2009 Casteel Reporter including business trend information, graphs and attachments. |
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Company FMLA policy (federal).pdf (304kB) |
Federal FMLA Policy. |
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employee under fmla.pdf (104kB) |
U.S. Department of Labor poster on Employee Rights and Responsibilities under FMLA. |
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Certification of Illness or Injury to a Covered Service Memb.pdf (188kB) |
FMLA Leave Certification of Serious Illness or Injury for a Covered Service Member. |
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october08.pdf (140kB) |
The September 2008 Casteel Reporter including business trend information and graphs and attachments. |
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steelguruoct2008.pdf (636kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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september08.pdf (272kB) |
The September 2008 Casteel Reporter. |
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steelbus0908.pdf (180kB) |
Business trend numbers and graphs only. |
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steelgurusep2008.pdf (76kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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august08.pdf (644kB) |
The August 2008 Casteel Reporter |
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steelbus0808.pdf (396kB) |
Business trend numbers and graphs only. |
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steelguruaug2008.pdf (376kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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july08.pdf (408kB) |
The July 2008 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurujul2008.pdf (244kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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ITAR-Info.pdf (268kB) |
Part 121 - The United States Munitions List |
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ITAR-Info-Violation.pdf (92kB) |
Part 127 - Violations and Penalties |
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DEEDGrantApp053006.pdf (108kB) |
Demonstation of Energy-Efficient Developments grant application. To be submitted by the utility company. |
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DEED-Members.pdf (80kB) |
Utility companies participating in the DEED program. |
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june08.pdf (64kB) |
The June 2008 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurujune2008.pdf (80kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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may08.pdf (64kB) |
The May 2008 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurumay2008.pdf (92kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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april08.pdf (200kB) |
The April 2008 Casteel Reporter including business trend information, graphs and attachments. |
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steelbus0408.pdf (28kB) |
Business trend numbers and graphs only. |
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steelguruapr2008.pdf (84kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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march08.pdf (124kB) |
The March 2008 Casteel Reporter including business trend information, graphs and attachments. |
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steelgurumar2008.pdf (96kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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MoldThickness2.pdf (56kB) |
Calculation of Minimum Mold Thickness in Steel Casting - Jacob Thole, Dr. Christoph Beckermann, University of Iowa. |
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february08.pdf (736kB) |
The February 2008 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurufeb2008.pdf (88kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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january08.pdf (880kB) |
The January 2008 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurujan2008.pdf (208kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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AFSAreaSourceSummary.pdf (128kB) |
AFS Summary of the EPA Area Source Rule. |
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FR-AreaSourceFinal.pdf (524kB) |
40 CFR Part 63 - EPA National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Iron and Steel Foundries Area Sources; Final Rule |
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november07.pdf (448kB) |
The November 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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futureleaders1107.pdf (96kB) |
Future steel foundry industry leaders meeting notice. |
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eqp-auction1207.pdf (96kB) |
Equipment available - auction ends Dec. 6 2007 |
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october07.pdf (240kB) |
The October 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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steelguruoct2007.pdf (188kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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ofr2007-1257.pdf (4.7MB) |
Cr, Cu, Mn, Mo, Ni, and steel price drivers. US Geological Survey |
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september07.pdf (64kB) |
The September 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurusep2007.pdf (72kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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Docket2007N-0330.pdf (12kB) |
Docket 2007N-0330 Presidential Interagency Working Group on Public Safety (Import Safety) |
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fr17se07P.pdf (224kB) |
Proposed EPA Area Source Rule for Iron and Steel Foundries |
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august07.pdf (36kB) |
The August 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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steelguruaug2007.pdf (112kB) |
Steel market condition information. |
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IEEE Workshop1007.pdf (28kB) |
IEEE Industrial Energy Efficiency Workshop information |
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july07.pdf (55kB) |
The July 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurujul2007.pdf (96kB) |
Steel market condition information |
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june07.pdf (64kB) |
The June 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurujune2007.pdf (44kB) |
Steel market condition information |
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may07.pdf (92kB) |
The May 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurumay2007.pdf (88kB) |
Steel market condition information |
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finemanbio.pdf (44kB) |
Biography of Howard Fineman, speaker at the 2007 SFSA Annual Meeting |
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SBB Steel Markets.pdf (304kB) |
Steel - Global Impacts to North American Minimill Competitiveness, by Thomas A. Danjczek, President, Steel Manufacturers Association - speaker at the 2007 SFSA Annual Meeting |
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april07.pdf (152kB) |
The April 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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steelguruapr2007.pdf (380kB) |
Steel market condition information |
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march07.pdf (1.5MB) |
The March 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurumar2007.pdf (240kB) |
Steel market condition information |
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hexcr-fiore.pdf (112kB) |
Information on Hexavalent Chromium |
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february07.pdf (52kB) |
The February 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurufeb2007.pdf (192kB) |
Steel market condition information |
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january07.pdf (56kB) |
The January 2007 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurujan2007.pdf (260kB) |
Steel market condition information |
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december06.pdf (544kB) |
The December 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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internapp.pdf (56kB) |
SFSA Internship sponsorship information and form |
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steelgurudec2006.pdf (220kB) |
Steel market condition information |
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november06.pdf (136kB) |
The November 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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steelgurunov2006.pdf (352kB) |
Steel market condition information |
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october06.pdf (48kB) |
The October 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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september06.pdf (331kB) |
The September 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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august06.pdf (420kB) |
The August 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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steelbus0806.pdf (28kB) |
Industry business numbers and graphs only |
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july06.pdf (660kB) |
The July 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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steelbus0706.pdf (124kB) |
Industry business numbers and graphs only |
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China6-22-2006.pdf (296kB) |
Evaluation of Chinese Economy and Trading Practices |
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Chinese Steel Subsidies Paper.pdf (396kB) |
The China Syndrome: How Subsidies and Government Intervention Created the World's Largest Steel Industry |
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RL32333.pdf (184kB) |
CRS Report for Congress - Steel: Price and Policy Issues. Update June 26, 2006 |
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june06.pdf (132kB) |
The June 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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China tour tentative list-0606.pdf (16kB) |
Tentative list of plants to be visited on the tour of China |
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may06.pdf (540kB) |
The May 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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steelbus0506.pdf (28kB) |
Industry business numbers and graphs only |
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HexCr monitoring.pdf (76kB) |
Exposure Monitoring Guidance for Compliance with the new OSHA Standard fro Hexavalent Chromium |
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KFTA comments.pdf (400kB) |
U.S.-Republic of Korea Free Trade Agreement: Written Comments Concerning the Probable Economic Effect of Providing Duty-Free Treatment for Imports |
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AMMEX EERE-ITP.pdf (28kB) |
EERE's Industrial Technologies Program: Proven Returns on Federal and Industrial Investments |
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april06.pdf (80kB) |
The April 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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emsguide.pdf (1MB) |
Environmental Management Systems Implementation Guide for the foundry sector, USA EPA |
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AreaSourceUpdate.pdf (168kB) |
Iron & Steel Area Source rule |
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march06.pdf (124kB) |
The March 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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monroe-outlookSpring2006.pdf (756kB) |
Economic outlook presentation given by Raymond Monroe at the SFSA Spring Management Meeting on March 9, 2006 |
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lashinsky-outlook2006.pdf (36kB) |
Economic outlook presentation given by Bernard Lashinsky at the SFSA Spring Management Meeting on March 9, 2006 |
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keramida-annual compliance calendar.pdf (148kB) |
Regulatory Compliance Calendar for Steel Foundries by Keramida |
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keramida-Env Audits.pdf (48kB) |
Environmental Audits in the Primary Metals Sector - Jim Schifo, Keramida |
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keramida-Regulatory Calendar - 2006.pdf (1.1MB) |
Common Environmental Compliance Deadlines - Keramida |
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February06.pdf (496kB) |
The February 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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china exports surge.pdf (20kB) |
China steel exports surge due to domestic overcapacity |
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2005CHINASD_0106.pdf (68kB) |
Chinese Steel Industry - Record Steel Output with Big Decline in Net Imports in 2005 |
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Measurement Error - ISU.pdf (388kB) |
Measurement Error of Visual Casting Surface Inspection - Iowa State University |
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january06.pdf (51kB) |
The January 2006 Casteel Reporter |
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december05.pdf (495kB) |
The December 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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USCCCHINAexec_summ_05.pdf (82kB) |
USCC Executive Summary on China Trade |
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november05.pdf (83kB) |
The November 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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hexcr-nov05.pdf (1,041kB) |
Congressional letters on Hexavalent Chromium |
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october05.pdf (79kB) |
The October 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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rdtaxcredit.pdf (77kB) |
Presentation on the R&D Tax Credit given at the 2004 SFSA Annual Meeting |
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september05special.pdf (15kB) |
Special September 2005 Casteel Reporter about the possible impact of a natural disaster on the steel casting industry |
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september05.pdf (81kB) |
The september 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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testbars.pdf (1,043kB) |
"Test Coupons and Casting Quality" and "Mechanical Properties of Test Bars Compared to Castings" |
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august05.pdf (455kB) |
The August 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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MoriciSteelPrices.pdf (62kB) |
Manufacturing and Steel Prices, by Peter Morici, February 2005 |
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China prices 7-2005.pdf (385kB) |
Prices of Castings, Foundry Raw and Auxiliary Materials in Some Regions of China |
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pub3771.pdf (3,110kB) |
US ITC Publication 3771, Foundry Products: Competitive Conditions in the U.S. Market |
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july05.pdf (70kB) |
The July 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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WFO2005 Paper.pdf (305kB) |
World Foundry Organization paper on the last 20 years of steel casting research |
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june05.pdf (54kB) |
The June 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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SFIC Washington Forum OSHA.ppt (164kB) |
Presentation on OSHA Proposed PEL for Hexavalent Chrome, in PowerPoint format |
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SFIC Washington Forum OSHA.pdf (453kB) |
Presentation on OSHA Proposed PEL for Hexavalent Chrome, in PDF format |
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may05.pdf (197kB) |
The May 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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MACT-Scrap.pdf (159kB) |
Amendments to the Scrap metal and Inspection provisions of the Iron and Steel Foundry MACT |
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april05.pdf (115kB) |
The April 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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IntlTradeEvents.pdf (38kB) |
International Trade Events |
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equipment0405.pdf (49kB) |
Equipment Available |
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march05.pdf (590kB) |
The March 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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february05.pdf (624kB) |
The February 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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january05.pdf (483kB) |
The January 2005 Casteel Reporter |
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afs-gac.pdf (568kB) |
AFS Government Affairs Conference Information |
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december04.pdf (292kB) |
The December 2004 Casteel Reporter |
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november04.pdf (445kB) |
The November 2004 Casteel Reporter |
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october04.pdf (223kB) |
The October 2004 Casteel Reporter |
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september04.pdf (489kB) |
The September 2004 Casteel Reporter |
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august04.pdf (414kB) |
The August 2004 Casteel Reporter |
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antitrust.pdf (59kB) |
General Rules of Antitrust Compliance & Antitrust Policy Statement of Steel Founders' Society of America |
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july04.pdf (278kB) |
The July 2004 Casteel Reporter |
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june04.pdf (242kB) |
The June 2004 Casteel Reporter |
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may04.pdf (840kB) |
The May 2004 Casteel Reporter |
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Nolan_Dollars.pdf (6,013kB) |
Dollars and "Sense" presentation by John Nolan, Vice President, Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
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Nolan_Dollars_Sequel.pdf (3,103kB) |
Dollars and "Sense" "The Sequel" presentation by John Nolan, Vice President, Steel Dynamics, Inc. |
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april04.pdf (333kB) |
The April 2004 Casteel Reporter |
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march04.pdf (428kB) |
The March 2004 Casteel Reporter |
| Due to our office move, the February 2004 Casteel Reporter was not produced. | |
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january04.pdf
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The January 2004 Casteel Reporter |
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december03.pdf (522kB) |
The December 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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november03.pdf (253kB) |
The November 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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october03.pdf (232kB) |
The October 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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september03.pdf (322kB) |
The September 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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august03.pdf (219kB) |
The August 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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july03.pdf (550kB) |
The July 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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june03.pdf (175kB) |
The June 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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may03.pdf (175kB) |
The May 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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april03.pdf (277kB) |
The April 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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march03.pdf (377kB) |
The March 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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february03.pdf (256kB) |
The February 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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january03.pdf (266kB) |
The January 2003 Casteel Reporter |
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december02.pdf (500kB) |
The December 2002 Casteel Reporter |
| Due to circumstances beyond our control, the November 2002 Casteel Reporter is not available online. | |
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october02.pdf (204kB) |
The October 2002 Casteel Reporter |
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september02.pdf (251kB) |
The September 2002 Casteel Reporter |
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august02.pdf (159kB) |
The August 2002 Casteel Reporter |
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june02.pdf (324kB) |
The June 2002 Casteel Reporter |
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may02.pdf (497kB) |
The May 2002 Casteel Reporter |
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april02.pdf (518kB) |
The April 2002 Casteel Reporter |
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march02.pdf (255kB) |
The March 2002 Casteel Reporter |
