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  Test Coupons and Casting Quality

  September 15, 2005

  Mechanical Properties of Test Bars Compared to Castings

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  Casteel Reporter

  September 15, 2005

  Special September 2005 Casteel Reporter about the possible impact of a natural disaster on the steel casting industry

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  Casteel Reporter

  September 15, 2005

  Extreme price pressure stemming from excessive capacity has resulted in a systematic failure of the past 20 years to hire staff. Now in a market of limited supply and with an aging near-retirement workforce, we need to recruit and train the needed leaders for our future…

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  Casteel Reporter

  August 15, 2005

  China plays an important role, not only as a competitor but also as a consumer. The purchases of China have helped fuel demand for commodities and capital equipment investment. China steel foundries appear to be on an unsustainable path if the selling price reported by the China Foundry journal is accurate. This month’s Commentary reports some of these numbers and does an analysis to demonstrate this reality…

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• China - Prices of Castings and Raw Materials

  August 15, 2005

  Prices of Castings, Foundry Raw and Auxiliary Materials in Some Regions of China

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  Competitive Conditions in the U.S. Market

  August 15, 2005

  US ITC Publication 3771, Foundry Products: Competitive Conditions in the U.S. Market

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  Manufacturing and Steel Prices

  August 15, 2005

  Manufacturing and Steel Prices, by Peter Morici, February 2005

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  WFO - Last 20 Years of Research

  July 15, 2005

  World Foundry Organization paper on the last 20 years of steel casting research

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  Casteel Reporter

  July 18, 2005

  Now is the time to plan for succession and replacement. We need to pay above market rates to attract and retain talented leaders and workers to succeed…

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  OSHA Proposed PEL for Hexavalent Chrome

  June 15, 2005

  Presentation on OSHA Proposed PEL for Hexavalent Chrome, in PowerPoint format

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