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  China Steel Exports Surge

  February 15, 2006

  China steel exports surge due to domestic overcapacity

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  Casting Surface Inspection Error

  February 15, 2006

  Measurement Error of Visual Casting Surface Inspection - Iowa State University

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  Casteel Reporter

  February 16, 2006

  The Casteel Commentary concerns the improvement of labor productivity. A BLS report gives benchmarks for foundries and other metalworking industries. We need to challenge ourselves to improve and remain competitive. This is going to become even more important as we try to operate in a tight labor market…

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• China Steel Trade Surplus

  February 15, 2006

  Chinese Steel Industry - Record Steel Output with Big Decline in Net Imports in 2005

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  Casteel Reporter

  January 15, 2006

  Happy New Year 2006. This month's Casteel Commentary makes predictions for 2006 ahead. Business will remain strong but we will continue to face challenges like staffing and materials cost and availability…

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  Casteel Reporter

  December 16, 2005

  The Casteel Commentary is about accelerating our business. We need to reduce the time it takes to respond to quotes to improve our reputation, reduce our costs, and attract more profitable work. It would also help to track and reduce the time from order to payment. Accelerating our business throughput is critical and order to payment time is a key measure of our speed…

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  China Trade - USCC

  December 15, 2005

  US-China Economic and Security Review Commission's Executive Summary on China Trade

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  Casteel Reporter

  November 16, 2005

  Many steel casting producers use surcharges to adjust each order based on the current cost. It is probably time to look at the past two years, establish a new base cost to use in pricing and reestablish the surcharge based on the new market conditions…

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  Hexavalent Chromium - Congressional Letters

  November 15, 2005

  Congressional letters on Hexavalent Chromium

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• R&D Tax Credit

  October 15, 2005

  Presentation on the R&D Tax Credit given at the 2004 SFSA Annual Meeting

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