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Combustible Dust
January 15, 2010
Federal Register notice seeking input on development of a standard for combustible dust
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Casteel Reporter
January 14, 2010
Predictions are included in the newsletter. This year I will again go out on a limb. The reality however is that no one knows the future but we all need to plan…
CO2 Reporting
CO2 Emissions reporting rule
Top Ten OSHA Violations
December 15, 2009
Top Ten OSHA Violations at foundries, October 2008 to September 2009…
Our industry must welcome the new generation of leaders. Each plant needs to look around and identify young future leaders and get them into committees in SFSA. Each plant needs to identify key near retirement managers and technical staff and plan for their replacement. Each plant should consider sponsoring interns or using the SFSA intern program to aid their recruiting and selection process…
October 15, 2009
The Casteel Commentary considers the steel casting intensity of the countries that are the largest producers of steel castings. The country’s population, level of industrialization and use of castings in the rail system help sort out the needed capacity. This analysis helps understand which countries are likely to be importers or exporters of our products…
Business Report
Business report and market trend graphs
September 15, 2009
The economy is in recovery but it is likely to be a slow improvement for the next year. It is important that we maintain our health as an industry as discussed in this month’s Commentary…
R&D Tax Credit
MAGMATIMES article on Federal Research & Experimentation tax credit.
August 15, 2009
Commodity prices continue to remain at higher levels. With the price of commodities high enough to justify added capital investment, why have producers not ordered any?
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