May 2005

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MCN’s Service Center Top 20 Equipment Brands
Service centers reveal their spending plans and favorite brands in Metal Center News’ fourth annual equipment and technology purchasing survey.

Capital Spending Plans:
Prudence Tempers Prosperity
Generally, service centers expect to spend more on capital projects this year. Thanks to last year’s record-breaking revenues and income, most are able to finance from cash flow.

First Quarter Report & Outlook
Prices Slip, But Mood Remains Upbeat
Executives of publicly held companies provided insights on current market conditions as they released their first-quarter 2005 results in late April and early May. Though upbeat about their performance, service-center operators are being cautious about making steel buys.

CBSA Conference Report
Germ-Killing Properties May Hold
Huge Potential for Copper Products
CDA experts say scientific certification of copper’s inherent antimicrobial capabilities could open the door to a host of new applications for red metals.

MCN Case Study:
Excelsior Steel Processing Inc.
Nice Guys ‘Finish’ Big
Excelsior Steel Processing puts its vast array of grinders, polishers and blanking lines to work in Canada, and now the United States, to create fine and custom finished products for a variety of applications.

From the Editor's Desk
Morici Takes a Hard Line on China
By Tim Triplett,
Editor-In-Chief

Business Topics
Fact Sheet on Manufacturing Competition
(Incl.: Getting China to Play Fair)
By Corinna C. Petry,
Managing Editor

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