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Weekly UpdateAugust 17, 2010
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This Week's Metalcasting News Review

Grede Earns Navistar Supplier Award
For the second consecutive year, Grede Holdings LLC is a recipient of Navistar's Diamond Supplier Award for exceeding performance expectations during 2009. Read more

Chrysler Announces Investment in Etobicoke Casting Plant
The new investment will be used to retain 280 jobs and equip the plant for the casting of crossmembers — part of future vehicle suspension systems. Read more

U.S. Pipe Names New President
Paul Ciolino is the new president of United States Pipe and Foundry Co., a Mueller Water Products Inc. subsidiary that manufacturers ductile iron products for water distribution and water treatment. Read more

Featured This Week

Zinc Slag Resistance Proven for Refractory Lining
Blasch Precision Ceramics' product line is an alumina-bonded silicon carbide that it says can be formed into intricate and precise shapes. It reportedly exhibits exceptional oxidation and thermal shock resistance, and Blasch indicates it has the wear- and corrosion-resistance that addresses the problems presented by zinc slag buildup in melting and holding vessels. Read more

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