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In this June 2, 2010 Publication:
Outsourcing May Be Going Out of Style
NAM Coalition of Interveners Files
Statement of Issue
Economists Predict 3.2% GDP Growth In 2010
OEM LEADS - Ready for Corporate Members
A Study of “Greener” Finishes for Die Castings
Outsourcing May Be Going Out of Style
SUZANNE PRATT: The U.S. has lost roughly six million manufacturing jobs in the last decade. Much of that
work has gone to China where labor is cheaper, but some American factories are having a change of heart
when it comes to outsourcing. Diane Eastabrook takes us to an Illinois plant now making all of its
products in America and creating new jobs here too.
EASTABROOK: Peerless sent about 30 percent of its production to China a decade ago because labor there is
cheaper. But the company says what it saved in wages, it spent on additional inventory. Peerless customers
typically want orders filled in a few days. But it often took several weeks to get parts from China. So
the company had to keep excess product on hand and that got expensive. Company President and Chief
Operating Officer Michael Campagna says there were also concerns about intellectual property and quality.
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NAM Coalition of Interveners Files Statement of Issue
On May 19, NADCA along with the 20 other members of the National Association of Manufacturers coalition of
interveners submitted a non-binding statement of issues to the United States Court of Appeals for the
District of Columbia. This document concisely states what issues the coalition would like to address in
the hearing. Four points are presented that closely match the NAM statement of issue. These issues
clearly outline a desire to show that the EPA did not follow the Clean Air Act (CAA) when it published its
endangerment finding.
The coalition is not trying to debate the validity of current climate science or climate predictions.
Instead the coalition will seek to show that the EPA did not fully adequately consider the thousands of
comments made by manufacturers to the endangerment finding proposal. In addition, the EPA outsourced much
of the work to show the threat of greenhouse gases.
NADCA became involved in this petition because the Endangerment Finding will trigger greenhouse gas
regulations on stationary sources. Under a strict reading of the CAA, the EPA will have to regulate all
sources that emit more than 250 tons of greenhouse gases per year. This threshold includes the vast
majority of die casting plants in the United States. For full text of the statement, click here.
Economists Predict 3.2% GDP Growth In 2010
The AP (5/25,
Carpenter) reports, "Economists expect the pace of US economic growth to pick up in the year ahead as
consumers and businesses spend more, according to the latest survey by The National Association for
Business Economics. ... The outlook amounts to an encouraging report on the economy at nearly the one-year
mark of the recovery, which these experts date to June 2009, when the recession hit bottom." The AP adds
that "the panel of forecasters boosted its expectations for growth in 2010 to 3.2% real gross domestic
product, up from 3.1% in its February outlook. It also pegged the 2011 growth rate at 3.2%." The NABE
"survey of 46 professional forecasters was taken April 27 to May 7."
OEM LEADS - Ready for Corporate Members
This is your monthly reminder to corporate members. Leads generated during February can now be accessed by
logging in to myNADCA. Click here to login.
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to get your login resent. Want to export your leads? Click on "Lead Report Data Export" and search ALL the
leads by categories such as state, company type, metal. Results can be viewed online or exported to an
Excel document. If you need further assistance accessing the leads, please contact NADCA President, Daniel
Twarog at twarog@diecasting.org or (847) 808-3162.
How to Make Your Web Site a Lead-Generation Machine
Sure your Web site looks great, but are you turning enough Web visitors into leads your sales force can
target? Your answer can be the difference between a Web site that is a money-maker and one that is nothing
more than a glorified brochure. Your Web site can offer your company many opportunities to generate leads
and cultivate new business. But to be successful, you should follow the “TCM” Approach: T = Target –
attract targeted prospects to your Web site that are seeking your products and services; C = Convert –
convert anonymous visitors into named leads that can feed your business development process; and M =
Measure – measure the results of your online marketing efforts to enhance the effectiveness of future TCM
campaigns. To learn more about the TCM approach, click here to login and view this month’s issue of LINKS magazine.
