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Alcoa Chairman to be Treasury Secretary
Financial Times/ President-elect George W. Bush named the chairman of Alcoa, to become his Treasury secretary, selecting a 65-year-old manufacturing executive with extensive public policy experience over a series of Wall Street candidates.
More: Exec. of The Year - Alro Steel Corp.'s Chairman, Al Glick.

People on the Move
This months changes in metals industry management. Announcements about promotions, hirings, resignations and retirements.

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ASM International
The society for materials professionals dedicated to advancing industry, technology and applications of metals and materials. 40,000 members including engineers, managers, scientists, researchers, teachers, students, marketers, and suppliers.

ASTM Directory of Technical Consultants
Excellent directory of consultants from the American Society of Testing and Materials. Find an expert by subject area such as metallurgy, failure analysis, contruction materials, welding, environmental engineering and many others.

Edison Welding Institute
The largest welding and materials joining engineering consulting company in North America. EWI has specialists in all disciplines of materials joining technology to assist manufacturers with their joining challenges.

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