Non-Ferrous Conference Scheduled

The fifth Annual Great Lakes Non-Ferrous Metals Conference, "Copper and the Macro Economy,” will be held this year on March 19, 2002 in Cleveland.

The Dr. Sam Thomas will be the featured speaker at the conference this year. Thomas is a faculty member in the Banking and Finance Department at the Weatherhead School of Management, Case Western Reserve University.

Ronald McGrainor, one of the most experienced and highly regarded professionals now serving non-ferrous metal businesses in the area of risk management and raw material cost control, will discuss the price outlook for non-ferrous metals for the years 2002 and 2003. The presentation will highlight the outlook for copper consumption and the copper price forecast.