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U.S. trade policy has become foreign policy and has left the United States on the precipice of economic ruin. That was the message Thursday of a delegation from the American Manufacturing Trade Coalition. The group, led by Spartanburg textile magnate Roger Milliken, met with editors of The State over concerns about U.S. trade with China and an upcoming congressional vote on the Central American Free Trade Agreement, which would reduce trade barriers in the Dominican Republic and elsewhere. “The CAFTA vote is a critical vote for the future or our country,” said Milliken, who helped found the lobbying organization two...

Chicago, IL (November 11, 2004)- The Chicago-area based North American Die Casting Association (NADCA) points to current industry trends and 2005 business forecasts as a means of dispelling assertions by some in the U.S. foundry industry that most metal casters are in serious trouble and on the brink of going out of business. "Confidence plays a key factor in how an industry or company makes decisions about the direction it will take in the future. NADCA's quarterly CEO Confidence Barometer shows that 2004 will see double digit increases in the percentage of aluminum and magnesium shipments. Even zinc shipments rose...