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	Credit Risk...Worth A Second Look? ProfitGuard May 1st, 2005  - By Jason Dworin The biggest concern today is automotive suppliers, which have been experiencing weak demand, high raw material costs, and shrinking margins.
	Revisiting Credit Risk Scrap Magazine, March / April 2004 - By Jason Dworin Yes, markets have improved, but don't become complacent about credit risk. This advice can help you prevent credit losses in good times and bad.

High Anxiety: Managing Credit Risk Scrap Magazine, November / December 2002 - By Craig Bonnell If You Aren't Actively Managing Your Company's Credit Risk, You're Running The Risk Of a Catastrophic Loss, Even Bankruptcy.

Wary banks apply brakes on lending to industry AMM News Article - By Chris Evans New York, Oct. 25, 2002 - The $600-million collapse of Allied Deals Inc. has proved to be the final straw for many lenders to the metals industry in the United States--banks that are now shutting down, scaling back or renegotiating with customers they once courted as attractive business prospects.

Credit Risk Will Keep Plaguing Metals Platts Metals Week  Washington, Sept. 23, 2002 - Credit risk will remain a threat to metals companies even if metal prices recover and the industry regains more profitability.....

Some Suppliers Escape Kaiser Ch. 11 Dive AMM News Article - By Edward Worden New York, Feb. 15, 2002 - The IOUs that Kaiser Aluminum Corp. accumulated right up to its Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection filing were formidable, but some scrap suppliers and others were given a heads-up and got paid before debts were frozen.

Customer Credit Ratings Key For Purchasers AMM News Article - By Edward Worden New York, Dec. 27, 2002 - In troubled or uncertain economic times, metal purchasers keep a close eye on inventories, and pay even more attention to credit worthiness of customers.

Credit Risk in The Scrap Industry The U.S. metals sector is bearing the brunt of a "perfect economic storm" without truly knowing as yet whether the nation's economy will suffer a soft or hard landing.

Scrap Insurer Offers Credit Alert Service Tough times in the markets make scrutiny especially important.