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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=100 BGCOLOR="#CCCCFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="04300640egdysm.jpg"> <div> <FONT SIZE="6" COLOR="#000066" FACE="Times New Roman" ><B>Welcome to Specialty Aluminum Inc.</B></FONT><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Tahoma" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000099" FACE="Tahoma" ><B>   </B></FONT><B> |     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Welcome to Specialty Aluminum Inc."><U><B>home</B></U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#0000BF" TEXT="#F7F7FF"> <div> <A HREF="id19.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Molding"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300770118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Molding</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Melting and Pouring"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300770118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Pouring</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id21.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Core Making"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300770118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Cores</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id22.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Finishing"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300770118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Finishing</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id23.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Engineering"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300770118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Engineering</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Quality Assurance"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300770118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Quality</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id25.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Sales"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300770118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Sales</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contacts"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300770118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Contacts</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="News"><U><B><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Wing0a7300770118ffffff00.gif" HEIGHT="19" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">News</B></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" height=380 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <I><B>News</B></I></div> <div> February 2001<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <div> Revere, Massachusetts<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> SAI Announces Important Appointments<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Times New Roman" > </FONT></div> <bR> <div> Specialty Aluminum Inc. (SAI) has announced several key appointments in the manufacturing, quality and sales areas. </div> <bR> <div> Mr. Don Varner has been appointed Foundry Manager with responsibility for all melting, molding and core-making operations. Don joined SAI in June 2000 after 10 years in a variety of quality and manufacturing assignments with General Castings Company. Don's initial responsibilities at SAI involved training staff when second shift operations were initiated in the summer of 2000. A graduate of Shippensburg University, Don moved to the Boston area from West Liberty, Ohio. </div> <bR> <div> Mr. Emmanuel Kingue has joined SAI in the Quality Department. Emmanuel is a recent graduate of Wentworth Institute with a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering Technology. During his engineering studies at Wentworth, Emmanuel worked on several manufacturing assignments including one where he gained molding experience. </div> <bR> <div> Fabnet Associates Inc. has been engaged by SAI to represent the company in several mid-Atlantic states. With sales resresentatives in Connecticut, New York, and the mid-South, Fabnet will support SAI's sales and engineering efforts. Mr. Frank Betz, Mr. Joe Dipasquale and Mr. Mike Grady work out of Fabnet's main office near Rochester, NY (716.425.7770); Mr. Jim Hodska is located in Stratford, CT (203.377.1126) and Mr. Rick Loscalzo works in the Louisville, KY area (502.253.9433). For more information, consult Fabnet's web page at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.fabnetinc.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fabnetinc.com"><U><U>www.fabnetinc.com</U></U></A></FONT> .</div> <bR> <div> Specialty Aluminum Inc. is an aluminum foundry specializing in the manufacture of large, sophisticated castings. Consult the SAI web page at <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Times New Roman" ><A HREF="http://www.specialtyaluminum.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.specialtyaluminum.com"><U><U>www.specialtyaluminum.com</U></U></A></FONT> for more information. </div> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>