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Corporate Profile for Trans World Alloys, dated Feb. 16, 2001.


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Published Date:         Friday, Feb. 16, 2001

Company Name:           Trans World Alloys

Address:                334 E. Gardena Blvd.
                        Gardena, Calif. 90248

Main Telephone
 Number:                310/217-8777

Internet Home
 Page Address
  (URL)                 www.twalloys.com

Chief Executive
 Officer:               Sandy Shadrow

Chief Financial
 Officer:               Sam Godlin

Investor Relations
 Business number:       310/217-8777
 E-mail address:        mdome@twalloys.com

Public Relations
 Contact:               Michael Dome
 Business number:       310/217-8777
 E-mail address:        mdome@twalloys.com

Industry:               Aerospace Metals


Company description:

Products, Programs and Services

Product Line

Trans World Trans World is an economic simulation game for the Commodore 64 published by Starbyte Software in 1990.

The player takes control of a new trucking company and competes against up to either three other human or computer players to make the most money.
 Alloys product line includes titanium titanium (tītā`nēəm, tĭ–) [from Titan], metallic chemical element; symbol Ti; at. no. 22; at. wt. 47.88; m.p. 1,675°C;; b.p. 3,260°C;; sp. gr. 4.54 at 20°C;; valence +2, +3, or +4. , aluminum, stainless steel stainless steel: see steel.
stainless steel

Any of a family of alloy steels usually containing 10–30% chromium. The presence of chromium, together with low carbon content, gives remarkable resistance to corrosion and heat.
, inconel, nickel and various high-temperature alloys. These commodities are available in many configurations, including sheet, plate, bar, rod, tube and extrusion. Trans World Alloys supplies all materials with appropriate certifications to ensure that the highest level of quality is always maintained.

The company manages an extensive inventory of these materials at both its West Coast facility, in Gardena, and its East Coast facility in Holtsville, N.Y. Presently, the company's on-hand inventory includes more than 9 million

pounds of aluminum and more than 3 million pounds of titanium, plus a full complement of high-temperature and stainless steel alloys.

The company's inventory also includes many "remnant sizes" which can satisfy many specific part size requirements. Trans World Alloys also can "pre-cut to size" any materials for an order.

Material Management Programs

Trans World Alloys offers an integrated Material Management and precision "cut to size" Just In Time services. These programs include managing the receipt, inspection, storage, precut pre·cut  
adj.
Cut into size or shape before being marketed, assembled, or used: precut fillet of fish; precut construction materials.

tr.v.
, packaging and shipment of raw materials from Trans World Alloys facilities to its customers' manufacturing facilities or to their suppliers. This includes the storage and control of remnants and the processing of scrap materials that result from the pre-cut process.

Resale Consignment The delivery of goods to a carrier to be shipped to a designated person for sale. A Bailment of goods for sale.

A consignment is an arrangement resulting from a contract in which one person, the consignor, either ships or entrusts goods to another, the
 Program

In today's highly competitive business environment, it is essential to reclaim the highest possible return from surplus raw materials, equipment and excess or scrap materials. Assets, no longer required for ongoing operations, can become an integral and continual source of revenue for a company.

Trans World Alloys recognizes this fact and offers a Resale Consignment Program that ensures the highest possible return on valuable materials and equipment. The company's 10 years of resale experience, integrated with its extensive aerospace and commercial customer base, creates the ideal environment to maximize the potential return on a company's inventory investment.

This highly successful program has been implemented at numerous aircraft manufacturers worldwide.

If a Resale Consignment Program is not a viable option for customers, then Trans World Alloys offers to procure To cause something to happen; to find and obtain something or someone.

Procure refers to commencing a proceeding; bringing about a result; persuading, inducing, or causing a person to do a particular act; obtaining possession or control over an item; or making a person
 these materials directly at prices that reflect fair market value.

Scrap Reclamation Reclamation

A claim for the right to return or the right to demand the return of a security that has been previously accepted as a result of bad delivery or other irregularities in the delivery and settlement process.
 and Certified See certification.  Destruction Programs

Trans World Alloys is the industry leader in designing, implementing and managing effective and efficient Scrap Reclamation "value recovery" programs. This is accomplished by micro-managing the sortation Identifying objects that are stamped with a bar code and routing them to the appropriate destination. Sortation is typically a high-speed process used in the transportation industry by companies such as Federal Express, UPS and others. See sort and bar code.  and segregation of scrap materials to maximize the financial return on these materials.

Trans World Alloys Certified Destruction Service ensures that parts designated as excess, obsolete or defective are properly destroyed to prevent their unauthorized "reintroduction Noun 1. reintroduction - an act of renewed introduction
intro, introduction, presentation - formally making a person known to another or to the public
" into the supply chain. Trans World Alloys state-of-the-art processes and equipment ensure that total and certifiable cer·ti·fi·a·ble
adj.
1. That can or must be certified. Used of infectious, industrial, and other diseases that are required by law to be reported to health authorities.

2.
 destruction is achieved in a timely, controlled manner.

Prior to destruction, parts are presorted by material type and alloy to obtain the best possible value for the remaining metal content after destruction. These materials are then incorporated into the company's Re-melt Conversion Programs. Trans World Alloys contracts with major U.S. mills U.S. Mills is a packaged food products company specializing in natural, organic, and specialty cereals, cookies, and crackers. Their products are sold through supermarkets, wholesale grocers, and natural food distributors nationwide.  to re-melt scrap into mill-approved products.
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