Resources: Be More Informed

• CBSA CAPSULES — Monthly Newsletter — Included in membership

  CBSA Capsules is the association's member newsletter. Published monthly, it is available to members only

  Content includes information about the association's conventions and seminars, committee activities, general business and industry news, information about legislation and government regulations affecting copper metal industry companies, news about company developments and personnel changes, promotions, etc.

• CBSA Flash Market Trend Report — Published Monthly — Included in membership
  Nonmember subscription — $199 annually for eligible analysts and research firms  

  This comprehensive report on service centers' shipments in a number of key product categories is a "must" for those interested in charting trends in the copper and brass products distribution industry. Both month-to-month and year-to-year comparisons are offered in addition to year-to-date shipment figures. It also includes a  look at key business indicators from the perspective of service centers and suppliers.

• Directory of Brass Mills and Metal Strip Platers (2005 Edition) — $25

  This book reflects the extensive changes that have taken place at the supplier level in the brass mill industry since its initial printing in 1998. It includes comprehensive data on nearly 30 major brass mills, including specialty mills and re-roll and re-draw mills, in the United States, Canada, Mexico, France, and Germany. Metal strip plater companies that serve the brass industry also are included.

• Guide for Marketing – Copper, Brass, Bronze — $30

  This comprehensive, 344-page text is divided into separate sections: commercial, technical and sales. Considered "must reading" for anyone buying or selling copper and brass mill products, it contains many charts, illustrations and technical data.

• Sales Training Course — $25

  This custom-designed sales training course is based upon the Guide for Marketing – Copper, Brass, Bronze text. The home-study course consists of separate question and answer booklets. Many distributor and brass mill companies use it as an important component of their training programs for both inside and outside sales personnel.