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Wescast Industries Inc. Wins Highest Recognition From Ford

7 April 1999

Wescast Industries Inc. Wins Highest Recognition From Ford as One of 47 World Excellence Award Recipients for 1998 Performance

    BRANTFORD, Ontario--April 7, 1999--Wescast Industries I(TSE:WCS.A.) Wescast Industries Inc. was recently recognized as one of Ford's 47 global suppliers to achieve the World Excellence Award. These awards are a new, annual recognition based on quality, cost and delivery metrics that were jointly developed by Ford and its suppliers.
    There are four different types of World Excellence Awards - Platinum, Gold, Silver and Recognition of Achievement. Wescast earned the Silver Award for standing out in two categories, quality and cost.
    "This is the first year that Ford has recognized their supply base with this award and it is an honour for Wescast to be among the first recipients. We all work hard everyday to exceed our customer requirements and our employees are very pleased to receive this important recognition and feedback," said Ray Finnie, President and Chief Executive Officer.
    Wescast Industries Inc. is the world's leading supplier of cast exhaust manifolds for the automotive industry. The Company also supplies cast stainless steel pump components for the petrochemical and food processing industries. Wescast employs over 1,600 people throughout its six production facilities.