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Fuci Metals and Ford Enter Into Agreement

6 April 2000

Fuci Metals and Ford Enter Into Agreement

    NORTHBROOK, Ill. and DEARBORN, Mich., April 5 Fuci Metals
USA and Ford Motor Company today announced that they have entered
into a long-term agreement whereby Fuci is to provide the automaker with
foundry alloy materials and supply management.
    Fuci Metals USA has launched two e-commerce exchange sites to supply metal
commodity and related supply-chain management services.  The first site,
FUCI.com, is a complete commodity management site targeted at raw materials
throughout the automotive industry's supply chain.  The second site,
BaseMetalsExchange.com, is an e-business to business "Market Maker" exchange
for nonferrous metals (Aluminum, copper, lead, nickel, tin and zinc).
    "The multimillion dollar agreement allows Fuci to fulfill Ford's foundry
purchases through either FUCI.com or BaseMetalsExchange.com e-business
websites," said Fuci Metal's Chief Executive Officer, A. Demetrius Brown.
"We believe that our complete commodity management e-business service
offerings will provide unparalleled efficiencies and benefits to Ford Motor
Company."
    The first year of the agreement calls for Fuci to manage the supply of all
foundry alloy materials to Ford's Windsor Aluminum Plant, Essex Aluminum
Plant, and Windsor Casting Plant in Ontario, Canada.  Ford's Cleveland Casting
Plant and its Cleveland Aluminum Casting Plant also will be supplied by Fuci.
    "We are very excited about this agreement with Ford and we are ready to
meet the challenges that lie ahead," said Brown.  "We view this agreement as a
strong step in solidifying Fuci's business today and in the future."
    "We look forward to our relationship with Fuci," noted Robert Wagner, Ford
purchasing manager for non-ferrous metals.  "This agreement demonstrates our
confidence in Fuci's ability and its long-term prospects."
    Fuci Metals is recognized as a leader in "total commodity management"
within the base metals market.  Fuci is the founder and initial investor in
Commodity Management Exchange, Inc., the parent company that operates FUCI.com
and BaseMetalsExchange.com