Prime Advantage, a Chicago-based buying consortium for midsize industrial manufacturers, says findings of its Group Outlook Survey for the second half of 2008 once again place raw materials - including stainless steel, nickel, copper and other metals and plastics - and energy costs at the top the concerns list, especially among North American manufacturers. Since its inception. Prime Advantage says it has returned more than USD60 million in rebates and discounts to its members. The savings help U.S. manufacturers gain a powerful competitive advantage in the face of out-of-control commodity costs.
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机译：总部位于芝加哥的中型工业制造商采购联盟Prime Advantage表示，其2008年下半年集团前景调查的结果再次将原材料（包括不锈钢，镍，铜以及其他金属和塑料）和能源成本置于在关注列表中排名第一，尤其是在北美制造商中。自成立以来。 Prime Advantage表示已退还其会员超过6000万美元的回扣和折扣。节省下来的钱可帮助美国制造商在商品成本失控的情况下获得强大的竞争优势。
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