Good Grades For In-plant Industry

• In-plant operating budgets continue to increase. The average budget two years ago was just under $3 million; this year it is $4.62 million.

• More in-plants than ever are earning new revenue through insourcing. Half of all survey respondents now insource, up from 44 percent in 2002. Those that do it say insourcing makes up 10.8 percent of their total revenue.