And the Columbia river dams, the electricity from those allowed the aluminum industry to exist in the northwest.
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However, that is growing on a compounded annual rate of 9%, which is attracting attention of the aluminum industry.
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The aluminum industry has presented the agency's decision in terms of environmental benefits that it claims will accrue from the de-listing.
Investors Services downgraded the aluminum giant's debt to a "junk" rating of Ba1 from Baa3, citing continued headwinds facing the aluminum industry and aluminum pricing.
"Every pound of aluminum used in a car reduces CO2 emissions by 20 pounds over 100, 000 miles, " the aluminum industry claims in a lobbying document.
This year a sizable number of attendees come from North and South America, which represent where much of the activity in the aluminum industry has occurred, he said.
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Oleg Deripaska, the former metals trader who emerged from the violence of Russia's aluminum industry unscathed and in control of Russian Aluminum (Rusal), takes classes at the London School of Economics.
The Aluminum Association, an industry group, mentioned in its report that a typical lightweight automobile uses around 330 pounds of aluminum and estimated that aluminum will contribute close to 500 pounds in lightweight autos going forward.
Since 1997, the EPA has granted a dozen exemptions to the rule for specific auto manufacturing facilities across the U.S., which has considerably increased the use of aluminum in the automobile industry.
As a result, last week's amendment will substantially reduce the cost of aluminum-based car components, which will likely accelerate the industry's plans to replace vast amounts of steel currently used in cars with aluminum.
Despite an industry-wide consensus that aluminum prices would fall in 2008, the opposite has happened.
There has been much debate in the industry about the level of known aluminum supplies and this is likely to come up during the sessions, he said.
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Several industry analysts have revised their forecasts for aluminum prices in recent months.
The filter is made of aluminum titinate, a ceramic not used in the auto industry.
Consulting firm Harbor Intelligence is sponsoring its annual aluminum outlook conference in Chicago June 11-13, which will draw industry attendees from all sectors, said Jorge Vazquez, managing director and founder of Harbor.
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Consulting firm Harbor Intelligence is sponsoring its annual aluminum outlook conference in Chicago June 20-22 , which will draw industry attendees from all sectors, said Jorge Vazquez, senior vice president and founder of Harbor.
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Although the EPA began its formal review of the aluminum restriction in 2006, the agency's decision appeared earlier than expected, which industry insiders imagined would not appear until later this year or early next year.
Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum, and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry: technology, mining, refining, smelting, fabricating, and recycling.
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