The primary metal for FCX is copper, but it is a producer of silver and gold.

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First, the general glut in primary metal capacity the world has 2008.

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As industries like the automotive sector rebound, the demand for primary and secondary aluminum metal also has risen.

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Platinum also has some characteristics of a precious metal, but its primary use is industrial, specifically catalytic converters in motor vehicles.

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Six of these airports are testing the machines as a primary security check option, instead of metal detectors followed by a pat-down, she said.

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Fabricated metal products will have a small boost from a drop in primary metals prices that cheap energy costs will trigger.

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Indeed, with the dollar price of gold having reached an all-time high in January of 1980, the yellow metal began a long collapse downward once Reagan won the New Hampshire Republican primary.

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Key industries in the region that are expected to benefit the most include: construction, machinery manufacturing, fabricated metal manufacturing, water transportation, professional and technical services, electrical equipment manufacturing, plastics products manufacturing and primary metals manufacturing.

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