1.   The mill closures will reduce lumber supplies, since lumber and wood chips are usually made at the same time.

2.   Thousands of steelworkers marched in protest at the news and other plans for mill closures.

3.   Coos County, primary home for the spotted owl, already is getting federal aid to cope with unemployment stemming from mill closures and logging cutbacks.

4.   Lumber production has tumbled in the Northwest, leading to mill closures and thousands of lost jobs.

5.   The aluminum mill closure would more than double the hit on the tax base, he said.

6.   He said he does not expect any mill closures or industry layoffs, but warned that temporary shutdowns to cut inventory would continue throughout the year.