21.   Local people say they fear the only companies likely to be interested are heavily subsidized, intensive users of energy, like aluminum producers.

22.   Other aluminum producers followed suit, bringing an end to short-term, fixed price contracts for canned sheet.

23.   Reynolds, the second-largest U.S. aluminum producer behind Aluminum Co. of America, said it would use some of the proceeds to repurchase shares.

24.   Reynolds, the second-largest U.S. aluminum producer, said in July that profit growth will be held down in the second half because of deteriorating prices.

25.   Reynolds is a well-known aluminum producer but also operates a packaging business responsible for its well-known household foils and other products.

26.   Several aluminum producers already have agreed to buy energy elsewhere.

27.   Tempering rises in the metals group may be Alcan Aluminium Ltd. and other aluminum producers, said David Kellar, metals analyst at Griffiths McBurney Partners.

28.   The Montreal-based aluminum producer played the largest role of any single company in leading the market lower.

29.   The Other Metals index also declined led by WMC Ltd., a nickel, gold and aluminum producer.

30.   The Spanish government had been trying to sell Inespal for several years and held talks with other international aluminum producers.