31.   Simsmetal said its Sims Bird business in the U.K. was hurt by weaker aluminum prices and the restructuring of its operations.

32.   Steel dominated the U.K. canning market until lower aluminum prices and a marketing drive by the aluminum industry to improve eroded its position in the past five years.

33.   The company blamed the drop on lower aluminum prices and increased energy costs.

34.   The fall was mainly because of a drop in the world aluminum price.

35.   The Irving-based company said second-quarter earnings will lag expectations because of lower aluminum prices and demand.

36.   The Richmond, Virginia-based company has been shedding businesses, cutting jobs and trimming costs after plummeting aluminum prices sent profits tumbling last year.

37.   The sale of Pechiney, whose cans are used by Coca Cola and Pepsi, comes at a time when aluminum prices are showing some softness, analysts said.

38.   The temptation to increase production while aluminum prices are high may be too much for some to resist.

39.   While some analysts expect aluminum prices to rise in the fourth quarter, it will be too late to salvage a disappointing year.

40.   Over a longer period of time, say five years, Southwood thinks aluminum prices could well rise a bit, but not enough to affect consumers.