1. Analysts are bullish on the aluminum industry, even though first-quarter earnings sagged. 2. And last year the aluminum industry started a campaign about recycling. 3. At times the exhibition feels like a promotional effort by the aluminum industry. 4. Business interests, particularly the aluminum industry, have opposed further constraints on hydropower generation for salmon restoration, arguing that the resulting higher power rates will cost jobs. 5. But like foil the aluminum industry makes, the recovery could tear easily. 6. Despite the efforts of private and public officials, some workers remained unconvinced Tuesday that an aluminum industry that helped define the region would survive in the Northwest. 7. Fred Mabry, district safety and health coordinator for the United Steelworkers of America, used to work in the aluminum industry. 8. He then became a Washington lobbyist for the aluminum industry and an official of the Automobile Manufacturers Association. 9. Meanwhile, the aluminum industry will take its case to the Bush administration, according to the Washington, D.C.-based Aluminum Association. 10. Naturally, the folks in the aluminum foil industry are eager to help prove that point. |
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