U.S. Aluminum Production In Steep Decline
By Tom Banse
Alcoa's Wenatchee Works shut down indefinitely at the beginning of January. (Tom Banse/Northwest News Network)
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Alcoa's Wenatchee Works shut down indefinitely at the beginning of January. (Tom Banse/Northwest News Network)
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U.S. Aluminum Production In Steep Decline
By Tom Banse
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The American company now known as Alcoa first commercialized aluminum production more than 100 years ago. That grew into a thriving industry employing tens of thousands of workers around the country. Stiff competition from China and other parts of the world has decimated this sector of American manufacturing.
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