Second-Largest U.S. Aluminum Mill Idles Due to ‘Untenable’ Energy Prices, Laying Off 600 American Workers

breitbart ^ | 08/10/2022 | John Binder

[DFG]

The second largest aluminum mill in the United States has idled operations, laying off about 600 American workers, due to “untenable” electricity and energy prices.

In June, Century Aluminum Co. executives announced that they would idle the Hawesville, Kentucky aluminum mill for about 9 to 12 months as a result of skyrocketing prices to merely keep the plant’s lights on.

Similarly, executives with two steel mills are suspending operations because they cannot afford the costs of energy to keep the plants open. This comes after executives warned federal regulators about debilitating energy prices months ago.

[nascarnation]

My SIL is working on the contract to re-power the B52 fleet with new Rolls Royce engines.

I tell him that just like the moon lander, it was designed with slide rules, drawn on vellum with pencil, and manufactured by high school graduates on manually controlled machine tools.

[clearcarbon]

"I tell him that just like the moon lander, it was designed with slide rules, drawn on vellum with pencil, and manufactured by high school graduates on manually controlled machine tools.

Those were the days before people started to use computers and multi-media to their thinking for them.

[Paladin2]

https://www.macrotrends.net/2542/palladium-prices-historical-chart-data

I know of some Catalytic Converters manufactured in and around 1990 that had on the order of $35 bucks of Palladium in them.

At 20x now that would be $750 bucks of palladium in each Converter that one could find. I won’t say which vehicles those might have been.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

And there will be in all car bodies to meet the upcoming Brandon Mileage Standards.

[Pikachu_Dad]

I can top that !

We are running low on bottled water !

Flipping bottled water.

Apparently the robot bottle fillers are breaking down, and the supply chain shortages are delaying the repairs, so the water plant is running at 1/2 capacity.

[telescope115]

Or just beer-I’ve watched the price of 12-packs of Coke and Pepsi skyrocket.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

“I did that!” — President Butt-Head.

PING!

[shotgun]

And Goldendal and Wenatchee. Not sure about Vancouver.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

But, but, where will the Enviro-Weenies get the materials for batteries for their virtue-signaling vehicles?

Let’s Go, Brandon!

600 jobs lost in one fell swoop! Great Job!

*Satan Smiles*

[Tilted Irish Kilt]

Tolerance Sucks Rocks :“I did that!” — President Butt-Head.

PING!"

Any foundry will consume copious amounts of energy.
Glass, steel, metal, etc.

[Albion Wilde]

Yes, Aldi was out of the individual bottled waters a few weeks ago, so I was able to get jugs. It’s good to store a few of those, anyway. God help us going forward.