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Melon

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16. Because our energy costs have been too high.

Reply to OAITW r.2.0 (Reply #15)

Wed Dec 31, 2025, 12:23 AM

Dec 31

We don’t mine what we can’t process.
The US has 4 aluminum smelters left. Decades ago there were 40. This is the US offshoring manufacturing versus keeping the jobs and dollars here. If smelters are built the ore exists in the US to feed them.

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We're going to lose our Aerospace sector. [View all] OAITW r.2.0 Dec 30 OP

We need to bring on more cheap reliable power. Nuclear generation etc. Melon Dec 30 #1

Why do we need more aluminum smelting? India is totally capable and cost effective. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 30 #3

Trump will probably strike down the child labor laws. Haggard Celine Dec 30 #4

Why do I think there's only one kind of "labor" Trump wants children to do? CaptainTruth Dec 30 #10

Yes. Americans can work in aluminum smelting. Melon Dec 30 #14

We are not in the top 10 of bauxite producers. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 30 #15

Because our energy costs have been too high. Melon Dec 31 #16

Who is going to make that investment, though? OAITW r.2.0 Dec 31 #18

I don't know why you fight so hard against US investment Melon Dec 31 #19

That is easy. I rep a number of Indian aluminum extruding factories. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 31 #20

I get it. I've repped India material as well. Melon Dec 31 #22

I get it. I asked the same questions back in 1985. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 31 #23

Just depressing and making us weak and vulnerable as a country vapor2 Dec 30 #2

We need to kick these fascist fucks out of power, whatever it takes. Initech Dec 30 #5

Airplanes are built out of 2024-T6 Fichefinder Dec 30 #6

Back, when I had a company - before Trump.... OAITW r.2.0 Dec 30 #12

not just that market a whole lot of other markets . AllaN01Bear Dec 30 #7

Oops, guess they can't complete the Canadian contract for F-35's, guess we have to go with Bev54 Dec 30 #8

Russia and China love this plan IronLionZion Dec 30 #9

Many have quipped: littlemissmartypants Dec 30 #11

Yeah, I really don't want to think this. OAITW r.2.0 Dec 30 #13

Genius. BurnDoubt Dec 31 #17

I fear that there won't be much left after three more years of this nonsense. Borogove Dec 31 #21

Republicans blaming the "yoonyuns" in 5...4...3.. biocube Dec 31 #24