Tag
Copper and aluminum from the Tokyo-based company went into products at about 200 companies.
How two Alcoa workers faced with industry downsizing and lost income found work they were better suited for.
The Alcoa aluminum plant laid off hundreds of workers last year. They miss the pay and camaraderie, but say they wouldn't want their kids following them into smelter work.
Some are learning to become auto mechanics at Wenatchee Valley College as part of the government-supported program.
This case could provide more fodder for the president-elect's plans.
Aluminum overproduction has led to dramatic price declines for the item.
Industrial giant Alcoa splits in two to grow high-tech aerospace and auto business.
The move could make its stock more appealing to commodity-averse investors.
The aluminium giant is in a heated competition.
Aluminum or aluminium? Either way, it's useful.
