W. Ky. Aluminum Smelter Could Close
Nearly 700 employees at an aluminum smelter in Hawesville may lose their jobs because the power costs to operate the plant are too high. Century Aluminum Company says it gave a 12-month notice Monday...
View ArticleCoalition Forms to Oppose Electricity Rate Increase in Western Kentucky from...
A coalition of western Kentucky businesses and residents has formed in hopes of minimizing the fallout of an electricity rates deal between Big Rivers Electric Co-Op and western Kentucky aluminum...
View ArticleCentury Aluminum to Continue Operations in Hawesville, 250 of 560+ Employees...
Century Aluminum plans to continue operations at its aluminum smelter in Hawesville, Ky., but the company will still idle 60 percent of its working capacity at the plant later this month, resulting...
View ArticleW. Ky. Aluminum Smelter Could Close
Nearly 700 employees at an aluminum smelter in Hawesville may lose their jobs because the power costs to operate the plant are too high. Century Aluminum Company says it gave a 12-month notice Monday...
View ArticleCoalition Forms to Oppose Electricity Rate Increase in Western Kentucky from...
A coalition of western Kentucky businesses and residents has formed in hopes of minimizing the fallout of an electricity rates deal between Big Rivers Electric Co-Op and western Kentucky aluminum...
View ArticleCentury Aluminum to Continue Operations in Hawesville, 250 of 560+ Employees...
Century Aluminum plans to continue operations at its aluminum smelter in Hawesville, Ky., but the company will still idle 60 percent of its working capacity at the plant later this month, resulting in...
View ArticleAluminum Facility Locating in Bowling Green, Creating 105 Jobs
An aluminum extrusion and fabrication facility is locating in Bowling Green, where officials say Kobe Steel Ltd. plans to invest $46.7 million and create 105 jobs.
View ArticleAluminum Trailer Manufacturer to Locate in Dawson Springs, Creating 50 Jobs
An aluminum trailer manufacturer is locating to Dawson Springs, creating 50 full-time jobs. Wink Equipment is investing $1.55 million the deal, including building a 69,000 square foot facility.
View ArticleKentucky-Backed Mill Owner Says ‘Right-To-Work’ Will Make Aluminum Cheap
The head of the company that is planning to build a $1.3 billion aluminum plant in eastern Kentucky claims the state’s new right-to-work law will help it undercut competitors.
View ArticleWill Kentucky-Backed Aluminum Plant Flourish? Analyst Says ‘Not Unreasonable’
The CEO of an aluminum mill slated to open in eastern Kentucky claims the company will be able to sell aluminum for 50 percent cheaper than its competitors, allowing it to pay workers $65,000-per-year...
View ArticleCommerce Department Urges Crackdown On Imported Steel And Aluminum
The Commerce Department on Friday recommended setting strict new limits on imported steel and aluminum, saying action is needed to shore up U.S. industries vital to national security. The...
View ArticleTrump Trade Action Could Boost Steel And Aluminum Makers, Hurt Other Industries
As the Trump administration sees it, U.S. steel and aluminum industries are in crisis, rapidly losing ground to foreign competitors and hemorrhaging jobs along the way. But proposed import tariffs and...
View ArticleTariff-ic Impact: Trump Announces Decision On Steel, Aluminum
Update: President Trump met with steel and aluminum industry leaders Thursday to talk about implementing tariffs on metal imports. The Ohio Valley is home to one of the last US aluminum smelters and...
View ArticleTrump Formally Orders Tariffs On Steel, Aluminum Imports
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-JrESnZjCI Updated at 4:47 p.m. ET President Trump ordered steep tariffs on imported steel and aluminum from every country except Canada and Mexico. It's the boldest...
View ArticleU.S. Signs Off On Tariffs, Angering Trade Partners
Updated at 11:15 a.m. ET Newly enacted U.S. tariffs on aluminum and steel imports have sparked a sharp reaction from around the globe, with several nations warning of an all-out trade war. President...
View ArticleTrump Commerce Secretary Says Warnings About Tariffs Are Overhyped
Calm down, everyone. That's the message from President Trump's commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, who told NPR's Rachel Martin Friday that the president's orders for new tariffs on imported steel and...
View ArticleAluminum Can-Do: Region’s Last Large Aluminum Maker Bets Big On Trump Tariffs
With more than 220 steel and aluminum facilities in Kentucky, Ohio and West Virginia, the Ohio Valley has a lot riding on the Trump administration’s taxes on imported metals. One of the nation’s...
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