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| Thread ID: 130228 | 2013-04-02 03:31:00 | Wanna buy some aluminium ? | Digby (677) | PC World Chat |
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| 1335054 | 2013-04-02 03:31:00 | Looks like there are plenty of low cost aluminum plants around the world 1 new one in the UAE (using cheap gas power) 8 in India Guess how many in China ? www.lightmetalage.com |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1335055 | 2013-04-02 03:36:00 | And your point? | Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1335056 | 2013-04-02 03:53:00 | Looks like there are plenty of low cost aluminum plants around the world 1 new one in the UAE (using cheap gas power) 8 in India Guess how many in China ? www.lightmetalage.com And Tiwai Point ranks 65 out of the 231 so not insignificant by any means. ;) Shame to see them go. |
B.M. (505) | ||
| 1335057 | 2013-04-02 04:45:00 | And your point? Why does everything need a point ? I just found it very interesting in the number of plants there are around the world Some big countries only have 1 - eg the UK. And I was staggered by the number in China. (but some are very small) And there seems to be quite a bit of shut down capacity indicating an over supply. And given the fact that, that is where the market is (world manufacturing base) it probably makes our plant look very dear with the high wages the guys get (I heard $1500 a week) And yes Tiwai is one of the medium sized ones. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1335058 | 2013-04-02 04:54:00 | And the news headlines just saying Tiwai Point may close, news article On Borrowed time if you ask me (www.nzherald.co.nz) | wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1335059 | 2013-04-02 05:15:00 | It will. Rio Tinto can't sell it. They have about 6 plants they have been trying to sell for the last few years. I feel deeply sorry for all the people of Invercargill because that is going to create one hell of a hole in their economy. Houses wont sell. And they will never be able to replace a business like that. At least the workers will have about 3 years warning the way the contract works. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1335060 | 2013-04-02 05:21:00 | Nobody can compete with slave labour | Greven (91) | ||
| 1335061 | 2013-04-02 05:46:00 | Nobody can compete with slave labour I have been saying for a couple of years now that the only way out of the world GFC is for western wages to fall to the level of Asian wages. Then we will all compete on our natural resources, and our skill and talents and size of our markets etc. There are big crashes coming in France and Italy and Japan. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 1335062 | 2013-04-02 06:04:00 | Why does everything need a point ? I just found it very interesting in the number of plants there are around the world Some big countries only have 1 - eg the UK. And I was staggered by the number in China. (but some are very small) And there seems to be quite a bit of shut down capacity indicating an over supply. And given the fact that, that is where the market is (world manufacturing base) it probably makes our plant look very dear with the high wages the guys get (I heard $1500 a week) And yes Tiwai is one of the medium sized ones. Ah ok :) My apologies, thought this was posted with a political slant in mind. |
Nick G (16709) | ||
| 1335063 | 2013-04-02 16:52:00 | I found that very interesting. Thanks for posting it Digby. | tut (12033) | ||
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