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http://www.1mtx.com/markets-trades/en/index.php?language=en&menu=MARKETS&punkt=MetalsAL Aluminum is a symbol of the 21st century economy. The lightweight, corrosion resistant metal is ubiquitous, finding use in aerospace applications, as a construction material, in packaging, automobiles, railroad cars, and thousands of other applications... Commodities Metals: AL Aluminum Aluminium "...is a symbol of the 21st century economy..." The lightweight, corrosion resistant metal is ubiquitous, finding use in aerospace applications,... 'AL' is the Symbol of 'Aluminum Futures' traded at the » NYMEX Aluminum, ...finding use in aerospace applications, as a construction material, in packaging, automobiles, railroad cars, and thousands of other applications... Latest Updates... Latest Prices and Data LME London Metal Exchange | Daily Update ? Primary Aluminium Latest Updates... Aluminum is the second most, abundant metallic element in the Earth's crust after silicon, yet it is a comparatively new industrial metal that has been produced in commercial quantities for just over 100 years. Some of the many uses for aluminium are in: ? Transportation (automobiles, airplanes, trucks, railroad cars, marine vessels, bicycles etc.) ? Packaging (cans, foil, etc.) ? Water treatment ? Construction (windows, doors, siding, building wire, etc.) ? Consumer durable goods (appliances, cooking utensils, ? Electrical transmission lines (aluminium components and wires are less dense than those made of copper and are lower in price, but also present higher electrical resistance. Many localities prohibit the use of aluminium in residential wiring practices because of its higher resistance and thermal expansion value.) ? Machinery ? MKM steel and Alnico magnets, although non-magnetic itself ? Super purity aluminium (SPA, 99.980% to 99.999% Al), used in electronics and CDs. ? Powdered aluminium, a commonly used silvering agent in paint. Aluminium flakes may also be included in the flakes overlap to produce a water resistant barrier. ? Anodised aluminium is more stable to further oxidation, and is used in various fields of construction, as well as heat sinking. ? Most electronic appliances that require cooling of their internal devices (like transistors, CPUs - semiconductors in general) have heat sinks that are made of aluminium due to its ease of manufacture and good heat conductivity. Copper heat sinks are smaller although more expensive and harder to manufacture. ? Aluminium oxide, alumina, is found naturally as corundum (rubies and sapphires), emery, and is used in glass making. Synthetic ruby and sapphire are used in lasers for the production of coherent light. ? Aluminium oxidises very energetically and as a result has found use in solid rocket fuels, thermite, and other pyrotechnic compositions. ? Aluminium is also a superconductor at low temperatures, with a superconducting critical temperature of 1.2 kelvins. » Los Alamos National Laboratory's: Aluminum » IAI International Aluminium Institut Members | Aluminium Associations Commodities Transportation is the largest single consuming sector, absorbing approximately 30% of U.S. production. Packaging and aluminum containers – all those cans – take another 20%; building and construction absorbs 10%. The high voltage electric transmission lines that are strung from one end of the nation to the other are often made of aluminum. Aluminum scrap is among the most easily recycled metal available today. In the United States, the recycling of aluminum cans is a billion-dollar business by itself. Practically all beverage containers made in the United States today are aluminum and two-thirds are recycled. The turnaround between the time a can is tossed into a recycling bin, re-smelted, fabricated and back on a store shelf is often only 60 days. Aluminum production is dependent on a large supply of uninterrupted electric power and energy is a key cost component. The NYMEX-Exchange's COMEX Division aluminum futures and options contracts provide price transparency to the U.S. aluminum market, valued at about $35 billion per year in products and exports. » NYMEX ...The Las Vegas Strip, looking south, in 2003. In the background are the mountains at the southern border of the Las Vegas Valley... Las Vegas Take a break... 'The VAP Aluminum Wrap' B-17 "Aluminum Overcast" FLIGHT ...just relax... ...The statue known as Eros in Piccadilly Circus London, was made in 1893 and is one of the first statues to be cast in aluminium. ... ADVERTISEMENT Books: 'Aluminum' Home & Garden : 'Aluminum' Tools & Hardware : 'Aluminum' Jewelry & Watches: 'Aluminum' ^ top Sources: USGS.gov (U.S. Geological Survey); Wikipedia; NYMEX; Others; .1MTX 2007