Author: United States. Business and Defense Services Administration. Aluminum and Magnesium Division
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Category : Aluminum
Languages : en
Pages : 354
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Materials Survey: Aluminum
Author: United States. Business and Defense Services Administration. Aluminum and Magnesium Division
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aluminum
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Aluminum
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Materials Survey: Aluminum
Author: United States. Business and Defense Services Administration
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 354
Book Description
Aluminium Plants and Facilities, Report of the Surplus Property Board to Congress, September 21, 1945
Author: United States. Surplus Property Board
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 144
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Bulletin
Author: United States. Bureau of Mines
Publisher:
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Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Mines and mineral resources
Languages : en
Pages : 1136
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U.S. Department of Commerce Publications for Use in Marketing and Distribution
Author: United States. Office of Marketing and Services
Publisher:
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Category : Marketing
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Marketing
Languages : en
Pages : 28
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Report
Author: United States. Congress Senate
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1772
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 1772
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The International Aluminium Cartel
Author: Marco Bertilorenzi
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317804848
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Aluminium was one of most cartelised industries in the international economic panorama of the 20th century. Born following the discovery of electrolytic smelting process in 1886, this industry, even in its infancy, established a cartel which characterised its history until nearly 1980. Managers of the aluminium industry from various historical eras and countries shared the same vision about the development of their industry: to keep prices as stable as possible in order to encourage expansions and to provide return on investments. Price instability, which characterised the trade of other commodities, was unknown to the aluminium industry. This book neither argues that cartels are fundamentally evil, nor attempts to demonstrate that cartels are optimal business organisations. It instead provides an in-depth and frank analysis of the internal working of industrial organisations and of the interplay between cartels and political powers and institutions. The International Aluminium Cartel offers explanations for the construction and collapse of cartels, descriptions of their operations, and an historical interpretation of their experiences. Incorporating information gleaned from a unique collection of private and public archives from several countries, this unique study will appeal to a wide variety of readers, including academics interested in industrial and business history.
Publisher: Routledge
ISBN: 1317804848
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 421
Book Description
Aluminium was one of most cartelised industries in the international economic panorama of the 20th century. Born following the discovery of electrolytic smelting process in 1886, this industry, even in its infancy, established a cartel which characterised its history until nearly 1980. Managers of the aluminium industry from various historical eras and countries shared the same vision about the development of their industry: to keep prices as stable as possible in order to encourage expansions and to provide return on investments. Price instability, which characterised the trade of other commodities, was unknown to the aluminium industry. This book neither argues that cartels are fundamentally evil, nor attempts to demonstrate that cartels are optimal business organisations. It instead provides an in-depth and frank analysis of the internal working of industrial organisations and of the interplay between cartels and political powers and institutions. The International Aluminium Cartel offers explanations for the construction and collapse of cartels, descriptions of their operations, and an historical interpretation of their experiences. Incorporating information gleaned from a unique collection of private and public archives from several countries, this unique study will appeal to a wide variety of readers, including academics interested in industrial and business history.
Aluminum Upcycled
Author: Carl A. Zimring
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421421860
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Tracing the benefits—and limitations—of repurposing aluminum. Besides being the right thing to do for Mother Earth, recycling can also make money—particularly when it comes to upcycling, a zero waste practice where discarded materials are fashioned into goods of greater economic or cultural value. In Upcycling Aluminum, Carl A. Zimring explores how the metal’s abundance after World War II—coupled with the significant economic and environmental costs of smelting it from bauxite ore—led to the industrial production of valuable durable goods from salvaged aluminum. Beginning in 1886 with the discovery of how to mass produce aluminum, the book examines the essential part the metal played in early aviation and the world wars, as well as the troubling expansion of aluminum as a material of mass disposal. Recognizing that scrap aluminum was as good as virgin material and much more affordable than newly engineered metal, designers in the postwar era used aluminum to manufacture highly prized artifacts. Zimring takes us on a tour of post-1940s design, examining the use of aluminum in cars, trucks, airplanes, furniture, and musical instruments from 1945 to 2015. By viewing upcycling through the lens of one material, Zimring deepens our understanding of the history of recycling in industrial society. He also provides a historical perspective on contemporary sustainable design practices. Along the way, he challenges common assumptions about upcycling’s merits and adds a new dimension to recycling as a form of environmental absolution for the waste-related sins of the modern world. Raising fascinating questions of consumption, environment, and desire, Upcycling Aluminum is for anyone interested in industrial and environmental history, discard studies, engineering, product design, music history, or antiques.
Publisher: JHU Press
ISBN: 1421421860
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Tracing the benefits—and limitations—of repurposing aluminum. Besides being the right thing to do for Mother Earth, recycling can also make money—particularly when it comes to upcycling, a zero waste practice where discarded materials are fashioned into goods of greater economic or cultural value. In Upcycling Aluminum, Carl A. Zimring explores how the metal’s abundance after World War II—coupled with the significant economic and environmental costs of smelting it from bauxite ore—led to the industrial production of valuable durable goods from salvaged aluminum. Beginning in 1886 with the discovery of how to mass produce aluminum, the book examines the essential part the metal played in early aviation and the world wars, as well as the troubling expansion of aluminum as a material of mass disposal. Recognizing that scrap aluminum was as good as virgin material and much more affordable than newly engineered metal, designers in the postwar era used aluminum to manufacture highly prized artifacts. Zimring takes us on a tour of post-1940s design, examining the use of aluminum in cars, trucks, airplanes, furniture, and musical instruments from 1945 to 2015. By viewing upcycling through the lens of one material, Zimring deepens our understanding of the history of recycling in industrial society. He also provides a historical perspective on contemporary sustainable design practices. Along the way, he challenges common assumptions about upcycling’s merits and adds a new dimension to recycling as a form of environmental absolution for the waste-related sins of the modern world. Raising fascinating questions of consumption, environment, and desire, Upcycling Aluminum is for anyone interested in industrial and environmental history, discard studies, engineering, product design, music history, or antiques.
Report of the Activities
Author: United States. Congress. Joint Committee on Defense Production
Publisher:
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Category : Arms transfers
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Arms transfers
Languages : en
Pages : 1058
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Minerals Yearbook
Author:
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Category : Government Publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1400
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Government Publications
Languages : en
Pages : 1400
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