Internally Generated Factors Affecting Expansion of Aluminum Fabrication Operations in the Pacific Northwest
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Date
1963-12
Authors
Burrow, Robert Loveland
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University of Oregon
Abstract
this thesis is basically an analysis of the industrial market for aluminum in the Pacific Northwest. As such it does not include many of the variables that would have to be examined in order to determine the profitability of expansion of aluminum fabricating facilities in the region. The rather important factor of transportation cost is touched on lightly, and the other factors, such as labor costs and local taxation have not been discussed at all. The prime purpose of the study was not to make a thorough analysis of the northwest economy, but, instead, to examine and analyze the principal uses of aluminum in the two state area in hope of being able to establish the locally generated need for a greater supply of raw materials for aluminum product manufacturers. It was necessary to set some geographic limitation on the market in question and, since the bulk of the heavy industry in the Pacific Northwest is located in the states of Oregon and Washington, with the majority being in the latter, it was dedicated that these two states would comprise the area under study. Further limitations were necessary in order to adequately define the demand for aluminum. If all industrial consumers were considered, the considerable amount of double counting would result, so a “consumer of aluminum closed quote has been defined as any firm manufacturing a finished product from aluminum which is, at the time of completion, ready for its final use. Thus, the definition includes the manufacturer of cast aluminum parts, but omits a contractor who places already finished aluminum windows into a new dwelling.
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91 pages
Keywords
supply and demand, aluminum consumption, Bonneville Power Administration