primary metals
Higher prices and productivity drive Alcoa’s 3Q profits
Company’s is benefitting from demand in areas including aerospace for aluminum and other lightweight materials.
Ontario’s economy will grow despite lacklustre exports, manufacturing production
RBC has revised its forecast for provincial real GDP growth to 1.3% in 2013, down from 1.7%.
Reducing energy use by 25% could produce 25,000 Ontario jobs by 2025
Manufacturing would grow by 1.6%, with paper production and primary metals seeing the greatest benefit.