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Show 165 The Western States account for a major portion of the national production of light metals, because of their tremendous hydro-electric The power resources. the Aluminum. any of the the West opening Company metals light pzoduces tire country was only 206,000 was 339,000 in 1940. net pzodnc ed The United States magnesium (based than Mississippi River. was production 1940;" whereas, net tons of on In of western primary magnesium 1951, first nine for the Western States plants of produced in the Today en- primary aluminum production in 1950 tons, 47.1 per cent of the national output. 93 United States in 1939. 94 Wester'n west of the primary alu.minum net tons in Only 3, 350 figUre"s Washington, plant of America in late 1940 marked the first time that were more of the Vancouver, an produced estimated 40,000 net tons of months) are were produced.95 were not available. in ope ratton in 1951 have an in the primary Production However, the two annual capacity of 34,000 net tons. 96 The first now in operation 97 Nevada.' at the old Basic Titanium has to those of steel per cent in 93 OPe large- scale plant alloys, some The a such of titanium is Plant located as strength, n.ear etc; considerable reduction in , Henderson, equivalent weight (up to 43 in several uses, it has heat-resistant Research Institute, Western Resources Handbook, cft,.; Section IV -C. 94}.(ahoney, (June, 1944) 95 " p. Iron 68, and Vol. "The Western Steel 66. Age, Vol. 169, 96"Western p. with production Magnesium properties, cases), and, tanford for the No.1 Industry," Vol. 3, No.1, (January 3, 1952), p. 420. ft Western Metals, Vol. 9, No. 3 News, 9, No. 9 (September, 1951), p. 53. 97"W estern News," Western Metals, Vol. 9, No.8 (March, 1951), (August, 1951), |
