Aluminum industry plugs back in. (Scrap Industry News).(Michigan Avenue Partners re-opens Washington aluminum smelting facility)(Brief Article) From: Recycling Today | Date: March 1, 2002 | COPYRIGHT 2002 G.I.E. Media, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

One of the aluminum smelters in the Pacific Northwest that shut down when electricity costs were at their peak has been scheduled to re-open.

Michigan Avenue Partners, Chicago, plans to start making metal at its Longview, Wash., aluminum smelter in April, providing a spark to a regional industry that shut down amid the power crisis of 2000 and 2001.

A spokesperson for the Chicago investment group told the Spokane Spokesman Review, "Restarting has always been o...

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