Ark. Aluminum sow output up; ingot pouring still down

Nov 03, 2006 | 04:03 PM | Paul Schaffer

Arkansas Aluminum Alloys Inc. has resumed making specification sow but won't restart its ingot-pouring equipment until it has diagnosed what caused an explosion Tuesday that killed two employees at its plant on Hot Springs, Ark.

"Our first item is to find the source of the explosion. It might be necessary to modify the replacement equipment. We're going to do what we have to do to make sure it's safe," Richard J. Wolf, the company's president, said.....





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