Kaiser sees service centers’ aero orders falling in 4th qtr.

Oct 26, 2012 | 09:55 AM | Suzy Waite

Tags  Kaiser Aluminum, service center orders, aluminum, Jack Hockema, aerospace, Suzy Waite

NEW YORK — Kaiser Aluminum Corp. expects service centers’ orders for certain aerospace products to weaken in the fourth quarter due to seasonality.

The Foothill Ranch, Calif.-based downstream aluminum producer will take advantage of sluggish service center orders to perform maintenance on equipment across all of its facilities in the next few months, Jack Hockema, Kaiser’s chairman, president and chief executive officer told analysts during a call following the release of the company’s third-quarter earnings results (amm.com, Oct. 25).....





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