Aluminum not going away as key aero input: Michaels

Nov 30, 2012 | 04:00 PM | Samuel Frizell

Tags  Kevin Michaels, aluminum, aerospace, ICF SH&E, Credit Suisse 2012 Aerospace & Defense Conference, Samuel Frizell

NEW YORK — Airline producers’ demand for aluminum will increase in the coming years despite earlier forecasts to the contrary, ICF SH&E vice president Kevin Michaels said at the Credit Suisse 2012 Aerospace and Defense Conference Thursday.

"Rather than aluminum going the way of the buggy whip, it’s actually going to grow," he said.....





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