Word: metallize
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...attempt to create a tin cartel is likely to founder on some hard economic realities. The metal is mainly used to plate the steel in so-called tin cans. Canning companies use tin because it resists corrosion that can be caused by acids often found in foods. Tin consumption, however, has been declining for years. More and more food is being packaged in sealed plastic pouches, and tin users are experimenting with such substitute materials as aluminum...
Another roadblock to Tinpec is the U.S., which has stockpiled 200,000 tons of the metal as a strategic reserve to be used in case of war. The tin was bought three decades ago for an average price of only $1.08 per Ib., and the General Services Administration in the past four months has sold 6,470 tons of it for up to $7.49 per Ib. Says Roy Markon, a GSA commissioner: "Why should we be worried about a contrived shortage? It is of great benefit to our sales program and good for the taxpayer...
...market showdown could come this week when speculators must deliver tin contracts that they have sold. Earlier this month, the London Metal Exchange eased its financial requirements, limiting he amount of money traders can lose. If the speculators are forced to liquidate more of their holdings, however, the Malaysians will have an opportunity to buy additional tin. The larger questions that remain unanswered are whether Malaysia and the other major producers can maintain an artificially high price for tin, and whether a residue of political bitterness will continue over the Reagan Administration's attempt to inject an element...
...winged celestial furniture, complete with lecterns, pulpits, vases, an altar and crowns-180 objects in all. Only some of these are actually on exhibit; the throne itself is not, because it is too difficult to move. The entire construction is made out of junk, covered with layers of metal foil and kraft paper. The effect, twinkling and blazing under the museum lights, is of quite breathtaking intensity: the gold and silver may be only foil, but they go beyond rococo incrustation into a domain of absolute theatricality. Hampton's vision contains not one depiction of an angel...
...skier. One ski is extended beyond the other until the skier is crouching. The rear ski rudders the front one into the turns necessary for steep downhill flights. One aficionado calls it "genuflecting on the run." A new generation of skis, slightly wider than the usual touring model and metal-edged for downhill curve cutting, is doing a brisk business in sports shops. Telemarking classes have become standard fare at the larger touring centers. There are even the first North American Telemark Championships in the offing. They will be held this March in Aspen. Says Suzanne Hogan, 32, a self...