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PLANNING USE FOR
ALUMINIUM
PROSPECTS for the establishment of a plant near Launceston
for the manufacture of aluminium products are being ex-
amined by Miss. Annette Oldfield, of the Reynolds Metal Co.,
New York..
'T'JIE president of the Launceston
Chamber of Commerce (Mr G.
B. Rolph). said yesterday Miss Old-
field was looking at Launceston
closely, because it was hoped alu-
minium works would be established
there.
Miss Oldfield's principals were
prepared to import the'raw product
until material could be supplied
from the works on the River Tamar.
Miss Oldfield said her company
was not planning to compete with
the Aluminium Commission. It had
been informed that the commission
: would be producing 10,000 tons of
aluminium and could absorb only
3,500, and that the Reynolds Co.
could therefore become customers to
the commission.
It appeared that the customer
was a little ahead of the product,
but that did not matter. I
"There is a great future for Aus- J
tralian aluminium products when
you establish the Australian indus-
try," said Miss Oldfield.
She said aluminium was replacing
other material for packing, and in
U.S.A. was ousting tin for canning
food.
"I am certain that the greatest
need of Australia is a foil plant,
because aluminium packaging will
increase sales, particularly in over-
sea markets. Money will be lost by
not' packaging well," said Miss Old-
field.
Tasmania's advantages for the
aluminium industry were freedom
from labour strife, excellent, har-
bours, and that it was only begin-
ning its programme to industrialise.
The aluminum plant would not harm
vegetation.
The site proposed on the Tamar
was superb, but it was useless unless
power were available.
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