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To: Frank Pembleton who wrote (490)	7/9/2001 12:27:01 PM
From: craig crawford	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1643

European uranium dumped in US at unfair prices: commerce dept Washington, July 6 (AFP) - The U.S. Department of Commerce on Friday issued a preliminary ruling that enriched uranium from France and Britain is being sold at unfairly low prices in the United States, and called for antidumping duties to be imposed. The agency said that the dumping of low-enriched uranium--used for nuclear power generation--was being carried out by Eurodif, a French government-controlled entity, and the Anglo-German-Dutch firm Urenco Ltd. ( Story .17655 ) ........................................................................................................... >> Has the demand for zinc increased? << it's been steadily increasing worldwide although with the economic slowdown it is set to take a breather in 2001. >> (with the focus on the storing of electricity) << well to be honest i'm not so sure zinc-air batteries or fuel cells are going to make up a significant percentage of the market for zinc, but i want to cover all aspects of the market so i don't miss anything. you have to remember, when there's no shortages of anything people don't seem to worry about a 1 or 2% increase. people are more worried about auto sales and construction slowing down which is a big market for zinc. they are not worried about batteries. but after demand comes back to full throttle after production cuts, and prices start to rise because there are shortages developing, all of a sudden some new use that could drive zinc demand even a couple of percent could make a huge difference. so for the time being, are these new battery technologies and zinc fuel cells going to make much difference? no. could it make a difference 5 years down the road? possibly. i need to find out more about it to be honest. anyway i find stuff like electric cars and fuel-cells and stuff like that interesting anyway so it's not a chore to read up on zinc technology.