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LOBBYING REPORT |
Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page
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Address1 | 1525 WILSON BOULEVARD |
Address2 | SUITE 600 |
City | ARLINGTON |
State | VA |
Zip Code | 22209 |
Country | USA |
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5. Senate ID# 1216-12
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6. House ID# 303120000
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TYPE OF REPORT | 8. Year | 2009 |
Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) | Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) | Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) | Q4 (10/1 - 12/31) |
9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report
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Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). | 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options. | ||||||||
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Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only
Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code |
Signature | Digitally Signed By: Laura N. Benton |
Date | 04/15/2009 |
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENG
16. Specific lobbying issues
See addendum
Americans consume aluminum primarily in transportation (31 percent), containers and packaging (23 percent), and building and construction (14 percent). The advances in the automotive aluminum market are helping Americans drive better-performing cars that in turn reduce CO2 emissions and save fuel consumption. Closed-loop recycling of aluminum beverage cansall recycled cans are used in new can sheet--allows energy conservation and high recycled content. More than two-thirds of all aluminum ever produced is still in use through continuous aluminum recycling.
Recycled aluminumfrom beverage cans to all other usesrequires only about 5 percent of energy as compared to primary-ore production. Americans recycling efforts and the industrys aluminum reclamation system thereby reduces the overall energy consumption in total U.S. aluminum production by 46 percent. Primary production consumes 507.16 trillion BTUs for 8 billion pounds, and recycled secondary uses 41.3 trillion BTUs for 8.2 billion pounds, making the national industry energy consumption for production 548 trillion BTUs.
Energy represents about one third of the total production cost of primary aluminum. Electricity is an essential ingredient in primary aluminum production. These factors together make energy efficiency and energy management prime objectives for the industry. While the industry is a large consumer of both natural gas and electricity, the annual expenditure for electricity by the aluminum industry is more than $2 billion.
Manufacturing industries need Congress to complete action on President Bushs comprehensive energy proposals so that the economy will benefit from adequate supplies at reasonable prices over the long term. Since the 1970s, U.C manufacturing energy consumption has grown at twice the rate of domestic energy production. This gap between energy use and production will continue to adversely affect manufacturing if the country does not resolve national energy policy with a comprehensive U.S. energy strategy that enhances supply, improves infrastructure and increases efficiency, without compromising environmental safeguards or imposing efficiency mandates.
Many business and labor leaders, economists, and policymakers agree that America must: increase domestic energy supplies in an environmentally sensitive manner; improve energy efficiency, conservation and development of new technologies; expand and secure our energy delivery infrastructure; ensure affordable home energy supplies for low-income households; and thoughtfully streamline energy development regulatory processes.
President Bush on Jan. 28, 2003 asked Congress to pass a comprehensive energy bill that promotes energy independence for our country, while dramatically improving the environment. He said, the greatest environmental progress will come about not through endless lawsuits or command-and-control regulations, but through technology and innovation.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
Commerce - Dept of (DOC), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code ENV
16. Specific lobbying issues
From an envirnomental perspective, the aluminum industry also is a leader in the preservation of natural resources. Total North American aluminum industry supply in 2005 was 25 billion pounds, 29 percent of which was recycled aluminum. Of the 100.6 billion aluminum cans shipped in the US in 2006, 51.6 percent (52 billion) were recycled. Almost 90 percent of automotive aluminum is reclaimed and recycled. Recycling of aluminum saves energy and avoid emissions in the makin of new aluminum ore.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, U.S. SENATE, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.
15. General issue area code TRD
16. Specific lobbying issues
See addendum
The members of The Aluminum Association are domestic producers of primary and secondary ingot, aluminum mill products and castings. Mill products include sheet and plate, foil, extrusions, forgings and impacts, electrical conductor, and wire, rod and bar. The membership also includes producers of master alloys and additives and aluminum pigments and powders. The Association is a primary source for statistics, technical standards and information on aluminum and the aluminum industry in the United States. The Aluminum industry operates about 470 plants in 40 U.S. states, employs nearly 100,000 people with approximately $3.5 billion in total payroll. While Association member companies conduct business worldwide, the U.S. aluminum industry ranks first in the world in annual primary aluminum production capacity, accounting for about 16 percent of world supply or over 4 million metric tons of metal.
Overview
The members of the Aluminum Association are fully committed to a fair and open world market for aluminum. The Aluminum Association strongly supports the initiation of global trade negotiations in the World Trade Organization (WTO). The Association supports a comprehensive approach to the phased-in reduction and elimination of tariffs over a multi-year period, not to exceed ten years. In addition, we believe that all aluminum producing, importing and exporting countries should participate in the Round, and that no country be required to reduce or eliminate its tariffs on a unilateral basis.
Background
The aluminum industry is global. The largest aluminum producers are multinational companies with production, fabricating and distribution facilities around the world. During 2000, world aluminum primary production totaled an estimated 24 million metric tons.
The leading producing countries include the United States, Russia Canada, the European Union, China, Australia, Brazil, Norway, South Africa, Venezuela, the Gulf States (Bahrain and United Arab Emirates), India and New Zealand; together they represent more than 90 percent of the world primary aluminum production. The largest aluminum markets are North America, Europe and East Asia.
The U.S. is both a major importer and exporter of aluminum. Approximately 33.5 percent of the U.S. supply of aluminum was imported in 2000 from foreign producers in the form of primary ingot and scrap. In 2000, U.S. exports mounted to 11.4 percent of U.S. producer shipments in the form of ingot, scrap and mill products.
The free flow of aluminum products on a global scale is vital to the future success of the U.S. aluminum industry and we believe that the upcoming WTO Round will achieve this goal.
17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None
U.S. SENATE, Commerce - Dept of (DOC), U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area
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19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None
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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS
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FOREIGN ENTITIES
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28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization
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