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FordTemporary Setback?--Magnesium meltdown doesn't discourage FordTemporary Setback?--Magnesium meltdown doesn't discourage Ford
Despite recent developments that could be viewed as setbacks to the magnesium market, an executive at Ford Motor Co. is predicting automotive use of the light metal will increase tenfold by 2020.Ford is by far the world's top automotive magnesium consumer, claims a report by Hydro Magnesium Marketing SA. Says Gerald S. Cole, a senior staff technical specialist in Ford's Manufacturing Systems Dept.,