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Largely due to products in the residential, industrial, commercial, farm, and highway sectors, the 1999 building and construction market accounted for 3,237 millions of pounds of net shipments, good for 13.1 percent of total shipments and the third largest domestic market for aluminum.

A potential new application for aluminum is in the nation's infrastructure, such as bridges, oil rigs and fast ferries. In many cases, the light weight, high strength and durability of aluminum alloys make aluminum attractive to construction contractors.

Aluminum is cost-efficient because it requires less maintenance or painting than traditional materials. It can be installed relatively rapidly and with less inconvenience and disruption to pedestrian and street traffic. With the likelihood of 50,000 concrete and steel-reinforced bridge decks facing rebuilding because of winter weather damage, aluminum could be a critical alternative.

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