of the youngest members in the family of metals such an outstanding material the answer lies in its amazing versatility and unusual combination of properties it's marked modern appearance in a variety of natural or colored its great strength combined with extreme lightweight and outstanding advantage in almost every metal application it's highlight for gold conductivity with aluminum leading all other metals in a pound for pound comparison one of the most amazing things about this most remarkable metal is a tremendous abundance  in america the richest of these commercial grade aluminum deposits located in the central region of arkansas although traces of aluminum may be found in almost any soil only those clays containing fifty or sixty percent aluminum or are known as oxide are mined for commercial production and here one of the foremost producers of aluminum derives much of it are for the reduction plans in order to ensure a constant and uninterrupted supply of this raw material reynolds some years ago pioneered the development of expensive aluminum or deposits in haiti and jamaica these deposits along with mining operations in british guiana constitute the world's largest known aluminum or reserves representing a vital backlog of strategic materials for consumer goods and defense production on the island of jamaica alone more breathtaking journey over six miles of aerial tramway to the sea among this maze of giant adjusters settlers and watchers all the skill and ingenuity of modern chemical engineering combine to provide the first step in unlocking aluminum from the  kills resulting in this purest snow white powder known as aluminum and ever increasing amount of this alumina is being used in chemical processing in soil conditioners in abrasives and many other applications in order to reduce the illuminati to solid aluminum it is transferred to one of a number reduction plants and converted to metallic form in giant electrolytic cells these plants consume electrical power in from mendis quantities enough to supply the daily needs of one million people alone one third of the required electricity is generated at reynolds plants and the rest is purchased from outside sources over twenty thousand kilowatt hours of electricity will pass through the cells to produce one ton of aluminum six thousand pound agents into aluminum seats requires giant machinery plus great technical skill and experience  here under one roof is found the most modern equipment many costly but necessary facilities often beyond the reach of the average fabricators are made available through this service including press equipment imagination and daring the fabricating service tackles the most difficult production assignments such as this patented to see a solid aluminum sheet with self contained passages for liquid or gas speed is now in common use as in this refrigeration unit and has unlimited possibilities in all types of heat transfer applications still another contribution of the fabricating service of the all aluminum truck and body parts assembled for the leading truck and trailer company because aluminum will not rust these parts will not need painting and neither will these aluminum gutters and downspouts aluminum buildings are easily constructed requiring a minimum amount of maintenance and upkeep so insulating against both feet and cold aluminum sheet provides greater protection for every type of outdoor use from industrial buildings large and small to the most modern residen lightweight strength and the versatility of aluminum makes possible higher payloads in all commercial vehicles from highway trailers to modern smart looking delivery trucks aluminum adds beauty and flexibility of design to lightweight highway homes and ultra modern buses in national defense says in many other fields aluminum is everywhere in the air on contributes that decorative modern time to office and home because aluminum reflects up to ninety five percent of all radiant heat and effectively stops most here it finds extensive use in all types of insulation these same reflective qualities added extra fish and see the aluminum heating and air conditioning ducts