'Last summer, some 600 workers at Century Aluminum Company in | Intel Slava Z

"Last summer, some 600 workers at Century Aluminum Company in Hawesville, Kentucky, America's second-largest aluminum mill--accounting for 20 percent of US supply--received pink slips after the plant's electricity bill tripled in just a few months.

A letter from Century Aluminum to some employees in Hawesville shows they are stopping operations for up to a year due to the rise in global energy prices. The letter shows this will mean layoffs for 628 Hawesville smelter employees, including 504 union members."

- Pedro L. Gonzales (1/3)