Metals & mining (diversified) industry

Aluminum demand has had an annual 5% increase since the early 1990s, and capacity is forecast to remain about the same. However, the industry is untimely in the late 1990s due to the Asian financial crisis. The copper industry is also untimely in the late 1990s and is unfavorably ranked, with weak demand and increased supplies. With a few exceptions investors should avoid stocks in either the aluminum and copper industries in the 1990s.