"In 1980, the EEC aluminium industry produced over 2 million tonnes of primary aluminium and over 1 million tonnes of secondary aluminium. Energy consumption was 11 million toe per year and energy savings of 1 million toe were obtained between 1976 and 1979 by improvement in specific energy use....

Trade theory and economic geography suggest that the removal of trade barriers is likely to bring about more economic specialisation and potentially more diverse development paths between countries and regions. Thus, the deepening and extending European integration should be accompanied by an...