COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES INC/DE/
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                    FORM 10-Q
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 [x] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

                  For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2000

                                       or

     [ ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES
                              EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

               For the transition period from ________ to ________

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                           Commission File No. 0-25642

                          COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


        Delaware                                       13-3245741
(State of incorporation)                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

   500 West Jefferson Street
         19th Floor
     Louisville, Kentucky                             40202-2823
(Address of principal executive offices)              (Zip Code)


       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (502) 589-8100

                                   ----------

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required
to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during
the  proceeding 12 months (or for such shorter  period that the  registrant  was
required  to file  such  reports),  and  (2) has  been  subject  to such  filing
requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes     X    No ____

The registrant had 16,528,051 shares of common stock outstanding at July 28,
2000.

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                          COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES, INC.
                                    FORM 10-Q
                       For the Quarter Ended June 30, 2000

                                      INDEX

                         Part I - Financial Information


Item 1.  Financial Statements (unaudited)                           Page Number

         Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of June 30, 2000
         and December 31, 1999                                            3

         Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income for the three
         months and six months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999               4

         Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows for the six
         months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999                              5

         Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements             6-15


Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition     16-18
           and Results of Operations


                           Part II - Other Information


Item 1.   Legal Proceedings                                               19

Item 4.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders             19

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K                                19

Signatures                                                                20
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                          COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES, INC.
                      Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
                        (in thousands except share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                          June 30,                 December 31,
                                                                            2000                     1999
                                                                        -------------            -------------
<S>                                                                       <C>                     <C>
Assets
Current assets:
          Cash and cash equivalents                                        $       -               $        -
          Accounts receivable, net                                               159                      118
          Inventories                                                        196,059                  207,413
          Prepayments and other current assets                                67,855                   53,821
                                                                        -------------            -------------
               Total current assets                                          264,073                  261,352
Property, plant and equipment, net                                           271,078                  275,531
Goodwill, net                                                                162,372                  164,610
Other noncurrent assets                                                        4,135                    4,829
                                                                        -------------            -------------
               Total assets                                                $ 701,658                $ 706,322
                                                                        =============            =============

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
          Outstanding checks in excess of deposits                         $  10,670                $   1,188
          Accounts payable                                                    77,157                   97,937
          Accrued liabilities                                                 35,734                   39,160
                                                                        -------------            -------------
               Total current liabilities                                     123,561                  138,285
Long-term debt                                                               129,750                  125,000
Other long-term liabilities                                                    8,266                    8,412
Accrued pension benefits                                                      12,847                   12,482
Accrued postretirement benefits                                               85,042                   85,467
                                                                        -------------            -------------
               Total liabilities                                             359,466                  369,646
                                                                        -------------            -------------

Commitments and contingencies                                                      -                        -

Stockholders' Equity
     Common stock, $0.01 par value, 50,000,000 shares authorized,
          16,528,051 and 16,606,000 shares outstanding at
          June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999, respectively                      165                      166
     Additional paid-in capital                                              408,505                  409,062
     Accumulated deficit                                                     (57,868)                 (61,866)
     Unearned compensation                                                       (28)                    (175)
     Notes receivable from sale of common stock                               (8,582)                 (10,511)
                                                                        -------------            -------------
               Total stockholders' equity                                    342,192                  336,676
                                                                        -------------            -------------
               Total liabilities and stockholders' equity                  $ 701,658                $ 706,322
                                                                        =============            =============

            See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
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                          COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES, INC.
                   Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
                      (in thousands except per share data)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   Three months ended                     Six months ended
                                                                        June 30,                                June 30,
                                                             ------------------------------        ------------------------------
                                                                2000              1999                2000              1999
                                                             ------------      ------------        ------------      ------------
<S>                                                            <C>               <C>                 <C>               <C>
Net sales                                                      $ 296,149         $ 271,525           $ 608,976         $ 510,275
Cost of goods sold                                               270,447           244,338             560,734           462,206
                                                             ------------      ------------        ------------      ------------
     Gross profit                                                 25,702            27,187              48,242            48,069
Selling, general and administrative expenses                      13,799            13,013              28,444            24,975
Amortization of goodwill                                           1,119             1,119               2,238             2,238
                                                             ------------      ------------        ------------      ------------
     Operating income                                             10,784            13,055              17,560            20,856
Other income (expense), net                                          425                28                 665               453
Interest expense, net                                             (5,251)           (4,746)            (10,578)          (10,045)
                                                             ------------      ------------        ------------      ------------
     Income before income taxes                                    5,958             8,337               7,647            11,264
Income tax expense                                                 1,549             1,766               1,988             2,527
                                                             ------------      ------------        ------------      ------------
     Net income                                                  $ 4,409           $ 6,571             $ 5,659           $ 8,737
                                                             ============      ============        ============      ============

     Basic and diluted net income per share                       $ 0.27            $ 0.41              $ 0.34            $ 0.55
                                                             ============      ============        ============      ============

Weighted average shares outstanding
     Basic                                                        16,602            15,948              16,607            15,949
     Diluted                                                      16,602            15,992              16,620            15,984

Dividends paid per share                                          $ 0.05            $ 0.05              $ 0.10            $ 0.10

            See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
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                          COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES, INC.
                 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                       Six months ended June 30,
                                                                                  -------------------------------------
                                                                                     2000                     1999
                                                                                  ------------            -------------
<S>                                                                                  <C>                      <C>
Cash flows from operating activities:
   Net income                                                                         $ 5,659                  $ 8,737
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash (used in) provided
     by operations:
        Depreciation and amortization                                                  19,597                   17,660
        Issuance of common stock in connection with stock awards                          121                       44
        Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment                                 699                        -
        Changes in assets and liabilities:
             (Increase) in accounts receivable, net                                       (41)                    (110)
             Decrease in inventories                                                   11,354                    5,854
             (Increase) in prepayments and other current assets                       (14,034)                 (50,010)
             Decrease (increase) in other noncurrent assets                                94                     (163)
             (Decrease) increase in accounts payable                                  (20,780)                  26,319
             (Decrease) increase in accrued liabilities                                (3,426)                   3,367
             (Decrease) increase in other liabilities                                    (206)                   2,088
                                                                                  ------------            -------------
                 Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities                     (963)                  13,786
                                                                                  ------------            -------------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchases of property, plant and equipment                                         (13,038)                 (20,429)
   Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment                                      4                        -
                                                                                  ------------            -------------
        Net cash (used in) investing activities                                       (13,034)                 (20,429)
                                                                                  ------------            -------------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Increase in outstanding checks in excess of deposits                                 9,482                      132
   Proceeds from long-term debt                                                        47,550                   43,800
   Repayments of long-term debt                                                       (42,800)                 (35,700)
   Repayments of notes receivable from sale of common stock                             1,426                        -
   Cash dividends paid                                                                 (1,661)                  (1,595)
                                                                                  ------------            -------------
        Net cash provided by financing activities                                      13,997                    6,637
                                                                                  ------------            -------------
Net (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                                                 -                       (6)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                            -                        6
                                                                                  ------------            -------------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                          $       -                 $      -
                                                                                  ============            =============
Supplemental disclosures:
     Interest paid                                                                  $  10,788                 $  9,796
     Income taxes paid                                                                    521                    1,841
Non-cash activities:
     Repayment of notes receivable from sale of common stock with
       common stock and subsequent retirement of common stock                             503                        -

            See notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.
</TABLE>
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                          COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES, INC.
              Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements


1. Basis of Presentation
The accompanying  condensed  consolidated  financial statements are presented in
accordance with the  requirements  of Form 10-Q and  consequently do not include
all  the  disclosures   normally  required  by  generally  accepted   accounting
principles.  The condensed  consolidated financial statements have been prepared
in accordance with Commonwealth  Industries,  Inc.'s (the "Company's") customary
accounting  practices and have not been audited.  In the opinion of  management,
all  adjustments  necessary to fairly  present the results of operations for the
reporting interim periods have been made and were of a normal recurring nature.

2. Inventories
The Company uses the last-in,  first-out (LIFO), first-in,  first-out (FIFO) and
average-cost accounting methods for valuing its inventories.

(in thousands)                          June 30, 2000         December 31, 1999
--------------                          -------------         -----------------
Raw materials                              $   61,207                $   63,510
Work in process                                75,809                    80,210
Finished goods                                 59,413                    62,278
Expendable parts and supplies                  15,797                    15,895
                                            ---------                 ---------
                                              212,226                   221,893
LIFO reserve                                  (16,167)                  (14,480)
                                            ---------                 ---------
                                            $ 196,059                 $ 207,413
                                            =========                 =========

Inventories of approximately $171.3 million and $183.3 million,  included in the
above totals  (before the LIFO  reserve) at June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999,
respectively,  are accounted  for under the LIFO method of accounting  while the
remainder of the inventories  are accounted for under the FIFO and  average-cost
methods.

On June 30,  2000,  the Company had deferred  realized  gains of $0.4 million on
closed futures  contracts which are recorded as a decrease to the carrying value
of  inventory.  The  Company had  deferred  realized  losses of $0.7  million at
December 31, 1999.

3. Provision for Income Taxes
The Company  recognized  an income tax expense of $1.5  million and $2.0 million
for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2000, respectively,  compared
to an income tax expense of $1.8  million and $2.5  million for the three months
and six months ended June 30, 1999, respectively.

<PAGE>
4. Net Income Per Share Computations
The following is a reconciliation  of the numerator and denominator of the basic
and diluted per share computations:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                     Three months ended
                                                                                          June 30,
                                                                                      2000        1999
                                                                                      ----        ----
<S>                                                                                   <C>         <C>
Income (numerator) amounts used for basic and diluted per share computations:
     Net income                                                                        $4,409      $6,571
                                                                                       ======      ======

Shares (denominator) used for basic per share computations:
     Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding                               16,602      15,948
                                                                                       ======      ======

Shares (denominator) used for diluted per share computations:
     Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding                               16,602      15,948
     Plus: dilutive effect of stock options                                                 -          44
                                                                                       ------      ------
           Adjusted weighted average shares                                            16,602      15,992
                                                                                       ======      ======

Net income per share data:
     Basic and diluted                                                                  $0.27       $0.41
                                                                                        =====       =====
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   Six months ended June
                                                                                             30,
                                                                                      2000       1999
                                                                                      ----       ----
<S>                                                                                  <C>        <C>
Income (numerator) amounts used for basic and diluted per share computations:
     Net income                                                                       $ 5,659    $ 8,737
                                                                                      =======    =======

Shares (denominator) used for basic per share computations:
     Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding                               16,607     15,949
                                                                                       ======     ======

Shares (denominator) used for diluted per share computations:
     Weighted average shares of common stock outstanding                               16,607     15,949
     Plus: dilutive effect of stock options                                                13         35
                                                                                       ------     ------
           Adjusted weighted average shares                                            16,620     15,984
                                                                                       ======     ======

Net income per share data:
     Basic and diluted                                                                  $0.34      $0.55
                                                                                        =====      =====

Options to purchase  957,500 and 952,500  common shares for the three months and
six months  ended June 30, 2000,  respectively,  and 541,000 and 286,500 for the
three  months and six months ended June 30, 1999,  respectively,  were  excluded
from the  calculations  above  because the  exercise  prices on the options were
greater than the average market price for the periods.

</TABLE>
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5.  Information Concerning Business Segments
The  Company  has  determined  it has  two  reportable  segments:  aluminum  and
electrical  products.  The  aluminum  segment  manufactures  aluminum  sheet for
distributors and the transportation, construction, and consumer durables end-use
markets. The electrical products segment manufactures flexible electrical wiring
products for the commercial and do-it-yourself markets.

The  accounting  policies  of the  reportable  segments  are the  same as  those
described  in  Note  1,  "Basis  of  Presentation  and  Summary  of  Significant
Accounting Policies" in the Company's annual report to stockholders for the year
ended December 31, 1999.  All  intersegment  sales prices are market based.  The
Company evaluates the performance of its operating segments based upon operating
income.

The  Company's  reportable  segments  are  strategic  business  units that offer
different  products to different  customer groups.  They are managed  separately
because each business requires different technology and marketing strategies.

Summarized financial information concerning the Company's reportable segments is
shown in the following  table for the three months and six months ended June 30,
2000 and 1999. The "Other" column includes  corporate  related items,  including
elimination of intersegment transactions, and as it relates to segment operating
income, income and expense not allocated to reportable segments.

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                                       Electrical
                                                          Aluminum      Products       Other        Total
                                                          ---------    ----------    --------      ---------
Three months ended June 30, 2000
--------------------------------
<S>                                                          <C>           <C>              <C>      <C>
Net sales to external customers                              $265,378      $30,771     $    --       $296,149
Intersegment net sales                                          7,074           --      (7,074)            --
Operating income (loss)                                        16,020        (735)      (4,501)        10,784
Depreciation and amortization                                   8,898        1,021        (136)         9,783
Total assets                                                  605,037       93,728        2,893       701,658
Capital expenditures                                            6,190           47           --         6,237

Three months ended June 30, 1999
--------------------------------
Net sales to external customers                              $240,282      $31,243     $    --       $271,525
Intersegment net sales                                          7,213           --      (7,213)            --
Operating income                                               13,213        2,420      (2,578)        13,055
Depreciation and amortization                                   7,902          911           61         8,874
Total assets                                                  583,042      112,731           --       695,773
Capital expenditures                                            5,719        5,013           --        10,732

Six months ended June 30, 2000
------------------------------
Net sales to external customers                              $544,675      $64,301      $   --       $608,976
Intersegment net sales                                         14,115           --     (14,115)            --
Operating income (loss)                                        27,546      (1,632)      (8,354)        17,560
Depreciation and amortization                                  17,583        2,043         (29)        19,597
Total assets                                                  605,037       93,728        2,893       701,658
Capital expenditures                                           12,888          150           --        13,038

Six months ended June 30, 1999
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Net sales to external customers                              $449,126      $61,149      $   --       $510,275
Intersegment net sales                                         13,341           --     (13,341)            --
Operating income                                               20,812        4,919      (4,875)        20,856
Depreciation and amortization                                  15,693        1,785          182        17,660
Total assets                                                  583,042      112,731           --       695,773
Capital expenditures                                           12,682        7,747           --        20,429

</TABLE>
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6. Guarantor Financial Statements
The $125  million of 10.75%  senior  subordinated  notes due 2006  issued by the
Company,  and the $100 million  revolving  credit facility are guaranteed by the
Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries  (collectively the "Subsidiary Guarantors"),
other than Commonwealth Financing Corp. ("CFC"), a Securitization Subsidiary (as
defined in the Indenture with respect to such debt) and certain  subsidiaries of
the Company without substantial assets or operations.  Such guarantees are full,
unconditional  and joint  and  several.  Separate  financial  statements  of the
Subsidiary  Guarantors are not presented because  management has determined that
they would not be material to investors.  The following  supplemental  financial
information  sets forth on a  condensed  combined  basis for the Parent  Company
Only,  Subsidiary  Guarantors,  Non-guarantor  Subsidiaries and for the Company,
combining balance sheet as of June 30, 2000 and December 31, 1999,  statement of
income  for the three  months and six  months  ended June 30,  2000 and 1999 and
statement of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2000 and 1999.

                    Combining Balance Sheet at June 30, 2000
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Parent
                                                                       Company    Subsidiary  Non-guarantor                Combined
                                                                        Only      Guarantors  Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Totals
                                                                       ---------  -----------  -----------   ------------   --------
<S>                                                                   <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
Assets
Current assets:
          Cash and cash equivalents                                    $    --      $    --     $    --      $    --      $    --
          Accounts receivable, net                                       169,832       85,498        --       (255,171)         159
          Inventories                                                       --        196,059        --           --        196,059
          Prepayments and other current assets                               607        7,171      60,077         --         67,855
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total current assets                                      170,439      288,728      60,077     (255,171)     264,073
Property, plant and equipment, net                                          --        271,078        --           --        271,078
Goodwill, net                                                               --        162,372        --           --        162,372
Other noncurrent assets                                                  301,177        1,829        --       (298,871)       4,135
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total assets                                            $ 471,616    $ 724,007   $  60,077    $(554,042)   $ 701,658
                                                                       =========    =========   =========    =========    =========

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
          Outstanding checks in excess of deposits                     $    --      $  10,670   $    --      $    --      $  10,670
          Accounts payable                                                  --        246,989      85,339     (255,171)      77,157
          Accrued liabilities                                              4,424       31,200         110         --         35,734
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total current liabilities                                   4,424      288,859      85,449     (255,171)     123,561
Long-term debt                                                           125,000        4,750        --           --        129,750
Other long-term liabilities                                                 --          8,266        --           --          8,266
Accrued pension benefits                                                    --         12,847        --           --         12,847
Accrued postretirement benefits                                             --         85,042        --           --         85,042
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total liabilities                                         129,424      399,764      85,449     (255,171)     359,466
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------

Commitments and contingencies                                               --           --          --           --           --

Stockholders' Equity
     Common stock                                                            165            1        --             (1)         165
     Additional paid-in capital                                          408,505      273,774       5,000     (278,774)     408,505
     Accumulated deficit                                                 (57,868)      50,468     (30,372)     (20,096)     (57,868)
     Unearned compensation                                                   (28)        --          --           --            (28)
     Notes receivable from sale of common stock                           (8,582)        --          --           --         (8,582)
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total stockholders' equity                                342,192      324,243     (25,372)    (298,871)     342,192
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total liabilities and stockholders' equity              $ 471,616    $ 724,007   $  60,077    $(554,042)   $ 701,658
                                                                       =========    =========   =========    =========    =========
</TABLE>
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                  Combining Balance Sheet at December 31, 1999
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                        Parent
                                                                       Company    Subsidiary  Non-guarantor                Combined
                                                                        Only      Guarantors  Subsidiaries   Eliminations   Totals
                                                                       ---------  -----------  -----------   ------------   --------
<S>                                                                   <C>          <C>         <C>          <C>          <C>
Assets
Current assets:
          Cash and cash equivalents                                    $    --      $    --     $    --      $    --      $    --
          Accounts receivable, net                                       172,266       59,526        --       (231,674)         118
          Inventories                                                       --        207,413        --           --        207,413
          Prepayments and other current assets                               627       13,214      39,980         --         53,821
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total current assets                                      172,893      280,153      39,980     (231,674)     261,352
Property, plant and equipment, net                                          --        275,531        --           --        275,531
Goodwill, net                                                               --        164,610        --           --        164,610
Other noncurrent assets                                                  289,196        2,668        --       (287,035)       4,829
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total assets                                            $ 462,089    $ 722,962   $  39,980    $(518,709)   $ 706,322
                                                                       =========    =========   =========    =========    =========

Liabilities
Current liabilities:
          Outstanding checks in excess of deposits                     $    --      $   1,188   $    --      $    --      $   1,188
          Accounts payable                                                  --        270,203      59,408     (231,674)      97,937
          Accrued liabilities                                                413       38,928        (181)        --         39,160
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total current liabilities                                     413      310,319      59,227     (231,674)     138,285
Long-term debt                                                           125,000         --          --           --        125,000
Other long-term liabilities                                                 --          8,412        --           --          8,412
Accrued pension benefits                                                    --         12,482        --           --         12,482
Accrued postretirement benefits                                             --         85,467        --           --         85,467
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total liabilities                                         125,413      416,680      59,227     (231,674)     369,646
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------

Commitments and contingencies                                               --           --          --           --           --

Stockholders' Equity
     Common stock                                                            166            1        --             (1)         166
     Additional paid-in capital                                          409,062      273,774       5,000     (278,774)     409,062
     Accumulated deficit                                                 (61,866)      32,507     (24,247)      (8,260)     (61,866)
     Unearned compensation                                                  (175)        --          --           --           (175)
     Notes receivable from sale of common stock                          (10,511)        --          --           --        (10,511)
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total stockholders' equity                                336,676      306,282     (19,247)    (287,035)     336,676
                                                                       ---------    ---------   ---------    ---------    ---------
               Total liabilities and stockholders' equity              $ 462,089    $ 722,962   $  39,980    $(518,709)   $ 706,322
                                                                       =========    =========   =========    =========    =========
</TABLE>
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     Combining Statement of Income for the three months ended June 30, 2000
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Parent
                                                           Company        Subsidiary     Non-guarantor                    Combined
                                                            Only          Guarantors     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Totals
                                                           ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------       ---------
<S>                                                        <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>
Net sales                                                  $    --         $ 296,149      $    --         $    --         $ 296,149
Cost of goods sold                                              --           270,447           --              --           270,447
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Gross profit                                               --            25,702           --              --            25,702
Selling, general and administrative expenses                     (80)         13,879           --              --            13,799
Amortization of goodwill                                        --             1,119           --              --             1,119
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Operating income (loss)                                      80          10,704           --              --            10,784
Other income (expense), net                                    7,654             425           --            (7,654)            425
Interest income (expense), net                                (3,325)          1,272         (3,198)           --            (5,251)
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Income (loss) before income taxes                         4,409          12,401         (3,198)         (7,654)          5,958
Income tax expense                                              --             1,549           --              --             1,549
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Net income (loss)                                     $   4,409       $  10,852      $  (3,198)      $  (7,654)      $   4,409
                                                           =========       =========      =========       =========       =========
</TABLE>

     Combining Statement of Income for the three months ended June 30, 1999
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Parent
                                                           Company        Subsidiary     Non-guarantor                    Combined
                                                            Only          Guarantors     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Totals
                                                           ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------       ---------
<S>                                                        <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>
Net sales                                                  $    --         $ 271,525      $    --         $    --         $ 271,525
Cost of goods sold                                              --           244,338           --              --           244,338
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Gross profit                                               --            27,187           --              --            27,187
Selling, general and administrative expenses                     100          12,913           --              --            13,013
Amortization of goodwill                                        --             1,119           --              --             1,119
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Operating income (loss)                                    (100)         13,155           --              --            13,055
Other income (expense), net                                   10,139              28           --           (10,139)             28
Interest income (expense), net                                (3,468)          1,121         (2,399)           --            (4,746)
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Income (loss) before income taxes                         6,571          14,304         (2,399)        (10,139)          8,337
Income tax expense                                              --             1,766           --              --             1,766
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Net income (loss)                                     $   6,571       $  12,538      $  (2,399)      $ (10,139)      $   6,571
                                                           =========       =========      =========       =========       =========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

      Combining Statement of Income for the six months ended June 30, 2000
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Parent
                                                           Company        Subsidiary     Non-guarantor                    Combined
                                                            Only          Guarantors     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Totals
                                                           ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------       ---------
<S>                                                        <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>
Net sales                                                  $    --         $ 608,976      $    --         $    --         $ 608,976
Cost of goods sold                                              --           560,734           --              --           560,734
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Gross profit                                               --            48,242           --              --            48,242
Selling, general and administrative expenses                     142          28,302           --              --            28,444
Amortization of goodwill                                        --             2,238           --              --             2,238
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Operating income (loss)                                    (142)         17,702           --              --            17,560
Other income (expense), net                                   12,443             665           --           (12,443)            665
Interest income (expense), net                                (6,642)          2,188         (6,124)           --           (10,578)
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Income (loss) before income taxes                         5,659          20,555         (6,124)        (12,443)          7,647
Income tax expense                                              --             1,988           --              --             1,988
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Net income (loss)                                     $   5,659       $  18,567      $  (6,124)      $ (12,443)      $   5,659
                                                           =========       =========      =========       =========       =========
</TABLE>

      Combining Statement of Income for the six months ended June 30, 1999
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                            Parent
                                                           Company        Subsidiary     Non-guarantor                    Combined
                                                            Only          Guarantors     Subsidiaries     Eliminations     Totals
                                                           ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------       ---------
<S>                                                        <C>             <C>            <C>             <C>             <C>
Net sales                                                  $    --         $ 510,275      $    --         $    --         $ 510,275
Cost of goods sold                                              --           462,206           --              --           462,206
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Gross profit                                               --            48,069           --              --            48,069
Selling, general and administrative expenses                     309          24,666           --              --            24,975
Amortization of goodwill                                        --             2,238           --              --             2,238
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Operating income (loss)                                    (309)         21,165           --              --            20,856
Other income (expense), net                                   15,967             453           --           (15,967)            453
Interest income (expense), net                                (6,921)          1,450         (4,574)           --           (10,045)
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Income (loss) before income taxes                         8,737          23,068         (4,574)        (15,967)         11,264
Income tax expense                                              --             2,527           --              --             2,527
                                                           ---------       ---------      ---------       ---------       ---------
     Net income (loss)                                     $   8,737       $  20,541      $  (4,574)      $ (15,967)      $   8,737
                                                           =========       =========      =========       =========       =========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

    Combining Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2000
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Parent
                                                                          Company    Subsidiary  Non-guarantor             Combined
                                                                           Only      Guarantors Subsidiaries Eliminations   Totals
                                                                          ---------  ----------   ----------  ---------   ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                                        <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
   Net income (loss)                                                       $  5,659    $ 18,567    $ (6,124)   $(12,443)   $  5,659
   Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
    net cash provided (used in) by operations:
        Depreciation and amortization                                           (29)     19,626        --          --        19,597
        Issuance of common stock in connection with stock awards                121        --          --          --           121
        Loss on disposal of property, plant and equipment                      --           699        --          --           699
        Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries                     --       (12,443)       --        12,443        --
        Changes in assets and liabilities:
             (Increase) decrease in accounts receivable, net                  2,434     (25,972)       --        23,497         (41)
             Decrease in inventories                                           --        11,354        --          --        11,354
             Decrease (increase) in prepayments and other current assets         20       6,043     (20,097)       --       (14,034)
             (Increase) decrease in other noncurrent assets                 (11,981)     12,075        --          --            94
             (Decrease) increase in accounts payable                           --       (23,214)     25,931     (23,497)    (20,780)
             Increase (decrease) in accrued liabilities                       4,011      (7,727)        290        --        (3,426)
             (Decrease) in other liabilities                                   --          (206)       --          --          (206)
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
                 Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities            235      (1,198)       --          --          (963)
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchases of property, plant and equipment                                  --       (13,038)       --          --       (13,038)
   Proceeds from sale of property, plant and equipment                         --             4        --          --             4
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
        Net cash (used in) investing activities                                --       (13,034)       --          --       (13,034)
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Increase in outstanding checks in excess of deposits                        --         9,482        --          --         9,482
   Proceeds from long-term debt                                                --        47,550        --          --        47,550
   Repayments of long-term debt                                                --       (42,800)       --          --       (42,800)
   Repayments of notes receivable from sale of common stock                   1,426        --          --          --         1,426
   Cash dividends paid                                                       (1,661)       --          --          --        (1,661)
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
        Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities                    (235)     14,232        --          --        13,997
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents                           --          --          --          --          --
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                               --          --          --          --          --
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                 $   --      $   --      $   --      $   --      $   --
                                                                           ========    ========    ========    ========    ========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>

    Combining Statement of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 1999
                                 (in thousands)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                           Parent
                                                                          Company    Subsidiary  Non-guarantor             Combined
                                                                           Only      Guarantors Subsidiaries Eliminations   Totals
                                                                          ---------  ----------   ----------  ---------   ----------
Cash flows from operating activities:
<S>                                                                        <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>         <C>
   Net income (loss)                                                       $  8,737    $ 20,541    $ (4,574)   $(15,967)   $  8,737
   Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to
     net cash provided by operations:
        Depreciation and amortization                                           400      17,260        --          --        17,660
        Issuance of common stock in connection with stock awards                 44        --          --          --            44
        Equity in undistributed net income of subsidiaries                     --       (15,967)       --        15,967        --
        Changes in assets and liabilities:
             Decrease (increase) in accounts receivable, net                  8,009     (55,914)       --        47,795        (110)
             Decrease in inventories                                           --         5,854        --          --         5,854
             Decrease (increase) in prepayments and other current assets          2       1,410     (51,422)       --       (50,010)
             (Increase) decrease in other noncurrent assets                 (14,408)     14,245        --          --          (163)
             Increase (decrease) in accounts payable                           --        18,460      55,654     (47,795)     26,319
             (Decrease) increase in accrued liabilities                      (1,189)      4,214         342        --         3,367
             Increase in other liabilities                                     --         2,088        --          --         2,088
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
                 Net cash provided by operating activities                    1,595      12,191           0           0      13,786
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Cash flows from investing activities:
   Purchases of property, plant and equipment                                  --       (20,429)       --          --       (20,429)
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
        Net cash (used in) investing activities                                --       (20,429)       --          --       (20,429)
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Cash flows from financing activities:
   Increase in outstanding checks in excess of deposits                        --           132        --          --           132
   Proceeds from long-term debt                                                --        43,800        --          --        43,800
   Repayments of long-term debt                                                --       (35,700)       --          --       (35,700)
   Cash dividends paid                                                       (1,595)       --          --          --        (1,595)
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
        Net cash (used in) financing activities                              (1,595)      8,232           0           0       6,637
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents                                      --            (6)          0           0          (6)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                               --             6        --          --             6
                                                                           --------    --------    --------    --------    --------
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period                                 $   --      $   --      $   --      $   --      $   --
                                                                           ========    ========    ========    ========    ========
</TABLE>
<PAGE>
Item 2.   Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and
Results of Operations

The following  discussion contains  statements which are forward-looking  rather
than historical fact. These forward-looking  statements are made pursuant to the
safe harbor  provisions of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act, as amended and involve risks and
uncertainties that could render them materially  different,  including,  but not
limited to, the effect of global economic conditions,  the impact of competitive
products and pricing,  product development and  commercialization,  availability
and cost of critical raw materials,  the rate of technological  change,  product
demand  and  market  acceptance  risks,   capacity  and  supply  constraints  or
difficulties,  the success of the Company in implementing its business strategy,
and other risks as detailed in the  Company's  various  Securities  and Exchange
Commission filings.

Overview
The Company  manufactures  non-heat treat coiled aluminum sheet for distributors
and the  transportation,  construction and consumer durables end use markets and
electrical  flexible conduit and prewired armored cable for the  non-residential
construction and renovation  markets.  The Company's principal raw materials are
aluminum scrap,  primary  aluminum,  copper and steel.  Trends in the demand for
aluminum  sheet  products  in the United  States  and in the prices of  aluminum
primary metal,  aluminum scrap and copper commodities affect the business of the
Company.  The Company's  operating results also are affected by factors specific
to the Company,  such as the margins between selling prices for its products and
its cost of raw material  ("material  margins")  and its unit cost of converting
raw material into its products  ("conversion  cost").  While changes in aluminum
and copper prices can cause the Company's net sales to change significantly from
period to period,  net income is more directly  impacted by the  fluctuation  in
material margins.

While demand for the Company's aluminum sheet products decreased somewhat in the
second quarter of 2000 due to the Company's customers reducing inventories built
in the previous  quarter,  the dampening  effect of higher  interest rates and a
softening  of the Truck  Trailer  and  Distribution  markets,  material  margins
increased  in the second  quarter and first half of 2000  compared to the fourth
quarter  of  1999.  Part  of the  increase  in the  material  margins  is due to
improvements in product mix and the Company's ability to utilize  lower-cost raw
materials.

Shipments for the Company's  electrical products in the 2nd quarter of 2000 were
down 2% versus the 2nd  quarter of 1999  while  shipments  for the first half of
2000 were up 9% over the  comparable  period in 1999.  Material  margins  on the
Company's  electrical products have come under pressure and are below the levels
achieved in 1999 due to expansions of existing production by competitors and the
entry of new participants into the market,  however the material margins were up
7% from the first quarter of 2000.

Results of Operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2000
and 1999
Net Sales.  Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 2000,  increased 9% to $296
million (including $30.8 million from Alflex) from $272 million (including $31.2
million from Alflex) for the same period in 1999.  The increase is due primarily
to higher prices for the Company's aluminum  products,  which more than offset a
decline in shipments  for  aluminum  products  while  pricing and volume for the
Company's  electrical products were virtually unchanged for the quarter compared
with the same period last year.  Unit sales  volume of aluminum  decreased 4% to
264.1 million  pounds for the second  quarter of 2000 from 274.8 million  pounds
for the second quarter of 1999.  Alflex unit sales volume was 144.6 million feet
for the second  quarter of 2000, a decrease of 2% versus 147.4  million feet for
the comparable period in 1999. Net sales for the six-month period ended June 30,
2000, were $609 million  (including  $64.3 million from Alflex),  a 19% increase
from the $510  million  recorded  in the  first  half of 1999  (including  $61.1
million from Alflex). The increase is due primarily to higher shipments combined
with higher prices for the Company's aluminum  products,  while higher shipments
of  electrical  products  more than  offset a decline in prices  for  electrical
products.  Unit sales volume of aluminum was 538.5 million  pounds for the first
half of 2000, an increase of 5% from the 512.7 million pounds for the first half
of 1999.  Alflex  unit  sales  volume was 309.1  million  feet for the first six
months of 2000, an increase of 9%, versus 282.4 million feet for the  comparable
period in 1999.

Gross  Profit.  Gross profit for the quarter  ended June 30, 2000,  decreased to
$25.7 million from $27.2  million for the same period in 1999.  Gross profit for
the six months ended June 30, 2000 was $48.2  million  versus $48.1  million for
the  comparable  period in 1999.  This quarter  decrease and virtually  flat six
months is due primarily to the impact of lower material  margins and higher unit
manufacturing  costs in the Company's  electrical  products  business which more
than offset higher material  margins and lower unit  manufacturing  costs in the
Company's aluminum products business.

Operating Income. The Company produced operating income of $10.8 million for the
second  quarter of 2000 compared  with $13.1  million for the second  quarter of
1999. For the six-month  period ended June 30, 2000,  operating income was $17.6
million,  down from $20.9 million for the first half of 1999.  Selling,  general
and  administrative  expenses  during  the  second  quarter  of 2000 were  $13.8
million,  compared with $13.0 million for the same period in 1999 and were $28.4
million for the six months ended June 30, 2000,  compared with $25.0 million for
the same period in 1999.  The increase was due  primarily to increases at Alflex
associated with higher sales volume and the  infrastructure  required to support
the growth of this  business.  Other  factors  contributing  to the  increase in
selling,  general and administrative  expenses were a new variable  compensation
plan, additional depreciation due to Y2K related projects and employee severance
and related costs.

Net Income.  Net income was $4.4  million for the quarter  ended June 30,  2000,
compared with net income of $6.6 million for the same period in 1999. Net income
for the six  months  ended June 30,  2000 was $5.7  million  compared  with $8.7
million for the first half of 1999.  Interest  expense was $5.3  million for the
quarter  ended June 30,  2000,  compared to $4.7  million for the same period in
1999 and $10.6  million for the six months  ended June 30, 2000,  compared  with
$10.0  million  for the first half of 1999.  These  increases  in the  Company's
interest  expense  are  primarily  due to the higher  interest  rates  under the
Company's accounts receivable  securitization  facility.  Income tax expense was
$1.5  million in the second  quarter of 2000  compared  to income tax expense of
$1.8  million  for the same  period in 1999 and an income  tax  expense  of $2.0
million for the six months ended June 30,  2000,  compared to income tax expense
of $2.5 million for the same period in 1999.

Liquidity and Capital Resources

The Company's sources of liquidity are cash flows from operations, the Company's
accounts receivable securitization facility described below and borrowings under
its $100 million  revolving credit facility.  The Company believes these sources
will  be  sufficient  to  fund  its  working   capital   requirements,   capital
expenditures, debt service and dividend payments at least through 2000.

On  September  26,  1997,  the  Company  sold  all  of its  trade  accounts
receivables to a 100% owned subsidiary,  Commonwealth  Financing Corp.  ("CFC").
Simultaneously, CFC entered into a three-year accounts receivable securitization
facility with a financial institution and its affiliate, whereby CFC sells, on a
revolving  basis,  an  undivided  interest  in  certain of its  receivables  and
receives up to $150.0 million from an unrelated  third party purchaser at a cost
of funds linked to commercial paper rates plus a charge for  administrative  and
credit support  services.  At June 30, 2000, the Company had outstanding  $111.0
million under the  agreement  and had $60.1 million of net residual  interest in
the  securitized  receivables.  The net  residual  interest  in the  securitized
receivables  is included in other current  assets in the Company's  consolidated
financial  statements.  The Company is  currently  negotiating  a renewal of its
accounts receivable securitization facility.

Capital  expenditures  were $6.2 million  during the quarter ended June 30, 2000
and $13.0 million for the six months ended June 30, 2000. At June 30, 2000,  the
Company had  commitments  of $8.6  million for the purchase or  construction  of
capital assets.  Total capital expenditures for the year 2000 are expected to be
approximately $31 million,  all generally related to upgrading and expanding the
Company's   manufacturing   and  other  facilities  and  meeting   environmental
requirements.

Risk Management

The price of aluminum is subject to fluctuations due to unpredictable factors on
the worldwide market. To reduce this market risk, the Company follows the policy
of hedging its anticipated raw material  requirements based on firm-priced sales
and purchase  orders.  The Company  purchases  and sells  futures  contracts and
options on the London Metal  Exchange  ("LME") based on its net metal  position.
The Company's  metal position  consists of  inventories,  purchase  commitments,
committed and anticipated sales, which is hedged using LME futures contracts and
options.  At June 30,  2000,  the Company held  purchase  and sales  commitments
through 2000  totaling $83 million and $244 million,  respectively.  The Company
also uses  futures  contracts to manage  risks  associated  with its natural gas
requirements.  The Company held open aluminum futures  contracts and options and
natural gas futures,  marked-to-market  at June 30, 2000,  with a net unrealized
loss of $4.5 million.

Before  entering  into futures  contracts and options,  the Company  reviews the
credit rating of the  counterparty  and assesses any possible credit risk. While
the Company is exposed to certain losses in the event of  non-performance by the
counterparties   to  these   agreements,   the  Company   does  not   anticipate
non-performance by such counterparties.

The Company has entered  into an interest  rate swap  agreement  with a notional
amount of $5 million.  With respect to this agreement,  the Company pays a fixed
rate of interest and receives a LIBOR-based floating rate.

Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncements

In June 1998,  the  Financial  Accounting  Standards  Board issued  Statement of
Financial Accounting  Standards No. 133, "Accounting for Derivative  Instruments
and Hedging Activities" ("SFAS No. 133"). The Statement  establishes  accounting
and reporting  standards requiring that every derivative  instrument  (including
certain derivative  instruments  embedded in other contracts) be recorded on the
balance  sheet as either an asset or liability  measured at its fair value.  The
Statement  requires  that changes in the  derivative's  fair value be recognized
currently  in net income  unless  specific  hedge  accounting  criteria are met.
Special  accounting for qualifying hedges allows a derivative's gains and losses
to offset  related  results on the  hedged  item in the  income  statement,  and
requires  that a company  must  formally  document,  designate  and  assess  the
effectiveness  of  transactions  that  receive  hedge  accounting.  The  Company
currently  expects to adopt SFAS No. 133 in the  Company's  first  quarter  2001
reporting,  as required by the Financial  Accounting Standards Board's Statement
of Financial Accounting Standard No. 137, issued in June 1999, which defers SFAS
No. 133's  effective date to the first quarter of 2001.  Management is currently
evaluating  the  impact  of SFAS  No.  133,  including  Statement  of  Financial
Accounting Standards No. 138, "Accounting for Certain Derivative Instruments and
Certain  Hedging  Activities - an amendment of FASB Statement No. 133" which was
issued in June 2000, on the Company's future financial reporting.

<PAGE>
                                     PART II
                                OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.  Legal Proceedings

The Company is a party to non-environmental legal proceedings and administrative
actions  all of  which  are of an  ordinary  routine  nature  incidental  to the
operations  of the Company.  Although it is impossible to predict the outcome of
any legal proceeding,  in the opinion of management such proceedings and actions
should not, individually or in aggregate,  have a material adverse effect on the
Company's  financial  condition,  results of operations or cash flows,  although
resolution  in any year or quarter could be material to the results of operation
for that period.

Item 4.    Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders

At the Company's Annual Meeting of Stockholders (the "Meeting"),  held April 28,
2000, the following matters were submitted for a vote by the security holders:

     Catherine G. Burke and Larry E.  Kittelberger  were elected  directors  for
terms  expiring in 2003.  There were  13,424,956 and  13,424,917,  respectively,
votes  cast for and 55,601 and  55,640,respectively,  abstentions.  The terms of
office of C. Frederick  Fetterolf,  Mark V.  Kaminski,  Paul E. Lego and John E.
Merow  continued  after the meeting.  Victor  Torasso  whose term expired at the
Meeting elected to retire from the Board of Directors.

     Ratification  of  the  selection  of  PricewaterhouseCoopers   LLP  as  the
Company's  independent  auditors for 2000.  There were 13,351,687  votes for and
91,294 votes against and 37,576 abstentions.

Item 6.   Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K

(a) Exhibits
                  27            Financial Data Schedule.

(b) Reports on Form 8-K

There were no reports on Form 8-K filed during the quarter ended June 30, 2000.

<PAGE>
                                   SIGNATURES

Pursuant  to the  requirements  of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of  1934,  the
Registrant  has duly  caused  this  report  to be  signed  on its  behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


                         COMMONWEALTH INDUSTRIES, INC.


                         By:      /s/ Donald L. Marsh, Jr.
                                  ------------------------
                                      Donald L. Marsh, Jr.
                                      Executive Vice President, Chief Financial
                                      Officer and Secretary

Date:    August 1, 2000

<PAGE>
                                  Exhibit Index

Exhibit
Number                 Description

   27            Financial Data Schedule.



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