POWER OF ATTORNEY



 Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes

and appoints each of Donald L. Marsh, Jr., Lenna Ruth Macdonald and Brian M.

Rettaliata, or either of them signing singly, and with full power of

substitution, the undersigneds true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:



(1) prepare, execute in the undersigned's name and on the undersigneds

behalf, and submit to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the SEC,

a Form ID, including amendments thereto, and any other documents necessary or

appropriate to obtain codes and passwords enabling the undersigned to make

electronic filings with the SEC of reports required by Section 16a of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or any rule or regulation of the SEC;



(2) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigneds

capacity as an officer and or director of Commonwealth Industries, Inc.,

the Company, Forms 3, 4, and 5 in accordance with Section 16a of the

Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;



(3) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned

which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4,

or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file

such form with the SEC and any stock exchange or similar authority; and



(4) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the

foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,

in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being

understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the

undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall

contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such

attorney-in-facts discretion.



 The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power

and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,

necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers

herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or

could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation,

hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such

attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be

done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.



 The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in

serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming,

nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigneds responsibilities to comply

with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.



 This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the

undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the

undersigneds holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company,

unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the

foregoing attorneys-in-fact.



 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney

to be executed as of this 16th day of June, 2004.





 s/Sean Stack

 Signature