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| Alcan Cable introduces HiTemp EC(TM) a high temperature low sag solution for the utility transmission market |
23 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Cable, a fully integrated North American aluminum cable supplier, introduces a new family of premium aluminum transmission cable products to the Utility market, Aluminum Conductor Steel Supported and Aluminum Conductor Steel Supported/Trapezoidal Wire. |
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| New aluminium-based medicine packaging providing improved child resistance characteristics for Alcan |
22 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. announces the launch of GUARDLID, a new aluminium-based medicine packaging providing improved child resistance characteristics. GUARDLID will assist pharmaceutical companies in their compliance with Child Resistance legislation. |
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| Alcan's new aluminum front bumper beams are making an important contribution to the new Opel Astra's safety system |
21 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan's state-of-the-art aluminum front bumper beams are making an important contribution to the new Opel Astra's safety system. Over a million bumper beams a year are now being manufactured for Opel models alone. Alcan has produced over six million side-impact beams, two million bumper systems and more than one million instrument panel supports for the automotive industry. |
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| Alcan technology enables landmark aluminum Jaguar |
20 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Jaguar's all new XJ sedan, unveiled today, is capturing attention for more than its luxurious styling. Beneath the surface of this landmark automobile is a unique aluminum structure made possible by the pioneering technology of Alcan Inc., a leader in the supply of aluminum-based solutions for the automotive market. |
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| Alcan launches its Spanish pharmaceutical packaging center |
19 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. announces the expansion of its Packaging network in Spain through a new production centre dedicated to Pharmaceutical Packaging at its Alcan Packaging Alzira plant, located near Valencia, The center will specialise in printing flexible packaging materials. |
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| Alcan presents significant new product innovations for the aerospace industry |
18 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. announced today that it will be presenting significant product innovations for the aerospace industry. Among its aerospace business' most recent innovations is a wide range of alloys for the Airbus A380, for which the company is a major supplier. |
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| Alcan launches GUARDLID, a new child-resistant pharmaceutical packaging solution |
17 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. announces the launch of GUARDLID, a new aluminium-based medicine packaging providing improved child resistance characteristics. GUARDLID will assist pharmaceutical companies in their compliance with Child Resistance legislation. |
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| New information and consultation process due to the exhaustion of mining resources |
16 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. announces that its subsidiary, Société Générale de Recherches et d'Exploitations Minières (Sogerem), has begun an information and consultation process with its employee representatives and local partners due to the exhaustion of mining resources in the Tarn Region of France. The discussions will focus on identifying solutions for all those that would be affected by the potential conclusion of its fluorspar mining operation. |
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| Alcan and partners launch regional industrial development centre in British Columbia |
15 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. announces that it is partnering with the KT Industrial Development Society and the Haisla Business Development Corporation to launch a Regional Industrial Development Centre for Northwest British Columbia. The first of its kind, the centre was established to help facilitate the region's economic growth. |
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| New quality plastic converter films for Alcan |
14 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. announces that its Packaging Food Europe sector will be exhibiting the Company's new sophisticated high barrier and sealing films. 'Alcan Packaging is one of the leading manufacturing suppliers of plastic films for the converting industry,' said Thomas Morin, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Alcan Packaging Food Europe. 'The production of plastic films is one of Alcan Packaging Food Europe's specialties. These films are specifically formulated to fit end-users' needs, for all types of flexible packaging (e.g. VFFS, HFFS),' he added. |
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| Alcan launches new lamination line |
13 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. officially put into commission a new €10 million lamination line within its composite business unit at Alcan's Singen site. The investment positions the business well to meet its customers' demand for two-meter composite panels, broadens its product range, and represents a tangible commitment to its customers. |
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| Alcan launches alhide plus+ - a stronger, more durable cable |
12 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. announces the launch of ALHIDE Plus+, the next generation of ruggedized cable with a stronger, more durable insulation that provides extra protection against conductor damage. ALHIDE Plus+ was created to fill a void in the ruggedized cable market for a product that can withstand even greater resistance to damage than traditional abuse resistant cable. |
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| New aluminium pechiney unsurpassed technology solution for Alcan |
11 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. showcases its new Aluminium Pechiney Unsurpassed Technology Solution (www.ap-technology.com), underscoring the Company's commitment to continued industry leadership in smelting technology and innovation. |
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| New block represents 40% of long term energy supple |
10 July 2006 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. announces that it has secured 40 percent of the energy required for a potential 280kt/year expansion of its ISAL smelter in Straumsvik, Iceland. In an agreement signed with Reykjavik Energy, Alcan would purchase 200MW of geothermal power beginning in 2010 for a period of 25 years. |
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| Alcoa CSI introduces X-Tech training for bottlers facing extreme temperature conditions |
07 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced today that its Alcoa Closure Systems International (Alcoa CSI) business introduced X-Tech, a new interactive closure systems training course available for carbonated soft drink bottlers facing extreme temperature cycling conditions. Alcoa CSI, one of the world's leading closure systems suppliers to the beverage industry, is launching X-Tech with a seasonal promotion that kicks off today aimed at regional bottlers in the U.S. that may face extreme conditions in the coming months.
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| Alcoa Geoweb(R) new product used for de-icing pad at Cleveland Hopkins Airport |
07 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced that its Presto Products' Geoweb(R) load support system will be used at Cleveland's Hopkins International Airport. Presto Products is providing 13 truck loads, or 1.3 million square feet, of the Geoweb product that will serve as a construction support platform over marginal subgrades and a highly-permeable structural drainage layer for the 30-acre de-icing site, currently underway at the airport. Presto Products' Ohio distributor, Meredith Brothers, Columbus, was awarded the supply contract from Independence Excavating, the Cleveland-based construction company, who is building the airport site. Independence Excavating has participated in many of the region's most demanding and innovative projects, including NASA Glenn's cryogenic propellant research center, Gund Arena and the Cleveland Browns Stadium. The specifications were developed by R. W. Armstrong, the airport design engineering consultants. |
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| First Alcoa-SIE cargo conversions 757-200 enters flight test program |
06 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa-SIE Cargo Conversions achieved a significant milestone in their 757-200 Passenger to Freighter Conversion Program with the successful first flight of the prototype aircraft. Converted on behalf of launch customer Babcock and Brown Aircraft Management, this 757 is the first of many freighter conversions that Alcoa-SIE Cargo Conversions will provide to the market to meet the demands of the growing air cargo industry. The flight test program is the final phase of a development program that included multiple ground tests to verify analytical data, aircraft systems performance, and adherence to the US Federal Aviation Authority's rigorous certification requirements. |
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| Alcoa to supply Airbus A380F and Airbus A350 with new high-performance sheet and plate metallics |
06 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced it has signed a new definitive long-term agreement to supply Airbus with new high-performance sheet and plate products. The agreement covers Airbus products including Airbus' new A380F cargo and A350 wide body passenger planes. In addition the Company also signed an agreement in principle to supply additional extrusion products to Airbus. These new agreements, announced at the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget, further expand Alcoa's strategic partnership with Airbus. |
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| New upgrades increase generating capacity |
05 May 2006 - Alcoa
APGI's Tapoco project is the largest hydropower project to be certified by LIHI on the east coast and is the first to receive an eight-year certification in recognition of meeting special watershed management criteria. The project consists of four powerhouses and four dams in eastern Tennessee and western North Carolina totaling 350 megawatts of electric generation capacity, which power Alcoa Tennessee Operations near Knoxville. |
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| Alcoa provides lightweight aluminum components and wiring system for New GM Z06 Corvette |
05 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced that it has been sourced for various new lightweight aluminum components and the power and signal distribution system essential for the new General Motors high-performance Corvette Z06, scheduled to debut later this year. Alcoa provides the aluminum extrusions for two, full-length aluminum frame rails and the roof-bow, which are main structural elements of the vehicle's aluminum spaceframe. The aluminum components are produced at Alcoa's automotive units located in Cressona, Pennsylvania and Auburn, Indiana. |
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| China approves Alcoa-CITIC joint venture to establish new aluminum rolling mill |
04 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced that it has received approval from the Ministry of Commerce in China to establish a new joint venture with China International Trust & Investment, its equity partner in Bohai Aluminum, to produce aluminum rolled products at the Bohai plant in Qinhuangdao, China. This is the final approval required in order for the venture to move forward. Alcoa will be the managing partner (73% stake) in the new venture, which is expected to be finalized by early 2006. |
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| Alcoa to produce new aluminum castings for tactical Tomahawk Missile Program |
04 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced that its Alcoa Forged Products and Aluminum Castings business has signed a five-year contract with Klune Industries, a supplier of finish-machined parts to prime contractor Raytheon, to manufacture high-strength aluminum structural castings for the U. S. Navy's Tactical Tomahawk missile. The contact is valued at nearly $30 million. |
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| Alcoa new wheel products selected by DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM and Nissan |
03 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa Wheel Products, a Cleveland-based business unit of Alcoa, has many fitments on new production model vehicles including the Nissan Altima SE-R, Chrysler 300C SRT8, Dodge Charger SRT8, Dodge Ram 2500, Dodge Magnum SRT8, Dodge Viper and Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT8. Alcoa wheels, made in Cleveland, Ohio, and Lebanon, Virginia, are also being shown on Ford F250 trucks, including Ford's Harley-Davidson Edition and on the GMC Envoy Denali, Hummer H2 and Pontiac Grand Prix GXP. |
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| Alcoa continues to work with Government Officials to seek new power solution |
03 May 2006 - Alcoa
Eastalco has been operating under a power arrangement from Allegheny Power, but that contract is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2005. The current rates paid by Eastalco are approximately 40 percent higher than the global smelting average paid for electricity. Discussions with power providers in the Pennsylvania, New Jersey and Maryland market area which services Eastalco are suggesting retail market rates that would increase Eastalco's rates to more than three times the global average. |
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| Ferrari and Alcoa to develop advanced spaceframe technology |
02 May 2006 - Alcoa
Ferrari and Alcoa announced today the formation of a long-term strategic partnership focused on creating advanced aluminum spaceframe technology for future generations of Ferrari vehicles. At the same time, Alcoa announced that it will open a new, larger spaceframe manufacturing facility in Modena, Italy, in the second quarter of 2006. |
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| Alcoa selected by Ferrari to supply new aluminum Spaceframe for New Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano |
02 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced that it is supplying the aluminum spaceframe for the new Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano, presented at the Geneva Auto Show. The spaceframe is being manufactured at the newly-expanded Alcoa Advanced Transportation Systems plant located in Modena, Italy. |
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| Alcoa introduces four innovative products for commercial transportation industry |
01 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced that it has developed four new innovative products for the commercial transportation industry that provide customers with products that reduce weight, maintenance and operating costs while increasing payloads and fuel economy. The four new innovations continue Alcoa's longstanding history of technology development in the commercial transportation market. Alcoa had 2005 revenues of $1.8 billion in the commercial transportation market. The new products include: |
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| New coil coating line maintains focus on customer satisfaction |
01 May 2006 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced that its Alcoa Architectural Products Merxheim business will expand its product offerings with the addition of a new coil coating line capable of coating thin aluminum coils up to two meters in width. AAPM is currently constructing the new $40 million coil coating production facility adjacent to its plant in Merxheim. The new coil coating line will enable AAPM to meet increasing demand from its customers for coil coated sheet and aluminum composite materials, while continuing to provide customer satisfaction with a range of colors, flexible quantities and short lead times. The new line is expected to be operational by early 2007. |
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| Alcan Sells Distributor Almet France to Amari Metal France |
20 April 2005 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. has announced that it has completed the sale of Almet France to U.S.-based Amari Metal France Ltd., which specializes in distributing aluminum, stainless steel and cuprous metal products. Details of the transaction were not disclosed. |
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| Alcan Opens Automotive Aluminum Structures Fabricating Plant |
04 April 2005 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc. has announced the opening of its automotive bumper fabricating plant in Saguenay, Québec to better serve customers needs and promote industrial diversification in the region. Representatives from federal and provincial governments, municipal authorities, as well as the plant’s main customers were present to celebrate with Alcan management. |
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| Alcoa receives final approval to acquire fabricating facilities in the Russian Federation |
31 December 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa has received final approval from the Government of the Russian Federation to proceed with its purchase of Rusal's controlling interests in two fabricating facilities in Samara and Belaya Kalitva in the Russian Federation.
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| Alcoa signs agreement to expand Jamalco Alumina Refinery |
22 December 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa has announced that its Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals (AWAC) affiliate and the Government of Jamaica have signed an agreement, in principle, to expand the Jamalco Alumina Refinery in Clarendon, Jamaica, by more than 1.5 million tonnes per year (mtpy).
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| Alcoa wheels drive new Ford designs
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20 December 2004 - Alcoa
Ford Motor Co will now offer a new line of 20-inch Alcoa wheels as Genuine Ford Accessories for Super Duty trucks.
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| Alcoa opens plant in Egypt to produce plastic closures for beverage industry |
17 December 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa Closure Systems International (CSI) has opened a new plant outside of Cairo, Egypt, to support beverage customers in North Africa. Alcoa CSI produces plastic and aluminium bottle closures and packaging machinery for the beverage and food industries worldwide.
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| Alcoa extends its global supplier relationship with China’s Xian Aircraft Co |
09 December 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa’s Global Extruded and End Products business has received a multi-year contract from the largest aircraft maker in China, Xian Aircraft Company (XAC). |
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| Alcoa begins commercial production of glass wine closure |
02 December 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa has announced that its Alcoa Closure Systems International (CSI) business has begun commercial production of Vino-Lok, its ‘glass on glass’ closure system for wine bottles that it developed as an alternative to corks and synthetic stoppers.
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| Alcoa sells Alreyven to Venezuelan company |
02 December 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa has announced the sale of Aluminium Reynolds de Venezuela, known as Alreyven, to Topes Y Techos SA, a Venezuelan company. The terms of the transaction were not disclosed. |
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| Alcan proposes restructuring at nine European sites |
25 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc announced today that it has begun consultations with employee representatives on a proposed restructuring involving nine of its European sites. This intended measure is a result of changing market conditions and business realities. |
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| Alcan submits Novelis spin-off for shareholder approval |
24 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc announced today that its board of directors has approved the convening of a special meeting of its shareholders on 22 December 2004 to consider the proposed spin-off of its rolled products businesses into an independent company named Novelis. |
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| Companies sign protocol for alumina refinery in the Republic of Guinea |
24 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc announced today that it has signed a protocol of negotiation with Alcoa World Alumina Llc (Alcoa) and the government of the Republic of Guinea for the development of a 1.5 million tonne per year (mtpy) alumina refinery in the West African nation. |
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| VW cockpit beams from Alcan for MPV 359 platform |
22 November 2004 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan is to supply cockpit carrier modules for Volkswagen's MPV 359 platform. The VW contract requirements, for both current and future model cockpit
carriers, will be satisfied at Alcan's dedicated automotive structure plant in Gottmadingen. |
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| South African Government and Alcan to conduct feasibility study for construction of new aluminium smelter |
18 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc is to conduct a new feasibility study with the South African Government and its Industrial Development Corporation (IDC) for the construction of a new aluminium smelter in Coega, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa. |
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| Alcan sells zinc and lead metal trading business |
16 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc announced today that it has sold the assets of its zinc and lead metal trading business to Trafigura Ltd, an independent commodity trading company. |
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| Alcoa to build new anode plant to serve Fjardaal in Iceland and Mosjoen in Norway |
16 November 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa today announced it will invest approximately $284 million of the $314 million to build a new anode plant in Mosjoen, Norway. |
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| Alcoa responds to below-market 'mini-tender' offer |
15 November 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa today announced that it has received notification of an unsolicited ‘mini-tender’ offer being made by TRC Capital Corporation, a Toronto-based company, to purchase up to 3.5 million shares of Alcoa common stock, representing approximately 0.402% of Alcoa's outstanding shares, for a price of $32.00 per share in cash. |
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| 'Brick wall' helps explain how corrosion spreads through alloy |
15 November 2004 - Ohio State University
Ohio State University researchers have developed a statistical model of the deterioration and simulated it on computer, using what may seem like an unlikely analogy - a cracking brick wall – and are finding new insights into how microscopic corrosion attacks an aluminium alloy commonly used in aircraft. |
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| Ruth Mack to run Alcoa Packaging and Consumer business |
12 November 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced today that its Board of Directors has elected Ruth J. Mack, 49, a vice president of Alcoa and Group President of Packaging and Consumer Products effective immediately. She succeeds William E. Leahey (Jr), 54, who recently retired. |
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| Alcan reports strong third-quarter results |
04 November 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan has posted strong results for its third quarter of fiscal 2004. |
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| Alcoa, BHP Billiton to sell Integris Metals to Ryerson Tull for $660 million |
26 October 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa and BHP Billiton today announced they have agreed to sell 100% of their respective equity interests in Integris Metals to Ryerson Tull for $410 million in cash plus assumption of Integris' debt, which was approximately $250 million as of 1 October 2004. |
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| Alcoa invests EUR 64 million in technology and environmental improvements in Spanish Smelters |
25 October 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa has announced today that it will invest EUR 64 million in technology and environmental improvements for three of its smelters in northern Spain. |
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| Alcoa realigns business to better serve global markets |
20 October 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa today announced a reorganization of its management structure to better align itself with global markets. |
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| Alcoa assists in construction of 2006 Winter Olympic stadium in Italy |
19 October 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa has announced today that its Reynobond brush finish will be instrumental in the renovation of the historic Palavela in Turin, Italy as it is converted into an Olympic Stadium for the 2006 Winter Olympic Games. |
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| Airbus, Alcoa recognize partnership on the Airbus A380 |
18 October 2004 - Alcoa
Airbus and Alcoa officials joined together today at Alcoa Howmet Castings' facility in Whitehall, Michigan to acknowledge the contributions Airbus is making to America's aerospace industry and increased employment levels, as well as to recognize the products that Alcoa Howmet Castings is supplying to enhance the assembly of the A380, Airbus' new airliner and the world's largest commercial aircraft. |
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| Alcan Sells assets within its Ores and Concentrates trading business |
08 October 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell assets of its Ores and Concentrates trading division to its current management team. Terms of the transaction will not be disclosed. |
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| Alcoa announces income from continuing operations of $298 million |
07 October 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa announced today that its income from continuing operations was $298 million, or $0.34 per diluted share, in the third quarter, up from $285 million, or $0.33, in the third quarter of 2003, and down from $405 million, or $0.46, in the previous quarter. |
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| Alcoa selected to provide space-frame for Ferrari F430 |
05 October 2004 - Alcoa
Alcoa has announced today that it has been selected by Ferrari to supply the space-frame for the coming F-430. |
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| Alcan names spin-off company |
22 September 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc announced today that the publicly-traded company to be created in the spin-off of its aluminium rolled products business will be called Novelis.
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| Mercedes-Benz chooses Alcan's aluminium bumper system |
20 September 2004 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan Inc will be supplying aluminium bumpers to Mercedes-Benz for its second-generation A-Class compact car, set to appear in European dealerships this fall.
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| Alcan expands automotive business in North America |
16 September 2004 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan Inc has announced a CAN$25-million investment for the construction of a new manufacturing facility for the production of aluminium structural assemblies for the automotive industry in the Saguenay region of Quebec.
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| Alcan spin-off on track |
15 September 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc continues to work towards the realisation of the previously announced spin-off of its rolled products business with the same year-end completion target. |
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| Alcan to expand alumina production in Gove, Australia |
09 September 2004 - Alcan Inc
Alcan Inc today announced its decision to proceed with an investment to expand and improve its Gove alumina refinery in the Northern Territory of Australia. |
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| Alcan's aluminium bumpers contribute to Opel Astra's safety system |
13 July 2004 - Alcan Automotive
Alcan's aluminium front bumper beams are making an important contribution to the new Opel Astra's safety system.
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| Alcan opens first of two North American automotive facilities |
28 April 2004 - Alcan Automotive
Automotive aluminium supplier Alcan Automotive has begun the first phase of its North American expansion with the official opening of a new manufacturing facility in the Detroit area.
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| Alcan details advantages of aluminium For vehicle safety
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08 March 2004 - Alcan Automotive
New alloys and fabrication technologies are leading automakers to choose aluminium as the preferred material to ensure the safety of vehicles and their occupants, according to a technical presentation by Alcan Automotive engineers at the recently held SAE World Congress.
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