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May 14, 2009
Alcoa, Alumar and their employees join forces to help flood victims in Maranhão
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Company is sending resources, medication, donations and other items to minimize the impact of the damaged caused by the rain
Alcoa, via the Alcoa Institute and the Alcoa Foundation, is sending resources to help flood victims in Maranhão. The Alcoa Foundation has set aside U$ 50,000 and the Alcoa Institute R$ 50,000 for the Maranahão State Public Security Department. Alcoa operates in the state capital through Alumar (The Maranhão Aluminum Consortium) that is formed by Alcoa, BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto Alcan. Alumar is one of the world’s biggest complexes for the production of primary aluminum and alumina and plays an important socio-economic role in the state.
In addition to these donations Alumar is concentrating its efforts on helping families affected by the floods with various other initiatives:
- More than 40 types of medication have been donated (antifungicides, antibiotics, antiparasite drugs and others) to the State Department of Health (SES) to help in the treatment of the main illnesses caused by the flood waters;
- Alumar employees and service provider personnel made a huge concerted effort to collect donations for the homeless, resulting in hundreds of food parcels, items of clothing, shoes and many toys. All collected material was delivered to the Civil Defense;
- The Alumar employee cooperative, CECME, also donated various items of primary necessity that were requested by the Civil Defense, like water and hygiene products.
“We’ll spare no effort in helping the families that were affected by the floods in Maranhão. We’ve pledged our help and are alive to this cause as part of our commitment to local communitiesâ€, says Nilson Ferraz, director of Alumar.
About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina combined, through its active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components including flat-rolled products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, Alcoa also markets Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building systems. The Company has been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and has been a member of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for seven consecutive years. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com
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