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ALUMINUM INNOVATES AT HOME Design Contest ― Charles Godbout and Luc Plante take top honours!
May 25, 2009
Last Friday, personalities from Québec interior and industrial design circles were on hand at the 21st Montréal International Interior Design Show (SIDIM) for the announcement of the winner of the Aluminum Innovates at Home contest.
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Alcoa to Curtail Additional 350,000 mtpy of Aluminum Production Across Its Global Smelting System
November 10, 2008
Action Brings Company’s Curtailed Production to 615,000 mtpy, or 15% This Year
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Alcoa - Deschambault Celebrates Volunteer Work In The Community And Employee Volunteers
October 28, 2008
Deschambault; 28 October 2008 - "At Alcoa, community involvement is a way of life for all of us! It is an integral part of corporate culture that manifests itself in many ways from various angles”, said Mr Pierre Lapointe, General Manager of Deschambault Smelter, at an event held in Donnacona to celebrate the voluntary commitment of employees in the Alcoa Worldwide Month of Service.
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Alcoa launches Alcoa Innovation in partnership with the CRIQ and the CQRDA
June 25, 2008
A link between wealth creation, aluminum processing and small businesses in Québec
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Alcoa Canada partners with the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec in the Promenade Samuel-De Champlain project opened in the framework of the 400th anniversary of the City of Québec
June 19, 2008
In order to join the celebrations and set out its attachment to the Capitale nationale, Alcoa is partnering with the Commission de la capitale nationale du Québec to offer the sculpture Structures de vent to the Promenade Samuel-De Champlain.
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Alcoa Canada takes part in the 400th anniversary celebrations of Québec City
June 5, 2008
Montréal, June 5, 2008 – Alcoa Canada, a major partner of the Musée de la civilisation for the past two years, is proud to pursue this fruitful marriage by supporting in a special way this unique installation at the Musée de la civilisation. Presented in the framework of the 400th anniversary celebrations of Québec City, Le potager des visionnaires stems from an idea that blossomed in the minds of the members of Franco Dragone’s team and is now taking shape in the colours of Alcoa.
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The Government of Québec and Alcoa agree on the company’s major axes of development in Québec The Alcoa smelter in Baie-Comeau will be modernized thanks to an investment of $1.2 billion
March 4, 2008
Baie-Comeau, March 4, 2008 – Mr. Jean Charest, Prime Minister of Québec, and Mr. Alain Belda, Chairman of the Board and CEO of Alcoa, concluded a historic agreement this morning in Baie-Comeau. This agreement will oversee the company’s development in Québec until at least 2040, and will contribute to the economic development of Québec over the same horizon.
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Aluminum is People.
Alcoa Launches its 2008 Advertising Campaign
February 11, 2008
Montréal, February 11, 2008 – Today, Alcoa is launching its advertising campaign on the large television networks of Québec. Beginning on this 11th of February, a new message will be aired for the first time, namely during the soaps Rumeurs on the CBC’s French television network and Annie et ses hommes on the TVA network. The 60-second clip, called Aluminum is people (Échelle humaine), will be broadcast in French and in English until April 6, 2008.
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The Alcoa Foundation and the Alcoa Baie-Comeau Smelter invest $1 million towards the construction of an arts and culture centre and setting up an arts exhibition hall in Baie-Comeau
September 6, 2007
As part of the festivities marking the 50th anniversary of the Alcoa Baie-Comeau Smelter, Alcoa Foundation President Meg McDonald and Smelter General Manager Pierre Morin today announced an investment of $1 million towards construction of an arts and culture centre and setting up of an arts exhibition hall in Baie-Comeau. This is the largest donation by the Alcoa Foundation in Canada.
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THE ALCOA BAIE-COMEAU SMELTER ROLLS OUT THE BLUE CARPET FOR VIP GUESTS IN HONOUR OF ITS PLANT’S 50TH ANNIVERSARY
September 6, 2007
While the entire City of Baie-Comeau grooves to the beat of festivities marking the 50th anniversary of the Alcoa Baie-Comeau Smelter, the smelter itself is enjoying the privilege of welcoming numerous distinguished guests from Québec, the rest of Canada and the United States.
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Baie-Comeau Celebrates 50 Years
June 25, 2007
The Alcoa Baie-Comeau smelter located in Quebec, Canada, kicked off its 50th birthday celebration with a special flag-raising ceremony attended by local stakeholders, officials and employees.
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Tools for Action: International Forum on Applied Sustainable Development
June 18, 2007
Notes for an address by Jean-Pierre Gilardeau, President Alcoa Canada, at the Université de Sherbrooke.
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Baie-Comeau Celebrates 50 Years
June 25, 2007
The Alcoa Baie-Comeau smelter located in Quebec, Canada, kicked off its 50th birthday celebration with a special flag-raising ceremony attended by local stakeholders, officials and employees.
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The Alcoa Smelter In Baie-Comeau Makes It Possible To Publish The Work Le Pays Dans Le Pays
May 14, 2007
Baie-Comeau, May 14, 2007 – The Alcoa smelter in Baie-Comeau announced today that it is making a financial contribution of $60,000 for the production of the magnificent work Le Pays dans le pays (The country in the country) by author Francine Chicoine and photographer Serge Jauvin, both of whom are from the Côte-Nord region.
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The Alcoa Smelter In Baie-Comeau Renews Its Partnership With The Symposium De Peinture De Baie-Comeau
May 1, 2007
Baie-Comeau, May 1, 2007 – In this, the year of its 50th anniversary, the Alcoa smelter in Baie-Comeau has renewed, for the 13th consecutive year, its partnership with the Symposium de peinture de Baie-Comeau, as it prepares to present its 21st edition.
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October 13, 2006
A plea for an aluminum strategy in Québec: Speech delivered by Jean-Pierre Gilardeau in front of the members of the Fédération des chambres de commerce du Québec
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Advertising
June 2006
Primary Aluminum in Quebec: World-Class Production, Regional Leverage
Appointment Notice of M. Jean-Pierre Gilardeau
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Alcoa’s 2008 Sustainability Report Details Commitment to Communities, Customers and Shareholders
April 14, 2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today the release of its 2008 Corporate Sustainability Report, an annual account of the company’s global environmental, social, and economic performance.
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FORTUNE Names Alcoa Most Admired Metals Company
March 9, 2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) is the world’s most admired metals company according to Fortune magazine’s annual survey of the World’s Most Admired Companies. On newsstands starting Monday, March 9, 2009, Fortune’s Most Admired Ranking is the definitive report card on corporate reputation.
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Alcoa Again Named One of the World's Most Sustainable Corporations at Davos
January 29, 2009
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it was named as one of the most sustainable corporations in the world in the fifth annual Global 100 ranking of the top role models in sustainable business practices, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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In addition to the production of primary aluminum, Alcoa Canada operates processing plants serving the aerospace, automobile, food packaging and construction industries. Its facilities and plants are mainly located in Québec and Ontario
Alcoa Canada Primary Metals (ACPM) is made up of the Baie-Comeau, Bécancour and Deschambault smelters, as well as the Bécancour Rod Plant. These four plants, all of which are ISO 9001:2000 and ISO 14001:2004 certified, have an annual production capacity of over one million metric tons of ingots, castings, billets and aluminum rods. ACPM employs close to 3,600 people and its activities generate over $1.5 billion in economic spin-offs annually in Québec.
We are also a committed contributor to the Canadian communities in which we operate, providing funds and volunteers for a variety of projects. |
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Outlook on Sustainability 2007
Sustainability Report of Alcoa Canada Primary Metals
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Alcoa in Canada
Outlook on Alcoa Canada Activities
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Environment, Health and Safety
EHS Progress Reports
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Fusion
Alcoa Primary Metals Newsletter (in French Only)
May 2009
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