Alcoa: Sustainability: Sustainability & Alcoa: Awards & Recognition: External Awards

Global

Dow Jones Sustainability Index (fourth consecutive year)
Alcoa

Most Admired Metals Company—Fortune Magazine
(also second overall in social responsibility)

Best Managed Companies—Forbes Magazine
(first in materials category)

Industry Genius—Industry Genius: Inventions and People Protecting the Climate and Fragile Ozone Layer (book)
Alcoa

Top Ten Organization with World-class Safety and Health Program—Industrial Safety and Hygiene News
Alcoa

2004 World's Best Metals and Mining Company in Europe and the United States—Global Finance Magazine
Alcoa

Agile 100 Award—CIO Magazine
Alcoa
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Asia

Shanghai Top 500 Industrial Enterprise—Shanghai Statistics Bureau
Alcoa Shanghai Aluminum Products

Safety Manufacturing Model Unit—Safety Committee of Minhang Jiang Chuan Street
Alcoa Shanghai Aluminum Products

Best Community Engagement, Best Process Quality Implementation, Best Deployment of ABS
Alcoa Shanghai Aluminum Products

Model Unit—Tianjin Spirit & Civilization Construction Committee
Alcoa Closure Systems International (Tianjin)
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Australia

2004 Alton McAllen Batty Medal—Royal Australian Chemical Institute
Dr. Barry Chesson—Alcoa World Alumina Australia (Kwinana)

2004 Community Commitment Award—South Coast Chamber of Commerce
Alcoa World Alumina Australia (Kwinana)

Occupational Safety and Health Innovation Awards—West Australian Chamber of Minerals and Energy
Kwinana Refinery

Western Australian Environmental Awards—Western Australian Minister for the Environment
Pinjarra Refinery

2004 Workplace Excellence Awards (two)—Victorian Government Department for Industrial Relations
Pt. Henry Smelter
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Europe

Casting of the Year Award (second place)—Organisation of European Aluminium Refiners and Remelters
Alcoa Automotive—Soest, Germany

IFCA/IFSA "Mercury Award" for Airline Services 2004—Lufthansa German Airlines
Alcoa Automotive—Soest, Germany

Gold Innovation Award—Intervitis Interfructa
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Worms, Germany (Vino-Lok closure system)

Packaging Design Price 2004—German Packaging Institute
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Worms, Germany (Vino-Lok closure system)

Worldstar Award for Packaging Excellence 2004—World Packaging Organisation
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Worms, Germany (Vino-Lok closure system)

Columbus Egg Award—Industry Foundation for Innovation
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Worms, Germany (Vino-Lok closure system)

Healthy Workplace Award—American Chamber of Commerce
Alcoa-Köfém Kft.—Hungary

Patron of the Year—Association of Civic Organizations (Fejer County, Hungary)
Alcoa-Köfém Kft.—Hungary

Supplier of the Year—Amari Metals Ltd.
Alcoa-Köfém Kft.—Hungary

Best Safety Performer in 2003 (less than one million hours worked category)—International Aluminium Institute
Alcoa Trasformazioni Srl—Fusina, Italy

X Asturias Managerial Quality Award 2004—Principality of Asturias
Alcoa Inespal S.A.—Avilés, Spain

Euskalit Basque Quality Award—Basque Foundation for Quality
Alcoa Transformación de Productos—Amorebieta, Spain

Star Supplier Award 2004—Pepsi Bottling Group (Russia)
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Vostok, Russia

Business Leader of Tomorrow—Department of Trade and Industry
Joseph Wotherspoon—Kitts Green, United Kingdom
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North America

Canadian Grand Prix New Product Award—Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors
Alcoa Consumer Products (Reynolds® Release™ Non-Stick Grill Foil)

Québec Public Safety Award—Québec Ministry of Public Safety
Aluminerie de Baie—Comeau, Canada

EcoGESte GHG Reduction Award (large business category)—Québec Government
Alcoa Aluminerie de Deschambault—Québec, Canada

Pollution Prevention Award—Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
Alcoa Aluminerie de Deschambault—Québec, Canada

Maurice Pollack Award (finalist)—Québec Government
Alcoa Aluminerie de Deschambault—Québec, Canada

Recycling Performance Attestation—Recyc-Québec
Bécancour Rod Plant—Québec, Canada

Free Enterprise Merit Award—St. Thomas & Elgin District Chamber of Commerce
Alcoa Fujikura—St. Thomas, Canada

Recognition for Participation in "From the Heart to the Little Heart" Program—State of Coahuila
AFL Automotive—Acuña, Piedras Negras, and Torreón, Mexico

Mayor's Recognition Award for Alcoa Foundation's Community Support—City of Acuña
AFL Automotive—Acuña, Mexico

Excellence in Integrating Autogestion—Secretaria del Trabajo y Prevision Social
AFL Telecommunications—Monterrey, Mexico

Recognition for Support of the Maquila Industry—Maquila Association of Nuevo Leon
AFL Automotive—Monterrey, Mexico

Recognition for Evaluation of Labor Skills—Normalization and Certification of Labor Skills Committee
AFL Automotive—Piedras Negras, Mexico

Commitment to Worker Education Award—National Committee for Life and Work
AFL Automotive—Piedras Negras and Juarez, Mexico

Quality Master Award—Nissan North America
Alcoa Mill Products

2004 Casting of the Year Award—American Foundry Society
Alcoa Automotive

#1 in Overall Brand Equity—2004 EquiTrend® Brand Study
Alcoa Consumer Products (Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil)

Multi-Year Achievement Award—Toyota Motor North America
Alcoa Engineered Products (Tifton Aluminum Inc. subsidiary)

2004 Ameristar Award—Institute of Packaging Professionals
Alcoa Flexible Packaging (Novartis Physician's Sample Packaging System)

Heat Shrinkable Sleeves Honorable Mention—Packaging and Label Gravure Association
Alcoa Flexible Packaging (Nestlé® Rolo® Shrink Sleeve Label)

Outstanding Industrial Technologist Award—National Association of Industrial Technology
Brian Bauerbach—Alcoa Flexible Packaging

Valued Vendor Award—Great Dane (Wayne, Nebraska, USA)
Alcoa Wheel Products

Nifty Fifty Award—Heavy Duty Trucking Magazine
Alcoa Wheel Products (Dura-Flange® Wheel)

Non-Foods Business Unit "Supplier of the Year" Award—H.E.Butt Grocery Company
Presto Products Company

2004 Category Colonel Award—PLBuyer Magazine
Reynolds Consumer Products and Presto Products Company

2004 Outstanding Achievement in Overhead Crane and Hoist Safety and Productivity—Crane Pro Services
Alcoa Engineered Products—Chandler, Arizona, USA

Excellence in Pollution Prevention—Southern Arizona Environmental Management Society
Alcoa Fastening Systems—Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company of the Year (for excellence in training and education)—American Inventory & Production Control Society
Alcoa Fastening Systems—Tucson, Arizona, USA

Safety Success Award—Connecticut Business and Industry Association
Howmet Castings—Winsted, Connecticut, USA

Safety and Health Achievement Recognition Program—U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Reynolds Food Packaging—Grant Park, Illinois, USA

Green Cross for Safety Excellence Achievement Award—National Safety Council
Alcoa Engineered Products—Lafayette, Indiana, USA

Safety Achievement Award—Metro Indianapolis Coalition for Construction Safety
Alcoa Engineered Products—Lafayette, Indiana, USA

2003 Governor's Iowa Overall Environmental Excellence Award
Alcoa Davenport Works—Riverdale, Iowa, USA

2004 Environmental Excellence Award for Recycling and Reuse—Metropolitan Evansville Chamber of Commerce
Alcoa Warrick Operations—Evansville, Indiana, USA

Greater Louisville Manufacturing Award of Excellence—Louisville Chamber of Commerce
Alcoa Louisville-area Plants—Kentucky, USA

Michigan Voluntary Protection Program Star Award—Michigan Occupational Safety and Health Administration
Howmet Castings—Whitehall, Michigan, USA

Outstanding Work in Accident Prevention Award (30th consecutive year)—North Carolina Department of Labor
Badin Works—North Carolina, USA

Workforce and Economic Development Advisory Award—Cuyahoga Community College
Howmet Castings—Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Preferred Performer Program (Gold Level)—Vought Aircraft Industries, Inc.
Alcoa Aerospace and Industrial Products—Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Proclamation of Good Community Work—Mayor of Cleveland
Alcoa Cleveland Works/Alcoa Foundation

2004 Corporate Citizen of the Year—YWCA of Lancaster
Alcoa Mill Products—Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Environmental Excellence Award (second place)—Flexographic Technical Association
Southern Graphic Systems—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Excellence in Flexo Prepress Award—Flexographic Pre-Press Platemakers Association
Southern Graphic Systems—Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Omnimark Award—Gillette North America
Alcoa Flexible Packaging—Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA

2003 Safety Performance Recognition Award—South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance
Alcoa Home Exteriors—Gaffney, South Carolina, USA

South Carolina Safety Certificate—South Carolina Occupational Safety Council
Alcoa Home Exteriors—Gaffney, South Carolina, USA

Commendation of Excellence for Safety Program—South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Alcoa Mt. Holly—Goose Creek, South Carolina, USA

Human Resources Professional of the Year—Society for Human Resource Management and South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
Lewis Creel—Alcoa Mt. Holly (Goose Creek, South Carolina, USA)

Commendation of Excellence for Safety Program—South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
AFL Telecommunications—Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Palmetto Safety Excellence Award—South Carolina Occupational Safety Council
AFL Telecommunications—Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Certificate of Achievement for Efforts and Achievements in Accident Prevention—South Carolina Occupational Safety Council
AFL Telecommunications—Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

2004 InnoVision Award—InnoVision Technology Awards
AFL Telecommunications—Spartanburg, South Carolina, USA

Air Quality Award—Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Alcoa Tennessee Operations—Alcoa, Tennessee, USA

Solid Waste Management Award—Tennessee Chamber of Commerce & Industry
Alcoa Tennessee Operations—Alcoa, Tennessee, USA

Sentinels of Safety Award—Mine Safety and Health Administration
Alcoa Sandow Mine—Rockdale, Texas, USA

Certificate of Honor—Joseph A. Holmes Safety Association
Alcoa Sandow Mine—Rockdale, Texas, USA

Certificate of Appreciation—Texas Mining and Reclamation Association
Alcoa Sandow Mine—Rockdale, Texas, USA

Caring Heart Award and Best of North Texas Award—North Texas United Way
Howmet Castings—Wichita Falls, Texas, USA

2003 Gold Pretreatment Excellence Award—Hampton Roads Sanitation District
Howmet Castings—Hampton, Virginia, USA

Virginia Environmental Excellence Program Participant—Virginia Department of Environmental Quality
Howmet Castings—Hampton, Virginia, USA

National Waste Minimization Partner—United States Environmental Protection Agency
Southern Graphic Systems—Richmond, Virginia, USA

Volunteerism Award of Excellence—Association of Washington Business
Alcoa Wenatchee Works—Washington, USA

Community Development Award—City of Wenatchee
Alcoa Wenatchee Works—Washington, USA

Thumbs Up Award—Mike Utley Foundation
Alcoa Wenatchee Works—Washington, USA

WP Laboratory Excellence Award—Analytical Products Group
Alcoa Wenatchee Works—Washington, USA

Service to Community and Volunteerism—United Way
Alcoa Wenatchee Works—Washington, USA

Recognition for Commitment to Special Athletes—Special Olympics
Alcoa Wenatchee Works—Washington, USA

Community Progress Award—Wenatchee Spirit of America
Alcoa Wenatchee Works—Washington, USA

Consistent Environmental Pretreatment Compliance 2003 Award—City of Beloit
Alcoa Wheel Products—Beloit, Wisconsin, USA

2002 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year (Grand Award Winner)—Virchow Krause & Company, Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, and Michael Best & Friedrich
Alcoa Wheel Products—Beloit, Wisconsin, USA

Excellence in Industry Dedication to Environmental Compliance Award—City of Beloit
Alcoa Wheel Products—Beloit, Wisconsin, USA
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South America

Great Place to Work (24th place)—Great Place to Work® Institute
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Don Torcuato, Argentina

Carlos Pellegrini Award—Unión Industrial Argentina
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Don Torcuato, Argentina

Social Investment in Education Recognition—Brazil Foundation
Alcoa (Instituto Alcoa and Alcoa Foundation)

Emperor Pedro II Merit Honor Medal—General Command of Fire Brigade of Minas Gerais (Brazil)
Alcoa Foundation

Community Affairs for Children Award—Soabem
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Alphaville, Brazil

Best Merchandising—Brazilian Association of Water Production
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Alphaville, Brazil

Best Transformer in Cap Sector—Plásticos em Revista Magazine
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Alphaville, Brazil

Return on Environment Partnership Award—GE Betz
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Itapissuma, Brazil

Community Affairs for Children and Citizenship Enterprise Seal—Municipal Council for Children and Youth Affairs
AFL do Brasil—Itajubá, Brazil

Fire Brigade Award—Minas Gerais State Fire Brigade Corporation
AFL do Brasil—Itajubá, Brazil

Itajubá Citizen Award—City of Itajubá
José Carlos Vieira—AFL do Brasil

2004 Volunteers of Minas Gerais Award—Minas Gerais State Industry Federation
Alcoa Aluminio—Poços de Caldas, Brazil

National Industry Confederation 2004 Award—Minas Gerais State Industry Federation
Alcoa Aluminio—Poços de Caldas, Brazil

Paul Harris Award—Poços de Caldas Rotary Club
Alcoa Aluminio—Poços de Caldas, Brazil

Oswaldo Chechia Award—Brazilian Human Resources Association
Alcoa Aluminio—Poços de Caldas, Brazil

Army Honorable Fellow Award—Brazilian Army
Alcoa Aluminio—Poços de Caldas, Brazil

Poços de Caldas Citizen Award—City of Poços de Caldas
Edson Schiavotelo—Poços de Caldas, Brazil

Breathe Life Award—3M do Brasil
Alumar—São Luís, Brazil

Best Safety Performer in 2003 (more than three million hours worked category)—International Aluminium Institute
Alumar—São Luís, Brazil

Certificate in SA 8000 Standard—Det Norske Veritas
Alumar—São Luís, Brazil

Alumar Solid Waste Management Strategy Award—BHP Billiton
Alumar—São Luís, Brazil

Brazilian Environment Benchmarking—Mais Projetos
Alumar—São Luís, Brazil

Best Company in People Management (third place)—Valor Econômico Newspaper
Alumar—São Luís, Brazil

Quality in Work Award—Industrial Social Service
Alumar—São Luís, Brazil

Social Project Rotary Award—Rotary Club
Alcoa Alumino—Sorocaba, Brazil

100 Best Enterprises to Work For—Great Place to Work® Institute
Alcoa Aluminio (Brazil) and Alcoa Closure Systems International—Lima, Peru

Environmental Excellency for Sustainable Development Award—Environmental Enforcement Agency
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Bogotá, Colombia

25 Best Enterprises to Work For—Great Place to Work® Institute
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Lima, Peru

Best Practices in Human Resources 2003—British-Peruvian Chamber of Commerce
Alcoa Closure Systems International—Lima, Peru
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