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Alcoa Ranked Among Top Companies on Climate Change and Governance by Leading Environmental Group; Alcoa #2 in the U.S.
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 21, 2006--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that CERES, the largest coalition of investors, environmental and public interest organizations in North America, ranked Alcoa second among U.S. companies in its Report on Corporate Governance and Climate Change. This report is the first comprehensive measurement of how 100 leading global companies are preparing and positioning themselves to face the challenges of global warming. It is designed to be used as a benchmark tool by institutional investors and corporations.
Companies in the 10 most carbon-intensive sector industries were evaluated on how they addressed climate change through board oversight, management performance, public disclosure, emissions accounting and strategic planning. Alcoa scored 74 out of a possible 100 points, following DuPont, who had 85 points.
Alcoa was cited as a positive example in management execution. The report states that Alcoa's CEO is among the leaders in its industry by articulating the business case for GHG controls and a supportive government regulatory framework.
"Alcoa is committed to being a leader in addressing greenhouse gas emissions and climate change. This report recognizes both our focus on the issue and the hard work over the past decade to cut GHG emissions by more than 25 percent over 1990 levels," said Alcoa Chairman and CEO Alain Belda.
Separately, Alcoa was the highest scoring American company in an analysis of environmental and sustainability reporting in the metals, mining and crude-oil sectors by The Roberts Environmental Center of Claremont McKenna College, Claremont, California.
About CERES
CERES is a national coalition of investors, environmental groups and other public interest organizations working with companies to address sustainability challenges such as global climate change. CERES directs the Investor Network on Climate Risk (INCR), a group of more than 50 institutional investors in the U.S. and Europe that collectively manage nearly $3 trillion in assets. For more information, visit http://www.ceres.org
About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world's leading producer and manager of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina facilities, and is active 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, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) foils and plastic wraps, Alcoa(R) wheels, and Baco(R) household wraps. Among its other businesses are vinyl siding, closures, fastening systems, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 129,000 employees in 42 countries and has been named one of the top three most sustainable corporations in the world at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com
Alcoa Recognized as Worldwide Leader in Ethical Covalence Rankings
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 17, 2006--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it was pleased to be selected as one of the top 10 leading multinational companies in the 2005 Covalence Ethical Ranking, a barometer of how multinationals are perceived in the ethics field.
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Alcoa A Value Supplier to Trailer Maker
The Alcoa Wheel and Forged Products business received the “Valued Vendor Award” from customer Great Dane in Wayne, Nebraska, USA. The annual award recognizes two vendors each year for their outstanding efforts to support this Great Dane trailer manufacturing facility with quality products and superior service. Alcoa rated the highest in service and quality.
Alcoa Amorebieta obtains the Silver Q from the Basque Foundation for Quality
The aluminum lamination plant of Alcoa in Amorebieta has been granted the "Silver Q" by the Basque Foundation for Quality, EUSKALIT, which is an award granted by the Basque Government in recognition for the level of adherence to the Industrial Management Model of Excellence (EFQM - European Foundation for Quality Management), with the object of promoting improvement and innovation in management, as well as the development of Total Quality in all areas of society.
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Alcoa Louisville Receives Local Award
LOUISVILLE, KY -- November 30, 2004 -- Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has won the Greater Louisville Manufacturing Award of Excellence in Workforce Initiatives from Greater Louisville Inc., the chamber of commerce and economic development agency for the Louisville and Southern Indiana metropolitan area.
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Nestlé label quality earns award for AFP
July 26, 2004 -- Alcoa Flexible Packaging, a leading manufacturer of printed flexible laminations and custom thermoforming, was recently recognized by the PLGA in the Quality Awards.
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Prestigious technology award to Alcoa
Alcoa Automotive in Farsund has been given the 2004 Casting of the Year Award. The award was given to the company for the development of the control-arm for the BMW X5 SUV, 7- and 5-series and Rolls Royce.
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Alcoa Consumer Products Takes Home the Grand Prix with Reynolds Release Non-Stick Grill Foil
MONTREAL--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 23, 2004--The Canadian Council of Grocery Distributors (CCGD) selected Reynolds(R) Release(TM) Non-Stick Grill Foil as the winner and best new product in the Paper, Plastics and Foil Category during its 11th annual Canadian Grand Prix New Product Awards (year 2003-2004) program held recently in Banff, Alberta, Canada.
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EPA recognizes SGS
(EPA press release) Richmond, VA - In a recent ceremony held in Richmond, VA, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Deputy Director for the Office of Solid Waste Maria Parisi Vickers recognized Southern Graphic Systems, Inc. for being the first company in the Richmond area to enroll in the voluntary national waste minimization partnership program.
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EquiTrend '03 Survey: Reynolds Wrap® sixth ranked 'World-Class brand'
Reynolds Wrap® aluminum foil is ranked among the top 10 world-class brands in the Spring 2003 EquiTrend® brand study of consumers across the U.S.
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Alcoa Mill Products Achieves Top 10% Global Supplier Status with Nissan North America's Quality Master Award
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 25, 2004--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that for the second year in a row its Mill Products business received the Quality Master Award from Nissan North America. Alcoa's Davenport, Iowa and Danville, Illinois, plants are major suppliers of aluminum sheet products for the hoods, deck lids and various structural applications for Nissan's Altima and Maxima sedans.
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Alcoa Davenport Works receives top state environment award
16 Feb 2004 -- Bettendorf, Iowa USA: 15 years and $70 million invested in healthier air, ground and water earn Governor's Iowa Overall Environmental Excellence award for 130-acre ISO 14001 plant.
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Alcoa CTO ranked one of India's Top 25 Tech Leaders
UPPER BURRELL, PA - January 6, 2004 - Dr. Mohammad A. Zaidi, Chief Technical Officer and Vice President, Alcoa, is profiled in a new United Nations-sponsored book entitled IIT: India's Intellectual Treasures, a "behind the scenes" look into India's prestigious Indian Institutes of Technology.
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Reynolds Wrap® Release® Non-Stick Foil Wins at Kosherfest’s New Product Competition
Reynolds Wrap® Release® Non-Stick Aluminum Foil, from Alcoa Consumer Products, won “Best New Non-Food Specialty Item” at the Kosherfest New Product Competition in New York City this month.
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Top health, safety award goes to Alcoa WA operations.
October 14, 2003 Safety and health excellence in the mining industry was recognised last night with Alcoa World Alumina Australia's Western Australia (WA) mining operations winning the 2003 MINEX award.
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AFL Telecommunication Recipient of R&D 100 Award for Innovative Product
Spartanburg, S.C., September 3, 2003 – AFL Telecommunications, a part of Alcoa Inc. and Fujikura Ltd. of Japan, was a member of an industry team lead by 3M Company that won an R&D 100 Award from R&D magazine, the premier research and development magazine in the U.S. The annual awards recognize the most significant new products introduced into the marketplace in the past year.
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Alcoa's Dura-Bright Wheel Finish Wins RoadStar Magazine's 2002 Most Valuable Product Award
CLEVELAND--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Aug. 25, 2003--RoadStar magazine awarded Alcoa Wheel and Forged Products' Dura-Bright(R) wheel finish its Most Valuable Product Award for 2002.
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Alcoa Flexible Packaging Wins Silver DuPont Packaging Award for Sure-Peel™ Lidding
Alcoa Flexible Packaging’s Sure-PeelTM Cohesive Lidding was awarded a Silver Packaging Award at DuPont’s Packaging Awards ceremony this past Friday. Alcoa’s Sure-Peel lidding is a patented cohesive peel material that separates seal integrity from actual peel force. This property allows for easier, consistent peels with high burst strength and provides a broader sealing window.
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AFL Brazil Honored for Strong Humanitarian Involvement
ITAJUBA, Brazil & ALLEN PARK, Mich.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2003--AFL Brazil was awarded the prestigious "Paul Harris Fellow" commendation from Rotary Club Itajuba-Oeste recently. This honor, named for the entity's founder, is the greatest commendation granted by Rotary International. It is granted to people, companies and institutions that have collaborated towards community and humanitarian projects of the Rotary International.
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Alcoa makes AI's 'Fab Fifty' list of Auto Suppliers
OEM readers of Automotive Industries magazine ranked Alcoa among the industry's top 50 suppliers for 2003 in an annual survey conducted by the magazine. The survey, AI's 6th annual 'Quest for Excellence,' ranked 300 companies on quality, innovation, price, delivery and service/support. Results were published in the June 2003 issue. More information can be found on the magazine's web site.
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Alcoa Contest Winners Celebrate In Style
The Alcoa-sponsored First Annual Art and Language Arts Contest recognized winners at the Louisiana Governor's Mansion. The event was hosted by First Lady Alice Foster and the Governor's Commission on Environmental Education. Six Alcoa leaders joined students, parents and teachers in celebration.
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Alcoa’s Suralco Alumina Refinery Recognized for Best Safety Performance
Alcoa’s Suralco alumina refinery in Suriname was presented the International Aluminum Institute’s “Best Safety Performance in the World” award at the organization’s annual conference in New York earlier this month. This award is open to all aluminum companies in the world. The IAI is a global forum of aluminum producers dedicated to the development and use or aluminum as a valuable material.
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Bécancour Smelter Wins Environment Award
Bécancour, May 23, 2003--Yesterday evening at the prestigious gala of the Les Phénix de l’environnement competition at Métropolis in Montreal, Aluminerie de Bécancour Inc. took a prize in the “Know-how in sustainable development“ category under the sub-category “Primary or secondary sector company having used processes or technologies to improve its environmental performance”, for its greenhouse gas reduction project aimed mainly at reducing the levels of CF4 and C2F6 caused by anode effects.
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AFL Automotive Alcoan Honored for Oustanding Community Service
Carol Doppke of AFL Automotive received the Cheers Award, presented by the United Way of Greater Detriot, for her work with the Capuchin Soup Kitchen. She was nominated by AFL Automotive for outstanding community service. In addition to volunteering her own time, Doppke led a team of volunteer co-workers and secured $4,000 for the soup kitchen through the Alcoa Foundation Grants program. Doppke recived a $1,000 check payable to the non-profit organization of her choice.
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Reynolds Wrap Release Non-stick Foil wins 'Best Product Development Team' in American Business Awards
Reynolds Wrap® Release® Non-Stick Foil, introduced last year by Alcoa Consumer Products, took home the top trophy in the Product Development Team category in the annual American Business Awards.
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Subaru quality award for AFL Automotive
AFL Automotive announces that it will be awarded the Subaru President’s Award for 2002. Mr. Masayoshi Nagano, President and CEO of Subaru, will present the award to AFL Automotive at an award ceremony in Lafayette, Indiana on April 29, 2003.
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Magazine names Dura-Bright one of 2002's 'Nifty 50'
Alcoa’s Dura-Bright wheel finish received a Nifty Fifty award from Heavy Duty Trucking magazine, a publication geared to fleet owners, as one of the best new product introduction of 2002. Truck owners with Alcoa Dura Bright wheels patented finish no longer need to buff or polish their wheels, saving maintenance time. By simply washing off the dirt, the shine reappears.
Rockdale Power Plant wins OSHA’s highest safety award
ROCKDALE, TX—Alcoa’s Rockdale Power Plant, a three-unit generating facility that fuels the company’s adjacent aluminum smelter, has been recognized by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as having the "highest level of safety performance and proactive safety leadership"—an achievement that earned it the agency’s "Star Among Stars" award.
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Iowa Soybean Promotion Board, National Biodiesel Board, honor Alcoa
March 8, 2003 -- The Iowa Soybean Promotion Board and the National Biodiesel Board recently honored Alcoa Davenport Works with the first ever Outstanding Environmental Stewardship Award, in recognition of Alcoa's conversion from regular diesel
products for the plant's fleet vehicles to soy biodiesel.
Wisconsin names Alcoa Beloit Manufacturer of the Year - Community Commitment
March 3, 2003: Outstanding community commitment and steadfast community involvement have earned Alcoa Wheel Products' Beloit operation the Community Commitment Grand Award at the 2002 Wisconsin Manufacturer of the Year Awards. In announcing the award, the state cited Alcoa's achievements in community programs, grants, and a plant turnaround program that kept 391 good-paying jobs in the Beloit area.
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Alcoa Tops Fortune's 'Most Admired' in Metals Again
For the 20th time in the last 21 years, Alcoa is first in the Metals category in Fortune magazine's annual 'America's Most Admired Companies' survey.
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Reynolds Wrap Makes Top 10 In Brand Survey
For the second year in a row, Reynolds Wrap® Aluminum Foil has been ranked among the top 10 of 1200 world brands in a brand quality survey conducted by Harris Interactive®. The top-ten ranking placed Reynolds Wrap among such brands as Waterford Crystal, Mercedez-Benz Automobiles, Craftsman Tools and Hershey's Kisses. Harris Interactive conducted the survey in fall 2002.
For more information, read the press release at the Harris Interactive web site.
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Alcoa, Alcoa Foundation recognized in Hungary
Alcoa Hungarian companies and the Alcoa Foundation have received "Year 2002 Corporate leader in charities" national award bestowed by the Hungarian Non-profit Information and Training Centre (HNITC).
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Alcoa Truck Wheel Makes Construction Equipment's Top 100 Products
Alcoa Wheel Products' 14-inch wide truck wheel has received Construction Equipment magazine's top 100 Product Awards for 2002. This award calls attention to the most significant products introduced to the construction market each year. The magazine receives more than 2000 product releases annually and publishes nearly 700 of them. This wheel offers operating advantages to vocational operations through reduced weight, and thereby increased payload. Construction Equipment magazine is the leading publication in the industry serving over 77,000 equipment buyers.
Deschambault smelter excels in maintenance
The maintenance department of Alcoa's Deschambault smelter in Quebec, Canada has received the 2002 North American Mainatenance Excellence award from the Foundation for Industrial Maintenance Excellence.
Motorola & Alcoa Flexible Packaging Win 2002 Electronics IoPP Ameristar Packaging Award
RICHMOND, VA—December 13, 2002—The new U-Pad Packaging system, developed by Motorola Broadband Communications Sector (BCS), the leading provider of digital set-top terminals, in a partnership with Motorola Advanced Technology Center (MATC) and Alcoa Flexible Packaging, was awarded an IoPP Ameristar Packaging Award in the Electronics category. The new U-PAD system provides superior cushioning and protection, eliminates individual wrap-around boxes, provides an eighty-five percent reduction in inbound packaging materials, handling, transportation and storage space, improves packing line ergonomics, reduces manpower requirements by thirty-three percent, adapts into a closed-loop distribution system, and saves millions of dollars in total packaging costs. The U-PAD Packaging System is a key player in Motorola's goal to provide cost-effective, customer and environmentally friendly packaging solutions.
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Alcoa Warrick Operations Earns Reclamation Award
CHANDLER, IN—December 3, 2002—Alcoa Warrick Operations and Peabody Coal Company will be presented with the 2002 Indiana Excellence in Mining and Reclamation Award for the establishment of the single-largest, warm season prairie grass site in the state at the former Squaw Creek Mine located north of Chandler, IN.
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Alcoa Receives National Habitat Award
BALTIMORE, MD—November 19, 2002—Employees at Alcoa's Gum Springs Arkansas facility received national recognition today for their contributions to wildlife habitat conservation at the Wildlife Habitat Council's (WHC) 14th Annual Symposium, Investing in Bio-diversity, held in Baltimore, Maryland. Alcoa demonstrates its commitment to environmental stewardship and increasing native biodiversity by achieving certification at Gum Springs.
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Reynolds Food Packaging Named a "Gold Partner" by SYSCO
Reynolds Food Packaging has been recognized by SYSCO Corporation, one of Alcoa's top customers and North America's largest foodservice marketer and distributor, as one of their 10 Gold Partner Suppliers. The fiscal 2002 Supplier Recognition Awards recipients were selected from a group of more than 1,500 eligible suppliers located across the world. See the full story on the SYSCO web site.
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Alcoa Named One of America’s Safest Companies in 2002
There are 130,000 reasons for Alcoa’s safety success: Its employees, who are always searching for ways to excel as a company, writes Occupational Hazards, the safety and health magazine which has recognized Alcoa in its annual survey of America’s safest companies. “We have 130,000 employees taking the goal of zero injuries seriously, and we believe we can achieve that goal,” says Bill O’Rourke, Alcoa vice president of Environment, Health & Safety and Audit.
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Alcoa Fujikura in Mexico wins the second top VW group award
Alcoa's AFL business recognized by key customer VW for fast integration and continuous quality improvement in Mexico.
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Aerospace alloys win Achievement Award
ASM International, the global materials engineering association, has awarded Alcoa its 2002 Engineering Materials Achievement Award for advancements in aerospace alloys that help make aircraft stronger, more durable and better performing.
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Alcoa makes InformationWeek 500's top quintile
Based on a survey of IT strategy and deployment, the company entered the list at #98 this year.
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Alcoa Howmet Castings recognized by CT Dept. of Environmental Protection with GreenCircle Award
WINSTED, CT—September 19, 2002—Alcoa Howmet Castings today announced that it has received a 2002 GreenCircle Award by the State of Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection. The award is in recognition of the company's pollution prevention activity at its Howmet Machining facility in Winsted, Connecticut. A ceremony honoring GreenCircle recipients took place in Hartford, Connecticut earlier today.
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Alcoa's Reynolds Wrap moves into top 10 in quality brands according to Equitrend online study
A recent online brand quality survey placed Alcoa's Reynolds Wrap® brand in its top 10 for brand quality, ranking it seventh overall. Reynolds Wrap ranked # 7 (up from # 9 a year ago) in overall quality. Additionally, Reynolds Wrap made the "World Class" list, and notably placed second behind Hershey's kisses in brand equity.
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Alcoa a NYSE 'World Leader'
Alcoa is a component of the New York Stock Exchange's new 'World Leaders' index, which serves as a benchmark to track, as a single asset class, the performance of "200 true world leaders across 10 industry sectors and all regions of the world." Based on market capitalization, Alcoa ranks 102 on this list.
Alcoa Ranks 91 in IndustryWeek 1000
Alcoa ranked 91 on IndustryWeek magazine's 2002 list of the world's 1,000 largest publically held manufacturing companies based on financial measures including revenue, net income, profit margin and revenue growth.
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Alcoa among 50 best companies in the world; most admired company in metals category
Alcoa moves into the top 50 of Fortune Magazine's March 2002 ranking of the world's best companies, ranked by industry executives on quality of management, innovation, and financial soundness. Alcoa also was named the "Most Admired" company in the metals category.
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