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Alcoa Team Selected for International Quality Competition

May 5, 2008 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its Warrick (Indiana) Operations has been selected as a finalist in a prestigious, international competition hosted by the American Society for Quality (ASQ).
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Alcoa, State of New York Reach New Renewable Power Agreement for Massena Operations

December 21, 2007 Major Milestone Reached on Road For Upgrade of Smelter with New 30-Year Power Deal
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Seventeen-Year Renewable, Hydropower Supply Approved for Alcoa's Wenatchee Smelter

December 6, 2007 WENATCHEE, Wash.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that the commissioners in Public Utility District Number One of Chelan County (PUD) approved a 17-year power agreement that is the linchpin to assuring the long-term survival—and an increase in production—at the Alcoa Wenatchee Smelter in Wenatchee, Washington, USA. The smelter is a major contributor to the economy and sustainability of the Wenatchee Valley.
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Alcoa Expands Recycling Capability - New Expansion Will Increase Recycling Capacity by Nearly 50 Percent

December 6, 2007 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has broken ground on a new $22 million project at its Can Reclamation facility at its Tennessee Operations. Improvements include a new crusher and delacquering furnace and supporting building enclosures, utilities and environmental systems.
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Alcoa's Kevin Anton Elected Chairman of Aluminum Association Board

October 15, 2007 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that Kevin M. Anton, vice president of Alcoa and President of Alcoa Materials Management, has been elected chairman of the board of The Aluminum Association at the trade organization’s annual membership meeting in Tucson, Arizona.
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Alcoa Restarts Tennessee Smelter Ahead of Schedule; Curtails Potline at Rockdale

June 13, 2007 PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa today announced that it has begun to re-start one line at its Tennessee Operations aluminum smelter.
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Government of Greenland and Alcoa to Study Feasibility of Constructing Hydro-Powered Aluminum Smelter

May 23, 2007 NEW YORK & NUUK, Greenland--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, the Greenland Home Rule Cabinet agreed to enter into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the aluminum company Alcoa Inc. The agreement entails co-operation on a feasibility study for constructing an aluminum smelter with a 340,000 metric-ton-per-year capacity in Greenland.
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Alcoa Materials Management Selects Preferred Scrap Suppliers for 2006

July 21, 2006 KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 21, 2006--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its Alcoa Materials Management (AMM) business has selected its annual list of the top ten scrap processors using criteria including: quality; volume; and performance. Six of the top ten suppliers are returning for a second consecutive year, joining four new suppliers that worked diligently in accomplishing this industry status.
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Alcoa Adds 170 Jobs to Support Re-Start of Second Potline at Pacific Northwest Smelter

October 2, 2006 NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it plans to operate a second potline at its Intalco Works aluminum smelter in Ferndale, Wash., adding 170 high-wage jobs to the current workforce of 450, bringing total employment to more than 600.
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Alcoa Primary Metals is North America's largest integrated producer of primary aluminum, with 11 smelters located in the United States and Canada. We provide a secure base of aluminum starting stock like ingots and billets for each of Alcoa's downstream aluminum businesses, such as Mill Products and Extrusions. We also supply products to a broad external customer base in all major markets. In addition to unalloyed aluminum ingot, we produce value-added forms of primary aluminum that include billet, rolling ingot, cast rod and various casting alloys.
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  • Commodity grade P1020
  • High purity ingot
  • Foundry ingot
  • Billet
  • Rolling slab
  • Cast rod
  • Powder
  • Spectrochemical Standards for Aluminum Alloys

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