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Alcoa Establishes Aluminum Wheel Products Office in South Africa; Names Managing Director
June 26, 2006
NEW YORK & JOHANNESBURG, South Africa--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 26, 2006--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has established a new entity in Johannesburg, South Africa, called Alcoa South Africa (Pty) Ltd., for the sale and distribution of aluminum forged truck wheels for the commercial transportation market in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. This marks the 44th country in which Alcoa has a presence.
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Alcoa Takes Action on Climate Change; Becomes Founding Reporter of The Climate Registry
January 15, 2008
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it has become a Founding Reporter on The Climate Change Registry, a non-profit organization that measures and publicly reports greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) in a common, accurate and transparent manner consistent across industry sectors and borders.
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Alcoa Marks International Volunteer Day with Tribute to Alcoa Employees for their Record Volunteer Effort in 2007 Worldwide Month of Service
December 5, 2007
PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A record of more than 47,000 people participated in volunteer activities during Alcoa's 2007 Worldwide Month of Service held in October, it was announced today by Alcoa (NYSE:AA) and Alcoa Foundation.
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Alcoa Earns 'Best in Class' Status for Environmental and Social Performance; Added to Storebrand Best in Class Mutual Funds
November 6, 2007
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Recognized for its leading environmental and social performance in the metals and mining industry, Alcoa announced today that it has earned 'Best in Class' status by Storebrand Investments and qualifies for the Storebrand Best in Class mutual funds and other Storebrand SRI (Socially Responsible Investment) mandates.
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Alcoa Chairman and CEO Alain Belda Participates in United Nations High-Level Event on Climate Change
September 24, 2007
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa Chairman and CEO Alain Belda today told the largest ever meeting of world leaders on climate change convened by the Secretary-General of the United Nations Ban Ki-moon that he is convinced a global plan of action on climate change can be built in ways that create more economic opportunities than risks.
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| On June 26, 2006, Alcoa announced that it established a new entity in Johannesburg, South Africa, called Alcoa South Africa (Pty) Ltd., for the sale and distribution of aluminum forged truck wheels for the commercial transportation market in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa. The Alcoa forged truck wheels will be imported from Alcoa’s Wheel Products plant located in Székesfehérvár, Hungary and shipped to a leased warehouse and logistics facility in Durban, South Africa for further distribution. |
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