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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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Alcoa Plays Part in Nobel Peace Prize on Climate Change

September 11, 2008 Nobel winner IPCC recognizes four Alcoa employees for their efforts in accumulating and disseminating knowledge about climate change
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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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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.
Outlook on Sustainability 2007



Sustainability Report of Alcoa Canada Primary Metals

Sustainability Report of Alcoa Canada Primary Metals
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New Alcoa ad campaign: "Aluminium Is Made of People"




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Alcoa Primary Metals Newsletter (in French Only)

Alcoa Primary Metals Newsletter (in French Only)
July 2008
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