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September 30, 2008
Alcoa to Curtail Remainder of Rockdale, TX Smelter Due to Local Power Supply and Market Conditions
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August 1, 2008
Aluminum Powder Price Increase
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July 15, 2008
Alcoa Reaches New Renewable Power Deal for Wenatchee, WA Smelter
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June 24, 2008
Alcoa Announces Cooperation Agreement with Vietnam on Development of Bauxite Mining and Alumina Refineries
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June 19, 2008
Alcoa to Temporarily Idle Half of Rockdale, TX Smelter Due to Local Power Supply Issues
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May 13, 2008
Greenland Parliament Agrees to 2nd Phase of Joint Studies on Potential Smelter and Hydropower Project
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May 5, 2008
Alcoa Team Selected for International Quality Competition
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March 10, 2008
Kenneth Wisnoski Named President of Alcoa Business Responsible for Primary Product Growth, Bauxite, Energy and Africa
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March 4, 2008
Alcoa, Government of Quebec Reach New Renewable Power Agreement For Three Smelters in Province
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January 29, 2008
Alcoa and Brunei Economic Development Board Sign Agreement to Extend Feasibility Studies to Establish a Modern Aluminum Industry in Brunei Darussalam; Youth and Small Business Development Program Announced
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December 21, 2007
Alcoa, State of New York Reach New Renewable Power Agreement for Massena Operations
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December 18, 2007
Pará State Government renews Installation Licences for Alcoa’s Bauxite Mine in Juruti
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December 6, 2007
Seventeen-Year Renewable, Hydropower Supply Approved for Alcoa's Wenatchee Smelter
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December 6, 2007
Alcoa Expands Recycling Capability - New Expansion Will Increase Recycling Capacity by Nearly 50 Percent
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October 22, 2007
Direct Greenhouse Gas Emissions Reduced Significantly Despite Growth in Primary Aluminium Production, New Life Cycle Inventory Report Confirms
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October 15, 2007
Alcoa's Kevin Anton Elected Chairman of Aluminum Association Board
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October 8, 2007
Elkem's John Thuestad to Join Alcoa as President, Global Primary Products - United States
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October 2, 2007
Baie-Comeau Celebrates 50 Years
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September 20, 2007
Alcoa Launches Innovation Web Site to Showcase Technology Solutions for Design Engineers
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September 12, 2007
Alcoa Sells Its Stake in Chalco; Will Continue Its Commitment to Chinese Aluminum Industry
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September 11, 2007
Alcoa Signs Agreement to Support Geothermal Power Research Project in Iceland
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September 11, 2007
Alcoa Opens New Anode Plant in Norway to Serve Fjardaal and Mosjoen Smelters
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August 22, 2007
Jamalco Refinery Remains Closed; Assessing Damage From Hurricane Dean; Company Declares Force Majeure
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July 19, 2007
Alcoa Materials Management Names Top Scrap Suppliers for 2007
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June 26, 2007
Alcoa and Conservation International Form Partnership to Conserve the Amazon's Biodiversity
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June 13, 2007
Alcoa Restarts Tennessee Smelter Ahead of Schedule; Curtails Potline at Rockdale
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June 5, 2007
Alcoa Announces Price Increase for Aluminum Powder
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May 23, 2007
Government of Greenland and Alcoa to Study Feasibility of Constructing Hydro-Powered Aluminum Smelter
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February 5, 2007
Re-Energized Potline Produces Employment and Stability at Alcoa Ferndale Operations
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January 10, 2007
Alcoa Invests in Serra do Facao Hydroelectric Project in Brazil
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January 4, 2007
Shareholders agreement creates company that will build the Serra do Facão hydroelectric plant
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April 25, 2006
Alcoa World Alumina Signs MOU with Vinacomin for Bauxite, Alumina Refinery Joint Venture
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March 8, 2006
Alcoa Increases Stake in Estreito Hydropower Project in Brazil
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March 7, 2006
Alcoa Announces Construction Completed and Production Started on Alumar Aluminum Smelter Expansion in Brazil
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March 1, 2006
Alcoa and Gov. of Iceland to Begin Feasibility Studies on a New 250,000 mtpy Renewable Energy-Powered Smelter in North Iceland; Smelter Could Be One of the First Geothermal-Powered in the World
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February 16, 2006
Alcoa Signs Agreement in Principle to Build World-Class Aluminum Smelter in Trinidad and Tobago; Alcoa to Begin Environmental Impact Assessment
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December 1, 2005
Alcoa Obtains Low-Impact Hydropower Certification; New Upgrades Increase Generating Capacity
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November 28, 2005
Alumar Consortium Starts Up its Aluminum Smelter Expansion in Sao Luis, Brazil
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November 23, 2005
Alcoa to Curtail Eastalco Smelter on December 19 Because of High Power Costs; Company Will Continue To Explore Competitively-Priced, Long-Term Power
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September 15, 2005
Alcoa Adds Capacity to Its Premium Primary Products Portfolio
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August 4, 2005
Alcoa, Government of the Republic of Ghana Agree to Re-Start Valco Smelter
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April 1, 2005
Alcoa Honors 10 Suppliers for Top UBC Quality; Five Are Repeat Winners
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March 22, 2005
Alcoa to Tender Its Elkem Shares for Significant Gain; Company to Take 1st Quarter 2005 Restructuring Charges
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January 31, 2005
Alcoa Completes Acquisition of Russian Fabricating Facilities in Samara and Belaya Kalitva from RUSAL
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January 25, 2005
Alcoa and Government of the Republic of Ghana Sign MOU to Create Integrated Aluminum Industry; Valco Smelter Will Re-Start, Expedited Timetable for Alumina Refinery and Bauxite Mine
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January 19, 2005
Alcoa Welcomes Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's Decision to Relicense Hydroelectric Project; Approval Protects Thousands of Jobs and Preserves Pristine Land
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November 23, 2004
New Labor Pact Approved at Alcoa's ABI Smelter
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November 22, 2004
New Labor Pact to End Strike at ABI Smelter Proposed by Conciliator
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November 16, 2004
Alcoa to Build New Anode Plant to Serve Fjardaal in Iceland and Mosjoen in Norway
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November 11, 2004
Avilés Smelter wins Asturias Managerial Quality Award
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November 2, 2004
Baie Comeau receives ISO 14001 certification
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October 25, 2004
Alcoa Invests 64 Million Euros in Environment and Technology in Spanish Smelters
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October 20, 2004
Mt. Holly recognized for environment excellence
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October 19, 2004
President Bush Signs Historic Land Swap Legislation; Allows Relicensing of 4 Alcoa Dams and Preservation of 10,000 Acres of Land
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October 8, 2004
Alcoa Unions in Wenatchee Vote To Accept Agreement; Company to Begin Re-Start Efforts at Idle Facility
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October 1, 2004
Alcoa and Unions Reach Accord On Wenatchee, Saving 400 Jobs
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September 22, 2004
Alcoa Bécancour Rod Plant gets ISO14001 certification
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September 16, 2004
Alan Cransberg and Geoff Cromer Assume New Positions in Alcoa Primary Products Organization
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September 10, 2004
Alcoa Begins Environment Impact Assessment For Proposed Aluminum Smelter in Trinidad and Tobago
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August 25, 2004
Alcoa to Re-Start Idle Capacity at Massena, NY Smelters; Modernization Key To Massena's Viability; Long-Term Power Contract Needed
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July 20, 2004
Alcoa to Expand Sao Luis, Brazil - Alumar - Aluminum Smelter by 63,000 Metric Tons
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March 12, 2004
Alcoa Expects Chinese Government Approval of Pingguo Joint Venture; Also Expects Approval of Bohai Expansion Shortly
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February 19, 2004
Alcoa Sells Its 10% Stake in Alscon
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October 15, 2003
Alcoa to Continue Operations at Intalco; Uncertainty About Rates Leads to Cutback
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October 14, 2003
Affected Production at Alumar Smelter Begins To Be Restored
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September 29, 2003
Alcoa Executive Vice President and Group President Primary Product John Pizzey to Retire; Bernt Reitan Named Successor
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September 26, 2003
Tetra Tech to Manage Cleanup of Former Troutdale Facility
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September 25, 2003
Brunei Economic Development Board and Alcoa Sign MOU To Study Feasibility of a Brunei Smelter
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September 23, 2003
Alcoa Moves Forward on Three Oaks Mine
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May 23, 2003
Aluminerie de Bécancour Inc. wins a Phénix de l'environnement
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May 6, 2003
Smelter Recommended for Social Responsibility Certification
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April 9, 2003
Alcoa Announces Clean Air Act Agreement With Government and Citizen Groups
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March 24, 2003
Rockdale Power Plant wins OSHA’s highest safety award
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March 5, 2003
Alcoa to Invest over $1 Billion to Expand Its Deschambault Aluminum Plant and Create 1,500 Jobs
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March 5, 2003
Iceland's Parliament Approves Alcoa's Fjardaal Plant
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January 23, 2003
Alcoa - Deschambault Smelter acknowledged throughout North America
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January 10, 2003
Alcoa Approves Building New 320,000 mtpy 'Fjardaal' Aluminum Smelter in Eastern Iceland
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December 17, 2002
Chalco and Alcoa Announce Revised Timetable in Formalizing Pingguo Joint Venture
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December 3, 2002
Alcoa Warrick Operations Earns Reclamation Award
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November 19, 2002
Alcoa Receives National Habitat Award
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September 24, 2002
Alcoa Approved to Open Three Oaks Mine in Texas; Keeps Rockdale Operations Competitive
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September 1, 2002
Warrick Operations Publishes Community Report
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July 31, 2002
Alcoa Reduces Capacity; Continues To Implement Its Long-Term, Low-Cost Production Strategy
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July 19, 2002
Alcoa, Government of Iceland and Landsvirkjun, Iceland's National Power Company, Sign Memorandum of Understanding on New Smelter in Eastern Iceland
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May 23, 2002
Alcoa Continues Talks on Iceland Aluminum Production Plant
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April 15, 2002
Alcoa Adjusts Production Capacity at Two U.S. Smelters
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