Ball and Alcoa Help Deliver Latest in Can Innovation



Company that Invented the Pull-Top Aluminum Can Helps Debut the First-Ever Vented Can
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Alcoa Featured in National Geographic's Aluminum Can Documentary



NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 14, 2007
--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that its operations in Alcoa, Tenn., and Western Australia are featured in a new aluminum can documentary that is airing on the National Geographic Channel. "Man-Made:The Can" is a one-hour special that highlights all aspects of the aluminum can, including the aluminum manufacturing process, can sheet production, aluminum's history and aluminum recycling.
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Alcoa to Invest $45 Million to Supply Coal to Power Warrick, IN Smelter



PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 18, 2005--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) announced today that it will invest $45 million to purchase equipment and the rights to mine coal from Vigo Coal Company to power its aluminum smelter in Warrick, Ind.
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Malcom Murphy to head RPD at Tennessee Operations



April 21, 2005 -- Alcoa, Tenn. -- Alcoa Rigid Packaging (RPD) President Robert S. Wetherbee has announced the appointment of Malcolm Murphy as location manager of Tennessee Operations' Rigid Packaging Division.
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Alcoa Honors 10 Suppliers for Top UBC Quality; Five Are Repeat Winners



KNOXVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 31, 2005--Alcoa Rigid Packaging, one of Alcoa's largest businesses, today announced the selection of 10 companies to receive 2004 Alcoa UBC Supplier Quality Awards for the supply of outstanding quality used beverage containers (UBCs).
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Alcoa Rigid Packaging produces aluminum rigid container sheet for the packaging and consumer products market. Customers use our sheet to manufacture the bodies, ends and tabs of beverage and food cans, which are used in the beer, soft drink, juice, isotonic beverage, energy beverage, packaged water, food and pet food industries.
Alcoa Recycling Company, a wholly owned subsidiary, collects and recycles used aluminum beverage and food cans. Since its founding in 1978, the company has recycled more than 300 billion aluminum cans around the world. |
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General Contact



2300 North Wright Road Alcoa, TN 37701-3141 United States
phone: (865) 977-2002 fax: (865) 977-2718
Scrap Information



Scrap specification documents are available to download.
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Cans for Habitat
www.cansforhabitat.org
Aluminum.org
www.aluminum.org
Can Manufacturers Institute
www.cancentral.com
Alcoa Recycling Company, Inc.
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Alcoa Tennessee Operations
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Warrick Operations
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Alcoa Australia Rolled Products
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