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September 5, 2008
Alcoa Foundation, Alcoa Inc. grants announced more than $360,000 invested back into East Tennessee
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FACTS ABOUT RECYCLING
Source: aluminum.org and earth911.org - Recycling aluminum requires 95% less energy than producing aluminum from bauxite
- It takes 10,200 megawatts of power to run a smelter for one day. That is the same amount that it would take to power an average of 425,000 houses.
- Recycling just one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a TV for 3 hours.
- Americans throw away enough aluminum every three months to rebuild our entire commercial air fleet.
- Recycling 1 ton of aluminum saves the equivalent in energy of 2,350 gallons of gasoline. This is equivalent to the amount of electricity used by the average home over a period of 10 years.
- Recycling one aluminum can saves enough energy to run a television for three hours.
- Tossing away an aluminum can wastes as much energy as pouring out half of that can's volume of gasoline.
- More than one million tons of aluminum containers and packaging are thrown away each year.
Alcoa Balances River Protection and Power Production
April 3, 2006
NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--April 3, 2006--Alcoa was recognized as a 2005 Outstanding Stewardship of America's Rivers (OSAR) award recipient by the National Hydropower Association today during a ceremony held in Washington, D.C. Alcoa was given the distinction for its outstanding achievement regarding the Tapoco Hydroelectric Project in Tennessee and North Carolina led by Alcoa Power Generating Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Alcoa.
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Since 1913, Alcoa's Tennessee Operations has produced hundreds of different products for the construction, aerospace, military, consumer and other markets. During that time, Tennessee Operations has evolved into one of the most modern aluminum fabricating facilities in the world.
Today, it is dedicated solely to the production of high quality molten metal and aluminum sheet for beverage cans and is a recognized world leader in this business. Covering 1600 acres, Tennessee Operations produces enough aluminum sheet through its continuous cold mill every minute to produce 75,000 cans.
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Career Opportunities
To check or register for available jobs, see Alcoa's company-wide Careers web page.
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| | Environmental and Community Commitment
2007 Tennessee Operations Community Report
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Tennessee Operations has been recognized within Alcoa and by the state of Tennessee for its innovative approach to environmental management. In addition, through Alcoa Foundation grants, community service and employee charitable giving, Alcoa has given more than $5 million to the community since 1989.
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