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September 29, 2008 Alcoa Named to Climate Disclosure Leadership Index for Sixth Consecutive Year; Commended on Quality of Climate Change Disclosure Practice
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September 9, 2008 Alcoa Named to Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Seventh Consecutive Year
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June 5, 2008 Alcoa Again Named One of the World's Most Ethical Companies
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March 10, 2008 Alcoa Named to FORTUNE Magazine's Most Admired List for 25th Consecutive Year
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January 28, 2008 Alcoa Again Named One of the World's Most Sustainable Companies at Davos
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Trinidad and Tobago brings together the operations of two Alcoa businesses: Alcoa World Alumina and the Alcoa Steamship Company. Alcoa has operated a materials transfer station at Tembladora in Trinidad and Tobago for more than sixty years, using the country's strategic location to ship bauxite and alumina to destinations in the U.S and Europe.
Tembladora offers deep-water harbor facilities, close to Alcoa's alumina operations in Suriname, which are located on a river too shallow for large ships. At the transfer station, shuttle ships from Suriname offload alumina for transfer to large vessels bound for customers in Baltimore, USA; Dunkirk, France; and Mosjoen, Norway.
Tembladora began service in 1950, although the Alcoa Marine Department was operating in the country since 1941. Bauxite shipment was discontinued in 1983, focusing operations on alumina. Today Tembladora employs 21 people and loads out an average of 525,000 tons of alumina per year. In June 2003, Tembladora received ISO 14001 Certification, making it one of only eight businesses in Trinidad and Tobago to achieve the environmental certification standard.
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