Alcoa and ORKLA ASA Agree to Exchange Equity Stakes

Alcoa announced it has agreed with ORKLA ASA to exchange their stakes in a Norwegian smelting partnership and a Swedish extrusion joint venture in order to focus on their respective areas of expertise and best practices. Alcoa will receive Orkla’s 50 percent stake in Elkem Aluminum ANS while Orkla... Read more..

Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda Honored By Asia Society for Environmental Leadership

Alcoa announced that Alcoa Chairman Alain Belda was honored by the Asia Society this week for his environmental leadership, including Alcoa’s progress to reduce GHG emissions and address global warming. In accepting the award, Mr. Belda said, “At Alcoa, we see global warming as the sustainability... Read more..

Century Aluminum Prices Common Stock Offering

Century Aluminum Company announced the pricing of the underwritten public offering of 6,500,000 shares of its common stock at a price to the public of $62.25 per share. All of the shares are being offered by Century Aluminum. Century has granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional... Read more..

Century Aluminum Company Names Catherine Z. Manning to Board of Directors

Century Aluminum Company (NasdaqGS:CENX) announced that Catherine Z. Manning has joined the company’s board of directors. Ms. Manning retired on June 30, 2008 as a partner with the accounting firm PricewaterhouseCoopers. She most recently served as the financial effectiveness and merger integration... Read more..

Alcoa Issues 2007 Corporate Sustainability Highlight Report

Alcoa announced the release of its 2007 Corporate Sustainability Highlights, which details the company’s global environmental, social and economic performance and shows how sustainability is integrated into all aspects of our business. The report is available on line in the Sustainability section of... Read more..