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..

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Alcoa Recognized for Innovation and Excellence for Carbon Capture Technology

Alcoa announced today that its Kwinana alumina refinery in Australia was recognized for excellence in the Australian mining industry when it was named ‘Minerals Processing Plant of the Year’ at the annual Australian Mining Prospect Awards sponsored by Australian Mining, Australia’s premier mining... Read more..

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European Leader in Aluminum Rolling Chooses Quintiq to Schedule Cold Mill Production Area

Quintiq, a leading provider of advanced planning and scheduling (APS) solutions, announced that it has won a contract from the Novelis Rogerstone aluminum rolling mill in the United Kingdom to provide a supply chain scheduling solution for the plant’s cold bay. This agreement follows the successful... Read more..

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China Precision Steel Increasing Market Share of High-Precision Cold-Rolled Steel

China Precision Steel, a niche precision steel processing Company principally engaged in producing and selling high precision, cold-rolled steel products, today announced that its market share is expanding as the Company is receiving increased orders from manufacturers in China and Africa. “We... Read more..

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AK Steel and USW Reach Early Labor Agreement for Ashland Coke Plant

AK Steel said today that members of United Steelworkers (USW) Local 8-523 have overwhelmingly ratified a new three-year labor agreement covering about 240 hourly production and maintenance employees at the company’s Ashland, Kentucky coke plant. The new agreement takes effect immediately and runs... Read more..

Alcoa Sets Dates for Employee Layoffs at Rockdale Smelter Due to Local Power Issues

Alcoa said it has set dates for the layoff of approximately 300 employees at its Rockdale, Texas, aluminum smelter where the company has idled half of its production. In addition, approximately 100 contract employees will be affected. The plant was partially shut in June 2008 because of ongoing supply... Read more..

Alcoa Contributes to a Sustainable 2008 Beijing Olympics

Alcoa announced today that it is contributing to China’s commitment to a “green” Olympics by providing lightweight aluminum for transportation systems that will be used during the games and including its aluminum composite material on several new venues constructed especially for the 2008 Beijing... Read more..

AK Steel Announces September 2008 Surcharges for Electrical and Stainless Steels

AK Steel has advised its customers that a $1,040 per ton surcharge will be added to invoices for electrical steel products shipped in September 2008. September 2008 surcharges for the broad range of stainless steel products that AK Steel produces can be found on the company’s web site at www.aksteel.com... Read more..

Alcoa and Kleinfeld Statements Regarding Siemens Matter

Since the start of discussions with Mr. Kleinfeld about his taking a position with Alcoa, the company and its board have sought and received extensive information regarding the Siemens matter. Alcoa continues to monitor the situation, and believes no further comment or action is warranted or necessary... Read more..

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Olin’s 2Q profit essentially flat as environmental, other costs weigh on results

Chemicals and ammunition maker Olin Corp. has recently reported that reported virtually flat second-quarter earnings, as environmental clean-up and other costs hurt results. But it also forecast earnings for the third quarter above Wall Street expectations, and its shares rose almost 10 percent in afternoon... Read more..