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It all starts with dirt.
Alcoa Update 1996 Annual Report

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    Alcoa Update 1996 Annual Report It all starts with dirt.

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    ...serves customers in the packaging, automotive, aerospace, construction and other markets with a variety of fabricated and finished products. The company is organized into 21 business units, with 178 operating locations in 28 countries. Alcoa's mission is to be the best aluminum company in the world...

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    ... by heavy equipment and electricity and hot metal. Others simply believed, "Accidents happen." So one of our first needs was to convince the leaders of the company that better safety performance was possible. We started this effort by sending our opinion leaders to visit DuPont factories and those...

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    ... future. This emphasis on creating our own fate has changed us as a company. If you go any place in Alcoa's twenty-eight country universe you will find safety is the first internal commitment. And on this safety backbone we have been building excellence in all things we do. Common Interests Our...

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    ... joint teams have developed or elaborated concepts of shared services and centers of excellence which will save money while protecting or enhancing the quality and timeliness of the work we do. The Power of Information To leverage our human, physical, and technological assets around the world, we...

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    ... came from nonaluminum products. But the rest involves aluminum, and as one of the owners of this amazing series of processes, you might want to stop for a moment to review how it all happens - how Alcoa starts with dirt and, step by step, keeps on adding value until we and our customers are able to...

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    Alumina chemicals are used to purify water and to make refractory bricks, ceramics, adhesives, catalysts, and fire retardant fillers for fabrics and plastics. 5

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    ...-good looking. â- Aluminum - from cans, from cars, from anything - leads in recycling. The most valuable material in the waste stream, it pays its own way through the recycling loop. And aluminum made from scrap requires only 5% of the energy it takes to produce the same metal from bauxite. 6

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    ...ground for its first plant outside North America, in Lista, Norway. Called A-CMI Scandinavian Casting Center ANS, the facility will produce cast aluminum parts for the European automotive industry. High-Tech Designs on Can Sheet. During 1996, the Alcoa Packaging Equipment business unit designed and...

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    ...an aluminum frame manufactured at Alcoa's new Northwood, Ohio plant. New Headquarters Going Up. Construction is under way for Alcoa's new corporate center on Pittsburgh's North Shore. Foundation and garage are complete. By late spring, the main structure will be in place and work will be starting to...

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    .... Alcoa of Australia won special recognition for a computerbased system that integrates mining with environmental management. Their Geological Information System (GIS) helps engineers and scientists to produce accurate mine plans that consider biological diversity, land use value, and water quality...

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    GE Picks Alcoa Sheet Product. Alcoa aluminum will be used in the exterior door panels of General Electric's new dishwashGlobal Information. Alcoa was named by Chief Information Officer (CIO) magazine to its CIO100 list for global expertise and leadership in 1996. Focus of the award was on the role ...

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    ... This, too, provides economic stimulus, but it also means rising labor costs for the company. To meet the challenge, Alcoa Aluminio has pushed hard for new efficiencies, scoring gains in productivity of approximately 30% in ï¬,at-rolled products and 40% in extrusions over the same period. Cautious...

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    ... handicapped people. Super Service for Carmakers. Alcoa's Aerospace/Commercial Rolled Products business unit is building a $48 million autosheet facility in Danville, Ill., including heat-treating and finishing equipment. The new plant is designed to provide automotive customers with new levels of...

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    ... the aluminum wheels for the 1998 Ford Lincoln Continental. Satisfied Customer. Alcoa Wheel Products International, a part of Alcoa's Forged Products business unit, was the recipient of the Paccar Certified Supplier Award, in recognition of achievement in design, development, quality assurance...

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    ... can's convenience, ability to keep products fresher, and unrivaled recycling record. New Consumer Package. Alcoa Aluminio has developed a special package - a rectangular one-liter plastic bottle and customized plastic closure - for CPC Company, the large distributor of Mazola corn oil in the...

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    ... with the government-owned aluminum company in China. The agreement covers the purchase of 400,000 metric tons (mt) of alumina a year by China National Nonferrous Metals Industry Corporation (CNNC). The latter will pay an advance lump-sum payment of $240 million to AWAC related to the agreement...

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    ... was the famed Mexican poet for whom the city was named. Build a Better Container. Alcoa Technical Center and the Aerospace/Commercial Rolled Products business unit, in partnership with two customers, have developed a dry bulk intermodal container made of aluminum. The project was completed in 90...

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    ... worked side-by-side with Alcoa..." â- Motor Trend "Aluminum: Considerably lighter minum lightens the load so the engine can propel this sleek package...from 0 to 60 mph in less than seven seconds." â- Cleveland Plain Dealer "The Audi A8 is challenging than steel...the earth-friendly recyclable...

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    ... Superior Industries International teamed up in 1996 to form a new company offering cast aluminum wheels for commercial trucks and buses. Developed jointly, the new wheels have now gone into limited production at Superior's plant in Van Nuys, Calif. and Innovation Wins a Contract. Alcoa Aluminio won...

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    ... services that heretofore have been delivered by internal personnel. Dr. Cullen is professor of medicine and epidemiology. His team will develop and evaluate medical protocols and work with Alcoa staff on companywide health programs. the year was ADSS fiber-optic cable for the electric utility...