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6
Alcoa Alloys on
China’s Regional
Jetliner
Alcoa’s advanced aluminum
aerospace alloys are used
extensively on the ARJ21
regional jet now in production
by AVIC 1 Commercial Aircraft
Co. Ltd. (AVIC 1 consortium)
in China. High-performance,
heat-treated sheet and plate
alloys from our Davenport
(USA) plant are used through-
out the aircraft, where
high-strength, toughness,
crack resistance and corrosion
resistance are required.
Bohai Expansion
A new sheet mill expansion
project is underway at the
Bohai plant in Qinhuangdao,
China. When completed in
2008, the expansion will bring
capacity to 223,000 tons.
The $250-million investment
includes sophisticated control
technology, a hot mill, a new
cold mill, sheet finishing equip-
ment and a state-of-the-art
lithographic sheet processing
center. The expansion will
allow Bohai to produce a vari-
ety of aluminum sheet and foil
products, such as can sheet,
lithographic sheet and trans-
portation products.
Integrity of
Closure Products
Alcoa CSI Japan has seen its
innovative VT-Lok and Hi-Lok
aluminum closures used on
aluminum bottles for a variety
of beverage products in Japan,
including Sapporo’s Onshu-
mikan orange juice, Aquarius
sports drink by Coca-Cola and
Pepsi Twist from Suntory. CSI
Japan’s capping machine tech-
nology, along with product
development expertise, spawned
the growth. The newly devel-
oped closure, VT-Lok, offers
superior venting capability,
helping to safely release excess
pressure, especially important
for fermentable juice
applications.
Asia