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9
Alcoa Makes
Aluminum Bottle
40% Lighter
Alcoa is working with bever-
age companies worldwide as
they consider introducing
weight-saving bottles made
from aluminum sheet.
The quick-chilling, recyclable,
aluminum-sheet bottle is
over 40% lighter than impact
extruded beverage bottles.
Alcoa customer Ball
Corporation is producing a
new, 12-ounce aluminum
bottle at its plant in Monticello,
Ind., from Alcoa sheet. Called
Alumi-Tek, these bottles are
filled with a new, premium
iced coffee beverage recently
introduced to the U.S. market.
Another 50 Years in
Baie-Comeau
A special flag-raising
ceremony took place at
Alcoa’s Baie-Comeau smelter
in Quebec, Canada – the
first of several events to com-
memorate the plant’s 50th
birthday. The year-long
celebration also included a
US$1 million investment from
Alcoa Foundation and Alcoa
Canada for two new arts
and cultural facilities. To top it
off, Alcoa and the govern-
ment of Quebec reached
a new power arrangement for
Baie-Comeau and its sister
smelters in the province that
will include a major upgrade
and expansion of the
438,000-mtpy smelter and
secure power through 2040.
Perfect Combination
A blending of Alcoa’s propri-
etary vacuum die casting
process and new, advanced
alloys helped Alcoa meet
the performance requirements
of customer Nissan for
the GT-R, its new flagship,
high-performance sports
sedan. The inner door (the
largest vacuum die casting in
the auto industry) and rear
seat structure offer weight
savings up to 35% over steel
designs. An Alcoa logo on
the inner door panel, visible to
drivers, demonstrates Alcoa’s
pride and role in helping
Nissan bring its “supercar”
to the roadways.
North America