ALCOA

Alcoa Inc. is the world's leading producer of primary aluminium, fabricated aluminium and alumina. Alcoa's aluminium products and components are used worldwide in aircraft, automobiles, beverage cans, buildings, chemicals, sports and recreation, and a wide variety of industrial and consumer applications, including Alcoa's own consumer brands.

Worldwide there are 142,000 employees operating in 37 countries. Alcoa's values begin with integrity, respect for people, their safety and health and the environment within which they live and work, anywhere in the world.

Kaal Australia Pty, Limited was formed in 1996, with the acquisition and merger of Alcoa's rolled products division in Geelong and Comalco's rolled products division in Sydney. Alcoa Inc. (USA) and Kobe Steel Limited (Japan) each hold 50 percent of the company.

Kaal Australia is Australia's only manufacturer of aluminium rolled products and produces rigid container sheet for beverage cans, aluminium foil and common alloy sheet for building and marine applications. Over 50 percent of production is exported, mainly to growing markets in Asia.

With operations at Point Henry near Geelong in Victoria, and Yennora in western Sydney, New South Wales, Kaal Australia has more than 800 employees.

Aluminium Can Group

Alcoa, along with the two major domestic canmakers, form the Aluminium Can Group. The purpose of the Aluminium Can Group is to monitor recycling-environmental achievements and to progress domestic aluminium can sales.

For more information on Alcoa or the Aluminium Can Group, contact them at:

Address: Point Henry Works, PO Box 460, Geelong, Victoria 3220
Telephone: 61 3 5245 1440
Fax 61 3 5245 1188
email: linda.craven@alcoa.com.au
Alcoa Website: http://www.alcoa.com
ACG Website: http://www.aluminium-cans.com.au/default.htm

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