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Alcan in Australia
Alcan’s Australian operations are part of Alcan Inc., a leading global materials company, delivering high quality products, engineered solutions and services worldwide.
With world-class technology and operations in bauxite mining, alumina processing, primary metal smelting, power generation, aluminium fabrication, engineered solutions as well as flexible and specialty packaging, today's Alcan is well positioned to meed and exceed our customers' needs.
We mine bauxite, often from remote locations, and refine the ore to produce alumina which is then converted into the world's most versatile metal, aluminium. Aluminium's lightweight, high-strength-weight ratio, resistance to corrosion and ease of recycling make it the 'sustainable metal'.
A key player in Australia's aluminium industry since 1967, we are proud of our history, our success and our long-term commitment to his country. Our Australian operations play a critical role in Alcan's international portfolio. Our Pacific Operations headquarters in Brisbane oversees all of our operations, interest and key projects in the South Pacific region.
Alcan at a glance:
- 68,000 employees in 61 countries
- Publicly listed company on the Toronto, New York, London, Paris and Swiss stock exchanges
- Revenues of US$23.6 billion in 2006
- Lead supplier of aluminium plate for the new Airbus A380
- No. 1 producer of food and pharmaceutical packaging globally
- No. 1 producer of cosmetics and personal care packaging globally
- Aluminium smelters in Australia, Cameroon, Canada, France, China, Switzerland, Iceland, USA, Norway and The Netherlands
- Produce structural parts of the automotive industry
- Provider of technology solutions to major automotive manufacturers
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FORTUNE MAGAZINE NAMES ALCAN MOST ADMIRED METALS COMPANY
Montreal, Canada – March 7, 2007 – Alcan has been named the industry champion for metals on Fortune Magazine’s “America’s Most Admired Companies” list in 2007, and is the only Canadian company to be included on the rankings. In terms of social responsibility, Alcan ranked fifth out of the more than 1,000 largest U.S. companies and the top foreign companies operating in the U.S. surveyed.... more»
ALCAN IS SET TO LAUNCH OUR NEW AUSTRALIA STUDENT PROGRAM - PLANA
Brisbane Australia – March 12, 2007.
In conjunction with 10 universities across Australia, Chantal Petitclerc, Canadian Paralympian will join with Alcan to present the planA program to thousands of university students attending careers days and formal launch events over the course of the next 6 weeks... more»
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