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"Sustainability is at the heart of Alcoa, our business practices and our products, and something in which we strive for excellence," said Tim Myers, President, Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products. "With an increased interest in sustainable solutions ...  

Stocks fell Thursday morning in New York   with  shares of Hewlett-Packard Co.   and  Alcoa Inc.  in  focus. The DJ Industrial Average /quotes/zigman/627449 INDU fell  0.1% to 12484.04. Fifteen  stocks in  the  index  fell  while ...  

Alcoa Inc. has broken ground on a $90 million facility in Lafayette, Ind., that will produce state-of-the-art aluminum lithium. The newly introduced alloy allows airplane manufacturers to save weight in wings and fuselage without resorting to composite materials. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) said the 115,000-square-foot space will have 75 employees based there when it's complete by the end of 2014. “We have a long history working with aerospace...  

Alcoa Inc. said Wednesday that it had appointed Ron Barin as an officer of the company. Barin is now a vice president as well as chief investment officer, pension investments, whose responsibilities include the oversight of the Alcoa retirement plans and Alcoa Foundation's combined $15 billion in assets. Barin joined Alcoa (NYSE: AA) in 2008 as assistant treasurer. He has also worked at Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE), Emcor Financial Risk...  

There may be expansion ahead for Alcoa's smelter in Iceland. NewEurope, a European online newspaper, reported Sunday that the company's Alcoa Fjaroaal smelter could see increased capacity up to 550,000 tons of aluminum per year by 2018. NewEurope said that Alcoa Iceland was looking at whether pension funds wanted to help finance the project.  

Doug Blonsky, President and CEO of the Central Park Conservancy, and Klaus Kleinfeld, Alcoa Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, at a volunteering event in Central Park, New York. (Photo: Business Wire) Waste management is a crucial part of caring for ...  

Alcoa Inc. (NYSE: AA) has broken ground on a $90 million Lafayette expansion. The new facility will produce aluminum lithium, which is designed to help build lighter, more durable airplanes. The expansion is expected to create 75 permanent jobs.  

It is the 11 th year in a row Alcoa has produced the report. "Sustainability is not a catalog of processes, nor merely a philosophy at Alcoa," said Chairman and CEO Klaus Kleinfeld. "Rather, it is part of everything we do." Alcoa businesses use a ...  

PERTH, May 09, 2012 (Dow Jones Commodities News via Comtex) -- The Western Australian state government said Wednesday it has granted the Australian unit of Alcoa Inc. (AA) a five-year extension for its proposed Wagerup alumina refinery expansion.  

The companies whose shares are moving in pre-market trade Monday are: Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Avon Products, Chesapeake Energy Corp, Micron Technology, Ancestry.com, Herbalife Ltd, Schlumberger, Symantec Corp, JPMorgan Chase and Alcoa Inc.  

Asbestos.comAsbestos Scare in Alcoa Plant Causes Concern for Employee SafetyAsbestos.comAsbestos was discovered in the New York plant of the aluminum-manufacturing giant, Alcoa Inc. The discovery, made after a fire broke out in Alcoa's Massena West plant on March 29, led investigators to find asbestos contained in the building's ceiling.NY Mesothelioma Attorney Says New Study Shows Wide Risks Created by Workplace ...PR Web (press release...  

Alcoa Inc. (AA - 8.98) has moved less than 5% so far in 2012, but a large-scale options trader could be expecting the stock to become a bit more volatile in the next six months or so...( Read More )  

NEW YORK, April 20 (Reuters) - U.S. aluminum producer Alcoa Inc increased prices for some aerospace plate products by 5 percent, due to higher materials costs and increased demand. In a recent note to customers, Alcoa said the price hike takes ...  

RALEIGH – North Carolina’s next governor will have a pivotal role in deciding a long-running dispute over the Yadkin River’s water and profits generated by a series of dams operated for generations by Alcoa Inc. The governor taking office next year ...  

Aluminum company Alcoa Inc., which has a manufacturing operation in Blount County, announced Thursday that its board of directors approved payment of quarterly dividends.