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Alcoa to Curtail Remainder of Rockdale, TX Smelter Due to Local Power Supply and Market Conditions

PITTSBURGH--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced it will curtail the remaining production at its Rockdale, Texas aluminum smelter – comprising approximately 150,000 metric tons of production a year (mtpy) – beginning immediately as a result of uncompetitive power supply to that smelter and overall market conditions. In June, the company idled three of the plant’s six operating potlines representing approximately 120,000 mtpy of production as a result of ongoing local power supply issues.

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Aluminum Powder Price Increase Alcoa Aluminum Powder continues to experience increased costs related to energy, transportation, labor, packaging, and raw materials that have not been passed on to customers.  Previous reductions in manufacturing and overhead costs were not able to keep pace with the increased external costs that we are experiencing.  As a result, prices must be increased.
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Alcoa Reaches New Renewable Power Deal for Wenatchee, WA Smelter NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alcoa (NYSE:AA) today announced it has reached agreement with the Chelan PUD on a new, clean-energy hydropower contract to supply its Wenatchee, Washington aluminum smelter through 2028. The new contract, which begins in 2011, will provide enough energy to enable the start-up of a third potline at the smelter in 2012.
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