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29 May ATLANTA, Press Release	Novelis Takes Aluminum Can Recycling to New Heights Aluminum company Novelis Inc. announced today that it recycled an estimated 39 billion aluminum beverage cans in the past year, a new company record. Novelis is the world’s largest producer of flat-rolled aluminum and the world’s leading recycler of used beverage cans.
28 May PITTSBURGH, Press Release	Alcoa Supports the Illinois Army National Guard Recycling Program Alcoa announced today that more than 50 U.S. Army National Guard facilities in Illinois, through support from the Illinois Recycling Association, will enhance their recycling programs by using recycling bins donated by Alcoa. More than 1,000 green, 22-gallon bins have been shipped from Alcoa Recycling in Tennessee to the Illinois Army National Guard State Headquarters at Camp Lincoln in Springfield, Illinois, for distribution throughout the State.
19 May MOSCOW, Press Release	UC RUSAL representative to chair International Aluminium Institute UC RUSAL, the world’s largest aluminium and alumina producer, is pleased to announce that Artem Volynets, RUSAL’s Director for Corporate Strategy, has been appointed the Chairman of the International Aluminium Institute (IAI), the global forum representing more than 80% of world primary aluminium production.
15 May MELBOURNE, Press Release	Rio Tinto and Chinalco obtain clearance from Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States Rio Tinto and Chinalco announced today that they have obtained clearance from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States ("CFIUS") regarding the proposed issue of convertible bonds to Chinalco and the indirect minority investment in Kennecott Utah Copper Corporation, as contemplated by the strategic transaction announced by Rio Tinto and Chinalco on 12 February 2009. Rio Tinto and Chinalco jointly filed a voluntary notice with CFIUS in connection with the transaction. The receipt of CFIUS clearance satisfies a regulatory pre-condition to the transaction.
14 May MOSCOW, Prime TASS	RUSAL plans to sign agreement in June on foreign debt extension Russia’s United Company RUSAL plans in June to sign an agreement with Western banks to extend U.S. $7.4 billion of debt for a period of seven to eight years, the company said Thursday.
13 May OSLO, Press Release	Aluminium use at all-time high More aluminium than ever before is being used in North America-produced passenger cars and trucks. The light metal accounts for 8.6 percent of average vechicle curb weight this year, compared to 2 percent in 1970 and 5.1 percent in 1990.
13 May PITTSBURGH, Press Release	Sustainable Architectural Aluminum Products From Alcoa’s Kawneer Business Contribute to Energy Efficiency of Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC Alcoa announced today that a range of its Kawneer architectural aluminum products are contributing to the “green” campus of the newly constructed $625 million Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC. The facility incorporates Kawneer products that maximize daylighting and thermal performance, including curtain wall, sunshades and thermally broken windows and doors.
12 May TOKIO, Prime Tass	Putin urges Japanese companies to invest in Russia Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin called on Japanese investors Monday to invest in various Russian industries. Additionally, he called on Japanese investors to take part in the construction of the East Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline and to build facilities in Russia’s Far East jointly with aluminum producer United Company RUSAL.
11 May OSLO, Press Release	Hydro executive to chair UN building initiative Hydro’s Birgitte Holter has been selected to chair the United Nations Environment Program’s Sustainable Buildings and Climate change Initiative. "We want to put buildings high on the post-Kyoto negotiations agenda," she says.
7 May ATLANTA, Press Release	Novelis Sees Increased Use of Aluminum Sheet in Automobiles Novelis Inc., the world’s leading producer of aluminum sheet for automobiles, has seen an increase of more than 20 percent in the number of automotive applications of its lightweight material compared to a year ago. About 90 models of cars and light trucks today use Novelis aluminum sheet for a variety of body panels or structural parts.
7 May DUBAI, Press Release	DUBAL hosts 14th World Aluminium Conference This year’s Commodity Research Unit (“CRU”) World Aluminium Conference– the 14th in the series – will be held at the Grand Hyatt Dubai from 10 to 12 May, with Dubai Aluminium Company Limited (“DUBAL”) as the event’s co-host. So says Khalid E Buhumaid (Vice President: Corporate Relations & International Affairs; and official spokesperson of DUBAL), who adds that CRU 2009 is particularly important as it is the first major industry forum following the start of the prevailing global economic recession.
6 May OSLO, Press Release	Hydro exploring Angola hydropower and aluminium smelter opportunity Hydro and the Government of Angola signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Tuesday to explore the feasibility of an integrated project for hydropower and aluminium production.
6 May PARANAM, Press Release	Alumina Production at Suriname Refinery to be Curtailed by 870,000 Metric Tons Suriname Aluminum Company LLC (Suralco) today announced that production at the Paranam, Suriname alumina refinery was being curtailed by approximately 40% or 870,000 metric tons per year (mtpy). The refinery, which has a production capacity of 2.2 million mtpy, is owned jointly with N.V. BHP Billiton Maatschappij Suriname (BMS). Suralco has an entitlement to 55% of the alumina produced at this facility or approximately 1.2 million mtpy.
5 May OSLO, Press Release	GM, Chrysler announcements sting Hydro Hydro does not rule out further reductions in its production of extruded aluminium automotive components and systems as result of the announcements that automakers General Motors and Chrysler are suspending vehicle production at most of their assembly plants in North America.
1 May OSLO, Press Release	Hydro shows building-integrated photovoltaics in aluminium systems Hydro’s Technal brand is bringing new product concepts to the Spanish building systems market, and moving forward in the development of building-integrated photovoltaic solutions that can conserve energy and also produce energy.

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