Alcoa Inc

U.S. stock markets fell over the period Dec. 29-Jan. 4. The S&P 500 index was down 25 points, or 2%, to close at 1,188.05 points, whereas the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 2%, or 223.76 points, to close at 10,630.78 points. The price of go…

Montreal-based aluminum giant Alcan (AL-T) plans to close three European facilities as part of a restructuring plan associated with its assimilation of French rival Pechiney, which it acquired in 2003.

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Workers at the idled aluminum smelter in Wenatchee, Wash., represented by the United Steelworkers of America (USWA) and the Aluminum Trades Council of Wenatchee, have voted to accept a labour agreement that will save about 400 jobs.

We were originally asked by the organizers of a recent aluminum conference to address the topic “Aluminum: can momentum be sustained?” However, the reality is that the previous upward momentum has stalled. Moreover, there is a significant amount o…

Another surge in nickel prices above US$15,000 per tonne in early July was too significant to escape action. Consumers withdrew their buying interest and excess material was delivered into LME warehouses against an attractive backwardation, while…

U.S. stock markets didn’t show much change over the period Sept. 8-14. The S&P 500 index was up 7 points, or 0.6%, at 1,128.33 points and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2%, or 24.63 points to close at 10,318.16 points.

Hurricane Ivan, a category-5 storm, has struck with a vengeance, causing devastation in Grenada and extensive damage in other areas of the Caribbean.

Alcoa (AA-N) shares fell 7.5% to US$30.75 on Sept. 10 after the company warned that third-quarter earnings from continuing operations would likely shrink to US30-35 per share from a previously expected US52 per share.

Pittsburgh-based Alcoa (AA-N) executive Michael Coleman was killed recently when his Porsche spun out of control and struck another vehicle just outside Knoxville, Tenn.

U.S. stock markets rose slightly over the period Sept.1-7. The S&P 500 index was up 17 points, or 1.5%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 1.6%, or 168.87 points, to close at 10,342.79 points.