Employees at Noranda's Roseville Recycling Facility ratify new three-year collective agreement

Employees at Noranda's Roseville Recycling Facility ratify new
three-year collective agreement 


ROSEVILLE, CA, May 10  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Noranda Recycling Inc.
announced today that unionized employees at its end-of-life electronics
recycling facility in Roseville, California have voted in favor of a new three-
year collective agreement. The 65 unionized employees are members of the
Machinist and Mechanics Lodge No. 2182.

The new three year agreement includes an increase in base wages, as well as
improvements to benefits and non-monetary programs. The previous contract was
set to expire on May 17, 2004.

Noranda Recycling, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Noranda Inc., is one of the
largest recyclers of electronic components and operates three end-of-life
electronics recycling facilities located in Roseville California, Lavergne,
Tennessee and Brampton, Ontario. It also operates two precious metals sampling
facilities located in San Jose, California and in East Providence, Rhode
Island.

Noranda Inc. is a leading copper and nickel company with investments in
fully-integrated zinc and aluminum assets. The Company's primary focus is the
identification and development of world-class copper and nickel mining
deposits. It employs 15,000 people at its operations and offices in 18
countries and is listed on The New York Stock Exchange and The Toronto Stock
Exchange (NRD). 

DATASOURCE: Noranda Inc.



CONTACT: http://www.noranda.com/; Dale Coffin, Director, External

Communications, Noranda Inc., [phone],

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