Alcan sale dross fac. in QC

RNS Number:2402X
Alcan Inc
13 June 2002



Press Release

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


    Alcan completes the sale of a dross facility in Quebec


Saguenay, Quebec - June 13, 2002 - Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSE: AL) today announced
that it has concluded the previously announced sales transaction of its dross
processing facility in Quebec to Scepter Aluminum Company, a privately held
recycling company based in the United States.

Under the terms of the transaction, Guillaume-Tremblay Works will continue to
process dross produced by Alcan's Quebec smelters.

Alcan is a multinational, market-driven company and a global leader in aluminum
and specialty packaging with 2001 revenues of US$12.6 billion. With world-class
operations in primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum as well as flexible and
specialty packaging, Alcan is well positioned to meet and exceed its customers'
needs for innovative solutions and service. Alcan employs 48,000 people and has
operating facilities in 38 countries.


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