Alcoa to Host Press Briefing to Discuss New Breakthrough Technologies That Lower the Cost, Weight and Production Risk of New Airplanes

June 8, 2011

NEW YORK–Alcoa (NYSE:AA) will hold a press briefing on Thursday, June 9, 2011
beginning at 11:00 a.m. (Eastern Time) to discuss new breakthrough
technologies that lower the cost, weight and production risk of new
airplanes. Alcoa will introduce the new technologies June 9 and will
display them at the Paris Air Show later this month.

To participate in the teleconference – which is open only to the media
— please telephone (800) 230-1074 (U.S. and Canada) or (612) 288-0329
(International) and you will be greeted by an AT&T operator. Please
reference Alcoa Aerospace Briefing or the host Kevin Lowery.
Presentation materials will be available on-line beginning at 10:30 a.m.
ET at www.alcoa.com/aerobriefing.

Conference Call Information

Time:     11:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Eastern Time
 
Hosts: Mick Wallis, President, North American Rolled Products
Eric Roegner, President, Alcoa Forgings and Extrusions
Kevin Lowery, Director – Corporate Communications
 
Call: (800) 230-1074
(612) 288-0329 (International)
Reference: Alcoa Aerospace Briefing
To avoid a delay to the start time, please dial-in beginning at
10:45 a.m.
 
Materials:

www.alcoa.com/aerobriefing
to view PDF slides only.

Note: Viewing documents in PDF format requires Adobe Acrobat
Reader
, which is available as a free download from the Adobe
Web site.

Presentation materials used during this meeting will be available
for viewing at 10:30 a.m. at www.alcoa.com/aerobriefing.

 

About Alcoa

Alcoa is the world’s leading producer of primary and fabricated
aluminum, as well as the world’s largest miner of bauxite and refiner of
alumina. In addition to inventing the modern-day aluminum industry,
Alcoa innovation has been behind major milestones in the aerospace,
automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial
transportation, consumer electronics and industrial markets over the
past 120 years. Among the solutions Alcoa markets are flat-rolled
products, hard alloy extrusions, and forgings, as well as Alcoa® wheels,
fastening systems, precision and investment castings, and building
systems in addition to its expertise in other light metals such as
titanium and nickel-based super alloys. Sustainability is an integral
part of Alcoa’s operating practices and the product design and
engineering it provides to customers. Alcoa has been a member of the Dow
Jones Sustainability Index for nine consecutive years and approximately
75 percent of all of the aluminum ever produced since 1888 is still in
active use today. Alcoa employs approximately 59,000 people in 31
countries across the world. More information can be found at www.alcoa.com.