PITTSBURGH & YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio–Alcoa (NYSE: AA), the world leader in the production and management of
primary aluminum, and Exal Corporation, the world’s leading manufacturer
of specialized aluminum packaging, have joined together to help promote
newly developed water purification technology set to be introduced prior
to the G-20 Summit. The event will be held at the Carnegie Science
Center starting at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, September 23.
With aluminum supplied by Alcoa, Exal utilized its revolutionary
Coil-To-Can (C2C) aluminum container technology to create a promotional
bottle for Pittsburgh-based Project Eviive. During the meeting of world
leaders, the non-profit group will use the aluminum bottle to help
unveil a system that it believes will alleviate the world’s growing
fresh water crisis. The water purification technology, developed by
Epiphany Solar Water Systems, utilizes solar energy to distill unclean
water in a way that is simple, inexpensive, and sustainable.
Project Eviive called on Alcoa and Exal to create an aluminum container
that would not only be impactful, but would help convey its mission.
Because of its lower impact on the environment and high degree of
sustainability, Exal’s C2C technology was the perfect choice for the
project. C2C is an innovative hybridized technology that marries the
manufacturing speed and light weighting of standard (drawn & ironed)
beverage can technology with the dynamic shaping technology originally
available only with heavier walled extruded aluminum containers. Because
of their lighter weight, containers made via C2C use less fossil fuel
throughout the logistics chain, producing fewer transport-related carbon
dioxide emissions than heavier packaging formats. Exal’s C2C process
also utilizes post-consumer recycled aluminum as a raw material and
finished C2C containers are infinitely recyclable. Because the C2C
process incorporates high-speed production lines less energy usage per
container is required.
About Alcoa
Alcoa is the world leader in the production and management of
primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina combined, through its
active and growing participation in all major aspects of the industry.
Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and
construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing
design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa’s
businesses to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components
including flat-rolled products, hard-alloy extrusions, and forgings,
Alcoa also markets Alcoa® wheels, fastening systems,
precision and investment castings, and building systems. The company has
been named one of the top most sustainable corporations in the world at
the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland and has been a member of
the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for eight consecutive years. Alcoa
employs approximately 63,000 people in 31 countries across the world.
More information can be found at www.alcoa.com
About Exal
Exal Corporation is the world’s leading manufacturer of extruded
aluminum packaging. The company also offers innovative coil-based metal
packaging container options in North America and Europe and is the
leading independent contract manufacturer of aerosol products and
liquids in Latin America. The company’s manufacturing facilities are
located in Youngstown, OH, Argentina, Netherlands, France, Switzerland,
Poland and Mexico. More information is available at www.exal.com
About Epiphany SWS
Epiphany Solar Water Systems is a solar energy technology company
specializing in the design of systems that purify both fresh and salt
water using concentrated solar power. Its first line of water
purification systems focus on simplicity and portability. Epiphany seeks
to provide simple, low cost sustainable water purification to not just
the developing world but to any community or organization that has a
need to provide clean water without wires. Epiphany is located in New
Castle, PA. More information is available at www.epiphanylaboratories.com.