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Alcan Launches its Spanish Pharmaceutical Packaging Center

Alcan Launches its Spanish Pharmaceutical Packaging Center

MONTREAL, Canada, May 3/PRNewswire/ --

Alcan Inc. (NYSE, TSX: AL) announced today the expansion of its Packaging network in Spain through a new production centre dedicated to Pharmaceutical Packaging at its Alcan Packaging Alzira plant, located near Valencia, The center will specialise in printing flexible packaging materials.

'The production activity at Alcan Packaging Alzira complements our Global Pharmaceutical production network and allows us to provide integrated packaging solutions to the entire industry,' says Christel Bories, President and Chief Executive Officer, Alcan Packaging. 'Through this investment, Alcan Packaging will offer a local supply of printed packaging material to its Spanish, Portuguese and locally-based multinational customers,' she added.

Among its 180 operating facilities world-wide, Alcan Packaging has nearly 90 sites in Europe which last year received US$204 million in investments in order to adapt and leverage their technological capabilities . As a complete solution provider, Alcan Packaging offers the advantage of product breadth, value innovation and R&D, supported by its global reach.

Alcan is a multinational, market-driven company and a global leader in aluminum and packaging, as well as aluminum recycling. With world-class operations in primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum as well as flexible and specialty packaging, aerospace applications, bauxite mining and alumina processing, today's Alcan is well positioned to meet and exceed its customers' needs for innovative solutions and service. Alcan employs 70,000 people and has operating facilities in 55 countries and regions.

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Source: Alcan Inc

For further information: Media Contact: Marie Bérard, +1-514-457-4565 ext. 2280, marie.berard@alcan.com; Anik Michaud, +1-514-848-8151, media.relations@alcan.com; Investor Contact: Corey Copeland,
+1-514-848-8368, investor.relations@alcan.com


03 mei 05 09:09