1 © 2007 ALCAN INC Sustainable Ecosystems and Social Stewardship Waterloo, Canada 16 June 2007 Alcan - Aluminium Climate Change and Product Stewardship Paola Kistler Director Environment, EHS FIRST

2 © 2007 ALCAN INC BAUXITE AND ALUMINA PRIMARY METAL ENGINEERED PRODUCTS PACKAGING A World Leader in Aluminum and Packaging Alcan Inc Revenues: US$20 billion Employees: 65,000 Facilities: 470 Countries: 61

3 © 2007 ALCAN INC A Strategic Approach to Climate Change Alcan’s proactive and progressive approach to the reduction of GHG emissions has been driven by a “win-win” philosophy – driven by a sustainability approach. Alcan’s strategy includes: Continued reduction in process-related GHG emissions Development of new technologies Promoting the use of aluminium as a contributor to reduce GHG emissions through product lifecycle Engagement in the development of a global policy framework

4 © 2007 ALCAN INC Alcan recognized early the need to tackle GHG emissions Smelter emissions - Worldwide comparison 1990 to 2006: Total smelter emissions (direct + indirect) reduced by 25% Production increased by 35% Intensity decreased by 45% objective to further reduce direct GHG intensity by 10% Already in 2000 Alcan launched its first TARGET program, a company-wide greenhouse gas management program TARGET includes reduction objectives

5 © 2007 ALCAN INC Continuous improvements in energy efficiency in Alcan’s smelters to reduce GHG from electricity production Natural Gas 18% Petroleum 11% Coal 23% Nuclear 7% Renewable 41% Alcan’s energy mix

6 © 2007 ALCAN INC Alcan Smelting Technology Sales: Delivering GHG reductions linked with cost efficiency Alcan-Pechiney leading smelting technology is used by many companies Alcan has made an R&D commitment to develop a 20 percent more energy efficient and environmentally friendly cell

7 © 2007 ALCAN INC Raw material, production and distribution phases: Alcan greenhouse gas emissions total 32 million tonnes of CO2eq (10 t /t Al)  PFC 3 (1.0 t / t Al)  Anode consumption5(1.7 t /t Al)  Smelter Electricity15(5.0 t/t Al)  Casting, Boiler6(2.0 t/t Al)  Other3(0.5 t/t Al) Use phase and end of life phase: Alcan’s products can deliver reductions of Millions of tonnes of GHG to our customers  Automotive 100 kt for light weighting: Reduction of 3 Mill tonnes of CO2eq  100 planes with new alloys: Reduction of 30 Mill tonnes of CO2eq  5000 t for solar cooker: Reduction of 30 Mill tonnes of CO2eq Product Stewardship = Sustainability aspects + life cycle thinking End of Life (disposal) Raw materials/ suppliers Alcan Production Distribution Use by Alcan’s customer Final use (consumer) Life cycle assements are the key tools in the assessment of a product‘s footprint

8 © 2007 ALCAN INC Aluminium and Climate Change Opportunities Recyclability  Opportunity: high recycling rates (90%) decrease substantially product footprint, better than competitive materials Light weight  Opportunity: replacing heavier materials in transport applications Electrical properties  Opportunity: Increase size of cable to improve energy efficiency Barrier function  Opportunity: More packaging of food to decrease food spoilage Brightness, reflectivity  Opportunity: new product for renewable energy generation

9 © 2007 ALCAN INC 1 Tonne of aluminium 20 Tonnes of C0 2 e Emissions 1 Tonne of aluminium Tonnes of C0 2 e Emissions Cooperation with customers in aerosapce Sustainable Trains Cars for today and tomorrow Serving our Customers in a Carbon-constrained World -15 -Tonnes due to new aluminum alloys & techniques 300,000 Tonnes of CO 2 e emissions

10 © 2007 ALCAN INC The Solar Cooker a win-win Product 1 Tonne of aluminium Tonnes of C0 2 e Emissions Poverty alleviation by reducing costs of fuel and by generating income. Avoidance of deforestation and its environmental consequences Avoidance of respiratory diseases and eye diseases caused by cooking with firewood inside the house Avoidance of infectious diseases by providing the possibility to sterilize water at no cost with Solar Cookers.

11 © 2007 ALCAN INC Committed to Mitigating Global Warming Energy efficiency Technology advancements Product design and development  A common goal

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